53: The Eyes of My Mother: Gypsy Rose Lee and Gladiator

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the horror comedy podcast that analyzes your favorite scary movies! In episode 53 The Eyes of My Mother, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:

You come upon a person chained in your basement, barn, et cetera… what do you do? Did Franny go to school? Why was there so much isolation? Were there any issues of plausibility that distracted from the film to you? Were you getting Manley Pointer/Flannery O’Connor vibes from Charlie? Is this movie scary? Were the surgery scenes with Franny and her mom upsetting? What’s the most frightening part of this movie? What’s the relationship like between Franny and her father? What does Franny do with that viscera after she puts it in the fridge? What does the story of St. Francis have to do with this narrative? Why set the tone with his story? What’s the difference between saying “Please don’t hurt my baby” versus “Please don’t take my baby?” Why is it important that the antagonist is a woman? What’s going on with Fran’s loneliness and sociopathy? Do they work together? How DO they work? How did you like the character of Antonio’s mother? Does this foley artist deserve an Oscar? Did you like the score of this movie?

The Eyes of My Mother (2016)– Directed by Nicolas Pesce. Performances by Kika Magalhães and Will Crill.

Genre: Horror, Slasher, Thriller, Foreign, Torture, Drama

Where to watch: Netflix

Summary: A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

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