After weeks of behind the scenes shenanigans, we are finally able to welcome to the show- as a guest!- BFI's producer and social media manager Lily Steinberg. This week we discuss the first wide release of 2024: Blumhouse's PG-13 haunted pool movie Night Swim! Additionally, Lily and I talked about a recent repertory screening we attended for a film we both love: Elaine May's 1971 directorial debut A New Leaf. Topics include:

 

• Can Night Swim mimic the success that M3GAN enjoyed last January?
• Would Elaine May's unseen three hour cut of A New Leaf be as good as the masterpiece that the studio cut is?
• What exactly constitutes a Mom Movie, and how do you avoid watching bad ones?

 

All this and more!

 

Logo artwork by Kristen Eng

 

Episode artwork by Lily Steinberg