Matt discusses Ataru Oikawa’s TOMIE from 1998 this week - based on the manga from Junji Ito, is it any good?

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed and written by Ataru Oikawa
• Distributed by Art Port
• Released on 6 October 1998
• Runtime of 95 minutes
• RT Critic xx% // RT Audience 38% // IMDb 5.3/10 // Letterboxd 3/5

• CAST
• Mami Nakamura as Tsukiko Izumisawa
• Miho Kanno as Tomie Kawakami
• Yoriko Dōguchi as Dr. Hosono
• Tomorowo Taguchi as Detective Harada
• Kenji Mizuhashi as Takeshi Yamamoto
• Rumi as Kaori

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:56) Weekly Horror Catch Up

(04:54) Tomie Tale of the Tape

(05:56) Tomie Trailer

(07:06) Tomie Cast

(08:02) Tomie Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(14:01) Tomie Thoughts and Discussion

(1:04:25) Tomie Rating

(1:05:15) Tomie Letterboxd Comments

(1:09:22) Outro

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Matt discusses Kim Tae-hyoung's THE 8th NIGHT from 2021 this week, a surprisingly dense film - but is it any good?

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed and written by Kim Tae-hyoung
• Distributed by Netflix / Little Big Pictures
• Released on 2 July 2021
• Runtime of 115 minutes
• RT Critic 71% // RT Audience 37% // IMDb 5.4/10 // Letterboxd 2.5/5

• CAST
• Lee Sung-min as Park Jin-soo
• Park Hae-joon as Kim Ho-tae
• Kim You-jung as Kim Ae-ran
• Nam Da-reum as Cheong-seok
• Choi Jin-ho as Professor Kim Joon-cheol
• Lee Eol as Ha-jeong
• Kim Han-sol as delivery man
• Park Se-hyun as a high school girl

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:45) Crawl 2, Lollipop Chainsaw, and Courtney Cox’s Scream 3 hair

(06:58) The 8th Night Tale of the Tape

(08:14) The 8th Night Trailer

(09:41) The 8th Night Cast

(11:00) The 8th Night Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(16:31) The 8th Night Thoughts and Discussion

(1:07:14) The 8th Night Letterboxd Comments

(1:10:21) Outro

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Matt discusses Mario Bava's seminal A Bay of Blood from 1971, long seen as a bridge between the giallo and the modern slasher film...

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Mario Bava
• Written by Mario Bava, Giuseppe Zaccariello and Filippo Ottoni

• Distributed by Nuova Linea Cinematografica
• Released on 8 September 1971
• Runtime of 84 minutes
• RT Critic 80% // RT Audience 62% // IMDb 6.5/10 // Letterboxd 3.4/5

• CAST
• Claudine Auger as Renata Donati
• Luigi Pistilli as Alberto
• Claudio Volonté as Simone
• Laura Betti as Anna Fossati
• Leopoldo Trieste as Paolo Fossati
• Isa Miranda as Countess Federica Donati
• Chris Avram as Franco Ventura
• Anna Maria Rosati as Laura
• Brigitte Skay as Louise
• Paola Montenero as Sylvie
• Guido Boccaccini as Luca
• Roberto Bonanni as Roberto
• Giovanni Nuvoletti as Count Filippo Donati

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:45) Crystal Lake Trailer Talk

(07:48) A Bay of Blood Tale of the Tape

(08:44) A Bay of Blood Trailer

(11:43) A Bay of Blood Cast

(13:24) A Bay of Blood Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(19:47) A Bay of Blood Thoughts and Discussion

(54:53) A Bay of Blood Letterboxd Comments

(1:00:15) Outro

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Matt discusses Drew Hancock’s COMPANION this week - including Jack Quaid being a dick, the ace comedy, and the joy of Sophie Thatcher

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed and written by Drew Hancock

• Distributed by Warner Bros Pictures
• Released on 31 January 2025
• Runtime of 97 minutes
• RT Critic 93% // RT Audience 88% // Metascore 70 // IMDb 6.9/10 // Letterboxd 3.4/5

• CAST
• Sophie Thatcher as Iris
• Jack Quaid as Josh Beeman
• Lukas Gage as Patrick
• Megan Suri as Kat
• Harvey Guillén as Eli
• Rupert Friend as Sergey
• Jaboukie Young-White as Teddy
• Matthew J. McCarthy as Sid
• Marc Menchaca as Deputy Hendrix

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(03:26) Companion Tale of the Tape

(04:33) Companion Trailer

(06:15) Companion Cast

(09:21) Companion Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(13:04) Companion Thoughts and Discussion

(1:14:14) Companion Letterboxd Comments

(1:18:46) Outro

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Matt discusses Kwon Oh-seung's MIDNIGHT from 2021 this week, in which a serial killer hunts a deaf woman in Seoul...

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Written and directed by Kwon Oh-seung
• Distributed by CJ Entertainment
• Released on 30 June 2021
• Runtime of 103 minutes
• RT Critic 100% // RT Audience 62% // IMDb 6.5/10 // Letterboxd 3.5/5

• CAST
• Jin Ki-joo as Kim Kyung-mi
• Wi Ha-joon as Do-shik
• Park Hoon as Jong-tak, brother of Choi Seo-jung
• Gil Hae-yeon as Kyung-mi's mother
• Kim Hye-yoon as Choi So-jung

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:43) Victor Miller

(03:10) Midnight Tale of the Tape

(05:03) Midnight Trailer

(07:01) Midnight Cast

(08:00) Midnight Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(09:37) Midnight Thoughts and Discussion

(1:04:04) Midnight Letterboxd Comments

(1:07:05) Outro

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Matt discusses THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN this week, diving into the very mid-noughties grimy horror flick...

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
• Written by Jeff Buhler
• Distributed by Lionsgate
• Released on 1 August 2008
• Runtime of 98 minutes
• RT Critic 70% // RT Audience 50% // Metascore 58 // IMDb 6/10 // Letterboxd 2.7/5

• CAST
• Bradley Cooper as Leon Kaufman
• Vinnie Jones as Mahogany
• Leslie Bibb as Maya Jones
• Brooke Shields as Susan Hoff
• Roger Bart as Jurgis
• Ted Raimi as Randle Cooper
• Peter Jacobson as Otto
• Barbara Eve Harris as Det. Lynn Hadley

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:50) Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Peter Cullen

(08:41) The Midnight Meat Train Tale of the Tape

(10:19) The Midnight Meat Train Trailer

(12:17) The Midnight Meat Train Cast

(13:06) The Midnight Meat Train Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(16:57) The Midnight Meat Train Thoughts and Discussion

(56:16) The Midnight Meat Train Letterboxd Comments

(1:00:11) Outro

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Matt discusses THE LAST BROADCAST this week, the found-footage film that pre-dated The Blair Witch Project - BUT is it as good…?

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Written and directed by Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler
• Distributed by Wavelength Releasing
• Released on 8 March 1998
• Runtime of 86 minutes
• RT Critic 47% // RT Audience 39% // IMDb 5.2/10 // Letterboxd 2.6/5

• CAST
• David Beard as David Leigh
• James Seward as James "Jim" L. Suerd
• Stefan Avalos as Steven "Johnny" Avkast
• Lance Weiler as Locus Wheeler
• Rein Clabbers as Rein Clackin
• Michele Pulaski as Michelle "Shelly" Monarch

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:44) Hayden Panettiere

(03:47) The Last Broadcast Tale of the Tape

(05:19) The Last Broadcast Trailer

(07:44) The Last Broadcast Cast

(08:39) The Last Broadcast Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(13:49) The Last Broadcast Thoughts and Discussion

(46:29) The Last Broadcast Letterboxd Comments

(49:40) Outro

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Matt discusses TOURIST TRAP from 1979 this week, and it is indeed a film...

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by David Schmoeller
• Written by David Schmoeller and J. Larry Carroll

• Distributed by Compass International Pictures
• Released on 14 March 1979
• Runtime of 90 minutes
• RT Critic 67% // RT Audience 48% // IMDb 6/10 // Letterboxd 3.1/5

• CAST
• Chuck Connors as Mr. Slausen
• Shailar Coby as Davey Slausen
• Jocelyn Jones as Molly
• Jon Van Ness as Jerry
• Robin Sherwood as Eileen
• Tanya Roberts as Becky
• Dawn Jeffory-Nelson as Tina
• Keith McDermott as Woody
• Linnea Quigley as a Mannequin (uncredited)

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:43) SOULM8TE Thoughts and Gaming

(04:58) Tourist Trap Tale of the Tape

(05:58) Tourist Trap Trailer

(07:54) Tourist Trap Cast

(08:56) Tourist Trap Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(12:21) Tourist Trap Thoughts and Discussion

(58:22) Tourist Trap Letterboxd Comments

(1:01:38) Outro

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