Wild Pretty Things

Blue My Mind + I'm Your Woman; The Queen's Gambit; The Witches

WPT is a podcast for adults; we use adult language and discuss mature topics, such as teen sexuality and DIY tips for freshwater sushi, gorey pedicures, and making that indoor infinity pool you always dreamed of. This episode we’re covering Blue My Mind, a Swiss coming-of-age body horror film from 2017, available on multiple streaming services. We will spoil all of the movie towards the end of the episode. Other topics include The Queen’s Gambit, The Witches, and The Undoing, mostly without spoilers. email: wildprettyanimals@gmail.com [wildprettyanimals@gmail.com] instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildprettythingspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/wildprettythingspod/] twitter: @WildPrettyPod https://twitter.com/WildPrettyPod [https://twitter.com/WildPrettyPod] https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/ [https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/] Anya Taylor Joy to play Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road prequel. https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/14/21516531/mad-max-fury-road-prequel-furiosa-anya-taylor-joy-chris-hemsworth [https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/14/21516531/mad-max-fury-road-prequel-furiosa-anya-taylor-joy-chris-hemsworth] 0:06:00 Trailer Trash: I’m Your Woman (Prime) Rachel Brosnahan, Arinze Kene director/writer Julia Hart (Fast Color, Stargirl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAveuCPBYSw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAveuCPBYSw] 0:16:20 The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) based on 1983 novel by Walter Tevis writer & director Scott Frank (Godless; wrote Get Shorty, Marley & Me, etc., adapted Out Of Sight, Minority Report, last 2 Wolverine movies) cast: Anya Taylor Joy as Beth, Isla Johnston as young Beth, Moses Ingram as her friend Jolene, Rebecca Root as her adopted mother, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Benny Watts (Game of Thrones) 0:26:30 The Undoing (HBO) - [SPOILERS] for the first episode 0:31:10 The Witches 1990 (Netflix) - Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jane Horrocks, Rowan Atkinson The Witches 2020 (HBO Max): Octavia Spencer Anne Hathaway, Jahzir Kadeem Bruno made by Robert Zemeckis, Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron, Kenya Barris https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/16/551528425/roald-dahl-s-widow-says-charlie-from-the-chocolate-factory-was-originally-black#:~:text=Charlie%20Bucket%2C%20the%20hero%20of,Felicity%20Dahl%2C%20the%20author's%20widow [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/16/551528425/roald-dahl-s-widow-says-charlie-from-the-chocolate-factory-was-originally-black#:~:text=Charlie%20Bucket%2C%20the%20hero%20of,Felicity%20Dahl%2C%20the%20author] 0:49:25 Kajillionaire (VOD) 0:52:30 Vampires vs. the Bronx (Netflix) 0:55:00 Utopia (Prime) Apologies! There was an issue with Melissa’s audio in the final segment. social links and plugs: http://www.grrnoise.com [http://www.grrnoise.com] Melissa: @mellooyellow on Twitter [https://twitter.com/mellooyellow]; mmsloter on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mmsloter/] Melissa’s other show: Still Great, Bob? http://stillgreatpod.com/ [http://stillgreatpod.com/] a Mad Men rewatch podcast and Act YA Age: https://www.actyaage.com/ [https://www.actyaage.com/]episode: https://www.actyaage.com/2 [https://www.actyaage.com/2] Scene-It Cast http://sceneitcast.com/?fbclid=IwAR1z2ZmI-ayPetZYEo7xzNKcL4FpLERkW9wMCRSQfbcpsLWmXQ7InQol7V8 [http://sceneitcast.com/?fbclid=IwAR1z2ZmI-ayPetZYEo7xzNKcL4FpLERkW9wMCRSQfbcpsLWmXQ7InQol7V8] 1:03:30 Blue My Mind (Shudder, Prime, Tubi, Vudu) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6193454/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6193454/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1] director: Lisa Brühlmann only feature Swiss actress for many years since: episodes of Killing Eve (Cigarettes After Sex connection), Castle Rock, Servant (including second season) writers: Dominik Locher and Bruhlmann (married) plays teacher cast Luna Wedler ... Mia Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen ... Gianna (Mia’s new friend) [small role in episode of KE] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MenstrualMenace [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MenstrualMenace] Upcoming EpisodesEasy A Promising Young Woman (December?) Tip Us! https://paypal.me/pools/c/8b7s7tN1CN [https://paypal.me/pools/c/8b7s7tN1CN] Venmo: WPGrrNoise If you give the podcast $15, at once, or over time, you can pick the topic for an episode! songs: Carpenter Brut - Swift https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/blood-machines-ost [https://carpenterbrut.bandcamp.com/album/blood-machines-ost] Carlos Rafael Rivera - The Queen’s Gambit score Alice Glass - Nightmares https://www.alice-glass.com/# [https://www.alice-glass.com/] Cigarettes After Sex - Apocalypse https://www.cigarettesaftersex.com/ [https://www.cigarettesaftersex.com/]

Halloween 1978 + 2018

Recorded on October 10, 2020 This is a long one, so use the timestamps below to jump around as needed. Wild Pretty Things is an independent podcast about dangerous women, and women in danger, looking at contemporary entertainment with a focus on feminism. WPT is a podcast for adults; we use adult language and discuss mature topics, such as teenage sex and other ways to impale people with phallic objects. This episode we’re covering Halloween, the original 1978 film, and it’s retconning 2018 sequel. We will spoil all of both movies, and potentially other entries in the franchise.   Melissa and Jarret are joined by return guest Chris Naes, drummer for Jarret’s band Tape History. Sharp Objects: recent or relevant cultural artifacts we want to recommend or discuss 0:07:10 Enola Holmes (Netflix)   0:08:58 Misbehavior - (VoD) - Directed by Phillippa Lowthrope and written by Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley.     0:11:20 AHS season 9: 1984 (Hulu & Netflix)   0:16:00 Fargo (Hulu) The Boyz (Prime) Oz (HBO) Joe Hill - Full Throttle   https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/ email: wildprettyanimals@gmail.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildprettythingspod/ twitter: @WildPrettyPod https://twitter.com/WildPrettyPod    Melissa: @mellooyellow on Twitter; mmsloter on Instagram  Melissa’s other show: Still Great, Bob? http://stillgreatpod.com/ a Mad Men rewatch podcast    chrisnaesdrums / Chris Naes   0:21:00 Topic 1: Halloween (1978) influences: Black Christmas (1974), Psycho (1960), Touch Of Evil (1958), Suspiria (1977) & Deep Red aka The Hatchet Murders (1975), Westworld (1973) other 70s horror: Jaws (1975), Dawn of the Dead (1979), Alien (1979), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 1978: best picture The Deer Hunter (Vietnam War), Damien: Omen II (June), Grease, Superman, I Spit On Your Grave Someone’s Watching Me (Carpenter made for TV movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTGFWOTacdg  0:50:00 cast, crew, production, score, etc.   1:10:45 recap & plot analysis   2:27:35 concluding thoughts   2:32:15 Topic 2: Halloween (2018) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(2018_film)    2018 favs C: Into The Spiderverse, Solo, The Mule, Annihilation, Mandy M: Annihilation, Beast, Blockers, The Favourite   J:  Eighth Grade, Burning, Black Panther, Hereditary, BlackKkKlansman, Oceans 8   2:38:00 production details, cast, etc. Blumhouse Directed by David Gordon Green  Written by Jeff Fradley, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green (Your Highness) Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie  Andi Matichak as Allyson Nelson, Laurie's granddaughter. Judy Greer as Karen Nelson, Laurie's estranged daughter. Toby Huss as Ray Nelson, Karen's husband, Allyson's father and Laurie's son-in-law. Virginia Gardner as Vicky, Allyson's best friend. Dylan Arnold as Cameron Elam, Allyson's boyfriend and son of one of Tommy’s bullies. Drew Scheid as Oscar, their friend Miles Robbins as Dave, Vicky’s boyfriend (Blockers) Will Patton as Deputy Frank Hawkins Haluk Bilginer as Dr. Ranbir Sartain, Michael's psychiatrist and Samuel Loomis's former student. James Jude Courtney as Michael Myers   2:42:00 Plot recap & analysis   3:45:00 concluding thoughts on 2018 sequel and comparisons to original   The Hecate Trio: maiden, mother, crone https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHecateSisters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate   3:55:30 speculation for next two movies   Upcoming Episodes Easy A   Tip Us! https://paypal.me/pools/c/8b7s7tN1CN Venmo: WPGrrNoise If you give the podcast $15, at once, or over time, you can pick the topic for an episode! songs: Disasterpeace - It Follows Theme https://music.disasterpeace.com/album/it-follows  Esben & the Witch - The Wolf’s Sun https://esbenandthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/older-terrors  John Carpenter - Halloween Theme Rick Lancaster - Underneath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC9vlVV3FYc&list=PL6O8R1id6scemg0B7TBBQfIup6B-lMEOC&index=4    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - John Carpenter’s Halloween https://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/products/sbr190-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-john-carpenters-halloween  Mac Qualye - American Horror Story: 1984 theme

Emmys, MCU, News, HBO, The Garden Left Behind, The Devil All The Time

This episode we’re catching up on the Emmy results, some other news, and what we’ve been watching.  (Recorded September 23, 2020)   DISCLAIMER WPT is a podcast for adults; we use adult language and discuss mature topics, such as monsters having sex and androids having babies.   SPOILER DETAILS Potential spoilers for Lovecraft Country, Raised By Wolves, and The Garden Left Behind   Camille’s Notebook (News & Updates) Emmy followup Unorthodox (Netflix) Watchmen (HBO) Ozark (Netflix) Mrs. America (Hulu) Euphoria (HBO) Jeremy Pope (Hollywood) and Paul Mescal (Normal People) nominated   0:08:32 Stumptown (Hulu) and I Am Not Okay With This (Netflix) Stumptown vol. 1 comic is on Hoopla. Emma. coming to HBO Max late Oct.    0:13:05 Oct. 2 - Monsterland https://collider.com/monsterland-hulu-trailer/  adapted from Nathan Ballingrud’s story collection North-American Lake Monsters Kaitlyn Dever, Nicole Beharie (Miss Juneteenth), Taylor Schilling (OitNB), Adria Arjona (Good Omens), Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars), Adepero Oduye (Widows) executive producer Mary Laws (who co-wrote The Neon Demon; producer on Preacher and Succession)  American Horror Stories https://collider.com/ratched-netflix-sarah-paulson-interview-american-horror-story/    0:17:55 Marvel updates https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/black-widow-shang-chi-eternals-release-dates-2021?cid=EML_Newsletter_20200926_PhaseFourDates_Editorial  She-Hulk casting https://deadline.com/2020/09/she-hulk-tatiana-maslany-marvel-series-1234578701/  Orphan Black (Prime / BBCA) digression includes Motherland: Fort Salem (Hulu), The Good Wife (Prime / CBS AA), and Perry Mason (HBO Max)   0:23:10 Trailer Trash: WandaVision https://youtu.be/sj9J2ecsSpo    Now, We Can Be Friends (Communication with the Listeners)   https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/da23b590-6b01-4a6b-bf73-4a95c74db82e/Wild-Pretty-Things    https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/ email: wildprettyanimals@gmail.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildprettythingspod/ twitter: @WildPrettyPod https://twitter.com/WildPrettyPod    Melissa: @mellooyellow on Twitter; mmsloter on Instagram  Melissa’s other show: Still Great, Bob? http://stillgreatpod.com/ a Mad Men rewatch podcast   0:30:50 Sharp Objects: recent or relevant cultural artifacts we want to recommend or discuss   2019 catchup: Seberg (Prime), Official Secrets, and How To Build A Girl   0:38:20 The Garden Left Behind (VoD Rental)  https://www.latinorebels.com/2020/09/14/carlieguevara/    0:42:15 The Twilight Zone 2:4 “Ovation,” starring Jurnee Smollett and Tawny Newsome, directed by Ana Lily Amirpour (CBS AA)   0:46:30 The Devil All The Time (Netflix)  Courtney Howard’s review: https://twitter.com/Lulamaybelle/status/1304404831952490496  https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-establishes-representation-and-inclusion-standards-oscarsr-eligibility  Little Gold Men episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/little-gold-men-podcast-new-oscar-rules  Tip Us! https://paypal.me/pools/c/8b7s7tN1CN Venmo: WPGrrNoise If you give the podcast $15, at once, or over time, you can pick the topic for an episode!   0:57:30 HBO catchup Lovecraft Country (HBO) [MINOR SPOILERS] begin 1:06:30 Examples mentioned: Westworld (“Akane No Mai”), Legion (Chapter 12 & 25) *a couple episodes of Mr. Robot probably apply   1:08:45 Unpregnant (HBO Max)  Starring Haley Lu Richardson (Five Feet Apart, The Edge of Seventeen),  Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria) Never Rarely Sometimes Always (VOD)   1:11:00 Raised By Wolves (HBO Max)   1:16:42 Coastal Elites Bette Midler, Dan Levy, Issa Rae, Sarah Paulson, Kaitlyn Dever   Upcoming Episodes Easy A Halloween x2   songs: Eliza The Arrow - Toast The Tiger https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/Eliza-the-Arrow-88200953700/  Le Tigre - Well Well Well; TGIF http://www.kathleenhanna.com/  Forget Cassettes - Lonely Does It  https://forgetcassettes.bandcamp.com/album/salt

Josie & The Pussycats vs. Jem & The Holograms

This episode we’re going on an outrageous scavenger hunt to find the subliminal messages hidden in two adaptations of old cartoons about bands with only female members: Josie & The Pussycats from 2001 and Jem & The Holograms from 2015.  DISCLAIMER WPT is a podcast for adults; we use adult language and discuss mature topics with a focus on feminism. SPOILER DETAILS We will fully spoil both of these movies. Check the show notes for those timestamps.    https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/ email: wildprettyanimals@gmail.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildprettythingspod/ twitter: @WildPrettyPod https://twitter.com/WildPrettyPod    Melissa: @mellooyellow on Twitter; mmsloter on Instagram    Topic 1: Josie & The Pussycats available on HBO Overall evaluations   2001 in film: Burton’s Planet of the Apes Moulin Rouge, Save The Last Dance, Ghost World, Hedwig & the Angry Itch, Rock Star, Glitter, Not Another Teen Movie Memento, Amelie, Sexy Beast, Bridget Jones's Diary, Legally Blonde, Mulholland Drive, Ocean’s 11    0:13:00 Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_and_the_Pussycats_(film) based on Archie comics characters, 70s? cartoon series, since rebooted comic book W&D by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan (Can’t Hardly Wait) cast Rachael Leigh Cook as Josie McCoy Kay Hanley of Letters To Cleo is her singing voice, but RLC added some of the backup vocals, along with the other cast and Bif Naked Tara Reid as Melody Valentine https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/dumb-blonde-stereotype Rosario Dawson as Valerie Brown Derek Finley case https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rosario-dawson-her-family-sued-over-alleged-transphobic-assault-n1069756 Gabriel Mann as Alan M. Mayberry, Josie's romantic interest Paulo Costanzo as Alexander Cabot (Shed in The Expanse S1) Missi Pyle as Alexandra Cabot Alan Cumming as Wyatt Frame Parker Posey as Fiona Serena Altschul as herself (MTV VJ) Carson Daly as himself Aries Spears as “the other Carson Daly” Eugene Levy as himself   0:30:15 music Babyface, Adam Duritz, Adam Schlesinger, Jane Wiedlin (Go Gos) https://www.thefader.com/2017/09/25/josie-and-the-pussycats-soundtrack-2001-oral-history   0:31:45 recap   0:42:30 final thoughts   0:45:10 Sharp Objects: recent or relevant cultural artifacts we want to recommend or discuss   Happiest Season https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8522006/   0:46:48 J1: Dicktown (Hulu)   0:48:40 M1: Yes, God, Yes (VOD) Karen Maine (writer of Obvious Child)  Stars: Natalia Dyer, Francesca Reale (Stranger Things) , Alisha Boe (13 Reasons Why), Timothy Simons (Looking for Alaska) J2: Homecoming Season 2 (Prime) stars Janelle Monae   Melissa’s other show: Still Great, Bob? http://stillgreatpod.com/ a Mad Men rewatch podcast   The Daily Knightly http://thedailyknightley.com/    0:57:50 Topic 2: Jem & The Holograms (2015) available on Netflix   2015 films: Green Room, The Invitation, Room, TFA, Fury Road, Ex Machina, The Final Girls, Into The Forest, Straight Outta Compton, Mockingjay Part 2, Creed, Point Break The Witch episode: https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/e/witches-present-haxan-and-the-witch-october-4-2018/  The Blackcoat’s Daughter episode: https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/e/the-blackcoats-daughter-plus-disney-kristen-stewart-mackenzie-davis-honey-boy-fargo-season-1/  Spotlight episode of Scene-It Cast with Melissa: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/sceneit-cast/e/76831062    info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jem_and_the_Holograms_(film)   Blum production, greenlit after the success of Transformers and GI Joe director John Chu (Crazy Rich Asians)  80s cartoon created by Christy Marx for Hasbro/Marvel/Sunbow after working on GI Joe and some Marvel cartoons (wrote an issue of Birds Of Prey.) Soundtrack also includes other artists, such as Hallee Steinfeld, Hillary Duff, and Maria Hill.   1:08:50 cast Aubrey Peeples as Jerrica "Jem" Benton Nashville Stefanie Scott as Kimber Benton Beautiful Boy  Hayley Kiyoko as Aja Aurora Perrineau as Shana Juliette Lewis as Erica Raymond Ryan Guzman as Rio Raymond (Erica’s son) Step Up: Revolution, Notorious Molly Ringwald as Aunt Bailey Nathan Moore as Zipper (one of the villain henchmen in the original) Barnaby Carpenter as Emmet Benton, Jem’s late father Ryan Hansen as Stephen the Guard Nicholas Braun (Succession) as Brad the valet of death Cameo appearances from the original TV series cast include: Samantha Newark, the voice of the original Jem, as a hairstylist; Britta Phillips as a stage manager; and Jem's creator Christy Marx as Lindsey Pierce.   Kesha, Katie Findlay (the Killing), Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver, Alita), Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect) as the Misfits setting up a sequel that didn’t happen   recap begins 1:18:10   Kate Erbland story https://www.indiewire.com/2015/10/how-the-jem-and-the-holograms-movie-manipulates-its-biggest-fans-56325/   1:55:20 Contrasting both movies various things mentioned Riverdale (Netflix) The OC (HBO Max) The Neon Demon (Prime) Thirteen (2003) Daria (Hulu) Mean Girls (2004) Hocus Pocus (Hulu) Her Smell (HBO) Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Netflix) Eighth Grade (Prime)   Upcoming Episodes Bring It On Easy A Halloween (both movies) Tip Us! https://paypal.me/pools/c/8b7s7tN1CN Venmo: WPGrrNoise If you give the podcast $15, at once, or over time, you can pick the topic for an episode! songs: Jem - Like A Dream Josie and the Pussycats - Shapeshifter, Three Small Words L7 - American Society https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/l7/smell_the_magic_remastered  Hayley Kiyoko - Girls Like Girls  https://store.hayleykiyokoofficial.com/  Juliette Lewis & The Licks - Hot Kiss Jem & the Holograms - I’m Still Here, The Way I Was Kesha - My Own Dance http://smarturl.it/kHighRoad?iqid=site

Vivarium in-depth analysis, plus Drive and Thelma

This episode we’re covering Vivarium, the recent movie that’s impossible to not spoil, currently available on Prime and VOD. SPOILER DETAILS Knowing almost anything Vivarium is kind of a spoiler, but we’ve also determined a point in the movie where deeper spoilers begin. DISCLAIMER WPT is a podcast for adults; we use adult language and discuss mature topics with a focus on feminism.   Sharp Objects: recent or relevant cultural artifacts we want to recommend or discuss   Nia DaCosta directing Captain Marvel 2 https://deadline.com/2020/08/captain-marvel-sequel-nia-dacosta-director-1202992213/ https://twitter.com/NiaDaCosta/status/1290756432841904131   0:04:30 M:  Drive (Netflix) Nicolas Winding Refn, Ryan Gosling Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston.    0:12:00 J: 2017 catch-up:  Thelma (Hulu) I, Tonya (Hulu)  https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-bechdel-cast-30089535/episode/i-tonya-70173510/ Revenge (Shudder)   0:18:40 M: Lovecraft Country (HBO) podcast recs The Safe Negro Podcast Show (For All Nerds)  For All Nerds - Malcolm X Files Featuring Matt Ruff  https://soundcloud.com/fanbros Lovecraft Country Radio (HBO)  Shannon Houston, writer on the show  https://www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country/podcast Underground (Hulu)   Melissa’s other show: Still Great, Bob? http://stillgreatpod.com/ a Mad Men rewatch podcast   https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/ email: wildprettyanimals@gmail.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildprettythingspod/ twitter: @WildPrettyPod https://twitter.com/WildPrettyPod    Melissa: @mellooyellow on Twitter; mmsloter on Instagram    0:27:35 Vivarium    Cast & Crew:  Director: Lorcan Finnegan (first feature Without Name 2016)  Writers: Lorcan Finnegan, Garret Shanley  Starring: Imogen Poots as Gemma  (Black Christmas, THe Art of Self-Defense, I Kill Giants, Roadies,A Long Way Down)  Jesse Eisenburg as Tom (The Social Network, The Art of Self-Defense, Zombieland, Adventureland)  Senan Jennings as the Young Boy  older boy is Eanna Hardwicke, from Normal People   Scene-It Cast episode featuring Melissa and a review of Vivarium: https://soundcloud.com/sceneitcast/ep195   0:34:20 Recap begins   1:01:40 Major spoilers begin   things mentioned: The Twilight Zone (Hulu, CBS All Access) Twin Peaks (Netflix, Hulu, and CBS All Access) Swallow (2020) myth of Persephone https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Persephone.html Pan’s Labyrinth (Netflix)  Spirited Away (HBO Max) Lewis Carol’s Alice stories The uncanny valley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley#:~:text=In%20aesthetics%2C%20the%20uncanny%20valley,response%20to%20such%20an%20object. The Other https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_(philosophy) Annihilation (2018 film adaptation) Beetlejuice (1998 film) Futurama (Hulu) Arrival (2016) The Changeling (2008) stars Angelina Jolie, not Nicole Kidman liminal space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liminality The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems by William Thomas and Kate Pavitt (1922)  https://www.sacred-texts.com/sym/bot/index.htmFunny Games (2007 and 1997)  In The Tall Grass (Netflix) The Lodge (VOD) Palm Springs (Hulu) Under The Skin (2013): covered earlier this year on the podcast   Upcoming Episodes Josie & The Pussycats (HBO) + Jem & The Holograms (Netflix) Open 24 Hours (VOD) Tip Us! https://paypal.me/pools/c/8b7s7tN1CN Venmo: WPGrrNoise If you give the podcast $15, at once, or over time, you can pick the topic for an episode! songs: Airiel - Cloudburst  https://airiel.bandcamp.com/album/molten-young-lovers Oathbreaker - Ease Me https://orcd.co/ob-easeme m83 - We Own The Sky https://ilovem83.com/music/saturdays-youth/  Arcade Fire - Sprawl II https://smarturl.it/AFSuburbs