Casting The Net

In honor of Spooky Season, we had to hit you with a "ClarissaWeen" episode! This week we're covering Luc Besson's take on Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dracula: A Love Tale. While an argument can be made that the film rather egregiously reheats Francis Ford Coppola's nachos to the point that would even give The Asylum Studios pause, we discuss whether or not its more bizarre flourishes can set it apart from the popular 1992 film about literature's most recognizable vampire. 

Drew Barrymore certainly had a few interesting entries in her filmography in the early 90s. This week, we finally got around to talking about what is arguably her most perplexing with Doppelganger. Relocating from the east coast to the west, young heiress Holly tries to get away from her past, while her new roommate begins to discovering one dark secret after another about her. And times when he thinks he's encountering Holly, she fears that he's crossing paths with her sinister double. 

This week, we're talking about the ridiculously violent action comedy starry Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving, Guns Akimbo (or "When a production still from your movie becomes a viral meme a solid two years before the movie comes out!"), and the potential dangers of spending too much time online looking for trolls to ratio! After spending too much time on the message boards of an open world game where real-life criminals hunt and kill each other, a lowly video game developer is forced into the game and tasked with taking out its most popular player Nix. With two guns bolted into his hands, he's got to navigate the most mundane tasks while trying to stay alive. 

This week we're getting into some true crime with Lifetime's Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story. Despite being a member of the Amish community, Eli just couldn't stop himself from spreading his love all over town. He took advantage of several women who would do anything to please him . . . even commit murder. Needless to say, we had A LOT to talk about regarding the true story . . . and Lifetime's bread and butter when it come to true crime dramatizations. 

This week, we covered the early aughts Japanese comedy Kamikaze Girls at Clarissa's request, as the worlds of Lolita fashion and girl biker gangs collide in the most unlikeliest of friendships! Momoko using her whatever money her wannabe gangster father can earn to feed her obsession with the French Rococo period, while Ichigo rebels against authority any way she can. But when the two meet, they realize they have more in common than they're ready to admit. 

There's really no way to talk about Nicholas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon without REALLY talking about it, so make sure you've already watched it (or not), because this episode is a SPOILER SUPREME!!!!! Celebrating its tenth anniversary as Refn is set to release his first feature since its release, Her Private Hell, later this summer, The Adorable Lil Hypebeast and I are discussing this dark and wildly ambitious thriller starring Elle Fanning as Jesse, a young girl who's come out to LA to pursue her dream of becoming a model and realizing how coveted her natural beauty truly is.  

An underseen gem of the post-Scream horror boom of the late 90s/early 2000s, we're diving into the Brittany Murphy starring slasher film Cherry Falls this week, as teenagers of a sleepy Virginia town find themselves at the mercy of a ruthless killer who seemingly only targets virgins. Deprived of a theatrical release, ultimately premiering on the USA Network, we discuss whether or not this particular slasher was too smart for its own good. 

We decided to keep the video game adaptation train rolling and cover an underseen "classic" from the mid-aughts, based on the popular Tecmo series Dead or Alive. When the best fighters in the world are invited to compete in a martial arts tournament, five of its female combatants will team up to get to discover their host's ulterior motives. Strap in for a whole lotta fighting, flirting, and just enough volleyball to keep things interesting! 

We knew we'd have to cover it at some point, as original Silent Hill director Christophe Gans returns with a new entry in the cinematic adaptation franchise based on the popular video game series after 20 whole-ass years with Return To Silent Hill. This time around, James Sunderland finds his way back to the mysterious town of Silent Hill on a search to reunite with his lost love Mary. It's not long before secrets of the past give way to supernatural horrors that James will  have to endure and overcome. 

The time has come for our Mark Dacascos Retrospective to come to an end (For now!), as we get to talking about what was meant to be his breakout role in Only The Strong. After being stationed in Brazil, soldier Louis Stevens returns to the inner city Florida high school he graduated from to teach a class of wayward youths about the dance-infused martial art of capoeira. Not only will he have to teach them to look past their differences, but he'll also have to content with the ruthless gangs influencing their lives.