Category Archives: Period Piece

Episode 197 – The Monkey (2025)

March 9, 2025Cursed Object Movie, Horror Comedy, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseChild’s Play, Monkey Shines, Osgood Perkins, Oz Perkins, Puppet Master, Stephen King, Tatiana Maslany, Theo Jamesshockdoctors

While not up to the standards of Longlegs, with some pacing issues and overly-quirky side characters, overall The Monkey is a rollicking good time, with four rock-solid performances at its center.

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Episode 192 – Nosferatu (2024)

January 5, 2025Amazon Prime Original, Body Horror, Folk Horror, Found Footage, Listener Request, Netflix Original, New Release, Period Piece, Remake, Shudder Original, Theatrical Release, Vampires, VOD ReleaseAaron Taylor-Johnson, Bill Skarsgard, Emma Corrin, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, Robert Eggers, Schalcken the Painter, Shadow of the Vampire, Simon McBurney, Willem Dafoeshockdoctors

It may not be Eggers’ best work, but that’s a very high bar to clear. This is a beautifully shot, handsomely mounted reimagining of the landmark silent film, with standout performances all around.

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Episode 190 – Apartment 7A

December 1, 2024Amazon Prime Original, Body Horror, New Release, Period Piece, Prequel, VOD ReleaseDianne Wiest, Inferno (1980), Inside (2007), Julia Garner, Kevin McNally, Natalie Erika James, Relic (2020), Rosemary's Baby, Suspiria (1977), Suspiria (2018), The Company (2003), The First Omen, The Sentinelshockdoctors

This Rosemary’s Baby prequel has visual style and strong performances, but fails to engender the same paranoid dread as the original.

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Episode 188 – Salem’s Lot (2024)

November 10, 2024New Release, Period Piece, Vampires30 Days of Night, Alfre Woodard, Annabelle: Creation, Bill Camp, Fright Night (1985), Fright Night (2011), Gary Dauberman, Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Nosferatu, Nosferatu the Vampyre, Pilou Asbaek, Salem’s Lot (1979), Salem’s Lot (2004), Stephen Kingshockdoctors

Gary Dauberman’s long-delayed Stephen King adaptation is pleasantly old-fashioned and shows flashes of panache, but is ultimately light on scares and pretty disposable.

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Episode 178 – Longlegs

July 21, 2024Crime Procedural, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release“Talking Tina”, Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood, Copycat, Cure, Devil Doll, Don't Look Now, Fallen, Maika Monroe, Mindhunter, Nicolas Cage, Oracular Dread, Oz Perkins, Se7en, The Exorcist III, The Silence of the Lambs, The X-Files, Tiny Tim, True Detective, Twin Peaksshockdoctors

Our first great horror experience in recent memory, Longlegs is a slam-dunk early candidate for our favorite of the year. Oz Perkins, Nicolas Cage, and Maika Monroe have never been better.

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Episode 177 – MaXXXine

July 14, 2024New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseBad Influence, Blow Out, Bobby Cannavale, Dressed to Kill, Elizabeth Debicki, Giancarlo Esposito, Halsey, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins, Mia Goth, Michelle Monaghan, Satanic Panic, Spring Breakers, Starry Eyes, The Bedroom Window, Ti West, X Franchiseshockdoctors

Marred by the superficiality of its sleazy 80s atmosphere, and the bizarre absence of heft in its central character, Ti West’s third X entry ends this franchise with a whimper.

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Episode 173 – I Saw the TV Glow

May 26, 2024Body Horror, Creepypasta, Found Footage, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical ReleaseA Self-Induced Hallucination, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Candle Cove, Channel Zero, Every 90s Commercial Ever, Fred Durst, Jane Schoenbrun, Justice Smith, Marble Hornets, Twin Peaks, Videodrome, We’re All Going to the World’s Fairshockdoctors

Reminiscent of both halves of Twin Peaks and redolent with curdled 90s nostalgia, I Saw the TV Glow nonetheless provoked a Siskel-and-Ebert disconnect between Matt and Jim.

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Episode 170 – The First Omen

April 21, 2024Body Horror, New Release, Period Piece, Prequel, Theatrical ReleaseArkasha Stevenson, Damien: Omen II, From Hell, Nell Tiger Free, Possession (1981), Ralph Ineson, The Devil's Advocate, The Final Conflict, The Omenshockdoctors

A handsomely-crafted legacy prequel that features great performances, oodles of atmosphere, and some solid scares, even if some of its departures from the original don’t quite gel.

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Episode 169 – V/H/S/85

April 14, 2024Anthology, Creature Feature, Found Footage, New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, Shudder OriginalDavid Bruckner, Frankie Teardrop, Freddy Rodriguez, Hamburger Lady, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, James Ransone, Jubilee, REC, Red State, Scott Derrickson, Sinister, The Black Phone, The Drift, Zodiacshockdoctors

The latest installment in the long-running anthology franchise is a step back up from V/H/S/99, but still doesn’t hit the same sweet spot as the first two films.

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Episode 166 – Out of Darkness

March 3, 2024Folk Horror, Foreign Film, New Release, Period Piece, Theatrical Release000 B.C., 10, Andrew Cumming, Annihilation, Antlers, Bone Tomahawk, Predators (2010), Prey (2022), Quest for Fire, Tree of Lifeshockdoctors

A taut, engaging thrill ride with gorgeous visuals and impressive sound design, Out of Darkness almost completely overcomes an ending that might not work for some.

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