Oz Perkins’ follow-up to last year’s Longlegs is an ambitious, hilarious left turn into absurdity. We discuss this deceptively complex movie’s Biblical allusions and its exploration of the inevitability of death. Also includes discussions of Heart Eyes (2025), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Notting Hill (1999) and The Barefoot Contessa (1954).
Presence Review: Spirited but a little too transparent
In 2025, there’s something almost quaint about the idea of a straight-ahead haunted house movie. Leave it to Steven Soderbergh – an indie cinema trailblazer with a penchant for visual and structural experimentation – to play with the formula. The central conceit of Presence is that it’s a ghost story from the perspective of the […]
Episode 84: Satanic Panic
You can’t swing a crucifix in this town with hitting a Satanic cult, so we’re taking a look at this horror staple. Turns out Satan and his followers come in all shapes and sizes! Includes discussions of Presence (2025), Companion (2025), Faust (1926), Night of the Demon a.k.a Curse of the Demon (1957), If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?(1971), Hungry Wives (1972), The Devil’s Rain (1975), Race […]