Horror movie reviews artfully conducted by four classy broads and one token dude.

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298 | The Bride!

Rated R
Runtime: 2hr 6min
Written & Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale and Annette Bening
Released in US theaters March 6, 2026
RT: 59% critics / 73% audience
Synopsis

In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein’s Monster is still around and still lonely, so he seeks out Dr. Euphronious to make him a mate. The lucky lady is Ida, who has coincidentally also just been possessed by the spirit of Mary Shelley into making a scene in front of the mobsters she was partying with, which gets her thrown down some stairs.

Horror Homework

This episode:

Cronos - 1992 - Guillermo de Toro - HBO, Criterion
We Are What We Are - 2010 - Jorge Michel Grau - Kanopy or rental

Next time:

Ganja & Hess - 1973 - Bill Gunn - Kanopy, Criterion, Hoopla
Tales from the Hood - 1995 - Rusty Cundieff - Starz or rental

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing undertone, currently in theaters.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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276 | Repo! The Genetic Opera

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 38min
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Written by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich
Stars: Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head and Sarah Brightman
Premiered at Fantasia FF July 18, 2008
Limited release in theaters November 7, 2008
RT: 37% critics / 73% audience
Synopsis
By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan - and those who can’t fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Caddo Lake, currently streaming on Max and available elsewhere to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The Bloodlust 2/26/17 The Bloodlust 2/26/17

66 | The Lure

Director: Agnieszka Smoczynska Writer: Robert Bolesto

Synopsis: Beautiful mermaid sisters, Silver & Golden, are seduced by the trappings of 80s Poland and decide to come ashore to work in a nightclub. They join the nightclub’s house band & become a huge success, until one of the sisters falls in love with the cute bass player, & the other starts eating people's’ hearts. This is the Little Mermaid musical you never knew you needed to see.

Up next, it's Jordan Peele's horror debut, Get Out. If you aren't already a fan of Key & Peele, you don't need to be to enjoy this movie. You'll just have to check it out and then come back and join us for our next episode!