For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Host (2006), from renowned auteur Bong Joon-ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer) about a tentacled creature that preys on idiot humans who keep polluting its water. After that is Train to Busan (2016), which is about a zombie apocalypse, but on a train Despite the generic-sounding premise, it has an excellent rating on Letterboxd, so we’re watching it. It is by far the best-known film of its director, Yeon Sang-ho.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

  • The Host: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-host/
  • Train to Busan: https://letterboxd.com/film/train-to-busan/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • The Host: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21645
  • Train to Busan: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/12411

CWs for The Host:

  • Deaths of animals.
  • Spiders.
  • Bugs.
  • Stalking.
  • Child abuse.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Abusive parents.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Lobotomy.
  • A character is forcibly drugged.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Squashed heads.
  • Torture.
  • Eye mutilation.
  • Broken bones.
  • Someone falls down stairs.
  • Someone falls to their death.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Death of child.
  • Death of parent.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Jump scares.
  • Vomiting.
  • Monster eating people.
  • Peeing in pants.
  • Spitting.
  • Audio gore.
  • Needles.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Suicide.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • Misophonia.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Fat jokes.
  • Ableism.
  • Homelessness.
  • Sad ending.
  • Car crash.
  • Honking horn.
  • Drowning.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Gun violence.

CWs for Train to Busan:

  • Deaths of animals.
  • Child abandonment.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Someone is crushed to death.
  • Head squashing.
  • Choking.
  • Eye mutilation.
  • Cannibalism.
  • Body horror.
  • Gore.
  • Broken bones.
  • Finger mutilation.
  • Someone falls to their death.
  • Seizures.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Deaths of children.
  • Suicide.
  • Death of parent.
  • Jump scares.
  • Natural bodies of water.
  • Zombies eating people.
  • Audio gore.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • Misophonia.
  • Sudden loud noises.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Babies.
  • Ableism.
  • Homelessness.
  • Sad ending.
  • Car crash.
  • Someone is hit by a car.
  • Blood.

Links to movies:

  • The Host: https://vimeo.com/852226260
  • Train to Busan: https://vimeo.com/852805736
  • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
    ·
    1 year ago

    They're both subtitled so multitasking would be rough. Unless you learn Korean by tonight

    • Lerios [hy/hym]
      ·
      1 year ago

      one language in five hours? psh, childs play smuglord

      idk, maybe i'll get lucky and have everything finished in time for the 2nd film