In this episode, Adam and Zands plunge into Peter Weir's 1975 gothic mystery film, Picnic at Hanging Rock, based on the novel by Joan Lindsay. In this film, a boarding school field trip into the Australian brush turns into horror when a group of students and one teacher mysteriously disappear. In their absence, questions are raised, secrets are revealed and the school's headmistress begins a tragic downward spiral. Discussed are the film's themes of humans vs. nature, traditionalism vs. modernity, repression, sexual awakening and many of the film's possible interpretations, plus the enigmatic final chapter excised from the source novel.

CW for references to sexual assault, suicide and insects.

Zands' Rating: 3/5

Adam's Rating: 4.5/5