Eli (2019)

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4.7 • 931 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Fog up your window and watch out for hallway ghosts because we're discussing Ciarán Foy's 2019 shocker Eli! Join us as we dive into this horror story of a boy and his plastic bubble while, of course, applying a queer reading to it. Plus: mosquito hawks vs. dragonflies, questionable medical procedures, jump scares aplenty, a chilling performance from Lili Taylor and one absolute gem of a twist. Reference: > Puchko, Kristy. The Hidden Queer Horror Subtext Of Netflix's 'Eli'. Pajiba. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote Be sure to support the boys on Patreon! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada

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0:00.0	Bring Home Smile 2 on Digital Now. In this terrifying thriller, an unknown force has latched on to global pop star Sky Riley as reality and her nightmares collide. By the film critics are calling the scariest movie of the year by a mile and get over 40 minutes of bone-chilling extras including deleted scenes and more
0:23.9	available at participating retailers rated R from paramount pictures Flashes, huh?
0:41.0	What's your favorite scary movie?
0:43.5	Um, not that one.
0:45.5	And welcome back to horror queers.
0:57.0	We're talking purple habit scrubs.
0:59.9	We're talking, you didn't do anything, but you probably will.
1:04.1	And we're talking conversion therapy.
1:07.8	And I'm Joe.
1:08.8	And I'm Trace, and we're talking, the Lord didn't answer me, but your father did.
1:14.9	Bump, bum.
1:18.6	Everyone, we are discussing Kieran Foy's Eli, a 2019 Netflix release.
1:25.6	Mm-hmm.
1:26.6	Yeah, it's our most contemporary film of the month, and I feel like this is probably going to
1:32.4	be the one that fewer folks have seen.
1:35.0	Okay, so this was the first time watch for me, Joe, but I know you, you've seen this
1:38.9	before, and you have been wanting to cover this for a while, and I'm curious, why?
1:45.0	I mean, this was a bit of a utility player where I thought it could make an interesting
1:49.5	episode of a new title that most people hadn't seen.
1:53.5	But I watched this a couple years ago with Terry as part of a Halloween fundraiser watch
1:58.9	that we did.
1:59.5	It was a watch party thing. And I was really
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