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The Bisexual Energy of Paul Feig’s Suburban Noir ‘A Simple Favor’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Brother Fucker
After an amazing August filled with unusual titles like Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers, Shiva Baby, and Stoker, last week Trace and I kicked off our latest theme month on Erotic Thrillers. First up: DePalma’s Dressed to Kill.
For week two, we’re headed into unorthodox territory with a contemporary example: Paul Feig‘s bisexual suburban noir, A Simple Favor.
In the film, Anna Kendrick plays mommy Vlogger Stephanie, who befriends enigmatic and enrapturing Emily (Blake Lively). On the surface, Emily has a perfect life: a wardrobe to die for, a hot husband in Sean (Henry Golding), and a high powered job. But when Emily goes missing and Stephanie is left to pick up the pieces, the apologetic single mother suddenly finds herself playing amateur detective to solve the case.
What she discovers is pure Erotic Thriller…albeit wrapped in the glossy candy-colored spectacle of suburbia.
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Episode 248 – A Simple Favor (2018) feat. Emily Gagne
Raid the closet for tear-away suits and make a “real” martini because we’re talking about Paul Feig’s suburban noir, A Simple Favor (2018).
Joining us is Dread Central writer and We Really Like Her co-host Emily Gagne, who needed a second screening of the film to warm to its bisexual charms.
Up for discussion: “pretty” girls Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, shockingly casual incest, Henry Golding’s career as a side piece, why this film qualifies as an Erotic Thriller, and *lots* of tangents about women-centric performances and films, including Letterboxd’s High Risers, Cruel Intentions, and Legally Blonde.
Cross out A Simple Favor!
Coming up on Wednesday: Our month of erotic thrillers continues as we shift into neo-noir territory with the Wachowski sisters’ crime film, Bound.
P.S. Subscribe to our Patreon for nearly 262 hours of additional content! This month we’re discussing A Haunting in Venice, The Nun 2, and two audio commentaries: one on Underworld and one on Saw II. Plus: a special full-length episode on 2021’s The Voyeurs to coincide with the erotic thrillers on the Main Feed.
The Halloweenies celebrate Alien Day (LV-4/26) with a Resurrection!
Join co-hosts Dan Caffrey, McKenzie Gerber, Michael Roffman, and Justin Gerber as they awaken from a cryosleep of 200 years aboard the Auriga. In the first of two episodes dedicated to Alien Resurrection, the gang talks the development, the production, Joss Whedon, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and what this all this might be like under Danny Boyle’s direction.
Stream the first of two episodes below, and stay tuned for Pt. on May 3rd. Later in May, they will also cover both 2004’s Alien vs. Predator and 2007’s Alien vs. Predator: Requiem.
Subscribe to the Halloweenies via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, RadioPublic, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, and Chucky! This year? They’re looking to the stars with the Alien franchise.
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