Ep 158: It Follows

Ep 158: It Follows

Author: Movie Reviews for your favorite movies October 23, 2023 Duration: 3:41:12
The Movie Defenders
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It's Halloween time! To celebrate we continue our scary movie reviews and visit one of the best modern horror films around... It Follows! A low budget film filled with no-name young cast members, this wildly intelligently written film keeps you on the edge the entire time. Most who see this film think it's simply an STD metaphor, but as we will discuss at length, there is SO much more here! Before we dive into the film we all give our top 5 low-budget horror films of all time! So grab your electrical appliances, make sure you keep looking behind you, and avoid all public naked people... it's time for It Follows on the Movie Defenders podcast!

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  • 00:00:00 Intro and Announcements
  • 00:29:52 Top 5 Low-Budget Horror Films
  • 01:04:04 It Follows Discussion Begins
  • 01:36:08 That Score, Bruh!
  • 01:41:47 The Opening Scene is KILLER!
  • 02:00:35 The Trade Game
  • 02:07:46 Waking Up in a Wheelchair
  • 02:33:22 Confronting Jeff
  • 03:10:17 Showdown at the Pool

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