MOVIE DISCUSSION:

Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss another indie-horror-game-turned-movie, Exit 8! First off, how is it as an adaptation? Also, can a 40-ish minute game really get turned into a 90-minute movie? And what about a dramatic throughline; what's keeps audiences emotionally hooked?

Topics:

(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 25-minutes discussing The Hollywood Reporter's "Inside PIxar's Scrapped Movie 'Be Fri' and the "Devastating" Aftermath" by Ryan Gajewski, how we feel about Disney/Pixar canceling a Magical Girl movie, and how it's hard to tell if this is a win or loss post-KPop Demon Hunters. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
What is Anomaly Horror, and what are Kat & Melvin's thoughts on the original indie game?
For Kathryn, it felt like a really good Twilight Zone episode. For Melvin, there was a moment where he wondered if it'd become his #1 film for 2025.
How does the film embrace the Anomaly Horror genre, and why is Anomaly Horror so popular nowadays?
How do we respond during "everyday" anomalies, things that disrupt the status quo?
There's so much humanity to this story.
Mel, "It is interesting that his dramatic thing is that, "If I'm not caring for my neighbor, how can i care for my family?""
The ending feels like a call to action.

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The Fly II (1989) (Movie)

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