Millie & Rina discuss Ryan Coogler's fangtastic, sexy, Southern romp, Sinners, and ask Nosferatu GenAI boyfriend an important listener question. Note: Very few spoilers here, so if you haven't seen Sinners it's still cool to listen. However, we do get fresh (for us), so major EXPLICIT CONTENT warning.

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Millie & Rina review Heretic from writer/director duo Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (of A Quiet Place fame) as well as chat with Millie’s own Nosferatu GenAI boyfriend. Little to no spoilers here, so if you haven't seen Heretic it's a safe space.

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Season 2 is officially underway! On Episode 9, we share our thoughts on Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and the emerging use case for GenAI/LLMs as sexy boyfriends. We also review the “What if?” scenarios from our previous ChatGPT prompt and select two ideas to develop into concepts (with and without the help of GenAI!).

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Millie & Rina share their 2024 list for #spookyseason horror movie picks. Dig in with them on some new classics and some old favorites. They also talk through the rocky start of their second season, movies NOT to watch this Halloween, and adoration for Scream King; Justin Long.

For our final episode of "Season 1," we get dramatic about surviving the NYC earthquake and observed the recent eclipse. In the writing sesh portion of the hour, we debriefed after our prior attempt at writing with AI and dug into some of our personal fears and “What If” scenarios as a way to brainstorm ideas for horror movies. Count how many times Millie sucks her teeth! If you dare… 

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👋 Millie, Rina, & Generative AI are back! Welcome to our 2nd official Writing Session. We catch up on what we’ve been doing (being sick!), where we’ve been hiding (Mexico City, Puerto Rico), and what we’re watching and reading (Mrs. Davis, The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect) - so you can get a baseline of our mental state.

Then, we get down to business and take our first pass at a ChatGPT-generated, horror movie synopsis. Tune in to find out what it came up with! Spoiler: It’s not great. 😬

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Millie and Rina are back after a holiday hiatus. Recorded in November 2023, we touch base on the Newton Creek Killer, our friggin Mayor and his RoboCops, Werner Herzog, as well as the controversial Marvel cinematic universe. Then we dig in with our pals ChatGPT and Bard to support our horror screenplay writing. Tune in for our triumphant (we guess) return, in episode 5! 

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👻 Bonus episode! Millie and Rina share their lists of #spookyseason horror movie picks that pair well with the changing fall foliage and slight chill in the air. 🍂

⏺ Apologies in advance for the difference in audio quality - we'll be back to our usually recording setup for the next episode.

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Millie and Rina talk to the hand. Not really. We discuss Rick Rubin’s fantastic book, The Creative Act, Rina’s take on The Pope’s Exorcist. Spoiler Alert: It’s not great (but don't not not see it?). We dig into the movie of the month, A24’s spooky romp, and the Philippou twins' debut: "Talk to Me" (2022). Disclaimer: Contains discussion of suicide and self harm.
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Millie and Rina are back, baby! We catch-up after a short summer hiatus, check in on the SAG-AFTRA strike (and how it’s affecting our pod format), chat at length about AI art at NYC’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and wildly speculate on some local true crime happenings before diving into Alex Garland’s intimate, AI-focused, sci-fi horror: "Ex Machina" (2014). Tune in for this wild ride of a second (but actually, third) episode.

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