The Conjuring
2013 film
Bill Simmons · Sean Fennessey · Chris Ryan · Ben Simmons
Aired July 21, 2020
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The Conjuring
The Conjuring
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Patrick Wilson
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Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
A contemporary series or Dino Velvet prequel
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Approx. transcript time · 01:16:35Read transcript
- An updated ten-episode streaming version is enthusiastically proposed.
- A Dino Velvet prequel could explain his transition from aspiring filmmaker and show earlier opponents; a vice officer played by someone such as Patrick Wilson is suggested.
Apex Mountain
Lili Taylor; Patrick Wilson (disputed); haunted-house movies (disputed)
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Approx. transcript time · 01:14:48Read transcript
- The combination of this film and Girls supports a Patrick Wilson Apex argument; Little Children is preferred as acting work, and his franchise success is questioned as career leverage.
- Aquaman and continuing franchise roles are cited against Wilson having substantially advanced; Little Children is another proposed career peak.
- Lili Taylor’s leading role in a major hit is accepted as her Apex despite personal affection for Say Anything.
- Haunted-house films are proposed, but the late-1970s wave and Insidious compete with this period.
- Rhode Island is considered without a settled answer; sports and other film references are floated.
What’s Aged the Best?
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga; the period setting; Annabelle; horror-movie rules; cinematic nostalgia; Lili Taylor
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Approx. transcript time · 00:49:40Read transcript
- Wilson and Farmiga are praised as talented, appropriately famous leads; her unusual energy makes her especially well cast.
- The leads are praised for serving the horror premise rather than demanding showy character showcases; the period setting makes the film timeless.
- Annabelle’s redesign from a less frightening real-life doll is praised, along with the opening claim that the case had been kept secret.
- The first two horror rules are to leave a house with a secret crawl space and noose, and listen to a dog that refuses to enter.
- The quick dismissal of the dead dog prompts a disputed claim that people cared less about pets in the 1970s.
- Further rules concern a boarded-up cellar and researching a house bought at bank auction.
- Repeated disturbances at the same overnight hour and unexplained bruising should alert the family.
- Slow zooms, title fonts and homages to earlier horror films are praised; Lili Taylor is singled out as perfectly cast.
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