Ep. 072: The Hunt (2020)

Choose your weapon — and run! And may the odds be ever in your favor… It’s Horror Movie Weekly, The Midnight Bowling of Horror Podcasts! In Episode 072, Jay of the Dead and his new co-hosts, Channy Dreadful and Mister Watson, bring you a Feature Review of the controversial, twice-delayed film, The Hunt (2020). Your … Continue reading "Ep. 072: The Hunt (2020)"

Choose your weapon — and run! And may the odds be ever in your favor… It’s Horror Movie Weekly, The Midnight Bowling of Horror Podcasts! In Episode 072, Jay of the Dead and his new co-hosts, Channy Dreadful and Mister Watson, bring you a Feature Review of the controversial, twice-delayed film, The Hunt (2020). Your hosts also give you Micro Reviews of a couple of movies, and Jay explains why he calls the hexagon “the shape of Horror.” Join us! And remember, you’re always welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 215-9704. Join us!

Note: This episode was recorded on December 27, 2020 and released on January 10, 2021.

This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years, so now that it’s 2021, we’ll be covering Horror films from 2016 to the present.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!

SHOW NOTES:

Introduction

— Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly Episode 072

— Quick recap of recent HMW developments (in case you missed it)

— Horror Movie Weekly’s Top 10 Horror Movies of 2020 with Jay of the Dead, BillChete and Lady Phantom

— Jay of the Dead’s explanation on why the hexagon is the shape of Horror

— Jay’s multifaceted Horror analysis of Pet Sematary (1989) — CLICK TO LISTEN!

MICRO REVIEWS

Mister Watson: Dark Forces (2020) = 2 ( Avoid )

Jay of the Dead: Greenland (2020) = 8 ( Strong Rental ) – A Disaster Thriller, not Horror.

– Mister Watson’s pick for this week: The Hunt (2020)

[ 00:12:49 ] – Feature Review: The Hunt (2020)

Genre Classification: Action Thriller Mystery (Comedy Horror Satire) / (Channy Dreadful does not consider “The Hunt” to be a Horror film.)

Premise:

12 strangers awaken in a field with no recollection of how they arrived there. They are, at first, completely unaware that they have been chosen to try to survive “The Hunt.”

Ratings and Recommendations: The Hunt (2020)

Jay of the Dead = 7 ( Rental )

Channy Dreadful = 7.5 ( High-priority Rental ) – Not a Horror movie.

Mister Watson = 9 ( Buy it! )

(Spawn of the Dead = 8)

Next on Episode 073: Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses (2016) — Jay of the Dead’s pick

Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead

Links for this episode:

Links for Channy Dreadful:

Twitter: @ChannyDreadful

Jay recommends Channy’s Article on Cujo

Channy on Hereditary with Ron Martin on The Resurrection of Zombie 7 Podcast

Channy Dreadful Archives on The Resurrection of Zombie 7

Instagram: Strawberry Crush Creations

Links for Mister Watson:

Twitter: @WatZeeParty

Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show

Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show/Horror Corridor

Jay of the Dead’s other podcasts: ConsideringTheCinema.com

Jay’s HORROR-only content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com

Jay’s monthly show (all genres): Movie Podcast Weekly.com

— BillChete and Lady Phantom’s other podcast:

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