Let The Right Films In

Every year, we gather together a group of friends, past guests, and creators we admire and ask each of them about a 2019 movie they enjoyed.

This year, we also ambushed them with a very important question: how do you feel about Baby Yoda? These are the results.

Our year in review series, as well as all of our guests, can be found here:

+ Part 1 (Parasite, Little Women, and prestige/awards movies): https://ltrfi.com/post/190412261092/the-right-films-of-2019-pt-1

+ Part 2 (Hustlers, Detective Pikachu, and fun/blockbuster movies): https://ltrfi.com/post/190635538482/the-right-films-of-2019-pt-2

+ Part 3 (Us, Scary Stories, and horror movie (kind of)): https://ltrfi.com/post/190700856267/the-right-films-of-2019-pt-3

Every year, we gather together a group of friends, past guests, and creators we admire and ask each of them about a 2019 movie they enjoyed. We release these segments as a series of themed episodes.

This is the horror edition. Kind of. Spoilers are light, but tread carefully.

Timestamps:

02:20 - Us

12:40 - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

21:30 - The Perfection

47:52 - Doctor Sleep

01:08:36 - Mr. Robot Season 3

01:24:22 - Her Smell

01:44:17 - The Irishman

Many thanks to our guests on this episode. Be sure to check out their work, as they are smart and good:

Jordan Crucchiola (https://www.vulture.com/author/jordan-crucchiola, http://www.thatmightbecool.com/disastergirls, https://twitter.com/jorcru)

+ Let’s Talk About the Insane Ending of Netflix’s The Perfection - https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/netflix-the-perfection-movie-ending.html

+ The 100 Scares That Shaped Horror - https://www.vulture.com/article/best-horror-movie-scenes.html

+ 55 Essential Queer Horror Films - https://www.vulture.com/article/55-essential-queer-horror-films.html

Jess Peacock (https://twitter.com/suchadarkthing)

+ Halloweed Horrors - https://rue-morgue.com/category/hallowed-horrors/

Kyle Minton

+ 'Mr. Robot' Is the Defining Show of the 2010s - https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/y3mzew/mr-robot-is-the-defining-show-of-the-2010s

+ Good For Nothing - https://theoccupiedtimes.org/?p=12841

Jordan McNaughton (https://twitter.com/dogshrt, https://letterboxd.com/jrdnmcnghtn/)

+ Married, Now - https://smarturl.it/dogshirtmn

Stephen Cognetti (https://twitter.com/sajc05)

+ Hell House LLC - https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/hell-house-llc/3596928

Music from: Us, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Doctor Sleep, Black Christmas, Her Smell, The Nightingale, Climax

Every year, we gather together a group of friends, past guests, and creators we admire and ask each of them about a 2019 movie they enjoyed. We release these segments as a series of themed episodes.

This is the fun/blockbuster entry. Spoilers are light, but tread carefully.

Timestamps:

02:20 - Hustlers

14:29 - Detective Pikachu

24:03 - The Peanut Butter Falcon

35:00 - Booksmart

44:23 - John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

59:52 - Always Be My Maybe

1:10:14 - Captain Marvel

Many thanks to our guests on this episode. Be sure to check out their work, as they are smart and good:

Brian Leak (https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianleak/)

Eva Friedman (http://www.evaplaysthedrums.com/, https://twitter.com/Eva_Friedman)

Gabriel Aikins (https://www.gabrielaikins.com/, https://twitter.com/GabrielAikins)

Meghin Moore (https://www.dailyprogress.com/users/meghin-moore/, https://twitter.com/dailyprogress, https://twitter.com/meghin_)

Monica Date

Music from: Hustlers, Detective Pikachu, Booksmart, Avengers: Endgame, Happy Death Day 2 U, Captain Marvel, The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Every year, we gather together a group of friends, past guests, and creators we admire and ask each of them about a 2019 movie they enjoyed. We release these segments as a series of themed episodes.

This is the "prestige" / awards edition. Spoilers are light, but tread carefully.

Timestamps:

03:36 - Parasite

18:08 - Little Women

29:04 - Knives Out

49:51 - Ad Astra

01:05:07 - Uncut Gems

01:23:02 - Marriage Story

01:45:01 - The Farewell

Many thanks to our guests on this episode. Be sure to check out their work, as they are smart and good:

Leigh Monson (https://birthmoviesdeath.com/author/leigh.monson, https://birthmoviesdeath.com/tag/queer-underworld, https://www.slashfilm.com/author/leigh-monson/)

Patrick Haynes

Charlie Mangan (https://muchadoaboutcinema.com/author/charliemang/, https://twitter.com/neverrcursed, https://letterboxd.com/reservoirpogs/

Landon Defever (https://twitter.com/igotdefeverman, https://letterboxd.com/landondefever/)

Raúl Alejandro Mendoza (https://thenerdcorps.com/, https://anchor.fm/thecinemacondition, https://twitter.com/thenerdychicano).

Music from: Parasite, Knives Out, Ad Astra, Uncut Gems, Marriage Story, The Farewell, Wild Rose

Kayla and Tyler dive into Todd Solondz' Happiness, our first listener pick, courtesy of Landon Defever. The film deals with some difficult subject matter, as each character in this web has their own flawed idea of how best to find the titular concept. It's uncomfortable, to say the last.

But first, the team dives into some timely 2019 fare with a frustrated reckoning with The Rise of Skywalker, an earnest defense of Black Christmas 2019, and an appreciation of the Netflix's Let It Snow.

Timestamps:

01:27 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

22:24 - Black Christmas (2019)

29:06 - Let It Snow

33:34 - Happiness

Resources:

The Halloween spirit lives on year-round - and what better way to celebrate Thanksgiving week than with some unspeakable horror?

Kayla and Tyler recap the movies and activities of their Salem Horror Fest weekend before diving into some of their most notable watches of the 2019 Halloween season. The timestamps will be more helpful than ever today.

Support us on Patreon to earn either undying loyalty or a postcard https://www.patreon.com/ltrfipod.

04:48 - Car audio from Salem

26:35 - Salem Horror Fest recap (Scream, Queen!, In Fabric, Attack The Block, The Blog, The Thing, Under the Skin)

1:15:26 - Halloween recap start

1:16:18 - Carnival of Souls

1:22:47 - Climax

1:29:11 - Scream 4

1:38:55 - Tragedy Girls

1:43:08 - A Halloween 6 aside

Notes:

Kayla's engagement photos - https://www.instagram.com/p/B4TFXUMAh7P/

Tyler's tatoo - https://www.instagram.com/p/B3M3hUWgpTM/

Scream, Queen! - https://www.screamqueendocumentary.com/

Faculty of Horror on Under the Skin - https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/10/episode-77-human-nature-under-the-skin-2013/

K. Austin Collins' Scream review - https://letterboxd.com/melvillmatic/film/scream-4/

In their September episode, Kayla and Tyler tackle a double feature of high-concept high school movies that aren't really about high school. Talking points: the 90s American male, how movies and audiences view female characters, transplanting noir into a surprisingly fitting setting, the need for challenging art and curated streaming, and the power of withholding catharsis. Also, Rian Johnson good!

But first - Kayla revisits A Star is Born and Tyler relates the plot of the 2008 Bradley Cooper-starring motion picture The Midnight Meat Train.

Support us on Patreon to earn either undying loyalty or a postcard. https://www.patreon.com/ltrfipod

01:00 - Recently Watched (A Star Is Born, Ready Or Not, Hell Night, The Midnight Meat Train)

25:19 - Feature Presentation (Election)

55:47 - Feature Presentation (Brick)

1:26:51 - Recommendations (The Edge of Seventeen, The Virgin Suicides)

On this month's podcast, Kayla and Tyler revisit one of their favorite (ongoing, damn it!) film series and talk Happy Death Day(s). The double features serves up a delightful stew of slasher elements, time nonsense, a lovable and laugh-inducing cast, and moving stories about grief!

Also, Kayla challenges a movie producer to a fistfight and learns how Patreon works shortly before leaving the country. Are all these things connected? Probably, but we'll need to relive this day a few more times before we know for sure.

Support us on Patreon to earn either undying loyalty or a postcard.

2:00 - Recently watched (John Wick trilogy, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, A Cure for Wellness)

25:23 - Feature presentation (Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U)

45:10 - The Challenge for Happy Death Day

55:42 - Recommendations (You Might be the Killer, Serial Mom)

1:03:10 - Kayla learns how Patreon works

We're back, and we're four years old! Kayla and Tyler are refreshed but immediately back on their old bs with an episode rife with horror movie talk, Halloween plans, terrible jokes, and critical warts-and-all discussion about movies we love. We missed this. We missed you!

We also have a Patreon now, where you can make Kayla go to a haunted house: https://www.patreon.com/ltrfipod.

08:37 - Quick hits(It Follows, The Blair Witch Project, Sleepaway Camp, It '17, House of the Devil, Rosemary's Baby, Jaws

18:47 - Spotlight section (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '74, The Wicker Man '73)

42:53 - MIDSOMMAR

Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/tylertellstales/list/summer-horror/

Podcast episodes referenced:

It Follows - https://player.fm/series/the-nerd-corps/the-nerdy-chicano-show-e17-it-follows

The Blair Witch Project - https://soundcloud.com/ltrfipod/bonus-ep-1-blair-witch

Sleepaway Camp - https://soundcloud.com/ltrfipod/ep-34-final-girls-and-horror-with-feeling

It - https://soundcloud.com/ltrfipod/ep-38-it

House of the Devil - https://soundcloud.com/ltrfipod/ep-39-houses

Rosemary's Baby - https://soundcloud.com/ltrfipod/ep-52-salem-horror-fest

Ari Aster on Film Comment - https://soundcloud.com/film-comment/ari-aster-and-midsommar

Welcome to episode three of our 2018 year end series - the light and fun edition!

We've gathered guests old and new to talk about a favorite film from the endless year 2018. These talks are generally spoiler free, but all do contain several basic plot elements, so use the timestamps to avoid anything you're even slightly wary of spoiling.

Many thanks to our guests on this episode: Tyler Grimes (http://www.distilledtheatre.com/dtc-radio/), Meghin Moore (https://www.dailyprogress.com/), and Eva Friedman(http://www.staircasespirits.com/).

01:45 The Favourite

10:09 Love, Simon

17:40 Game Night

36:18 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

48:16 A Simple Favor

Music from: You Might Be The Killer, Game Night, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, A Simple Favor, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse