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246 - Death Becomes Her (1992) & Life After Beth (2014) →

July 26, 2022 by Pod Sematary

CW: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault

It’s Undying Ladies Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey go on a hike, meet some dead celebrities, and learn to flamingo dance.

Get more at patreon.com/podsematary! Read our afterthoughts for this episode HERE!

The Classic Film: Death Becomes Her (1992)
"When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival” (IMDb.com). Death Becomes Her was unfairly maligned in its day, despite including three fantastically comic performances and a darkness that isn't depressing. 

The Modern Film: Life After Beth (2014)
"A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her” (IMDb.com). Life After Beth is a weird one—it's very clever and has a stacked cast, but it's somehow also difficult to recommend? 

Audio Sources:
"Death Becomes Her" produced by Universal Pictures
"Forrest Gump" produced by Paramount Pictures, et al.
"Forever Young" written by Jim Cregan, et al., and performed by Rod Stewart
"Life After Beth" produced by Abbolita Productions, et al.
"The Stand" (1994 TV Miniseries) produced by Greengrass Productions & Laurel Entertainment Inc.
"Spaceballs" (The Movie) produced by Brooksfilms & Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

July 26, 2022 /Pod Sematary
Patron Selection, Death Becomes Her, Robert Zemeckis, Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini, Life After Beth, Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Paul Reiser, Matthew Gray Gubler, Anna Kendrick
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182 - Double Feature - King Kong (1933) & Kong: Skull Island (2017) →

April 12, 2021 by Pod Sematary

CW: Racism

It’s a King Kong Double Feature on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey watch the first and most recent initial installments in Kong franchises and there are still two more left!

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

The Classic Film: King Kong (1933)
"A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition” (IMDb.com). There are plenty of things about this movie that aged poorly (including some really cringe-inducing racial insensitivity) but, surprisingly, the effects and pathos aren't among them. King Kong (1933) is the O.G. and this king still rules.

The Modern Film: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
"After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden” (IMDb.com). This newest attempt at rebooting the Kong franchise does even get to leave the island, but we're okay with it. It's a little cheesy, there's no character development, and it's chockablock full of cliché, but it's also gorgeous, cool, and home to the best-looking Kong ever.

Audio Sources:
"The Impression That I Get" written by Dicky Barrett & Joe Gittleman and performed by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
"King Kong" (1933) produced by RKO Radio Pictures
"Kong: Skull Island" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Ransom" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine S07E12) produced by Fremulon, et al.
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Through the Decades" produced by Decades
"I'm on a Boat" written by Andy Samberg, et al. and performed by The Lonely Island
"Up" produced by Pixar Animation Studios & Walt Disney Pictures

April 12, 2021 /Pod Sematary
Double Feature, King Kong, Kong, Kong: Skull Island, Fay Wray, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly
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