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Episode 259 – The Evil Lie
Happy Blumhouse-ween
This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl get in the Halloween mood talking about two of the four new Blumhouse Halloween movies on Amazon Prime, ‘The Lie’ and ‘Evil Eye’. Plus, all the best news bites of the week.
Episode Index
Intro: 0:45
Justice League: 2:57
Willow Sequel: 8:21
Quibi Shuts Down: 15:02
The Old Guard Dominates: 24:08
The Lie Mini-Review: 31:04
Evil Eye Mini-Review: 44:14
News Bites
Jared Leto to Play Joker in Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’
‘Willow’ Sequel Series Officially a Go at Disney Plus, Jon M. Chu to Direct
Quibi To Shut Down, Ending $2B Streaming Experiment
The Old Guard Was Even More Popular Than We Realized
The Lie (2018)
Summary
In this drama, a father and daughter are on their way to dance camp when they spot the girl’s best friend on the side of the road. When they stop to offer the friend a ride, their good intentions soon result in terrible consequences. The family quickly closes ranks and decides not to tell anybody. But secrets rarely stay secret for long… and they soon find themselves faced with an impossible choice that will alter the course of their lives forever.
Cast
Mireille Enos as Rebecca
Peter Sarsgaard as Jay
Joey King as Kayla
Cas Anvar as Sam Ifrani
Devery Jacobs as Brittany
Nicholas Lea as Detective Rodney Barnes
Patti Kim as Detective Kenji Tagata
Crew
Directed by
Veena Sud
Produced by
Jason Blum
Alix Madigan
Christopher Tricarico
Written by
Veena Sud
Based on We Monsters by
Marcus Seibert
Sebastian Ko
Music by
Tamar-kali
Cinematography
Peter Wunstorf
Edited by
Phil Fowler
Production
Production Company
Blumhouse Television
Mad Dog Films
Bitter Boy Productions
Distributed by
Amazon Studios
Release date
September 13, 2018 (TIFF)
October 6, 2020 (United States)
Running Time 97 minutes
Filming
Principal photography on the film began in January 2018. Its working title was Between the Earth and the Sky. The film is set in Canada and shot in the Toronto area.
Release
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2018. In August 2020, Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film and premiered it on October 6, 2020. Along with Black Box, it’s one of the first two movies released from Blumhouse Productions’s 8-film anthology Welcome to the Blumhouse.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 42% based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 5.11/10. The website’s critics consensus reads, “Queasily compelling without ever truly coming together, The Lie won’t fool many viewers seeking worthwhile horror fare.” On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews.”
Evil Eye (2020)
Summary
A curse from the past reawakens in the present to torment a family in Evil Eye, a stylish suspense thriller with a supernatural edge. Fro
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Happy Blumhouse-ween
This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl get in the Halloween mood talking about two of the four new Blumhouse Halloween movies on Amazon Prime, ‘The Lie’ and ‘Evil Eye’. Plus, all the best news bites of the week.
Episode Index
Intro: 0:45
Justice League: 2:57
Willow Sequel: 8:21
Quibi Shuts Down: 15:02
The Old Guard Dominates: 24:08
The Lie Mini-Review: 31:04
Evil Eye Mini-Review: 44:14
News Bites
Jared Leto to Play Joker in Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’
‘Willow’ Sequel Series Officially a Go at Disney Plus, Jon M. Chu to Direct
Quibi To Shut Down, Ending $2B Streaming Experiment
The Old Guard Was Even More Popular Than We Realized
The Lie (2018)
Summary
In this drama, a father and daughter are on their way to dance camp when they spot the girl’s best friend on the side of the road. When they stop to offer the friend a ride, their good intentions soon result in terrible consequences. The family quickly closes ranks and decides not to tell anybody. But secrets rarely stay secret for long… and they soon find themselves faced with an impossible choice that will alter the course of their lives forever.
Cast
Mireille Enos as Rebecca
Peter Sarsgaard as Jay
Joey King as Kayla
Cas Anvar as Sam Ifrani
Devery Jacobs as Brittany
Nicholas Lea as Detective Rodney Barnes
Patti Kim as Detective Kenji Tagata
Crew
Directed by
Veena Sud
Produced by
Jason Blum
Alix Madigan
Christopher Tricarico
Written by
Veena Sud
Based on We Monsters by
Marcus Seibert
Sebastian Ko
Music by
Tamar-kali
Cinematography
Peter Wunstorf
Edited by
Phil Fowler
Production
Production Company
Blumhouse Television
Mad Dog Films
Bitter Boy Productions
Distributed by
Amazon Studios
Release date
September 13, 2018 (TIFF)
October 6, 2020 (United States)
Running Time 97 minutes
Filming
Principal photography on the film began in January 2018. Its working title was Between the Earth and the Sky. The film is set in Canada and shot in the Toronto area.
Release
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2018. In August 2020, Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film and premiered it on October 6, 2020. Along with Black Box, it’s one of the first two movies released from Blumhouse Productions’s 8-film anthology Welcome to the Blumhouse.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 42% based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 5.11/10. The website’s critics consensus reads, “Queasily compelling without ever truly coming together, The Lie won’t fool many viewers seeking worthwhile horror fare.” On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews.”
Evil Eye (2020)
Summary
A curse from the past reawakens in the present to torment a family in Evil Eye, a stylish suspense thriller with a supernatural edge. Fro