Ep. 088: Saint Maud (2021) and After Dark

If you weren’t crushed by a 10-story, 23-ton piece of falling Chinese booster rocket, then Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there — especially our resident mom, Channy Dreadful. (We recorded this episode two weeks before Mother’s Day, which is the only reason we didn’t wish you a happy Mother’s Day live on … Continue reading "Ep. 088: Saint Maud (2021) and After Dark"

If you weren’t crushed by a 10-story, 23-ton piece of falling Chinese booster rocket, then Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there — especially our resident mom, Channy Dreadful. (We recorded this episode two weeks before Mother’s Day, which is the only reason we didn’t wish you a happy Mother’s Day live on the show.) Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly, Episode 088. During this mega episode, your three late-night Horror hosts — Jay of the Dead, Mister Watson and Channy Dreadful — bring you a Feature Review of Saint Maud (2021). We also bring you about 50 minutes of BONUS content through an “After Dark” special, in which we also bring you a Micro Horror Movie Review of “Honeydew” (2021). Remember, you’re always welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 215-9704. Join us!

Note: This episode was recorded on April 26, 2021 and released on May 9, 2021 (Mother’s Day).

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 088

– Agenda for this episode

– Jay of the Dead’s pick for this week: Saint Maud (2021)

[ 00:06:13 ] – Feature Review: Saint Maud (2021) (Spoiler-Free Portion)

Genre Classification: Drama / Thriller / Horror

Premise:

Saint Maud is set near Coney Island (the one in Northern Ireland, not the one in Brooklyn). This is a story about a young Hospice nurse named Maud who’s a recent convert to Christianity. As Maud cares for a former dancer who’s dying with cancer, she becomes determined to save the dancer’s soul before she dies.

Ratings and Recommendations: Saint Maud (2021)

Channy Dreadful = 7 ( Rental )

Mister Watson = 8 ( Rental )

Jay of the Dead = 9 ( Must-See / Buy it! )

[ 00:45:33 ] – [ SPOILER SECTION: Saint Maud (2021) ]

[ 01:08:05 ] – Horror Movie Weekly AFTER DARK

– The Scariest Non-Horror Films (According to Jay): The Last Descent (2016), The Father (2021)

– Larry from “Come Play” visits Jason’s apartment

– Shane the Maniac Cop’s show: Coffee With the Maniac: Scream episode

– Jay champions The Hunted (2013)

– Jay of the Dead confession: Inside (2007) vs. Inside (2016) – remake

MICRO HORROR MOVIE REVIEWS

Channy Dreadful: Honeydew (2021) = 8 ( Must-Watch )

Mister Watson: Honeydew (2021) = 6 ( Rental )

Jay of the Dead: Honeydew (2021) = 6 ( Rental )

– Cineaste Magazine on Contemporary Horror Cinema – Spring 2021 issue

“New Horror” or “Malignant Horror”?

Next on Episode 089: Gerald’s Game (2017) — Channy Dreadful’s pick

Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead

Links for this episode:

Hear Mister Watson’s review of Black Swan on The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show!

Links for Channy Dreadful:

Check out Channy’s TikTok

Channy on Facebook

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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