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Talking Pictures

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  • 24. Scooby Doo on Zombie Island

    01:21:57||Season 1, Ep. 24
    On this week's episode of Talking Pictures, we're heading down to the Louisiana Bayou as we tackle the frightful events of "Scooby Doo on Zombie Island"! We're wrapping up the most haunted month of the year with a tale thrilling enough to meet the moment. Join us as we talk through what it means to flip the script of a story structure that changed narrative storytelling forever, dive into the mechanisms that cause otherwise decent folks to turn to villainy, and remark upon the horror of the American South all while we answer why this entry finds itself in the top 250 horror movies on Letterbox. Follow us on Instagram @talking_pictures_pod or write to us at yap@talkingpicturespod.com. We'll see you at the movies.

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  • 23. Bram Stoker's Dracula

    01:11:26||Season 1, Ep. 23
    On this week's episode of Talking Pictures, we're keeping the spooky train rolling with Francis Ford Coppola's "Bram Stoker's Dracula"! We talk about Coppola's changes to the gothic classic, how it compares to other Draculas, and lament how pretty some movies are while asking why it's one of the top 250 horror movies. Follow us on Instagram @talking_pictures_pod or write to us at yap@talkingpicturespod.com. We'll see you at the movies.

  • 22. Hereditary

    01:30:54||Season 1, Ep. 22
    On this week's episode of Talking Pictures, we're deep in our feelings of despair and devastation as we break down the Ari Aster's debut film "Hereditary"! Join us as we discuss a more modern form of horror with dread and despair on full display as we talk through why this movie's on the Top 250 Horror List. Find us on Instagram @talking_pictures_pod or drop us a line at yap@talkingpicturespod.com. We'll see you at the movies.

  • 21. Train to Busan

    01:23:59||Season 1, Ep. 21
    This week on Talking Pictures, we’re boarding Yeon Sang-ho’s Train to Busan, a relentless zombie thriller that moves as fast as it's undead. We dig into the film’s portrayal of fatherhood and sacrifice, its pointed take on corporate self-interest, and the class markers that reveal who these people really are. Find us on Instagram @talking_pictures_pod or drop us a line at yap@talkingpicturespod.com. We'll see you at the movies.

  • 20. Scream

    01:24:19||Season 1, Ep. 20
    It's the first Friday of October as we switch over to watch movies from the Top 250 Horror films of all time with "Scream"! Join us and the rest of the gang at Woodsboro High as we navigate trauma, learn the rules of the movies, and watch the bodies pile up all while asking Why's this on the list. Find us on Instagram @talking_pictures_pod or drop us a line at yap@talkingpicturespod.com. We'll see you at the movies.

  • 19. Crime Month: The Silence of the Lambs

    01:11:03||Season 1, Ep. 19
    It’s our final episode of Crime Month! Hannibal the Cannibal joins the party in Jonathan Demme’s “The Silence of the Lambs.” No fava beans or chianti here, but we do dig into how a horror-thriller swept the Big Five at the Oscars, what makes Clarice Starling such an enduring heroine, and how the film’s reputation has shifted over the past thirty-plus years, all while figuring out what earned it a spot on the list. Find us on Instagram @talking_pictures_pod or drop us a line at yap@talkingpicturespod.com. We'll see you at the movies.

  • 18. Crime Month: Fight Club

    01:03:08||Season 1, Ep. 18
    On this week's Crime Month episode, we're yapping about David Fincher's adaptation of "Fight Club"! We look at the long history this movie has and it's relationship with its audience over two decades later and ask ourselves why it's on the list. Follow us on Instagram @talking_pictures_pod or write to us at yap@talkingpicturespod.com. We'll see you at the movies.