Displaying all 10 Episode of Late to the Movies with the tag “spooky season”.
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Train to Busan
October 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
ben holt, choi woo-shik, film, gong yoo, halloween, halloween movies, horror, jung yu-mi, late to the movies, ma dong-seok, movie, review, scary movies, south korea, spooky season, train to busan, yeon sang-ho, zombies
Spooky Subtitles Month takes us BACK to South Korea to catch a ride aboard Train to Busan. Ben and Anthony discuss the high-speed zombie action of this 2016 thrill ride.
Directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee and Kim Eui-sung.
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REC
October 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
ben holt, film, found footage, halloween, halloween movies, horror, jaume balagueró, late to the movies, manuela velasco, movie, paco plaza, rec, review, scary movies, spain, spooky season
Spooky Subtitles Month heads back to Europe for 2007's Spanish found-footage classic [•REC]! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss the ins and (legally not allowed to come back) outs of one of the most thrilling and acclaimed films in modern horror.
Co-written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza and starring Manuela Velasco.
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The Wailing
October 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 48 secs
ben holt, film, gokseong, halloween, halloween movies, horror, late to the movies, movie, na hong-jin, review, scary movies, south korea, spooky season, the wailing
Spooky Subtitles Month goes BACK to South Korea for The Wailing (2016), which a lot of people on the internet have called 'the most unsettling film of modern times' ...and we had a blast! What's wrong with us?! FIND OUT as Ben, Cory, and Noah delve into the many, many, MANY horror subgenres and religions bizarrely (yet... expertly?) blended by director Na Hong-jin.
Korean title: Gokseong. Directed by Na Hong-jin and starring Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, and Chun Woo-hee.
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Let the Right One In
October 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
ben holt, film, halloween, halloween movies, horror, hoyte van hoytema, late to the movies, let the right one in, movie, review, scary movies, spooky season, sweden, tomas alfredson
Spooky Subtitles Month heads way up north to Sweden for 2008's Let the Right One In! Ben, Greg, and Ray discuss their favorite vampire rules, how not to be an effective familiar, and whether or not you can trust the central relationship in Tomas Alfredson's modern classic.
Directed by Tomas Alfredson, based on the 2004 novel of the same title by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and starring Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson.
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The Host
October 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 21 mins
ben holt, bong joon-ho, film, foreign film, halloween, halloween movies, horror, late to the movies, movie, review, scary movies, song kang-ho, south korea, spooky season, the host
It's October, but this time there's a chilling twist - all non-English horror movies! That's right, it's Spooky Subtitles Month! We're kicking it off with one of the most acclaimed monster movies of the century from one of its most acclaimed directors: Bong Joon-ho's The Host! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz dissect the 2006 mutant fish genre mashup.
Directed and co-written by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung.
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Scream
October 31st, 2022 | 1 hr 29 secs
ben holt, courteney cox, david arquette, drew barrymore, film, ghostface, halloween, halloween movies, horror, jamie kennedy, kevin williamson, late to the movies, matthew lillard, movie, neve campbell, review, rose mcgowan, scary movies, scream, skeet ulrich, spooky season, wes craven
It's Halloween on Late to the Movies! Spook 'Em Up Month reaches its thrilling conclusion with 1996's Scream. Ben, Jeffrey, and Kate talk about the chills, kills, and jokes of Wes Craven's genre-revitalizing classic.
Directed by Wes Craven, written by Kevin Williamson, and starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, Jamie Kennedy, and Drew Barrymore.
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Hocus Pocus & Hocus Pocus 2
October 24th, 2022 | 1 hr 45 mins
and kathy najimy, ben holt, bette midler, disney, film, halloween, halloween movies, hocus pocus, hocus pocus 2, horror, late to the movies, movie, review, sam richardson, sarah jessica parker, scary movies, spooky season, tony hale
It's a very special Spook 'Em Up Month DOUBLE Episode (Whoa!) as Late to the Movies podcasts a spell on 1993's Hocus Pocus (15:40-56:00) and 2022's Hocus Pocus 2 (starting at 56:00). Ben, Greg, Jordan, Ray, and Robbie hop on their broomsticks and Roombas to discuss Salem, nostalgia, and the almost-thirty-year-old Disney witch franchise.
Hocus Pocus was directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert. The sequel was directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Jen D'Angelo. Both star Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy.
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House (1977)
October 17th, 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins
ben holt, criterion collection, film, halloween, halloween movies, hausu, horror, house, house 1977, late to the movies, movie, nobuhiko obayashi, review, scary movies, spooky season
This week on Late to the Movies... Spook 'Em Up Month takes a phantasmagoric trip to the Japanese countryside with Nobuhiko Obayashi's House! Ben, Cory, Miles, and Noah discuss the technical wizardry and narrative lunacy of this 1977 cult classic.
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, story by his daughter Chigumi, script by Chiho Katsura, and starring Kimiko Ikegami and Yōko Minamida.
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The Thing
October 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 19 mins
ben holt, film, halloween, halloween movies, horror, john carpenter, keith david, kurt russell, late to the movies, movie, review, scary movies, spooky season, the thing, wilford brimley
Spook 'em Up Month continues on Late to the Movies with John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982)! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz huddle around the burning wreckage of their sub-zero research facility to discuss their favorite puppets, scares, and existential questions in this incomparable horror/whodunit mashup. Directed by Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster, starring Kurt Russell, and featuring Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat, and Thomas G. Waites.
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Poltergeist
October 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 27 mins
beatrice straight, ben holt, craig t. nelson, film, horror, jobeth williams, late to the movies, movie, poltergeist, review, scary movies, spooky season, steven spielberg, tobe hooper
It's spooky season, so you know what that means - Spook 'em Up Month! A totally common phrase to describe horror movies, which is what we'll be focusing on this October. Up first, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist! Ben, Greg, Ray, and Robbie go for a swim, climb a tree, and throw a rope into hell as they discuss this horror classic.
Directed by Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, and Zelda Rubinstein.