"I've said goodbye to my boogeyman, but the truth is, evil doesn't die. It changes shape."
Every year, this year not withstanding, I do an episode on Halloween, the best holiday of the year, on a horror movie, and this year it felt very apropro to cover Halloween Ends. Halloween Ends came out during the mid-years of the pandemic and was divisive in the horror community for the treatment of Michael Myers and the introduction and focus on a new, possible replacement. Divisiveness aside, the film treats Myers like a trauma monster, has some wild kills, and features an opening that may be one of the finest cold opens in horror history.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.
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"I intend to enjoy the time I have left, and I suggest you do the same."
Similarly to Tron, Final Destination is a franchise that has been out of the game for almost fifteen years, but no longer with this year's immensely entertaining Final Destination Bloodlines, a new step in the right direction for the franchise. Featuring the final film performance of Tony Todd's legendary career, it establishes new rules for the series while bringing the whole franchise together. Disc-Connected's Ryan Verrill joins the show to talk the film and the series in totality. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.
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"End of Line"
Tron is a franchise that seems to come back every fifteen years to twenty for another swing at bat, often with arresting visuals and a killer soundtrack in tow. However, has the franchise at any point in over 40 years ever really escaped the gravity of "cult of cool" that has it looking stylistically interesting but not telling a truly engaging story? Seems like a question worth asking!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.
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“I was a detective once. I know how to deal with you.”
If The House that Jack Built wasn't serial killer entertainment enough, South Korea cinema seems to be equally obsessed with the more depraved amongst us with 2008's The Chaser. A serial killer chase film set in the nightlife district of South Korea, it's as wild as it is creative with the direction of the action in a way you just didn't see in American cinema at the time.It was optioned to be remade and it was the director's first film, and he wrote it as well; insane.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.
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"Don't look at the acts, look at the works."
If serial killer cinema is your bag, baby, and you've never seen Lars Von Trier's The House that Jack Built, let us tell you why you should change that immediately. Not only is it a career performance for Matt Dillon but it features what may be the most interesting and engaging serial killer performance this side of the Trinity Killer.If serial killers aren't your bag, stay for the Dante's Inferno of it all, and possibly the most meta death scene ever featuring Uma Thurman.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.
The Kulturecast is a movie weekly podcast where movies are reviewed both new and old, those involved with making the films are talked to, and cinema tangents are gone on.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support.
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