Wanna hear some real-life Horror where life imitates art? During Episode 015 of Horror Movie Weekly, Jay of the Dead chose to review Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane (2018), a fictional story whose premise somewhat closely happened to Jay’s mom recently! So, listen to this tale and your late-night Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead, BillChete, and Lady Phantom, as they bicker about the merits of this very mild Horror (mostly Drama film). Join us!
On Horror Movie Weekly, your late-night Horror hosts Jay of the Dead, BillChete and Lady Phantom bring you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!
SHOW NOTES:
Introduction
— Jay recommends Scorsese’s gangster epic, “The Irishman” (non-Horror), on Netflix
— Real-life Horror news: Wives keep their husbands in freezers
— Recent Joe Bob Briggs controversy on Twitter
– Jay of the Dead’s pick for this week: Unsane (2018)
Unsane (2018) — Genre Classification: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Horror
Premise:
A young woman moves away from her hometown of Boston and relocates in Pennsylvania in order to escape from a stalker who’s been obsessed with her for the past two years. But upon seeking some counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder at a nearby facility, she is involuntarily admitted and locked up in a psychiatric ward. And she can’t convince anyone that she shouldn’t be in there.
Ratings and Recommendations: Unsane (2018)
Jay of the Dead = 7 ( Rental / Stream on Amazon Prime )
BillChete = 2 ( Avoid )
Lady Phantom = 3 ( Avoid )
Next on Episode 016: Krampus (2015) — BillChete’s pick!
Podcast artwork: Lady Phantom
Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead
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