To celebrate Halloween, here's a spooky double feature of serial killer movies that subvert expectations and have detectives becoming intimately involved with the monsters they are tracking — it's Seven vs Taking Lives.
Playing Dead: Zombieland vs Anna and the Apocalypse
This week I discuss 2 movies that feature fun takes on the zombie genre with interesting elements that set them apart — it's Zombieland vs Anna and the Apocalypse.
If It Bleeds: Nightcrawler vs Christine
2 movies about the "If it bleeds, it leads" school of journalism, society's fascination with violence, and the effect that this has on us as individuals — it’s Nightcrawler vs Christine.
Weather the Storm: Titanic vs Sharknado
Zero to Hero: Into the Spider-Verse vs Sucker Punch
I get animated discussing 2 visually stunning movies that feature disenfranchised heroes discovering various realms and finding their inner strength along the way — it's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse vs Sucker Punch.
Date with Destiny: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs TiMER
We're venturing into a more interesting side of relationships with 2 movies where technology becomes intertwined with love and where our protagonists must decide whether to meddle with their romantic fates — it's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs TiMER.
Hustlers: American Hustle vs America's Sweethearts
Two movies about keeping up appearances to get what you want and the very complicated relationships that make it difficult to do so — it's American Hustle vs America's Sweethearts.
Cool Rider: Drive vs Grease 2
Just a Girl: V for Vendetta vs Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
In a very exciting Tasteless, I compare two potential future timelines where a woman who has been underestimated must save her home from its corrupt rulers — it’s V for Vendetta vs Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.
At Last: The Notebook vs Disobedience
I get romantic this week discussing 2 movies about love & freedom with characters torn between a life of what they've been told they should want and what they actually want — it's The Notebook vs Disobedience.
And instead of the word "characters" I could just say "Rachel McAdams is torn" because she is in both films facing similar dilemmas. Disobedience is the grown-up version of The Notebook, the less idyllic, more realistic depiction of a couple that is meant to be.