306 | Buffet Infinity

306 | Buffet Infinity

The Bloodlust

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• Not Rated

• Runtime: 1hr 33min

• Written & Directed by Simon Glassman

• Stars: Kevin Singh, Ahmed Ahmed and Allison Bench

• Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival July 28, 2025

• Released in US theaters (limited) April 24, 2026

• RT: 100% critics / Not enough info for audience score

  Synopsis

Local TV advertising tells the story of a battle between competing restaurants in a strip mall that evolves into a supernatural showdown between an all-powerful deity and a new age cult.

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Join us again in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing Redux Redux, which is currently streaming on Hulu.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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305 | Exit 8

305 | Exit 8

The Bloodlust

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• Rated PG-13

• Runtime: 1hr 35min

• Directed by Genki Kawamura

• Written by Genki Kawamura and Kentaro Hirase, based on the 2023 video game by Kotake Create

• Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi and Naru Asanuma

• Premiered at Cannes Film Festival May 19, 2025

• Released in US theaters (limited) April 10, 2026

• RT: 92% critics / 86% audience

  Synopsis

Three people are trapped in a physics-defying maze of a subway station, where they need to follow a particular pattern to escape.

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Join us again in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing Buffet Infinity, which is currently available to rent. Looks wacky, right??

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

304 | Backrooms

The Bloodlust

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• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 50min

• Directed by Kane Parsons

• Written by Will Soodik

• Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass

• Released in US theaters May 29, 2026

• RT: 88% critics / 74% audience

  Synopsis

Struggling furniture store owner and divorcee Clark discovers a portal in the basement of his store that leads to the backrooms, a strange space that seems to remake itself using the memories of those who enter it. His dubious therapist goes looking for him at the furniture store after his disappearance and finds out the portal is real.

I’m sorry, this guy was terrifying

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Join us again in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing Exit 8, an adaptation of the video game of the same name. been a while since we’ve had a foreign film, or a PG-13 one. I’m more excited about that first bit than the second. Exit 8 is currently available to rent.

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

290 | Keeper

The Bloodlust

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• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 39min

• Directed by Osgood Perkins

• Written by Nick Lepard

• Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland and Birkett Turton

• Released in US November 14, 2025

• RT: 51% critics / 40% audience 

• Currently in theaters

  Synopsis

  Liz joins her boyfriend Malcolm at his family’s cabin to celebrate their one-year anniversary, but she soon comes to suspect that something is wrong with the place, and possibly with the boyfriend.

Horror Homework

This episode:

• The Legend of Hell House  - 1973 - John Hough - rental only

• The Changeling - 1980 - Peter Medak - Tubi

Next time:

• The Fly  - 1986 - David Cronenberg - Hulu

• Bram Stoker’s Dracula - 1992 - Francis Ford Coppola - Netflix

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Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Queens of the Dead, currently available to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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226 | Beau is Afraid

226 | Beau is Afraid

The Bloodlust

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• Written & Directed by Ari Aster

• Stars Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone and Amy Ryan

• Rated R

• Runtime: 2hr 59mins 

• Released April 21, 2023 

• RT: 68% critics, 71% audience 

  Synopsis 

  A man learns of the death of his mother and then experiences the subsequent complete destruction of his life.

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing The Boogeyman, opening in theaters June 2nd.

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