57: It Comes at Night: A Simba Smear

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On episode 57 about Trey Edward Shults’s 2017 film It Comes at Night, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:

Where would you insert the grimacing emoji face when you’re texting a friend about this movie? What inspired this film? Why is Peter Breughel “the elder?” What painting would inspire YOUR horror film? Why don’t we have any horror movies about unicorns? Is It Comes at Night horror? Why does the tension never release? Do we like the ending? What’s the deal with “protection?” Does “protection” even matter if death is inevitable? Why was their blood so dark? What’s the purpose of every decision being rationaliz-able? Did you notice the ambient noise or nearly-silent dialogue described in the closed captions? Was Andrew sick? Who opened the door? Does it matter? Why would you hang that horrifying Breughel painting in the hallway across from your family photos? What is the “it” that comes at night? How was the plague transmitted? Do the characters know? Are they just being incredibly cautious? Did you like the casting? How flawless was Andrew’s performance? What about Joel Edgerton? Carmen Ejogo? So basically… perfect casting? How do we get Christopher Abbott to fall in love with Rachel? Why are there so many only-children? Is Will an only child? Is Paul what we all need? Is Sarah the ultimate bad bitch? Could they have done anything different? 

It Comes at Night (2017)– Written and directed by Trey Edward Shults, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Suspense, Murder, Nature, Apocalypse

Where to watch: NETFLIX. You’re fuckin’ welcome.

Summary: Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul. Written by A24

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