Casting The Net

This week, we discuss the Korean action film, The Villainess. Equal parts Kill Bill and La Femme Nikita, the film tells the story of a vengeful young assassin (Kim Ok-Bin), recruited by a clandestine organization, to become a more refined sleeper agent. As she's drawn deeper into a world of intrigue and deception, she discovers that her opportunity for revenge on the crime bosses who killed her father has never been closer.

The SPOILER SUPREME returns this week, as we discuss the off-the-wall insanity that is Death Race 2050. In a cross-country race where you have to kill to rack up as many points as possible, five drivers will not only have to compete against each other, but against a band of freedom fighters who are opposed to the barbaric bloodsport, the ruthless chairman of the United Corporations of America who's got the Death Race rigged any way he sees fit, and even their own insecurities? Yeah, this one gets pretty weird, folks.

We get downright educational on this week's episode, as we discuss the Netflix Original movie, Gerald's Game, based on the novel by Stephen King. Jessie and Gerald (Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood) are looking to spice up their marriage with a little kink play, but Jessie quickly realizes she doesn't like being handcuffed to their bed. She'll like it even less after Gerald suffers a fatal heart attack, leaving her alone in their secluded vacation home, without food, water, or anyone around to help.

The Justice League movie is finally out, so we figured it would be a good time to discuss the Hulu original documentary, Batman and Bill. The story of the Caped Crusader's creation is one of the most fascinating in comic book history, filled with betrayal, heartbreak, and eventual redemption, as a biographer goes on a quest to get recognition for the man who contributed to pretty much everything we love about Batman, Bill Finger.

This week, we talk about the Netflix original movie, Wheelman, as Frank Grillo plays a stoic getaway driver hired for what he believes to be a simple bank job. Unfortunately, an anonymous call sets him on a dangerous path that he may not survive.

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It's Halloween, people, and this week we're talking about the Netflix original movie, The Babysitter. When young Cole (Judah Lewis) decides to see what his babysitter (Samara Weaving) and her friends are up to while he's supposed to be asleep, he discovers murderous plans to pay tribute to Satan, and equal parts hilarity and bloodshed ensue. . .

This week, we got into the Halloween spirit with the right proper horror (comedy) entry, Deathgasm. When two young metal heads form their own band, they unwittingly unleash a demonic evil on their sleepy Australian town. Hilarity and gore ensues in high volume.

This week, we talk discuss The Transfiguration, where a young boy named Milo (Eric Ruffin) struggles with bullies, his emotionally-distant older brother, and a rather disturbing obsession with vampires. Things start to change, however, when Milo meets his new neighbor, a girl named Sophie (Chloe Levine).

On this week's episode, we debate the plausibility of the plot of the YouTube original movie, The Thinning, where students from 1st grade to 12th must take a test to determine their rightful place is society, based on their intelligence. And if they fail . . . they die!