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Gwen Callahan and Gretchen Brooks break down one of their most beloved movies and discuss what makes it so near and dear to them.
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Episode 6: John Carpenter's THEY LIVE (1988)
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Send us a text A down on his luck everyman (Roddy Piper) comes to Los Angeles, CA seeking work. He gets a construction job, meets Frank Armitage (Keith David), and stumbles on a pair of sunglasses that reveal the world as it truly is. The IMDB synopsis: "They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it.…
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Episode 5: Larry Cohen's IT'S ALIVE (1974)
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Send us a text Gwen and Gretchen dissect and discuss (and savor!) the many layers of Larry Cohen's 1974 creature feature It's Alive. An initial bomb at the box office, the sleeper hit was re-released in theaters in 1977. Critics agree that this is a nuanced look at the paranoia and fear of the late 70s, when Roe v Wade established women's right to …
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Episode 4: Suicide Club (aka Suicide Circle)
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Send us a text Gwen and Gretchen dive into the 2001 J-Horror classic, SUICIDE CLUB (aka Suicide Circle), written and directed by Sion Sono (Noriko's Dinner Table, Tokyo Vampire Hotel). With it's absurdist imagery, bloody deaths, and at times tongue in cheek look at pop culture, Suicide Club is a seminal work in the wildly popular J-Horror genre of …
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Episode 3: Clive Barker's Nightbreed
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Send us a text Gwen and Gretchen discuss the Clive Barker classic, NIGHTBREED from 1990. Written and directed by Barker, based on his novel CABAL. Stars Craig Scheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid, Doug Bradley. Plus! We have a special guest! Filmmaker Russell Cherrington, who made the Cabal Cut after the discovery of more footage, t…
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Episode 2: William Girdler's The Asylum of Satan
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Send us a text Gwen and Gretchen delve into the 1972 B-movie, THE ASYLUM OF SATAN. This wild ride of a B-movie was directed by William Girdler, written by William Girdler and J. Patrick Kelly III. Starring Carla Borelli, Charles Kissinger, Nick Jolley, Louis Bandy, Claude Fulkerson. A concert pianist suffering from a breakdown finds herself an unwi…
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Episode 1: Wes Craven's The Serpent & The Rainbow
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Send us a text It has been 5 years in the making, but Gwen & Gretchen have finally done it! It's the inaugural episode of Gwen & Gretchen Watch Movies! G&G talk about Wes Craven's 1988 horror film, The Serpent and the Rainbow. Starring Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield. Inspired by the Wade Davis book of the same name. G&G talk …
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