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Today I’ll be discussing my newest obsession Midnight Mass. It's a supernatural horror limited series on Netflix, by Mike Flanagan, the same guy that brought us The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. Midnight Mass stars Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel, Hamish Linklater, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kohli and Henry Thomas. The plot centers on an isolated island community that experiences supernatural events after the arrival of a mysterious priest. 

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Ever wonder about how you can survive a horror movie? Well, today’s episode will be about practical advice on how characters can survive a horror movie. Today I’m joined by friend Erin Lono. She is the second guest to appear on Juncture Podcast.

We’ll mainly focus on strategy and attire, but we may venture off.

I want to thank Erin for going me for this episode. You can find her online @theerinlono on Instagram and www.theend42tees.com. She’s currently working on a young adult novel titled Night Swimming.

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Breakdown is a 1997 thriller mystery film packed with action from start to finish. Jeff and his wife Amy are driving cross-country to California when their car breaks down. Amy gets a lift from a friendly stranger, but later disappears, after which Jeff embarks on a frantic search. 

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I'll discuss Jeff's transformation from yuppie to action hero.

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Exploring guilt and forgiveness today while analyzing the The Place Beyond the Pines. The Place Beyond the Pines is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance, and written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, and Darius Marder. The film tells three linear stories: Luke (Ryan Gosling), a motorcycle stunt rider who supports his family through a life of crime, Avery (Bradley Cooper), an ambitious policeman who confronts his corrupt police department, and lastly, two troubled teenagers (Emory Cohen and Dane DeHaan) who explore the aftermath of Luke and Avery's actions fifteen years later. The supporting cast includes Eva Mendes,  Ben Mendelsohn, Rose Byrne, Mahershala Ali, Bruce Greenwood, Harris Yulin, and Ray Liotta.

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First of all I keep incorrectly stating the film's name. Today's bonus watch-a-long episode is the 1990 horror-comedy film Troll 2. The film centers around the suburban Waits family who are taking part in a cultural exchange with a family in a small rural town. The town is filled with vegetarian goblins who seek to mutate the family into plants so that they can eat them.

Troll 2 was directed by Claudio Fragasso (under the pseudonym Drake Floyd) and stars Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey, Connie McFarland, Deborah Reed, and Jason Wright.

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Let’s take a look at the 1996 film Set It Off. Set It Off is a 1996 American crime action heist film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Kate Lanier and Takashi Bufford. The film stars Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise (in her film debut). It follows four close friends in Los Angeles, California, who decide to plan and execute a bank robbery.

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Today’s episode covers the 2016 film Hell or High Water. Hell or High Water is a an American neo-Western crime drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan. The film follows two brothers, divorced father Toby (Chris Pine) and ex-con older brother Tanner (Ben Foster) who carry out a series of bank robberies to save the family’s west Texas ranch. Hot on their trail are two Texas Rangers (Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham).

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If you like Hell or High Water, you'll probably also like A Place Beyond the Pines (2012).

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European Vacation is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Robert Klane and John Hughes and based on a story by Hughes. The second film in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, it stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, Victor Lanoux, and Eric Idle.

The Griswald family compete in a game show called Pig in a Poke and win an all-expenses-paid trip to Europe where mayhem ensues.

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Hi, I'm Jackie, the mysterious voice behind Juncture Podcast. Listen in to learn a little about me.

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This week's podcast episode is about a new Netflix show that I am obsessed with. It’s a Swedish teen drama called Young Royals. It’s about the hypothetical Swedish royal family. The second son, baby prince, is wildin’ out and getting in trouble, so his parents send him to this elite boarding school called Hillerska, and mayhem ensues.

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If you haven't watched Young Royals yet, turn back down. Stop this podcast and go watch...then come back, and tell me what you think!

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