A Matter of Taste

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102: Halloween (1978) & Halloween (2018) - He's Just THERE
Thursday, 31 October, 2019

SPOILERS FOR HALLOWEEN (1978) & HALLOWEEN (2018) Listen: http://archive.org/download/amot102/AMOT102.mp3 In this episode: Halloween is one of those rare examples where the first real demonstrable example of a genre also codifies it. Halloween and John Carpenter have the audacity to just have Michael Myers just standing there in the middle of the day. The parallels this film draws between Laurie and Michael are really intriguing. The new Halloween strikes an interesting balance, as one can’t just pretend that 40 years of movies don’t exist. This is the Song Exploder episode that Ian is talking about. http://songexploder.net/halloween We have a pretty lean season for horror this year.* This flick has a lot of complicated, complex thoughts on the notion of legacy. Halloween 2k18 strikes a nice balance in paying homage to the original without clinging to it too tightly. The interplay and complexities of the generational relationships in this flick are pretty interesting to examine. We have a brief discussion about what we’re hoping for out of these sequels. The sense of normalcy and realism is key to what makes the Halloween films work. THERE'S ALWAYS AN ADDENDUM: Managed to get this one out on Halloween! Just in time for everyone to be out at Halloween parties and not have any time to listen to it, natch. *Somehow The Lighthouse was not on either of our radars when we had this discussion. Music: Intro: "Full Moon Fever" - Ramshki Alley | STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES | Outro: "This is My Design" - Ian Doherty | Bandcamp |