Cinema Eclectica

It's spooky season again on Pop Screen, and this month we're kicking off with a look at Ti West's saucy seventies slasher X, starring Kid Cudi along with Mia Goth, Brittany Snow, Martin Henderson and Mia Goth again. And since it's not a Halloween show without Directors Uncut host Rob, we've got Rob back in to talk about the film's generational politics, praise its light-touch evocation of the 1970s, and wonder if it's more of an insult to call this elevated horror or un-elevated horror. Along the way, there's discussion of Kid Cudi's odd, ambitious acting career, the sense of imminent dread that seizes audiences every time Mia Goth appears in a film and West's projected trilogy based on this film's characters. We also pitch a new horror movie to A24 which is just an old person eating a sandwich, but shot really well. They might go for it? If you want to keep us broadcasting from the home of a creepy old couple who don't know what we're doing yet, you can donate to our Patreon where you'll also find Rob cham