Trick or Treat! Happy Halloween everybody! Grab your Capt. Kirk mask, bleach it white, and check out this very special episode of Rewatchability, in which we discuss two films in the Halloween franchise, both with Jamie Lee Curtis, and only one with Josh Hartnett.
To hear our most chilling episode to date, download the link below, or better yet, subscribe on iTunes! And be sure to follow us on Twitter!
With Halloween only a week away, we decided to count down some of our favourite Halloween-themed episodes of television shows. This podcast is so spooky, you might want to listen with your hands over your eyes… wait, that doesn’t even make any sense.
To hear our round-up of the Top 5 Halloween episodes, download the link below, or better yet, subscribe on iTunes! And be sure to follow us on Twitter!
This week’s new podcast is temporarily delayed, so for the time being here’s a Halloween episode from last year! Episode 10- The Monster Squad from October 2011… were we ever so young? Don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes! And be sure to follow us on Twitter!
What would happen if a bunch of scrappy Goonies-esque pre-teen boys joined forces with a creepy old man, who happens to be a Holocaust survivor, to fight an all-star line-up of movie monsters, including The Mummy, The Wolfman, and Count Dracula? The Monster Squad, that’s what.
It’s one of Blain’s favourite childhood movies, but the rest of the Rewatchability gang was less familiar with it. Does The Monster Squad stand the test of time? Is there more than one way to kill a werewolf? Does Dracula need to use so much dynamite? Is it wrong to try and create narrative parallels between a bunch of kids fighting make-believe monsters and the tragedy of The Holocaust? We attempt to answer these questions and more!
It’s our 60th episode of Rewatchability, and what better way to celebrate than with a movie that has the number 6 right in the title! Yes, Halloween month (aka October) continues with one of the most memorable ghost movies of all time, 1999′s The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, and Bruce Willis’ hairpiece. It shocked the world with its twist ending, but how does it hold up now? Joined by special guest star Anne T. Donahue, we discuss rewatching the film as well as M. Night Shyamalan’s filmography as a whole. Plus Air Bud. We talk a lot about Air Bud… Download the link below, or better yet, subscribe on iTunes! And be sure to follow us on Twitter!
It’s October and here at Rewatchability we like to celebrate Halloween all month long with episodes devoted to movies and television best suited for the spookiest time of the year. First up, 1996′s The Craft, starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, and Skeet Ulrich. This movie has everything: witches… well, it mainly just has witches, but that’s okay! It was cutting edge in 1996, but how does it hold up now? To find out we’re joined by guest Alexandra West, download the link below, or better yet, subscribe on iTunes! And be sure to follow us on Twitter!
Well, are you? Not anymore… but there was a time when this show was legitimately scary. It also helped launch the careers of actors like Ryan Gosling, Neve Campbell, and Elisha Cuthbert. Though it may be a bit silly now, the show remains a cultural touchstone for anyone who grew up in the ’90s, and it makes for wonderfully nostalgic Halloween viewing.
Download the link below to hear the podcast, and be sure to check out the YouTube links to the episodes we Re-Watched below that.
Cats getting hit by cars, zombies with their mouths sewn shut, nymphomaniac witches, Bette Midler. Doesn’t it all sound a little intense for a Disney film? Not in 1993 it didn’t; Hocus Pocus was originally slated to be a TV movie, but somehow made it to the big screen, and it made a big impression on the younger generation. Does Hocus Pocus hold up? Click the link below to find out!!
What would happen if a bunch of scrappy Goonies-esque pre-teen boys joined forces with a creepy old man, who happens to be a Holocaust survivor, to fight an all-star line-up of movie monsters, including The Mummy, The Wolfman, and Count Dracula? The Monster Squad, that’s what.
It’s one of Blain’s favourite childhood movies, but the rest of the Rewatchability gang was less familiar with it. Does The Monster Squad stand the test of time? Is there more than one way to kill a werewolf? Does Dracula need to use so much dynamite? Is it wrong to try and create narrative parallels between a bunch of kids fighting make-believe monsters and the tragedy of The Holocaust? We attempt to answer these questions and more!
Nicholson vs Weber. Duvall vs De Mornay. Kubrick vs the guy who wrote Hocus Pocus. Okay, so maybe it’s not the most fair fight, but nevertheless, this week on Rewatchability we compare the 1980 horror classic The Shining with the 1997 TV mini-series of the same name. The mini-series was written by Stephen King, supposedly a response to the problems he had with the Kubrick adaptation, which King referred to as “a great big beautiful car with no engine inside it.” Is the remake an improvement? Does the guy from Wings do a good job? Which is easier to kill your family with, an axe or a croquet mallet? We attempt to answer these questions and more!
Here’s a link to the Kubrick interview I reference in the podcast.
Also, a correction: In the podcast we refer to Mick Garris, the director of the mini-series, as the director of Hocus Pocus, in actuality he wrote the screenplay but didn’t direct the film. Sorry Mick!
WARNING: the podcast contains strong language and immature subject matter, please be advised.
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