While you wait for our Halloween 2020 episode, how about another episode from the vault? We recorded this one all the way back in mid-2018! A double debut discussion about the films of two different writer-directors. They explore trauma and grief at the centre of these horror movies with a familial focus.
Ari Aster's debut feature Hereditary subjects a family to a tragic death and that's just the beginning of the horrors awaiting them as a mystery unravels toward a truly bizarre final sequence. Features emotionally devastating performances from Toni Collette and Alex Wolff and introduces us to the unsettling glottal tics of Milly Shapiro.
In John Krasinki's debut feature A Quiet Place, alien creatures stalk humanity by sound as we follow a family torn apart by grief in the wake of the invasion. Now living the quiet life, they prepare for the arrival of a new family member. Krasinski and Emily Blunt play the fierce protector parents, and deaf newcomer Millicent Simmonds portrays a deaf character bringing more representation to the screen.
So, two horror films, two debuts, two writer-directors, two new actresses that both happen to have similar names. We have quite a wide-ranging conversation about the themes in both films and horror generally, so it might be two years old but it's hardly dated. And keep your eyes peeled for the forthcoming 2020 Halloween episode, coming soon!
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