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After wrapping up July with a Jan de Bont double feature discussing the movie magic of Twister (listen) and the laundry list of problems with his 1999 remake of The Haunting (listen), we’re tackled our first Alejandro Jodorowsky film with Santa Sangre (listen).
Now we’re back on American soil for our first Screenlife horror film on the Main Feed: Stephen Susco‘s Unfriended sequel, Unfriended: Dark Web (2018).
In the movie, Matias (Colin Woodell) shows up for virtual game night with a new laptop. As his friends – conspiracy nut AJ (Connor Del Rio), British Damon (Andrew Lees), harangued Lexx (Savira Windyani), and lesbian couple Nari (Betty Gabriel) and Serena (Rebecca Rittenhouse) – play Cards Against Humanity, Matias discovers hidden video files on the stolen computer.
The realization leads him to Charon (Douglas Tait) and Erica Dunne (Alexa Mansour), a missing 17 year old as Matias, his deaf girlfriend Amaya (Stephanie Nogueras) and his friends end up playing a much more threatening and dangerous game. Will they survive the Zoom call?
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Episode 294 – Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) feat. Serena Whitney
Beware of The Circle because we’re exploring the dangers of Screenlife with Stephen Susco’s sequel, Unfriended: Dark Web (2018).
Along for a journey on The River is Serena Whitney, who remembers seeing the OG Unfriended back when it was called Cybernatural!
Plus: casual queer representation, a disabled damsel in distress, why none of these characters are stupid, the best/meanest death(s), a PSA about fake movie news, and – cue the Clue music – our ranking of all 4 endings.
Bonus Drinking Game: every time Joe or Serena mispronounce “Matias”
Cross out Unfriended: Dark Web!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re revisiting the work of Paul Morrissey with a look at his follow-up to Flesh For Frankenstein, the Udo Kier-starring Blood for Dracula (1974)! C/W: sexual assault.
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