We review “The Weekend” out of Tribeca and reflect on some of the best and worst 2024 horror films so far that we’ve covered on the podcast.
Sometimes, too much importance is placed on being wholly original. We get so caught up in seeing something completely different that we forget that bringing a new perspective to an old idea can be just as exciting. The Weekend is a great example. It is your basic in-law horror. However, focusing on characters and pacing instead of jump scares gives it a different feel.
This isn’t to say that it is all good. There are some very noticeable flaws in it. But that’s true of any horror movie, especially one with a premise as ridiculous as The Weekend. Still, there are some things that even the most die-hard genre fans cannot accept.
Thankfully, one amazingly trashy character brings a lot of fun to the somber story. But is it enough?
The Weekend made its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
In this week’s feature presentation, we look back at the first half of 2024 and the most memorable films we’ve covered so far.
This year has been a little different for us. We have spent more time focusing on older films than in any previous year. We ignored those movies while we looked back at the films we covered in the first half of 2024. However, there is still a lot to work with and talk about.
From movies comprised entirely of a language invented for it to a film aimed to take down the horror community, we discuss the movies that impressed us and those that made us angry.
Plus, how could we not discuss the strangest movie we have ever reviewed for our humble little podcast?
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Every week AIPT Movie Editor Nathaniel Muir and his cinema partner in crime Blake Heath discuss indie and genre movies you have have never heard of, the ones you cannot hear enough about, and the ones you never want to hear about again.
Episode 371: ‘Hungry’ (2026)
The Evil Dead franchise holds a special place in our hearts. It is a part of our youth and brings back lots of pleasant memories. There has also never been anything like it. We talk about how the new Evil Dead movies are continuing to live up to the awesome legacy. We also spend some time discussing how two horror icons have finally come together.
There have been a ton of sharksploitation movies over the decades since Jaws invented the sub-genre. On this show alone, we have gone to Venice, Mexico, and Malta in search of great sharksploitation. It has been a mixed bag, to say the least.
Along with shark movies, there have been tons of killer animal flicks. We have even managed to cover a few. Hungry provided us with something new. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first hippo horror movie. Being the first means there are some pretty glaring missteps. But when the film is firing on all cylinders, it is something to behold.
Did we just witness the first good use of AI? Can you find hippos in the wild in North America? How important are well written characters in an “when animals attack movie”? Why did we talk about all this when there was a killer hippo running rampant? We discuss all this and more.
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Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.
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