282 | The Rule of Jenny Pen

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 44min

• Directed by James Ashcroft

• Written by Eli Kent and James Ashcroft, based on a short story by Owen Marshall

• Stars: Geoffrey Rush, John Lithgow and George Henare

• Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 19, 2024

• Released in US March 7, 2025

• RT: 71% critics / 54% audience

• Currently Streaming on Shudder and AMC+

  Synopsis

  An elderly judge suffers a stroke on the bench and finds himself in a nursing home that is ruled by an unhinged resident and his creepy puppet. 

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Weapons, opening in theaters on August 8th

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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154 | Relic

Written by Natalie Erika James & Christian White

Directed by Natalie Erika James

Stars Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote

Premiered at Sundance January 25, 2020; available to rent

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 29 min

When family matriarch Edna goes missing her daughter Kay and granddaughter Sam come back to the crumbling family home to look for her. When Edna shows back up she seems different somehow. Could this be the start of dementia or something more supernatural?

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From the episode: Our answers to the round-table question, “who was/is your horror movie crush?” (in order from left to right: Eddie’s, Karen’s, Jamie’s and Amy’s).

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Next up, a film featuring two of the above celebrity crushes. I swear it was a coincidence. The Rental is available to rent meow.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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