Night of the Living Academic Podcast
Join Matt and Caitlin as they discuss a different horror movie each episode. Caitlin is a dedicated enthusiast of the genre and is writing a PhD dissertation on horror films and gothic fiction, while Matt prefers auteur films. Can Caitlin convince Matt that these movies are good? And there's a twist- in order to keep things fair, every fourth episode, Matt gets to choose the movie. Segments include: Academic Corner, Scariest Moment, What Beer Pairs Well With this Movie?, and more! Show artwork by Evan Lau.
Night of the Living Academic Podcast
Episode 14: Harpoon (2019): Poe-sitively the Worst Boat Trip!
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Caitlin Duffy & Matthew Au
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Episode 14
Thanks to Kaila and Rebecca at Exile PR, we got to review our first screener! Woo! In this episode, we discuss Rob Grant's Harpoon (2019) and drink Montauk Brewing's Driftwood Ale. We made sure to make this a relatively spoiler free episode so you can enjoy it before you watch the movie if you so choose.
Talking points include...
- Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
- Editing and sailor superstition!
- Lack of control at sea.
- Bros, bro-humor, and Nice Guys (TM)
- The sub-genre of rich people in rich surroundings splattered with blood.
- Sea horror
- Gothic and the return of the repressed
Interested in watching Harpoon? Grab your self a copy on Blu-Ray here or stream it through iTunes !