My Bloody Valentine 3D isn’t worth watching in one dimension, let alone three. But it does serve to spark some good conversation. What other gimmicks have boosted the box office of sub-par films? What does good contemporary horror look like? Neil Marshall’s The Descent offers a refreshing palette cleanser. Also, what do horror and porn have in common, besides cheap nudity?
Karina checks in from Park City with some hits and misses from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Moon, Hump Day, and The September Issue were worth writing home about, while Paper Hearts and Brief Interviews with Hideous Men will quietly fall into obscurity (we hope).
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0:00 - Intro
3:22 - Psychoanalyzing a listener based on his favorite films
8:15 - My Bloody Valentine 3D, gimmicks throughout movie history
16:22 - Humanizing horror vs. porn with blood
31:12 - Sundance
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