Second Cut

Spoiler warning! Jacob and Kieran discuss Haute Tension, a French extreme horror film. Topics covered include its roots in slasher and giallo films, potential plagiarism, and the film's censorship and dubbing issues.

Sources:

Films of the New French Extremity: Visceral Horror and National Identity by Alexandra West

Wicked Horror: The Intensity of High Tension: A Look at Plagiarism in Horror

movie-censorship.com: High Tension

10 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s by Jacob Davis

Plot Reveals vs Plot Twists – When They Work and When They Don’t by Kieran Judge

Jacob's Writing at The Film Magazine

Kieran's Writing at The Film Magazine

Music:

Awakening (Instrumental) by Wataboi https://soundcloud.com/wataboi

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What makes a good bad movie? Should you begin a film series in its third installment? Does Vin Diesel play the same character in every movie? Jacob and Kieran discuss all this and more in their analysis of the xXx franchise.

5 More of the Best Character Introductions in Movie History by Jacob Davis

Jacob's Writing at The Film Magazine

Kieran's Writing at The Film Magazine

Music:

Awakening (Instrumental) by Wataboi https://soundcloud.com/wataboi

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Music promoted by FDL Music https://youtu.be/X2oQNUOmk2k

Netflix purchased The Woman in the Window following its delay due to the pandemic. Jacob and Kieran take a look at the eponymous novel's author before diving into the film's production process, some comparisons to other films, and their many problems with this star-studded thriller.

Sources:

The New Yorker: A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions

The Playlist: Tracy Letts' Experience Working on 'Woman In The Window,' Well, "Kinda Sucked"

The Hollywood Reporter: Amy Adams' 'Woman in the Window' to Move to 2020 as Disney Retools Fox Film

Deadline: Netflix Negotiating For ‘The Woman In The Window’ With Amy Adams; Last Fox 2000 Elizabeth Gabler Project Will Be Let Go By Disney

Jacob's Writing at The Film Magazine

Kieran's Writing at The Film Magazine

Top 10 Alfred Hitchcock Films at The Film Magazine by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Music:

Awakening (Instrumental) by Wataboi https://soundcloud.com/wataboi

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Even in the midst of a pandemic, the expectations for Tenet were sky high, and it certainly fell short of "saving cinema." What were the problems with Tenet? How did audiences and critics perceive it? Should we feel it instead of think about it? Jacob and Kieran dive deep into Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster in the debut episode of Second Cut.

Sources:

Hollywood Reporter: Christopher Nolan Breaks Silence on 'Interstellar' Sound

Variety: Christopher Nolan Use of Sound on 'Tenet' Infuriates Some, Inspires Others

Reddit: AMA With Sound Designer Richard King

Jacob's Writing at The Film Magazine

Kieran's Writing at The Film Magazine

Tenet Review at The Film Magazine by Joseph Wade

Music:

Awakening (Instrumental) by Wataboi https://soundcloud.com/wataboi

Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0

Music promoted by FDL Music https://youtu.be/X2oQNUOmk2k

Who are we? What are we doing? Why should you listen to us? And what are our top 5 movies? Find out the answers to these questions and more (or just those) in this introduction to Second Cut!