Happy Friday the 13th! Do people celebrate Friday the 13th? Or is it just the date that Jason Voorhees ventures to Camp Crystal Lake to murder debaucherous youth? Either way, it’s a significant date in terms of this week’s new releases featured on the latest episode of The Playlist Podcast.
This week, Charles, Mike, and Brian discuss two new films, the bodyswap slasher, “Freaky,” which timed its release perfectly with this Friday the 13th. The film stars Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn as a high school teenager and Jason Voorhees-inspired slasher, respectively. And hijinks ensue in the film from writer-director Christopher Landon when the two switch bodies and have to figure out how to live as polar opposites. Hijinks involving a person named Ryler ensue.
Next, the guys discuss “Fatman,” the Mel Gibson Christmas movie that is either “meh,” “fun,” or “god awful,” depending on which host you believe. The film stars Gibson as Santa in this R-rated fantasy film about a hitman hired by a little kid to murder Chris Cringle after he receives coal for Christmas. It’s even crazier than that synopsis sounds.
And finally, the trio discuss David Fincher. Why Fincher? Well, today marks the release of the filmmaker’s latest feature, “Mank,” in select theaters. So, the hosts bring up their favorite Fincher films, while also discussing the various other films he’s worked on in his illustrious career. Yes, there’s even a little discussion about “Alien 3.”
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