Ahh! Real Films

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we confront our childhood fears and discuss films that absolutely terrified us as kids. Are these films actually scary? Not really! But hey, who could possibly understand how the mind of a child works (especially children as fucked up as the two of us were!).  Why are dolls so scary? Is the use of voodoo in the Child’s Play series problematic? Why were they trying so hard to scare children in kid’s movies in the early 2000s? What’s the status of Meghan Trainor’s love life? Listen and find out!

Remember folks – we’re still in a pandemic. Sure, it’s been MANY months, but still… please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 

Please also support the fight for black lives if you can. Here in Florida, we’ve had an explosion of arrests to peaceful protestors to start the month, including in our beloved Tallahassee. Please donate on Paypal to [email protected]. 

Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!

You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real):

Taylor: @happydeathtay
Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Films Covered: Child’s Play 2 (1990), Spy Kids (2001), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Leprechaun (1993), Labyrinth (1986), Night of the Demons (1988), From Beyond (1986), Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Cat People (1942)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we engage in both hateration and holleration in this dancerie and discuss some of our LEAST favorite horror films! We are celebrating TWO YEARS of A!RF and wanted to have a #throwback to our very first episode where we discussed our favorite horror films! (If you haven't listened yet ummm well let's just say we've gotten better at editing #hehe) Is the Conjuring Universe the most offensive thing to ever happen to horror films? Does Jud make any sense, ever? Is Taylor more of a Siskell, or Ebert? What do film criticism, Winston Churchill, pumpkin beers, and "One Week," by Barenaked Ladies, have in common? Listen and find out!

Remember folks – we’re still in a pandemic. Sure, it’s been MANY months, but still… please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 

Please also support the fight for black lives if you can. Here in Florida, we’ve had an explosion of arrests to peaceful protestors to start the month, including in our beloved Tallahassee. Please donate on Paypal to [email protected]. 

Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!

You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real):

Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Films Covered: The Conjuring (2013), Pet Sematary (1989), Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street (2020), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
TV Shows Covered: Lovecraft Country (2020)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we discuss sequels, but not just any sequels… sequels that are BETTER than the original (in our opinion of course… well, maybe not both of us). In this episode, we not only discuss two all-time classic horror sequels, but muse on the topic of the horror sequel itself and discuss some of our favorite film sequels of other genres. So, what are our favorite horror sequels? How many times will Curtis shout out the classic Jaws 2? Why does the subject of “fan mail” continue to be brought up? Listen and find out!

Remember folks – we’re still in a pandemic. Sure, it’s been MANY months, but still… please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 

Please also support the fight for black lives if you can. Here in Florida, we’ve had an explosion of arrests to peaceful protestors to start the month, including in our beloved Tallahassee. Please donate on Paypal to [email protected]. 

Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!

You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real):

Taylor: @happydeathtay

Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Films Covered: Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987), Dawn of the Dead (1978), In Search of Darkness (2019), The Goonies (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), The Lighthouse (2019), Us (2019), Midsommar (2019)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we celebrate our birthdays, only a month and a half and a month late, respectively! We engage in a time honored (our second time doing so) tradition of exchanging horror films for our birthdays. Does Taylor want Curtis to suffer? Does Curtis consider Taylor a second-rate horror fan? What will the fan mail have to say about this episode? Listen and find out!
  
 Please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 
  
 Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
  
 You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).

Taylor: @happydeathtay
 Curtis: @let5groove2nit3
  
 Films Covered: The Woman (2011), One Missed Call (2003), After Midnight (2020), Spree (2020)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we celebrate the leading ladies and true stars of horror – the Final Girls! (Not Final Girls, the movie… but maybe on a future episode) On this episode we discuss to absolute classics of the genre through the lens of their heroines and we discuss the Final Girl trope – the good and the bad (but not the blank… at least not this episode!). Are Final Girls sexist or empowering? Can we stop talking about Ripley in her underwear? When is it ok to watch a Christmas movie? Listen and find out!
  
 Please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 
  
 Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
  
 You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).

Taylor: @happydeathtay
 Curtis: @let5groove2nit3
  
 Films Covered: Alien (1979), Black Christmas (1974), Monstrum (2020), Beach House (2020), Ju-On: Origins (2020, TV Show), Vivarium (2020)

Welcome, ladies, germs and people of all genders! Taylor & Curtis are back for another of our PATENTED bonus reviews – but, this time, we are AT THE DRIVE IN aka we’re reviewing TWO films (what?!). With the continued lack of theater releases, we cover two straight to video releases, the Rental, from first time director Dave Franco, and Host, the Shudder-exclusive “Zoom horror” film. Not only do we review these films, we introduce a whole NEW review format – wow, so cool. Check it out!

Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing or if you have a request for a future release you'd like us to cover: [email protected]. Rate, review, subscribe, and see ya next time!
 
 You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).
 Taylor: @happydeathtay
 Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we celebrate 50 episodes of Ahh! Real Films!! We take a trip down memory lane by discussing our favorite episodes, films we covered, lessons learned (or not), and whether or not Hillary should be in jail for covering up her emails?? We then dive into three listener submitted episodes and promise to never tell our loyal fanbase to smash that unsubscribe button again. Until, you know, the next time you piss us off. A HUGE thank you to all of our listeners for sticking with us this long. This episode is for you!
 
Please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 
 
Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
 
You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).Taylor: @happydeathtay
 Curtis: @let5groove2nit3
 
Films Covered: The Blob (1958--thank you Tyler for this suggestion!), Fright Night (1985--thank you Becky/definitely not our Mom!), Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018--thank you Megan!), 1BR (2020), Evil Dead (2013)

TV Shows Covered: Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018), JU-ON: Origins (2020)

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we horror films that received LESS than 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, or RT as we call it here (not Russian Times!). You may think hmm… why would I want to listen to an episode about bad movies?! Well… MAYBE they aren’t that bad… listen and find out! Are Taylor and Curtis just doing it for the lulz/lolz? Should we report Curtis to the authorities because of his description of twins? Is 4Chan cool (no)? Could you pull off Corey Feldman’s bowl cut in 2020? Listen and all of these questions, and more, will be answered.
 
 Please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 
 
 Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!
 
 You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).
 Taylor: @happydeathtay
 Curtis: @let5groove2nit3
 
 Films Covered: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Smiley (2012), Blood Quantum (2020), Brahms: The Boy II (2020)

BLACK LIVES MATTER!! Support your local bail fund: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/national-bail-fund-network

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we horror films set in the--WHAT--SUMMER?! We've discussed our love for horror in the daytime before, and now we're bringing you horror at the summer camp, horror in the ocean, horror with a ferocious beast, and horror with a very mean, if tbh iconic, bully. Would you wear a shirt with just your name on it? Because we give that two thumbs up over here.

Please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 

Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!

You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).
Taylor: @happydeathtay
Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Films Covered: Jaws (1975), Sleepaway Camp (1983), Knives Out (2019), You Should Have Left (2020), Come to Daddy (2020), Shirley (2020), We Summon the Darkness (2019)

BLACK LIVES MATTER!! Support your local bail fund: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/national-bail-fund-network

Welcome ladies, germs, and people of all genders! Join Taylor & Curtis as we discuss home invasion horror films, also known as the movies that make me clutch my PS4 tight as I go to sleep. Today we feature both a film that upholds the sub-genre's tropes and another that subverts it. Wow! The listener is so lucky to hear us conduct such interesting analysis. So much thought. What is your favorite mask to wear when burglarizing a home? What is Liv Tyler saying? Can she please speak up? Is it a war crime to name your son "Crispain"? Listen and find out!

Please follow all guidance for protecting yourself, your family, and your community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the CDC website frequently for information about how best to do so: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home!! 

Please connect with us on Twitter: @ahhreelfilms or Instagram: @ahhrealfilms, or drop us a line to let us know how we're doing, or to suggest a future topic or film to discuss: [email protected]. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe!

You can also now find us both on Letterboxd! Follow us on our horror journey and occasional forays into romcoms (because let's be real).
Taylor: @happydeathtay
Curtis: @let5groove2nit3

Films Covered: The Strangers (2008), You're Next (2011), Blade (1998), Good Time (2017), Moon (2009)