{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65a2b898e13f240017cef7bd/68e30f27965488b63ad122a3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Freaky (2020): Body Swapping Slasher Fun","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65a2b898e13f240017cef7bd/1759712105230-6c22ef20-3e53-4b29-94e0-ea0887a6e4a3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's October, which means spooky season. So Mike and Steven are kicking off a month of horror discussions with a caveat: the frights in these films are few and far between. Call them <em>horror lite</em>. Things get kicked off with <em>Freaky</em>, a body-swapping horror-comedy from director Christopher Landon. It stars Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn, who knock it out of the park in this fun, stylish slasher story.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK:</p><ul><li>Paywalled <em>Peanuts</em></li><li>Tilly Norwood: Tinseltown's New AI Actress</li></ul><p><br></p><p>_______________________</p><p><br></p><p>STILL TO COME THIS MONTH:</p><p>10/13: <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053559/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>13 Ghosts</em></a> (1960), dir. William Castle</p><p>10/20: <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Invasion of the Body Snatchers</em></a> (1978), dir. Philip Kaufman</p><p>10/27: <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093560/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Monster Squad</em></a> (1987), dir. Fred Dekker</p><p><br></p><p>_______________________</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>WE’D LOVE TO CONNECT!</p><p><br></p><p>Please drop us a line at moviethrowdownpod@gmail.com, and follow us on social media:</p><p><br></p><p>Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/moviethrowdown/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moviethrowdownpod/</p><p>Threads: https://www.threads.net/@moviethrowdownpod</p><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moviethrowdownpod</p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moviethrowdownpod/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieThrowdownPod</p>","author_name":"Weekly Movie Throwdown"}