While everyone is making their “Best of 2023 Horror” lists, we throw a curveball and discuss the biggest failures and let-downs of last year.
Before we got down to business, we talked about some movie news.
Mickey Mouse has entered the public domain – sort of – and on cue, a pair of horror movies and video games were announced. When the same thing happened with Winnie the Pooh, people were amused. This announcement has been met with widespread anger, and we cannot figure out why.
The news of a new horror prequel arriving in 2024 is no big surprise. Still, it is hard not to get excited after seeing the trailer for The First Omen. Great music, and the use of reverse footage looks fantastic.
The Omen is an excellent movie that often gets overlooked, and we are looking forward to seeing what the new movie will do.
Then, it’s on to the main event as we dissect the worst horror of 2023.
An episode like this one requires a disclaimer.
This week’s show is all about our least favorite movies of 2023, and while we may use the word “worst” interchangeably, it is not our intent to insult the work that was done by the cast or crew of any of these films. Each one is discussed in a vacuum, and we understand that everyone involved has and can do great work.
That being said, these movies sucked (at least in our humble opinions).
From big-budget mainstream theater releases to smaller indie films making their festival run, we talk about the movies we enjoyed the least.
It is a varied list that sees us talk about Dracula, true crime, and one of the greatest horror movies of all time. And for the first time ever, we drastically disagree about one of the worst picks.
Do you agree with our picks? What were the biggest disappointments for you in 2023? Sound off in the comments.
ABOUT THIS PODCAST:
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 370: Mid year recap
Time moves more quickly now than it ever has. It was not that long ago that we were talking about a new show executive produced by the Duffer brothers. About a month later, it is one and done. As someone once reminded us, we are just two guys who watch movies. Production budgets and domestic grosses are only a passing interest to us. Still, there are some things that catch our attention. Were we right to say that Michael would get to $1 billion? And what does the future hold for Obsession?
There was a major change to our humble little podcast this year. We decided it would be in our best interests to be a little more focused. To that end, we went to just covering one movie each show. Despite this, we still managed to cover twenty-three movies over seventeen episodes. And twenty of them were released in 2026.
So, what do we have to talk about? And will we get as worked up as we did last week? The horrors of high school, zombies, musicals, buff nuns, and grindhouse adjacent fun. It may not all have been good, but everything left some sort of impression on us.
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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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