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 368: ‘Chum’ (2026)
Horror has always managed to do well at the box office. The way of thinking has always been since the movies are so cheap to make, it is easy to profit of of them. This year has been especially good, with indie horror doing a lot of the heavy lifting. It is clear there is a lesson to learn from this, but will Hollywood learn the right one. (Spoiler alert: no.)
Zack Snyder is one of the most polarizing directors around today. That takes in a lot of territory since pretty much everything fits that description nowadays. We talk about his latest project and why we are interested in it. Does this make us Snyderbros?
Chum does not reinvent the wheel, but it does not have to. It is a simple revenge story filled with some of the best shark attacks we have ever seen on this show. We talk about the use of AI and how less can sometimes be more. A great sharksploitation movie is more than just a kick ass shark, however. It is not a question of how poor the writing in Chum is; the question is does it ruin all the good the rest of the movie does.
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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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