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It’s spooky season and we’re discussing “The Descent”, a cautionary tale on why you shouldn’t go caving. Despite starting out a little generic, the film develops into an fantastic horror exploration of all that could go wrong if you go into a cave with your friends.

00:00 Intro

01:00 First Impressions

02:11 The Setup

03:50 Too many blondes

04:37 Caving is strange

06:45 The Narrative Development

08:15 Familiar images

10:45 First time watching the film

14:00 Emotional stakes

15:09 The Music

16:00 Very Good Horror

20:30 Neil Marshall

21:30 Sarah's transformation

25:40 Sarah's Questionable Actions

28:40 Is she justified in killing Juno?

30:19 The Ending