143 - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) & Grindhouse (2007) →

CW: Rape, Ableism, Homophobia, Racism

Read our afterthoughts for this episode HERE!

It’s Rodriguez/Tarantino Week on Pod Sematary! Chris and Kelsey watch THREE movies worth of content this week to get the “authentic” experience. Okay, Listeners. let’s get listening!

The Classic Film: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
“Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results” (IMDb.com). Silly, fun, and very much over-the-top, From Dusk Till Dawn manages to make you not care about the many cracks in its surface.

The Modern Film: Grindhouse (2007)
“Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's homage to exploitation double features in the 60s and 70s [presents] two back-to-back cult films that include previews of coming attractions between them” (IMDb.com). Yes, we watched the whole dang thing.

Audio Sources:
"Four Rooms" produced by Miramax & A Band Apart
“From Dusk Till Dawn” produced by Dimension Films, et al.
“Grindhouse” produced by Dimension Films, et al.
"The NeverEnding Story" produced by Constantin Film, et al.
"Old School Rules" written by Danger Mouse, MF DOOM & Talib Kweli and performed by Danger Doom (Danger Mouse & MF DOOM) featuring Talib Kweli
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Pulp Fiction" produced by A Band Apart, et al.
“Reservoir Dogs” produced by Live Entertainment & Dog Eat Dog Productions Inc.
"The Yada Yada" (Seinfeld S08E19) produced by Shapiro/West Productions & Castle Rock Entertainment

049 - Bloody Birthday (1981) & Happy Birthday (2016) →

CW: Queerphobia, Sexual Assault, Rape

The Birthday Extravaganza continues on Pod Sematary! To celebrate Kelsey's birthday this week, the birthday-themed movies just keep coming!

First up is the forgotten 1981 classic, Bloody Birthday. Three kids are born during an eclipse by an eclipse (it makes sense, I promise) and shit goes downhill from there. This movie is simply balls-to-the-walls, unabashed murder-by-kid. Where were you people on this one? How have we never heard of this?!

Then, unfortunately, it's on to 2016's Happy Birthday... a movie that would have been derivative in the 90's and it has aged even worse. It still has promise in the form of music video-style direction, but that just can't make up for the punching-down, edge-lord humor.  It's too bad because Steven Tyler was a lot of fun.

Plus spoiler talk about Castle Rock episodes 8 ("Past Perfect") and 9 ("Henry Deaver")!

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Audio Sources:
"Chasing Amy" produced by Too Askew Prod. Inc. and View Askew Productions
"Clueless" produced by Paramount Pictures
"The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" written by Julie Brown, et al. and performed by Julie Brown
"Happy Birthday" produced by Darko Entertainment
"Bloody Birthday" produced by Judica Productions
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"The Story of Everest" (Mr. Show with Bob & David S04E04) produced by Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, et al.