This week on Tonight's First Feature, James & Rhys discuss Hokum (2026). When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.

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• https://emeraldisle.ie/the-irish-hare 
• https://www.fangoria.com/hokum-director-damian-mccarthy-interview/ 
• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2163762/

Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt and Rhys Strang.

Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt

Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en

On the first ever episode of Tonight's First Feature, James and Rhys discuss "Lee Cronin's The Mummy". Lee Cronin's debut feature film, The Hole in the Ground (2019), had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. In 2023, he wrote and directed Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise. In June 2024, he passed on directing further sequels to Evil Dead Rise, signing on to write and direct the horror film The Mummy.

Stick around till the end to hear us announce the theme to kick off season one!

References:

• https://theconversation.com/lee-cronins-the-mummy-an-uninspired-unscary-gore-fest-that-demonises-disability-and-leans-into-stereotypes-of-egypt-280957
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/the-mummy-filmmaker-lee-cronin-ending-1236569410/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ0uv-phsDk
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/lee-cronins-the-mummy-review-jack-reynor-horror-1236565609/

Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang.

Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt

Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en

On this week's Tonight's Second Feature, James & Rhys watch Creature From The Back Lagoon and talk about the Africa Across April challenge. African cinema has been severely neglected by film lovers. So this challenge is a chance to delve deeper into this overlooked continent. You can find out more on Letterboxd here: https://boxd.it/T7aAo

In Season 0, we get warmed up with some of James' personal favourites. Creature from the Black Lagoon is a bit of an outlier having released many years after the initial run of Universal's Classic Monster films. We will explore the many behind the scenes stories including a long trail of unseccesful remakes and the scandal surrounding the creation of the "Gill-Man" himself.

References:

• Creature from the Black Lagoon DVD Bonus Featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsA8Rq6IJWE&t=1867s
• https://nbrehmer.medium.com/histories-of-horror-the-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-0f2a11de623b 
• https://www.tcm.com/articles/544635/jack-arnold-profile 
• https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2022/02/02/refocus-the-films-of-jack-arnold
• https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/10/26/the-beauty-who-created-the-beast/ 
• https://cinemascholars.com/the-making-of-the-creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954/ 
• https://nofspodcast.com/behind-the-gills-how-a-hollywood-monster-became-a-legend-in-creature-from-the-black-lagoon/2 
• https://cinescores.dudaone.com/an-interview-with-herman-stein 
• https://www.thehistorycenter.org/the-brave-beauty-of-the-black-lagoon/ 
• https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300821112/ricou-browning-the-underwater-creature-in-black-lagoon-dies-at-93 

Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt and Rhys Strang.

Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt

Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en

On the first episode of Tonight's Second Feature James & Rhys discuss their first introductions to B cinema and watch The Fly (1958). 

On Season 0 we get warmed up with some of James' personal favourites. The Fly 1958 was released to commercial and critical success and would go on to spawn a remake by the legendary David Cronenberg. Whilst a little silly this absolute gem still lives on strong amongst horror and movie fans alike. 

References:

• https://andyoucallyourselfascientist.com/2018/07/22/rocketship-x-m-1950/#:~:text=However%2C%20for%20Robert%20Lippert%2C%20tallying,of%20a%20very%20contented%20duck
• https://www.tcm.com/articles/1082447/the-fly-1958
• https://planetoftheapes.fandom.com/wiki/Ben_Nye
• https://charlottesmakeupwebdotcom.wordpress.com/2015/03/08/145/
• https://variety.com/1958/film/reviews/return-of-the-fly-1117794422/
• https://www.cartermuseum.org/artists/karl-struss
• https://www.metv.com/stories/vincent-price-and-herbert-marshall-couldnt-stop-laughing-while-filming-this-dramatic-scene-in-the-fly-1958
• https://scifist.net/2024/09/21/the-fly/
• https://www.thesoundofvincentprice.com/the-fly-1958/
• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627087/
• https://www.christopherfowler.co.uk/blog/2016/09/14/the-mystery-of-george-langelaan

Tonight's Second Feature is Created, Produced & Hosted by James Hewitt, and Rhys Strang.

Movie behind the scenes researched by James Hewitt

Podcast Cover Art by Mihaly Csordas, https://www.instagram.com/sawdustnui/?hl=en