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Alien Romulus (2024)

In the wake of creating his audio essay on Prometheus, Dan got round to watching the new Alien movie, Fede Alvarez's Romulus.  He's joined by Ian to discuss its ups and downs.  If you look back along the podcast feed you can find episodes in which Ian and Dan also discuss Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien3 (1992 - for this episode joined by Kirsty) and Alien Resurrection (1997).

From Disney's 20th Century Studios, Alien Romulus is currently in cinemas.

 

Non-spoiler discussion: 00.02.02

Spoiler discussion: 00.35.38

 

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The Moor (2024) - Interview and Review

We're back!  And we're sorry we've been away for so long.  This episode will be a brief reunion, but by no means a final one.  The podcast will return for a full series this autumn, and before then there are further treats on the way.

The new British horror movie on the block is Chris Cronin's The Moor, an acclaimed slice of particularly Northern English folk horror.  As The Moor appears on streaming services to rent and buy, Ian interviews Cronin and co-lead David Edward-Robertson, while Dan joins Ian to review the film in non-spoiler fashion.

 

You can rent or buy The Moor now on YouTube and Amazon UK, among others.

Critical Readings on Hammer Horror Films, to which Dan is a contributor, is out now from Routledge.

 

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Missed Classics? #12: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) with Neil Young

Exorcist II: The Heretic has been called "the worst film ever made" (by Mark Kermode) and has attracted derision ever since its release in 1977, not least by the makers of the original The Exorcist (1973).  Our Ian, who worships The Exorcist, has always avoided it.  But esteemed critic Neil Young, our special guest on this episode, insists The Heretic is a more interesting film than its progenitor.  Listen as Neil explains while he feels this way, Ian and Stella react to The Heretic for the first time, and Dan tries to chart the middle ground!

(Regular listeners will be aware that our schedule is still up the spout.  This episode has leapfrogged the promised episode on Quatermass [1979] with Simon Clark, ostensibly to coincide with the cinema release of The Exorcist: Believer, but then we missed the date anyway - and don't mention the new film here cos this episode was recorded months ago.  Our podcast schedule is going to remain random for a while, unfortunately, due to Dan's complicated life.)

 

Relevant links

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) is available for rental streaming via YouTube and Amazon

The bonkers trailer is also on YouTube

Todd McCarthy's Film Comment article about the film is available to students and academics with a JSTOR subscription here

Read more of Neil Young's film criticism at his website

 

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Clark on Quatermass #1: The 1950s Script Books

We return to an unplanned irregular release schedule (Dan explains all on the pod) with the first in a series of long-envisioned specials in which horror maestro Simon Clark explains to Dan why the scripts of Nigel Kneale's 1950s trilogy of TV terror about Professor Bernard Quatermass are such an inspirational read.  2023 is the 70th anniversary of the transmission of the first serial, The Quatermass Experiment, and a very special live reading of the original scripts is to be performed for one night only at Alexandra Palace on Saturday 9th September.

 

The existing episodes of The Quatermass Experiment (1953) are on YouTube.

 

James Swanton discusses The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) on The Evolution of Horror podcast

 

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Missed Classics #11: Addams Family Values (1993)

At Stella's urging, Dan has finally checked out the ghoulish comedy sequel, Addams Family Values, and it's fair to say he loves it.  Hear them rhapsodise, with spoilers throughout.  It's the second Missed Classic in which the team are called to praise Carol Kane (the previous one being When A Stranger Calls), but Dan feels bad that they never mention Jimmy Workman, who's stuck in the least interesting Addams role of Pugsley, but gives a perfect performance.

 

Relevant Links

Addams Family Values (and 1991's The Addams Family) are streaming via Paramount+ and can be rented from YouTube and Amazon in the UK

Wednesday is streaming via Netflix

 

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Scream VI (2023)

Welcome to our hot-take review of a movie that was released six months ago (and a discussion recorded four months ago)...  In what will hopefully become an annual tradition, Stella and Dan get to talk about the new Scream movie.  Just in case you still haven't seen it, the discussion is divided into spoiler-free and spoiler-filled sections.

 

00.00.00 Intro and our adventures getting into cinema screenings

00.19.06 Scream VI review - non spoiler

00.43.22 Spoilers ahoy!

 

Related links

Scream VI is available for rental streaming via YouTube and Amazon and will soon be coming to Paramount Plus (despite what we say in the episode, it isn't there currently)

The Last Podcast on the Left

Scream - The Board Game

Dan's Film Stories article inspired by the release of Scream VI

 

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Missed Classics #10: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

A long while after our last Missed Classic on When A Stranger Calls (1979), Ian Winterton confronts another feted movie he has heretofore avoided, 1984's iconic Wes Craven slasher, A Nightmare on Elm Street.  Dan joins him for the discussion and there are spoilers from the start.

 

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 version) is available to rent on Amazon.

Since this chat was recorded, RedLetterMedia's two-part Re:View video on the Elm Street series has sadly become unavailable

 

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Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass (2021)

WARNING - SPOILERS FOR MIDNIGHT MASS ARE COMING IN THE VERY NEXT PARAGRAPH - AND THIS IS ONE (HUGELY RECOMMENDED) SERIES THAT'S BEST ENJOYED ENTIRELY UNSPOILED!

 

Or, "Vampire In A Cardigan".

 

Kirsty, Stella, Ian and Dan are reunited to discuss a real masterpiece of recent years, Mike Flanagan's seven-part Netflix drama, Midnight Mass.  We've already discussed Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep on the podcast; hear how this measures up.

 

Midnight Mass is streaming via Netflix

 

Also check out:

Collider's interview with Mike Flanagan

The Leading Podcast's interview with Hillary Clinton

 

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Omen Trilogy Retrospective #1: The Omen (1976)

"It's a bit like The Beatles..."

Returning after a long delay, Dan, Stella, Ian and (in a surprise telephone cameo) Howard commence their latest series with a discussion of 1976's The Omen, the first in a series of retrospectives on The Omen Trilogy, inspired by the fact that all three films (plus the 2006 remake of the original) are now on Disney+.  (However, Omen IV: The Awakening, 1991's forgotten TV movie continuation, is nowhere to be seen, and won't be discussed.)

Go to Disney+ to watch the 1976 film and the remake, both discussed here.  

To watch's Dan's short film Terror of the Many-Coloured Slinky (2003), go here.

Like that film (and, indeed, The Omen), this episode is absolutely lathered in the gorgeous musical score of composer Jerry Goldsmith, conducted by Lionel Newman, just for fun.  No copyright infringement is intended, of course.

Kirsty will be back in our next episode, which will focus on Mike Barker's Midnight Mass.

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