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MOTS-O-Ween 2016: Cabin in the Woods

10/25/16

The crew reviews Joss Whedon’s quintessential horror send up, Cabin in the Woods for MOTS-o-Ween 2016. Watch out for redneck zombie families.

 

MOTS-O-Ween 2016: In the Mouth of Madness

10/24/16

The MOTS-O-Ween 2016 week long horror movie marathon kicks off with an oft-overlooked John Carpenter flick, In The Mouth of Madness, a modern Lovecraftian-inspired meta descent into insanity.

 

Music as a Supporting Character in “Star Trek Beyond”

In our podcast about “Star Trek Beyond,” I argued that Michael Giacchino’s score could be considered a supporting character. He teases the main theme throughout the movie, using its buildup [0:00-0:42–theme starts 0:43] and variations to support the progression of the story, as well as character locations, emotions and actions.

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The MOTSoween Extravaganza Finale

10/31/15

Join us on Halloween for our review of one of the all time classics, you guessed it, Halloween! Michael Myers and MOTS, a match made in heaven.

 

MOTS-O-Ween 2010s It Follows

10/30/15

As we draw nearer and nearer the end of MOTS-O-Ween, a presence may be felt, just over your shoulder, making slow, but constant progress toward some unfathomable, terrifying conclusion. Today’s film, It Follows, explores the implacability of our podcast…I mean…the specter of teenage sex…I mean…well, I’m not entirely sure. But whatever you do, don’t let it catch you.

 

MOTS-O-Ween 2000s Pontypool

10/29/15

MOTS-O-Ween heads to the foreign land of Canada for a look into the mysterious and thought-provoking events happening in the town of Pontypool in the film of the same name.

MOTS-O-Ween 1990s The Prophecy

10/28/15

The dark fun continues on Wednesday with our review of the 1995 cult classic The Prophecy, starring Christopher Walken. There’s a war coming, and MOTS is here to tell you whether or not it makes for a good movie.

MOTS-O-WEEN 1980s The Shining

10/27/15

MOTS-O-Ween heads to the 1980’s in our week long horror highlight. For this decade, we checked into the Overlook Hotel, and discussed Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining. Remember, all work and no play makes MOTS a dull boy. Enjoy.

MOTS-O-Ween 1970s The Exorcist

10/26/15

Released in 1973, the Exorcist remains one of the greatest horror movies ever, pea soup and all. The MOTS team stares into the face of evil to see who flinches first.

 

MOTS-O-Ween 1960s Kill, Baby…Kill!

10/25/15

MOTS kicks off the Halloween season with a retrospective of lauded horror movies through the decades. We start with the 1960’s acclaimed film, Kill, Baby…Kill!