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Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 149: The State of Horror Cinema and Maid Droid (2023)

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Release Date: 10/24/2023

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Happy Halloween this month from Horror Movie Weekly, The Midnight Bowling of Horror Podcasts. Welcome to the madness that is Episode 149, a special AFTER DARK edition of Horror Movie Weekly, starring two of your late-night Horror hosts, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson. (Sadly, Projectile Varmint was unable to make this recording, but she was missed and will probably be glad she was gone for this!) During this show, Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson bring you The State of Horror Cinema Address, 2023. And we also bring you a very special Feature Review of a Mister Watson pick (who else?) called Maid Droid (2023)!

Remember, you are welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at our working voicemail number: (801) 899-9798. Join us!

Note: This episode was recorded on Oct. 4, 2023, and it was released on Oct. 00, 2023.

This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years or the current year; so now that it’s 2023, we’ll be covering Horror films from 2018 to the present.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!


SHOW NOTES:

[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
— Preface: Hear Horror Movie Weekly on Spooky Flix Fest 2023, reviewing “Death Ship” (1980)!
– Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly Episode 149
– Tonight is a special, extended show: “AFTER DARK” EDITION
— Projectile Varmint is under the weather
— Watson comments on Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies Episode 069
— Watch for Mister Watson’s guest appearance (a three-parter) on No Bodies Horror Podcast
— An update from Channy Dreadful
— Jay welcomes a surprise special guest for Watson: Mako, the Maid Droid!
— Listen to Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies episodes of The Top 10 Horror Movies of 2022

[ 00:10:00 ] – The State of Horror Cinema Part 1
— Assessing this year in Horror cinema at 10 months in…
— Theories on why some people are not connecting with Horror at this time
— Ingesting fictional Horror while living in a world of real-life Horrors
— Not all new Horror releases have succumb to “The Blumhouse Effect”
— Digital Streaming vs. Physical Media

[ 00:30:47 ] – Horror Movie Review: Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995) (aka “The Japanese Evil Dead”)
Mister Watson = 6.5 ( Stream on Shudder )

— Currently streaming on Shudder in the U.S.
— Jay of the Dead reviews Wither (2012) on Horror Movie Podcast

[ 00:40:54 ] – An “Order 66” Type of Scheme to Create Instant Zombies (and Other Crazy Conspiracies)
— Why this episode of Horror Movie Weekly has a weird, atypical format
— Today’s FEMA / FCC Nationwide Test for the Emergency Alert System and its inability to activate a zombie virus within the COVID-vaccinated population
— Watson comin’ in hot at the striking Hollywood writers!
— How will the advent of A.I. affect the creation of film art?
— Humans are already guilty of precisely what we fear about A.I.-generated art

[ 00:54:34 ] – Movie Review: God Is a Bullet (2023)
Jay of the Dead = 7 ( Strong Rental )
Mister Watson = 7 ( Rental )

[ 01:06:23 ] – The State of Horror Cinema Part 2
— Dr. Bishop studies New Historicism
— Current Horror Film Reviewing and Criticism
— Horror Tastemakers vs. Gatekeepers vs. Fans
— Do Horror podcasters listen to — and actually persuade — one another?
— Persuasion: A two-sided coin
— Willingness to Change One’s Opinion
— Jay’s EPIC, in-depth, deep-dive review of Why The Village Is a Masterpiece
— Dave Zee and Jay of the Dead Reconsider the Suspiria Films
— Various reviewing styles
— Are there objectively WRONG opinions?
— Dave Zee, Dr. Shock and Jay of the Dead review Resurrected (2023) on Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies


– Mister Watson’s pick: Maid Droid (2023)

[ 01:31:19 ] – Feature Review: Maid Droid (2023)
Genre Classification: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Horror

IMDb Premise:
To get over his ex, Harrison hires Mako, a beautiful android maid whose past memories resurface, leading her to act out in violent ways.

Ratings and Recommendations: Maid Droid (2023)
Mister Watson = 4.5 ( Stream on Tubi )
Jay of the Dead = 4.5 ( Low-priority Stream )

— Hear a wild and wacky review of M3GAN (2023)

Wrap-Up:


NEXT WEEK for Episode 150: The Golem (2019) – Projectile Varmint’s pick

Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead


Check out Projectile Varmint’s new show here: No Bodies Horror Podcast

— Jay of the Dead’s guest appearance on The Joe Blow Horror Show: Resident Evil
— Jay of the Dead has a little segment on Horror Movie Podcast 2.0

Hear more of the musical stylings of Frederick Ingram:
– Website: FrederickIngram.com
– YouTube Channel: Frederick Ingram on YouTube
— SoundCloud: Frederick Ingram

And don’t forget to check out these new additions:
– Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies has a YouTube Channel!
– Gillman Joel’s Mom and Pop Video Shop YouTube Channel!

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Jay of the Dead’s NEW HORROR MOVIES, a frequent podcast where Jay of the Dead, Mister Watson, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Dr. Walking Dead Kyle Bishop, GregaMortis, Mackula, Ron Martin and Dave Zee review new Horror movies and deliver specialty Horror segments!

Links for this episode:

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Reach out to Suzie (Projectile Varmint) by leaving a comment for her in the show notes for this episode.

Links for Mister Watson:
Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show/Horror Corridor

Jay of the Dead’s other podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
Jay’s HORROR-only content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com
Ep. 037: Wat-Zee / Joe Pesci episode

Links for Channy Dreadful:
Check out Channy’s new Instagram: @ChantelSkates
Check out Channy’s TikTok
Channy on Facebook
Twitter: @ChannyDreadful
Jay recommends Channy’s Article on Cujo
Channy on Hereditary with Ron Martin on The Resurrection of Zombie 7 Podcast
Channy Dreadful Archives on The Resurrection of Zombie 7
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