Deep Cuts Horror Hit List #6 “Talk To Me”

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Deep Cuts Horror Hit List #6 “Talk To Me”

Podcast: Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present
Episode Date: October 26, 2025
Host(s): Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes
Episode Theme: In this installment of their “Deep Cuts Horror Hit List” series, Amy and TJ spotlight "Talk To Me," a standout Australian horror film, and break down why it sits at #6 in their countdown of must-see, under-the-radar horror movies as Halloween approaches.

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Episode Overview

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes dissect “Talk To Me,” an acclaimed horror film from 2023 by directors Danny and Michael Philippou. They discuss its unique approach to supernatural horror, its impressive emotional depth, and why its success changed indie horror expectations. The episode mixes critical review, anecdotal reactions, industry context, and recommendations for horror fans seeking a genuine scare.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Why “Talk To Me” Stands Out

• Not Your Standard Horror Movie
  • TJ: "This was such a shocking and pleasing delight because this was not your standard horror movie." [03:51]
• Fear Factor for Seasoned Horror Fans
  • Amy: "I was so scared. And I think when you watch as many horror movies as we do to say I was so scared, there’s a high threshold and this one meets it." [04:09]
  • Amy admits she had to look away from the screen during certain scenes due to the intensity, a rare occurrence for her.

2. Plot and Approach

• Brief Synopsis (courtesy Amy):
  • "When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill. Until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces." [05:01]
  • The setting is a teen party, but the film avoids typical silliness or camp.

3. Atmosphere, Intensity, and Execution

• Sustained Discomfort
  • TJ: "There are several scenes I’m thinking about now I don’t want to watch again. I look away at certain parts of this movie." [05:51]
  • The hosts note a relentless sense of unease and emotional intensity.

4. Production and Cast Highlights

• Budget and Box Office
  • Amy: "For a budget of just $4.5 million... made almost $92 million worldwide." [05:59, 06:08]
  • TJ: "That is a low—this is a good looking movie." [06:33]
• Behind the Camera
  • Directed by Australian brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, marking a strong debut in the horror genre.
• Ensemble and Performances
  • Sophie Wilde singled out for an Oscar-worthy performance.
    • TJ: "She had to do so much range wise in terms of emotion... She is just dynamic and her ease and ability to cry and convey emotion and pain—oh so good." [07:16–07:35]
    • Amy: "Sophie Wilde made this movie." [06:46]
  • The cast features primarily Australian actors, contributing to the authentic vibe.
  • Miranda Otto performs memorably as a mother figure.

5. Critical and Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes Scores
  • Amy: "It was 94%" (Critics); "And the audience score, 83%." [08:13–08:16]
• Divisive Second Half
  • Amy: "Some say the second half wasn’t as good as the first half."
  • TJ: "There was a lot of buildup and intrigue and mystery and even tension in that first half. That second half—buckle up." [08:32–08:41]

6. Notable Quotes & Insights

• Unique Approach
  • Amy, referencing critics: "With a gripping story and impressive practical effects, Talk To Me spins a terrifically creepy 21st century horror yarn built on classic foundations." [08:51]
  • TJ: "They found a new way to tell [a ghost story]…these guys, the masters of modern horror." [09:02]
• Sustained Distress
  • TJ: "The shower scene, the boy in the hospital…I wanted that to end. Stop this." [09:49]
  • Both hosts discuss how the film holds on intense moments, increasing their impact.
• Emotional Resonance
  • Amy, quoting an audience review: "If you’ve ever lost someone extremely important to you, it will resonate on a deeper level. How far would you be willing to go to communicate one more time with the loved one you lost?" [12:32]
• Personal/Negative Review
  • Amy reads a critical review dismissing the film as "a 90 minute parable about guilt and not dealing with one’s abandonment issues." [13:16]
  • TJ critiques the reviewer’s personal biases and underscores the film’s craftsmanship: "The suggestion here that you don’t respect it means we shouldn’t take you seriously." [14:50]

7. Cultural and Genre Context

• Place in Modern Horror
  • TJ compares “Talk To Me” to “Insidious” (2011) and “The Conjuring” (2013), emphasizing how certain breakthrough horror films reset expectations for fans and critics alike. [20:10–21:24]
• Not Just One-Trick Pony
  • Amy: "It doesn’t have to just be a one trick pony. And I think that’s what we’ve seen over the last decade at least." [21:25, 21:32]

8. Who Should (and Shouldn’t) Watch

• Who It's For
  • Amy: "Anyone who wants to be scared. Like, this is genuinely scary. Be prepared to have to hide your eyes." [22:23]
  • TJ: "It’s not gratuitous… It’s just a choice. And it’s powerful." [22:40]
• Who It’s Not For
  • Amy: "If supernatural stuff creeps you out, stay the hell away from this. And if you don’t want anything too intense... this is not your movie." [22:49]
  • TJ: "This is one joke, one point of laughter in the movie." [23:02]
  • Both note the intensity is unrelenting; there’s little comic relief.

9. Movie Night Recommendations

• Food & Drink Pairings
  • Amy suggests popcorn, or themed fare like chicken or shrimp on the barbie, or Foster’s beer for an Aussie touch: "Maybe just throw a little Australian theme to it…keep it simple." [24:14]
  • TJ: "You’re going to need a stiff drink at some point... This is absolutely a 40—oh, no, 80 proof and above movie." [24:48, 25:06]

10. Streaming Availability

• "This is on HBO Max, also Paramount Plus. So you can, if you have Hulu or Prime and you’ve got that Paramount Plus addition, which of course we do, you can watch on either of those." [25:11] — Amy

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• TJ:
  • “This was such a shocking and pleasing delight because this was not your standard horror movie.” [03:51]
  • “There are several scenes I’m thinking about now I don’t want to watch again… I look away at certain parts of this movie.” [05:51]
  • “That is a low—this is a good looking movie.” [06:33]
  • “She had to do so much range wise in terms of emotion in this movie. She had to play a friend, a brother, a…a grieving daughter…so good.” [07:16–07:35]
  • “It’s a ghost story like you’ve never seen.” [11:47]
• Amy:
  • “I was so scared… had to look away a couple of times because I was too scared to keep watching.” [04:09]
  • “Sophie Wilde made this movie.” [06:46]
  • “It’s a horror mystery thriller…When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill. Until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.” [05:01]
  • “If you’ve ever lost someone extremely important to you, it will resonate on a deeper level.” [12:32]
• Critics (as quoted by hosts):
  • “What hits hardest is the intense scenes of violence…It’s like a more sadistic Evil Dead movie.” [09:26]
  • “The first half is as compelling as it gets, effectively conjuring horrifying images from the underworld and scarier yet, the troubled souls of the bereaved.” [10:27]

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Segment Timestamps

• [03:24] – Opening Analysis & First Impressions
• [05:01] – Plot Summary & Setting
• [06:08] – Production Details, Cast & Reception
• [08:13] – Critical & Audience Scores
• [09:26] – Critics’ Reviews, Effects, and Standout Scenes
• [12:32] – Audience Reviews and Emotional Themes
• [13:16] – Responding to a Negative Review
• [19:48] – Return from Break; Historical Context in Horror Films
• [22:21] – Who This Film is For (and Not For)
• [24:14] – Food, Drink & Themed Pairings
• [25:11] – Streaming Information
• [25:31] – Teaser for Next Episode

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Tone & Language

The discussion is lively, passionate, and banter-filled. Both hosts relay genuine reactions—sometimes squirming, sometimes reverent, but always enthusiastic about the movie’s boldness and impact. They engage humorously with each other, especially when dissecting reviews or speculating about appropriate snacks and drinks.

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TL;DR

"Talk To Me" offers a terrifying, gritty, and emotionally astute spin on supernatural horror, featuring a tour-de-force performance from Sophie Wilde and striking practical effects. The film’s relentless pace and refusal to provide lighthearted relief set it apart, earning its place at #6 in Amy and TJ's horror hit list. If you want a fresh, intense fright with emotional heft, especially near Halloween, "Talk To Me" shouldn’t be missed—but steel your nerves!

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It is Sunday, October 26th, and number six on our horror hit list. Well, it's from a couple of directors who actually already have a movie on our horror hit list. And with that, welcome to to this episode of Amy and tj. We continue our deep cuts. We count down our favorite horror movies that maybe you haven't heard of as we get close to Halloween now, just days away. Robes. This one is impressive. This is one of our favorite horror movies in recent years. And this was such a shocking and pleasing delight because this was not your standard horror movie.

[Amy Robach]

That's right. I was so scared. And I think when you watch as many horror movies as we do to say I was so scared, there's a high threshold and this one meets it and I would say exceeds it because I had to look away a couple of times because I was too scared to keep watching.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, and we'll get into that. Yeah, there are some moments in this one, but it creeps you out. So it's kind of a ghost story, but it does have some pretty horrific stuff in there as well. But the movie we are talking about is Talk to Me is number six on our horror hit list. Talk to Me. And this is the one I said Robes. Like at the time we saw this movie, we were saying publicly, this young lady needs to get an Oscar. We will talk to you about her performance, but talk to me as the movie was released just in 2023.

[Amy Robach]

That's right. It's a horror mystery thriller. It's an hour, 35 minutes right there in the sweet spot. And here's the synopsis if haven't heard. When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill. Until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. It's great because it starts out at a teen party, right?

[TJ Holmes]

Oh, yeah. And you don't know what's going on.

[Amy Robach]

You have no idea what's happening. But here's the deal. A Lot of movies that surround teen parties and have teen partiers get a little silly and campy. There is nothing about this movie that is silly or campy. This is thrilling and uncomfortable and intense almost all the way through.

[TJ Holmes]

Very uncomfortable. There are several scenes I'm thinking about now I don't want to watch again. I know where they are if I'm watching that movie. I look away at certain parts of this movie.

[Amy Robach]

Yes. And so this did extremely well at the box office for a budget of just $4.5 million.

[TJ Holmes]

What?

[Amy Robach]

Yeah.

[TJ Holmes]

Oh, I didn't realize that.

[Amy Robach]

Yes. All set in Australia in the directors. This is Danny and Michael Filippo. So we know that they have now become like horror geniuses. And this was kind of, well, this was their entrance, their entree into this genre and man, did they come in with a bang. So yeah, four and a half million shot in their home country of Australia. They kept it tight, but they made almost $92 million worldwide.

[TJ Holmes]

That's a hit. See, I didn't realize the budget was that low. I'm thinking back to the movie, I'm like, how the hell do they do that? Did they go, was it the location? Was it incentives? Was it something? But that is a low. This is a good looking movie.

[Amy Robach]

Yes, it is. And Sophie Wilde, who we were talking about, who is just this exceptional actress, she's also Australian, so I think they use some local folks. But it, the acting is. And I think this is something that we said about their other movie. Obviously bring her back the acting they know, they don't leave anything behind. Every detail is taken care of and actually done to the highest quality, including the acting. So yes, Sophie Wilde made this movie.

[TJ Holmes]

Okay. And it required. It required. I mean, I can't imagine the toll this movie took on her personally and emotionally. She had to do so much range wise in terms of emotion in this movie. She had to play a friend, a brother, a.

[Amy Robach]

A grieving daughter.

[TJ Holmes]

She, this girl and I didn't know her from anything before this. I say this girl, this woman, but she plays a girl in this movie. She is just dynamic and her ease and ability to cry and convey emotion and pain and oh so good. Can't say it enough. I love this young lady, Miranda Otto.

[Amy Robach]

I didn't know her name but you know, her face. She played the mom of the friend, the little boy and Otis Donji. So there again a lot of names you won't know but the acting is phenomenal. The Rotten Tomatoes score. Well, yes, it's full validation for us. You didn't Know What? It was 94%.

[TJ Holmes]

That's about right.

[Amy Robach]

And the audience score, 83%.

[TJ Holmes]

That's about right, too.

[Amy Robach]

Yep. Because it is a little difficult to watch. I actually think that might be. Now, there were a couple folks. It was interesting to me. Their complaints were that the second half of the movie wasn't as good as the first half. And that can be true. And I'd say that's probably true.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, there was a lot of buildup and intrigue and mystery and even tension in that first half, that second half. Buckle up.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah. But they were acting like it fell off the rails at the second half.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah. You just didn't like the way the train was going. Yeah, you got on the wrong train.

[Amy Robach]

That's a really good way to put it.

[TJ Holmes]

Not the movie for you.

[Amy Robach]

Okay, here's the critic consensus. With a gripping story and impressive practical effects, Talk To Me spins a terrifically creepy 21st century horror yarn built on classic foundations.

[TJ Holmes]

Boom. That's right. It's a ghost. It's a creepy story. And they found a new way to tell it. Absolutely. These guys, the masters of modern horror is what they're described as these brothers. And hell yeah, this is a good one.

[Amy Robach]

At this point, anything they put out, we will go see without even looking at a review.

[TJ Holmes]

If they tell me they are doing a Smurfs remake, I'll show up.

[Amy Robach]

That's how good it is. All right, here are some of the critic reviews. And honestly, they were all pretty glowing. The critic reviews were. I don't think I saw one negative one. What hits hardest is the intense scenes of violence. I was squirming in my seat in a lot of scenes. And the movie holds on to those moments for a little longer than most. It's like a more sadistic Evil Dead movie.

[TJ Holmes]

The shower scene, the boy in the hospital, I wanted that to end. Stop this. There's a teenage. What does he play, 14 years old or something? When you see this kid, what they put this kid through in this movie.

[Amy Robach]

I'm leaning back right now and holding my face because I'm remembering and recalling. All right, here's another critic review. Sophie Wilde's outstanding performance and the film's genuinely impressive VFX are worth the price of entry alone. Yeah, visual effects, right?

[TJ Holmes]

Yes. Yes, you're right. So I'm still thinking about the 4 million whatever in the budget because nothing in it looks like it was done half ass.

[Amy Robach]

No, nothing they've done has looked like that. So here. Okay, the first half is as compelling as it gets. Effectively conjuring horrifying images from the underworld and scarier yet, the troubled souls of the bereaved.

[TJ Holmes]

Yes. Oh, that's good. You. You. These scary people you sympathize with. And it. I don't know if that was the point, but it made for a very dynamic. You didn't want to. You want to look away of the horror, but you're curious about what this person's going through. These ghosts, if you will. Oh, my God. This. Now I'm appreciating it more, listening to the reviews.

[Amy Robach]

You're going to love this next one. Imagine an early M. Night Shyamalan movie such as the Sixth Sense, stripped of all the director's fuzzy optimism and belief in serendipity. Starting to grasp the mood of Talk to me.

[TJ Holmes]

You know, maybe this is what these brothers do there. You're right. There is some hope or some family dynamic and we're going to make it to the end together kind of a thing. We have to come together with M. Night Shyamalan. These directors did not go to the M. Night Shyamalan school of horror moviemaking.

[Amy Robach]

Exactly. No. You know what? It's funny. Yeah. It's like I do believe that they've taken some of the best.

[TJ Holmes]

Yes.

[Amy Robach]

Of what's come before them and put this amazing sadistic twist on it that works.

[TJ Holmes]

What? Ghost story. Teen drama. Teens behaving badly, doing something they shouldn't do and get in trouble. It adds all of those things. It's a ghost story like you've never seen.

[Amy Robach]

Wow. All right. Audience reviews. Every moment of building tension would leave me questioning what was about to happen and whether it was what I feared would happen or not. It would still shock me. Just a simple concept executed flawlessly.

[TJ Holmes]

Yes. These. These brothers are now have developed in their other movies. Well, talk to me. Things happen to where you're nervous about what they're going to do to you next.

[Amy Robach]

Yes.

[TJ Holmes]

Like, oh, here we go.

[Amy Robach]

Yep.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, that's happens.

[Amy Robach]

So this next one actually made me laugh. My nightmares have nightmares about this movie. So nicely done.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, that's about right.

[Amy Robach]

Here's another one. Creative, originally original storytelling and scary as hell. If you've ever lost someone extremely important to you, it will resonate on a deeper level. How far would you be willing to go to communicate one more time with the loved one you lost? Would you put the live of lives of others at risk? Intense, gripping film.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, that's something we. No matter how ridiculous a lot of horror movies can be in plots, there's always usually one scenario, you look next to the person, what would you do? Right.

[Amy Robach]

Exactly.

[TJ Holmes]

This is one of those things where this is a deeper. This is not. Would you go in that room or not? No, this is. Would you do that? Would you make that sacrifice? If you could talk to them, that.

[Amy Robach]

Person, one more time, would you risk this?

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, it's interesting.

[Amy Robach]

Oo. All right. I've got a bad review and this one for me was a wtf. But I wanted to include it because I wanted to get your reaction. While I can see the appeal to a small segment of the horror. Click. Talk to Me was nothing more than a 90 minute parable about guilt and not dealing with one's abandonment issues. The first act is unreasonably long winded with expository about characters that we ultimately don't care about. They're shallow, thoughtless and boring. So much more could have happened with a minimum of effort, but then that's all. The filmmakers gave this one minimum effort.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, I, I'm sorry for that. That person's going through something. I'm not saying this is a joke, but that seems like a very personal take on a movie. Like everything you saw is going through whatever lens you have of what's going on in your world and how things should be. Like, I didn't necessarily hear a review of the acting, necessarily. This. It all seemed personal and mean. And what was the first line? Small. What?

[Amy Robach]

He could see the appeal to a small segment of the horror. Click.

[TJ Holmes]

It made how much?

[Amy Robach]

$92 million. Stop. Yes. And this is arguably like, you could not like it, but to say that it's like. To say that it's like just boring and effortless, that is just mean.

[TJ Holmes]

That's something else.

[Amy Robach]

Clearly this is a well reviewed and exceptional movie that you might not like. Yeah, that's fine and that's okay. But to say it's not made, well, to say it's not made with thought, that's insane.

[TJ Holmes]

Fine. If you don't like it, the suggestion here that you don't respect it means we shouldn't take you seriously. Yeah, you have to stop.

[Amy Robach]

Yes.

[TJ Holmes]

And everybody has their opinion, but that's personal. What was that?

[Amy Robach]

Right. Isn't that interesting when people go and just put out whatever they want?

[TJ Holmes]

Read it one more time for me. I'm sorry.

[Amy Robach]

While I can see the appeal to a small segment of the horror clique, Talk to Me was nothing more than a 90 minute parable about guilt and not dealing with one's abandonment issues.

[TJ Holmes]

A parable about guilt and not dealing with abandoned men.

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What? I know. How did. Did they watch the same movie we did?

[TJ Holmes]

No. They have gone through something in their lives that makes them see everything through a particular lens.

[Amy Robach]

Projection. Yes.

[TJ Holmes]

I've learned a lot about that in the past several years. So I'm not mad. I'm just curious about what that person's.

[Amy Robach]

Going through right now. Yeah, no, that makes a lot of sense. But you know what we're going to tell you when we come back? Why this film made our list, who it's for, who it's not, for, what to pair it with, and a peek into how we will begin our top five Weight Loss doesn't have to be complicated Gimme Dot Care gives you access to physician prescribed GLP1 treatments for just $130 per month. One flat price at all doses.

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Welcome back to this edition of Amy and tj. This is our Halloween horror hit list and we are all ready. Wow. At number six, we are talking about. Talk to me. This has been one of our favorite movies of all time. And that's of course why it is so high on our list. But my God, I haven't seen a movie like this. I have nothing to compare it to.

[TJ Holmes]

You know, I'm only compared to this, not in terms of what it was as far as storyline. Insidious was before Conjuring or Conjuring was before Insidious. I can't remember.

[Amy Robach]

I can't honestly answer that.

[TJ Holmes]

I'm going to go with Insidious because I remember when that movie came out, it was so new and fresh and it was a fresh entry into horror. And we're not used to seeing things that kind of, you know, give us something new to look forward to or something new to see. Which one was first?

[Amy Robach]

Insidious was 2011. The Conjuring was 2013.

[TJ Holmes]

I'll be damned. Okay, so I guess I'm thinking about it, right? I remember when Insidious came on board. As much as we love horror movies, wow. This is new and fresh and different. This isn't like the others talk to me was that it was not like the others. And I didn't know about these brothers who direct. But now to see and to put together and to see their other movie, there's a new age, a new line of thought even and care and acting and expectation of horror movies. Now that I do, I'll go back to insidious. It kind of changed things and expectations that we have for. We. I'm talking about you and me.

[Amy Robach]

Yes.

[TJ Holmes]

Expectations for horror movie fans.

[Amy Robach]

It's not. It doesn't have to just be a one trick pony. And I think that's what we've seen over the last.

[TJ Holmes]

Oh my God.

[Amy Robach]

Decade at least.

[TJ Holmes]

More so go this year.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah.

[TJ Holmes]

Weapons, Sinners, Bloodlines for the Final destination. I mean, it's been a banner, it's.

[Amy Robach]

Run the gamut and they've been amazing and it's been really exciting. Yes. So Wyatt made our list. Yeah. This movie is gripping from the start. We've obviously talked about the amazing Oscar worthy performance of Sophie Wilde and it's just scary as hell with great storytelling. Just. There's no. I can't think of one negative thing other than maybe it lingered a little too long on some really disturbing scenes.

[TJ Holmes]

And, you know, that made the movie. That's not a criticism of the movie for me. That's just a personal preference.

[Amy Robach]

Right.

[TJ Holmes]

Please make it stop.

[Amy Robach]

And discomfort. I mean, obviously no one's watching horror movies to feel happy and light, you know. No, there's a. There's a reason you're wanting to feel that intensity and that thrill. So.

[TJ Holmes]

Except for the Black Enemy.

[Amy Robach]

Okay, that was comedy forward. Who is this for? Anyone who wants to be scared. Like, this is genuinely scary. Be prepared to have to hide your eyes. Be prepared for a couple of really tough scenes because they go there. Like you're thinking, oh, they're not gonna go there. They go there and then they stay there.

[TJ Holmes]

And it's not gratuitous. So it's not. I never saw anything and said, this is over the top. This is too much. Why'd they have to do? Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. It's just a choice. And it's powerful. I get it.

[Amy Robach]

And then so who. It's not for. If supernatural stuff creeps you out, stay the hell away from this. And if you don't want anything too intense, if you're looking for that light, fun, blackening, you know, kind of movie.

[TJ Holmes]

This is one joke, one point of laughter in the movie.

[Amy Robach]

No, because not only is it intensely scary, there's also just Intense themes about.

[TJ Holmes]

Death, about, you know, friendships, relationships, family. All of it.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah, it all comes into question.

[TJ Holmes]

I'm trying to think of one joke or one moment like, oh, my God, that was funny. I can't remember.

[Amy Robach]

I don't think it ever lets up. The intensity is just full blast, full throttle.

[TJ Holmes]

There's one scene, and we're not giving anything away, where they're doing their thing, the kids, before things get crazy, to where they're having fun with it and some silly things happen. I think maybe that even though silly things are a little.

[Amy Robach]

It's still ominous. Like you knew it was a harbinger of what was to come and it was going to be a lot worse. Like, yes, you. When you were watching them party and enjoy the initial supernatural pops that they were getting, you were kind of laughing along with them, but you knew it was going to end really badly, so you were on edge.

[TJ Holmes]

It's kids playing spin the bottle at an event. Right? Think of that. Yes. Kids are together playing spin the bottle. Parents are gone, there's alcohol flowing. Something's gonna happen. Think of that scenario. But with supernatural elements, what could possibly go wrong?

[Amy Robach]

So given the intensity of the movie with the food, drink pairing, I think you should keep it simple. Like I'm thinking popcorn is cool. Now, I was also trying to keep with the Australian theme because this is set in Australia. Australian filmmakers, Australian actress, but kangaroo and Vegemite just did not sound like something anyone would want to actually. So that's ridiculous and unreasonable. So I was thinking like chicken or shrimp on the barbie. A Foster's beer could be a fun addition. Right. So just keep. Maybe just throw a little Australian theme to it. But nothing too intense. Like, yeah, who doesn't love chicken on the barbie?

[TJ Holmes]

You know, I. Dark liquor, a Manhattan bourbon on the rocks. Get you a scotch. You're going to need a stiff drink at some point. I mean, to calm your nerves.

[Amy Robach]

A shot of whatever dark liquor with your fosters to chase it down.

[TJ Holmes]

Yeah, this is. This is absolutely a 40. Oh, no. 80 proof and above movie.

[Amy Robach]

It's intense, folks. Don't say we didn't warn you. This is on hbo, Max, also Paramount plus. So you can, if you have Hulu or Prime and you've got that Paramount plus edition, which of course we do, you can watch on either of those. So our next episode, this will actually be starting out our top five. So this will be number five on the list. It's an oldie but a goodie. I would even say it was an indie sleeper hit that might have become more popular recently just because of streaming services, but you and I connected on this movie way back when. It was one of the original movies. We were like, wow, you like that too? Because for me, before streaming, if you had seen this movie and loved it for nearly 20 years, you're a true horror fan. Oh yeah, that's kind of what we had said this.

[TJ Holmes]

I am very excited to talk about this one with everybody. And you're right, this might be the first movie that I realized, okay, Amy Robotsa, she's a real one. This might be the one.

[Amy Robach]

It's true. That is, this was a litmus test. So I'll give you one more hint. I hope this doesn't go too far to the movie.

[TJ Holmes]

It probably is. If you, if you have to set it up that way, if you think it does, it's not.

[Amy Robach]

There are plenty of this movie of movies this could go apply to. It will take you to depths you never thought you'd go.

[TJ Holmes]

Now see, now you're trying to be too clever.

[Amy Robach]

And with that, everyone, I'm Amy Robach alongside TJ Holmes. We'll talk to you soon.

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