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

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.

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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

144 - What Lies Beneath (2000) & Insidious (2010) →

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It’s Haunted People Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey really evaluate the health of their marriage compared to these two shining examples of matrimony.

The Classic Film: What Lies Beneath (2000)
"The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind” (IMDb.com). A simple, but surprisingly underrated ghost story, What Lies Beneath could have used a little more time and effort, but is still pretty entertaining. The only question is: is the ghost real?

The Modern Film: Insidious (2010)
"A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further” (IMDb.com). Insidious sparked a change in the horror landscape, one that brought both perfection of craft and boring imitation for the next ten years.

Audio Sources:
“The Fugitive” produced by Warner Bros. & Kopelson Entertainment
"Hot Pockets" (from "Beyond the Pale") written and performed by Jim Gaffigan
“Insidious” produced by FilmDistrict, et al.
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
“Street Fighter” (1994) produced by Capcom Entertainment & Edward R. Pressman Productions
“What Lies Beneath” produced by DreamWorks, et al.