On this week’s episode of Two Girl Cinema Club, we’re excited to discuss Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil! We did try to watch the original Resident Evil even though we know it’s not the same as the 2026 version, but it wasn’t readily available for us to stream. The new version was a lot funnier than we ever expected and it was also scary in the first third. We love what Austin Abrams brought to the role and felt his character was pretty realistic, given the situation he was put in. We also heard some pushback on the humor throughout the film and how it didn’t feel like the video game, but we loved that it felt like we were watching someone else playing and thought there were some really cool shots that stuck out. There were also a few industry announcements that were released this past week, so we discussed those as well.
Continuing with our theme, we watched the original Mortal Kombat. Since we weren’t able to watch the original Resident Evil, this was a great alternative since it was by the same director (Paul W.S. Anderson). This movie was released in 1995 and it showed. It had a campy feel, but we weren’t exactly sure if that was purposeful. Even though this isn’t one we’d watch again, we did feel like it was true to the game. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 film that stemmed from a very popular video game. Who other than Angelina Jolie could play this role? This was well done as a whole, and it really made us miss Angelina the action star.
If you love us, leave us comments on social media and YouTube, or write a review with your 5-star rating. If you write us a nice review, DM us and we’ll send you some of our new stickers! Don’t forget to follow our socials, and find us on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. New episodes of Two Girl Cinema Club drop every Friday!
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twogirlcinemaclubpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twogirlcinemaclubpod
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/47bRko9RaTTCsPoEUfjrfN?si=6e27a23055884826
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-girl-cinema-club/id1672867717
","author_name":"Hannah & Ailish"}