The Latecomers

Episode Notes We missed you so for our first week back, we cover a whole bunch of things. We tried watching the first and last episode of Under the Dome which made for an impossible episode – so we spend a bit of time trying to sort through it. Then we move directly to 2014 film The Good Marriage (available on Amazon Prime) with the stunning Joan Allen and real cad Anthony LaPaglia. We’ve forgotte...

Episode Notes Is this necessary? Nah. Is it good? Yeah! We watched the third adaptation of Carrie starring actual teen Chloe Grace Moretz and a scenery chewing Julianne Moore. This Tommy is actually charming and this Billy is definitely on his third strike. More about the movie than about the plot, because we all know how this one goes, but it’s a fun watch. Recommendations: Palm Springs (Hulu) Ne...

Episode Notes Pierce Brosnan is visited by a plethora of ghosts, all with different agenda’s in this week’s miniseries: 2011’s Bag of Bones. He bucks his history of icy coldness with some full body sobbing in this pretty if harried adaptation. Amity has come to the end of her goodwill to Melissa George, but she is impressed with Mick Garris. Lemuel sticks up for Melissa and lauds Pierce. We discus...

Episode Notes Oof. This is a rough ride this week as we watched the remake by the original filmmaker of Children of the Corn. Twenty-five years after the original film and what have we in this version? More perverse child sex! Less likeable characters! No monster at all! Wait, what? Yeah, that’s right – that’s the remake that was put together for all of us to… enjoy? We’re so sorry if you watched...

Episode Notes This week we dug into 2009 Christian Slater vehicle “Dolan’s Cadillac.” We debate the merits of early pregnancy knowledge, the uselessness of cops and the grief black women go through for a paycheck. We also discuss various aspects of Christian Slater from his abs to his monkey heart. Recommendations: The Perfection (Netflix) and Shirley (Hulu) Next up: Children of the Corn (2009) Em...

Episode Notes This week we discuss a monster masterpiece with a torturous ending, 2007’s The Mist. Wherein during our discussion we absolutely remember Carol and breeze past the fact that a main character in this film is also in the Walking Dead – sorry Laurie Holden, but we hated you in that show. Marcia Gay Harden utters the best line in cinema history and that barely dents the fact that the end...

Episode Notes This week we get locked in with John Cusack as he investigates Sam Jackson’s evil room in 2007’s 1408. Cusack’s writer is bull-headed and determined and gets way more than he bargains for. We discuss the physical specimen that is John Cusack, the throwbacks this film indulges in and how we are likely never going to a hotel ever, ever again. Recommendations: Dora and the Lost City of...

Episode Notes We wrap up our month of nightmares on our least favorite of the pairs. First, we spend a lot of time on the dick of our “protagonist?” – and Amity says dick more times than she thought possible in a 15-minute time span. Then we turn to a hell on Earth populated but rock stars who only want us to – suffer? It’s an odd night. We give a rundown of the best Dreamscapes and which are simp...

Episode Notes First up “The Road Virus Heads North” wherein Tom Berenger gets buyers remorse. Second up this evening, Jeremy Sisto goes treasure hunting in “The Fifth Quarter” and while he might do a bulk of the work, it’s his lady who cleans up. Recommendations: Star Trek Discovery (CBS All Access); The Love Birds (Netflix) Next up: Nightmares and Dreamscapes Episodes 7 & 8 Email us at lateco...

Episode Notes We get a double dose of William Macy in “Umney’s Last Case” – half soft-boiled detective and half hard cooked writer. Then we watch the world forget with Ron Livingston and Henry Thomas as the road to hell is paved with good intentions in “The End of the Whole Mess.” Recommendations: Blood Quantum (Shudder); The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) Next up: Nightmares and Dreamscapes Episodes...

Episode Notes This week we watched night one of a on-month event from 2006 – Episodes 1 and 2 of Nightmares and Dreamscapes. First up, the audacious one hander starring William Hurt, “Battleground.” 43 minutes of nonstop violence done entirely sans dialogue. Next up we tackle Lovecraftian tale “Crouch End,” which is kind of a nothing? But Claire Forlani is in it, so that’s something. It’s an inter...

Episode Notes In a town in the desert, we encounter a Sheriff by the name of Tak… given name Collie Entragian. No, really, that is the name of Ron Perlman’s character in this deceptively violent television film from 2006 – Desperation. We visit this aptly named hamlet along with a veritable whose who of acting talent and we learn the true nature of God. No, really, listen to find out. Recommendati...

Episode Notes This week we watched the TV miniseries Salem’s Lot, starring a heavily chapsticked Rob Lowe. We marvel at the unchanging Donald Sutherland, lament the lack of Rutger Hauer and discuss how similar vampirism and Covid-19 are in how your life is touched. We urge you to stay separate, stay safe, and check out this movie if you can. Recommendations: The Night Stalker; Run (HBO) Next up: D...

Episode Notes This film is based on the very first mass market E-book sold and kicks off a discussion about e-reading vs. paper and the history of books from two people who used to sell them for a living. Then we dissect this scant film – Lemuel apologizes to Mick Garris and Amity apologizes to Jonathan Jackson while being mean to David Arquette. It’s a haunted ride, and we enjoy it. Recommendatio...

Episode Notes We are going on a spoiler frenzy this week as we discuss 2004’s Secret Window starring Johnny Depp and Maria Bello. There’s a twist – so watch before you listen – or just dive in if you don’t care, we spoil things on the reg. Lemuel watches primarily for Maria Bello, though both of us are pretty thirsty this week. We talk bad accents, surprise death and why corn is a terrible medium...

Episode Notes Problematic issues ahoy! This alien body horror psychic conglomeration is brought to us by Stephen King’s accident and attendant oxy usage. Lemuel is extra bougie this week while Amity tries to give it the benefit of the doubt, thought when it comes to Duddits, those benefits run out. Listen for our take on Donnie Walberg’s second most wild role and the miscasting of Morgan Freeman....

Episode Notes This week we take in the backdoor (failed) pilot, television film Carrie from 2002, starring the deeply creepy Angela Bettis and the barely there Patricia Clarkson. We wanted this to be Hannibal level good as it was penned by Bryan Fuller, but alas, it falls pretty flat. We debate whether this was the best edit, and we compare and contrast to the 1976 version. This isn’t the last tim...

Episode Notes We make it through our Rose Red visit in record time. The end of this miniseries is abrupt and full of Emery making himself a villain. We learn of the misdeeds of the ladies of the house, but wonder if there is a bit too much demonizing of pretty understandable reactions to misogyny. Or is that just Amity trying to downplay all the murder? We root for our team, but many of our faves...

Episode Notes The house is awake and the death commences as we get into Part 2 of the Rose Red miniseries. We puzzle as to the grossness of Emery’s character, the fluidity of multiple Pams, the Ahab of our lead investigator, and the various pulls this house has on each of the characters we see. Who is sleeping with whom? And when did that statue see Face Off? Recommendations: Onward (On Demand unt...

Episode Notes Rose Red, named not for a fairy tale character but for a big house, is the focus of this and the next two weeks. As we shelter in place, we dive into the tale of a house we are very grateful we aren’t in. Part one is introductions and exposition dumps – but, like, good? We are introduced to our cast and their capabilities and our house and its capabilities and we love almost all of i...

Episode Notes We watched the nostalgic gem Hearts in Atlantis this week and feel the loss of Anton Yelchin keenly. His work opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins make this watch ultra enjoyable, even through the tears and around an objectively bad mom. We talk about female retribution, the omnipresent Stephen King bully and David Morse’s facial hair. Recommendations: The Lodge (In Theaters) Next up: Rose R...

Episode Notes Finally we get to the bottom of what Andre Linoge wants – and we were pretty much right all along. We debate why only a single man stands against evil and when we would have been taken out if we were living on Little Tall. Amity rails a bit against the weakness of the character of Molly and Lemuel opines good cuts. Recommendations: Locke and Key (Netflix) and Next in Fashion (Netflix...

Episode Notes Entering into part two of Storm of the Century and what we know is Mr. Linoge wants something. But what he wants remains elusive this entire segment – which is not infuriating at all. We discuss the inability or unwillingness to learn from past mistakes, the wisdom of watching something in a white out, the meaning behind why Billy is a coward but Kat isn’t and wonder – still – what t...

Episode Notes We find ourselves in a white out on Little Tall Island this week as we start in on Storm of the Century, a 1999 television miniseries starring Tim Daly and The Green Mile’s Officer Terwilliger – Jeffrey DeMunn. We have a murdering menace in a small town as we are heading into a snowstorm that could be – dare we say it? – the storm of the century. This guy has unknown power and wants...

Episode Notes We watch Frank Darabont’s second Stephen King prison film this week with The Green Mile. Praise all around for the spectacular cast. Tom Hanks continues his peeing in film streak while this film continues our unfortunate streak of premature deaths of lead actors in our films. Can you hear when Amity almost cries in the synopsis? Let us know if you do. We take a long slow swim in this...