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Hereditary (2018)

October 27
2h 26m

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Episode Description

On this week's Watchcast it's all about the horrors of the family variety in Ari Aster's Hereditary! Join us as Brad takes his first trek through the movie's minefield of guilt, grief, and grandma's weird hobbies, while Alex and Vinny ponder how it lands when you know what's coming.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 155: Hereditary (2018)
(00:00:12) - Intro.
(00:01:06) - Our film this week: Hereditary!
(00:08:58) - On Ari Aster and how this movie got made.
(00:14:06) - What's up with Paimon, generally.
(00:22:39) - Back to production and cast talk.
(00:30:54) - Jumping into the set-up for the movie.
(00:38:54) - Annie's eulogy, and getting to know your parents' weird beliefs.
(00:44:05) - Establishing the family dynamic, and a big honkin' grief dump.
(00:49:41) - Break!
(00:50:01) - Charlie gets weird, and Annie dumps a lot of grief.
(00:59:54) - An ill-fated night of revelry.
(01:10:34) - The accident, and the aftermath.
(01:16:40) - Where Alex thinks the movie makes its big transition.
(01:28:05) - From car crash art to a car crash of a family dinner.
(01:32:52) - Never accept seances from strangers.
(01:42:36) - Annie's meltdown has begun.
(01:45:23) - Opening a big box of backstory.
(01:55:08) - Clean your attics, people!
(01:59:12) - How's Annie?
(02:02:18) - Not great.
(02:06:57) - Is this your king?
(02:11:19) - Final thoughts.
(02:19:57) - List rankings, and housekeeping for next week's movie: When Evil Lurks!
(02:25:36) - Outro.

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