1. JUMP-OFF POINT: Kick off the problem festivities by watching a film that impressed a TV collection.
What We Do within the Shadows
It’s Finest in Present, however make it vampires. Created by (and starring) Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, this mockumentary follows 4 vamps sharing a flat in Wellington, New Zealand. The roommates struggle about who hasn’t executed the dishes in 5 years, the way to use eBay, who’s failing to wash up their human stays, and who invited a vampire hunter into the home.
Clement and Waititi wrote over 100 pages of script, however didn’t present it to anybody within the forged and crew, so it’s nearly totally improvised. (Traditional traces embody: “We’re werewolves, not swear-wolves!”) They shot 125 hours of footage, and edited it down into 90 minutes of gold.
Honorable point out: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There’s camp. There’s cheerleading. There’s Pee-wee Herman as a vampire. (Paul Reubens says he modeled his character after his mugshot, as a result of, he stated, “it’s the best I’ve ever seemed.”) In spirit, it’s nearly nothing just like the TV present, however it will probably nearly be handled like its prequel.
The Stranger is collaborating in Scarecrow Video’s Psychotronic Problem all month lengthy! Each October, Scarecrow places collectively a listing of cinematic themes and invitations of us to comply with alongside and watch a horror, sci-fi, or fantasy flick that meets the standards. This yr, Stranger staffers are becoming a member of the enjoyable and we’re going to share our every day suggestions right here on Slog! Learn extra about Scarecrow’s 2024 problem—and get the watch record—right here. And you’ll monitor our every day suggestions right here! 💀
