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
The hextube is a pretty nice little hangout even outside of "official" movie hours. It's easy to casually queue up something for others to watch. (Though I usually torment others with goofy B-movies.)
Bro, torment away. I'm a huge fan of B horror lol.
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