GGP Episode 130: Rated S for Shamans, Strawberries, and Serial Killers AKA THE CALL

*RING RING* Hello? This is the Grindhouse Girls Podcast and this week we're covering the 2020 Korean thriller THE CALL.

Next time we'll be covering Park Chan Wook's revenge masterpiece OLDBOY just in time for it's 20th anniversay.

Stay spoopy ya'll!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Disclaimer

0:00:26 Intro

0:03:13 Netflix Problems

0:04:05 Does It Live Up To Korean Film Standards?

0:07:59 Minor Spoilers

0:08:19 Trailer for The Caller (2011)

0:09:55 More Your Everyman Movie

0:11:15 Fashion in The Call (2020)

0:12:10 Rotten Tomatoes Review

0:14:49 Based on The Caller (2013)

0:14:55 Source Screenwriter

0:15:15 Director/Screenplay Adapter

0:16:34 Music

0:16:52 Actors

0:22:46 The Rundown

0:23:26 Official Spoilers!

0:23:51 How Many Loops Are Too Many?

0:24:22 Seo-yeon and Seong-ho's Friendship

0:25:57 The First Call

0:27:17 Finding Out Time Is Fluid

0:28:37 Can Young-sook Be Trusted?

0:31:49 How The Time Loops Are Treated

0:33:21 Is Seo-yeon Evil, Too?

0:34:24 And The Twists Keep Coming

0:37:28 Tagged On Ending

0:42:04 Recommendation?

0:44:15 Use Of Time Travel

0:45:33 Likeability Of Your Main Characters

0:46:29 Bad Police Work

0:47:43 Would The Stepmom Have Been Right In Killing Young-sook?

0:49:47 Film Trope: Crazy Be Crazy

0:51:44 Other Pros/Cons

0:53:43 Ratings

0:54:43 GGR

0:55:33 Next Episode: Old Boy (2003)

0:59:47 Goodbyes

The Grindhouse Girls Podcast is created by Katie Dale and Brit Ray and edited by N. R. Moody.

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