Happy Independence Day! Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast. In Episode 045, your three late-night Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead, BillChete, and Lady Phantom, bring you a Feature Review of Boarding School (2018). Unrelated to this film, BillChete and Jay of the Dead spend some time trying to convince Lady Phantom to finally see the classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). Remember, you’re welcome to call and leave us a short voicemail at (801) 215-9704. Join us!
Note: This episode was recorded on June 14, 2020, and released on July 5, 2020.
This is a weekly Horror movie podcast in which your late-night 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
– Twitter response from “The Wretched” director Brett Pierce
— Connecting with Horror filmmakers via social media
— Lady Phantom says to avoid “The Scientist” (2020)
— Watching movies by osmosis
– Jay recommits to pre-screening his picks again
– Jay of the Dead’s pick for this week: Boarding School (2018)
[ 00:07:37 ] – Boarding School (2018) — Genre Classification: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / with some Horror elements
As of July 5, 2020, Boarding School was streaming for free on YouTube.
Premise:
When 12-year-old Jacob starts exhibiting some “off-beat behavior” after the death of his grandmother, the boy’s mother and step-father opt to send him off to an exclusive boarding school whose curriculum might be even more life-altering than the young man could have ever feared…
Ratings and Recommendations: Boarding School (2018)
Jay of the Dead = 5.5 ( Avoid )
BillChete = 3 ( Avoid )
Lady Phantom = 3 ( Avoid )
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Next on Episode 046: The Furies (2019) — BillChete’s pick!
Podcast artwork: Lady Phantom
Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead
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