World of Horror with Mom & Mac

Send us Fan Mail WoHos! This week Mac and I chatted about the 1977 original Italian witch flick, SUSPIRIA and the 2018 American remake. Just how much does Mom dislike Dakota Johnson? Just how much did Mac dislike Tilda Swinton in all her prostheses? But we did have love for the 1977 original and not just because it was a full hour shorter, though that didn't hurt! Content Note: In the Mom and...

Send us Fan Mail WoHos! This week we looked at the Japanese original JU-ON: THE GRUDGE and the American remakes from 2004 and 2020. This is kind of a short one (like the original and far, far superior) version! We learned that you need more than a blonde actress, some haunted garbage or a John Cho cameo to make either of the remakes worth your time! Watch SEARCHING with John Cho instead or POSSESS...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, Q-Balls!! This week we discuss movies related to the theme of "double life". Content Notes: In the opening chat we discuss: Going back to school, finding out your psychiatric diagnosis and what your GP REALLY thinks. In the main discussion, aside from the movies, we discuss: The zolly shot and its origins, whether or not it is  funny to portray a black character as j...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, WoHos and TWoHos!! This week we were totally on the same page with our thoughts on the original Dutch film SPOORLOOS and the American remake, THE VANISHING. It boggles my mind how the same man directed both films. Our PSA for this week: Please do not watch the remake. We consider it to be the worst one we have reviewed. Worse, even, than PULSE or MARTYRS and that is saying som...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, Q-heads, That is what I am going to call you until I have a better name! This week, we ramble A LOT about Perfect Crime Movies and Quinn's doggie Rosie shakes her thing on the mic. We also have a game which at least I found fun! Movies discussed: AMERICAN ANIMALS, A SIMPLE PLAN, THE KILLING & THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE. Content Note: Self care, going to a weed d...

Send us Fan Mail Well, WoHos and TwoHos!! We had a real schism on this one! To date we have not disagreed so much on a film! Content note: Our discussions in Mom and Mac chat and in the podcast proper  involve the following topics: getting thrown under the bus at work, putting together bedroom furniture alone, a skin rash, our favorite films from June, terrible French pronunciation, abusive partne...

Send us Fan Mail WoHos! Quinn is on vacation this week!! But I have a minisode anyway! After PULSE, I wanted to look at some movies that are concerned with loneliness. And Quinn and I DID!! (Episode 9a: Three Apiece: CITIZEN KANE, THE APARTMENT, THE SHINING, MAGNOLIA, LOST IN TRANSLATION  & SHAME https://www.buzzsprout.com/1618444/episodes/8666729) Devin was nice to step in and have a conversa...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, WoHos! To kick off our third season, Mac chose two of his favorite films. What do you know? They are both Korean masterpieces! Park Chan-wook's THE HANDMAIDEN  and Bong Joon-ho's MOTHER. In the Mom and Mac Chat, we also talk a bit about the recent American High School Exploding Seniors Movie, SPONTANEOUS. Content note: Our discussions in Mom and Mac chat and in the p...

Send us Fan Mail WoHos! After thoroughly enjoying John C. Reilly's performance in DARK WATER, I thought it might be kind of fun to do a Quinnisode on our favorite performances by the man. Mac was so psyched, he jumped on this pod and we had a very nice chat. Films discussed: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, CHICAGO & WRECK-IT RALPH. We hope you enjoy. Next time we are covering Park Chan wook&...

Send us Fan Mail This week we reviewed the 2002 Japanese classic DARK WATER and the 2005 remake. We also look back at the movies we watched this season and we have decided we want to add Thrillers to the mix for S3!! We have some questions. Why is John C Reilly so good? Is it bad if your divorce lawyer is divorced? Are you in danger of dying if you work as a super? Why does Mom like SOMOS LO QUE H...

Send us Fan Mail WoHos!! This week was nearly derailed by travel, but we decided at the last minute to discuss a few films we like that relate to loneliness. You're welcome! Films discussed: CITIZEN KANE, THE APARTMENT, THE SHINING, MAGNOLIA, LOST IN TRANSLATION and SHAME. We run the gamut from become a double auntie to sex addiction, attempted murder and dying fathers. We never get a satisfa...

Send us Fan Mail WoHos!! This week we looked at the Kiyoshi Kurasawa classic tech Jhorror, PULSE/KAIRO from 2001 and probably didn't understand most of it. That didn't stop us from talking about it, though, and we go OFF on the remake. Why? Just...why? We also talk Norwegian TV, if relationships are possible on the Internet, horror anime and whether Ian Somerhalder is an actual human or...

Send us Fan Mail This week Quinn and I discussed "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Invitation". We also talk Super Classy Hot Tub Gardens, Catholic guilt, the domestic abuse undertones in ROSEMARY'S BABY, C's obsession with parallels, if one of the characters in THE INVITATION was even necessary and why we find it so darned hard to relax. We hope you listen and enjoy! t...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, WoHos! This week Mac and I looked at the 1976 and 2006 versions of THE OMEN and got real apocalyptic with it. What did Mom think of the casting of Mia Farrow in the remake? Why didn't Liev and Julia have any chemistry? Which Damien was scarier? Is there any way to make a PB&J ominously?  Join us next week on the Minisode/Quinnisode, when Quinn and I dive into ROSEMARY...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, WoHos! Quinn and I discuss MIDSOMMAR  and MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE this week! We also touch on Heaven's Gate, NXiVM, Scientology and the movies THE OTHER LAMB, SOUND OF MY VOICE and HEREDITARY. Join us next week when Mac and I discuss the 1976 and 2006 versions of THE OMEN. We hope you listen and enjoy! Gerry Entriken: WoHo Outro Theme Support the show Opening Theme &quot...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, WoHos! This week we got a little pagan with it and reviewed the 1973 UK version of THE WICKER MAN and the 2006 American remake. We also looked at Mac and Mom's top five views from April and we learn why Mac did not go to grad school and why Mom really did (the answer may surprise you, but if you know Mom, actually, it may not). Mac finds Nic Cage's choices fascinatin...

Send us Fan Mail This is part two of our deep dive on Greta Gerwig. We're talking LITTLE WOMEN, If you want to listen to Part 1, on LADY BIRD, it is here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1618444/episodes/8376256 Next week Mac and I are looking at the 1973 THE WICKER MAN and the 2006 remake. In two weeks Quinn and I will be back talking about cults in movies.  Get in touch! You know where to find u...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, WoHos!!  Quinn and I wanted to do our own deep dive this week, on Greta Gerwig. We talk all things LADYBIRD in this episode, which is Part I. Part II will be out next week wherein we discuss LITTLE WOMEN. We hope you'll listen and enjoy! #womensvoices #bywomenforwomen #andmen #andnonbinarypeople #ladybird #bildungsroman #comingofage #sacramento #2002 #mothersanddaughters...

Send us Fan Mail Hey there, WoHos! This week Mac and I did a deep dive on Korean director Kim Jee Woon. Mom looked at THE QUIET FAMILY and I SAW THE DEVIL and Mac looked at two of Director Kim's short films, MEMORIES and THE HEAVENLY CREATURE. We hope you listen and enjoy! Did you know we did a separate episode on "A Tale of Two Sisters" and "The Invited"? Heck, Yeah, we d...

Send us Fan Mail This week Quinn and I discuss "The Innocents" from 1961 and "The Uninvited" from 1944. We nerd out on cinematography and especially deep focus in "The Innocents" and "Citizen Kane". Of course questions remain. What exactly is the connection between The Uninvited and Quinn's obsession, "Verigo"? Why did the "Uninvited&quot...

Send us Fan Mail WoHos! This week we watched the 2003 Korean classic, "A Tale of Two Sisters" and the 2009 American remake, "The Uninvited". Some questions remain: Was there real or just imagined justice for Su-Mi? What kind of father cheats on his terminally ill wife with her nurse? What happens to nuance when movies get remade? Join us next week for the minisode when Quinn an...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, WoHo's! Last week ( S2: Episode 4: Meat is Murder ), Mac and I looked at two cannibal families and so I thought it would be fun for Quinn and me to look at dysfunctional and functional families this week. Quinn looked at 1962's "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and I looked at the Paddington movies from 2014 and 2017. Which depictions of dysfunction and func...

Send us Fan Mail WoHo's!! This week Mac and I looked at the 2010 cannibal horror movie from Mexico, "Somos lo que Hay" and the American 2013 remake. For once we have two different movies, but we still have the same amount of shovel deaths. What scene belongs in the MoMa? Who returns from "Cronos" and "Here Comes the Devil"? How many Cannibal films has Mac seen? N...

Send us Fan Mail Hey, WoHo's! This week Quinn and I look at dream sequences and Dutch angles in films where they work. Films discussed: PEE WEE's BIG ADVENTURE, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, THE THIRD MAN and 12 MONKEYS (among others). Tune in next week when Mac and I look at Mexico's 2010 Somos lo Que Hay and the American remake We are What We Are, from 2013. Get in touch via Ins...

Send us Fan Mail This week Mac, special guest Andy and I looked at the 2003 Japanese "One Missed Call" and the 2008 American remake. What scene does Mac think should be put in the MoMa? What is a para-social relationship? Exactly what were the makers of the remake thinking? Did Mom judge the Japanese movie too harshly? Listen in and Listen up and get in touch, WoHo's, and let us kno...