Episode 152 - Gerald’s Game

Pod Mortem: A Horror Podcast

Reneé Hunter Vasquez, John Paul Vasquez, Travis Hunter-Sayapin

Film Reviews, Tv & Film:film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.7 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 165 minutes

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You're not real...you're only made of moonlight. Join Reneé, John Paul, and Travis as they discuss Mike Flanagan's 2017 psychological horror film "Gerald's Game," based upon the novel by Stephen King. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepodmortem Where to listen to the podcast and follow us on social media: https://allmylinks.com/thepodmortem Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepodmortem https://twitter.com/bloodandsmoke https://twitter.com/realstreeter84 https://twitter.com/travismwh What would you rate Gerald's Game and what should we watch next? Email us at thepodmortem@gmail.com "Pod Mortem Theme" written and performed by Travis Hunter. https://youtube.com/travismwh

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0:00.0	I'm I'm Salutations, welcome to Pod Mortem.
0:30.1	I'm Renee Hunter Vasquez, joined as always by my co-host, my husband, and my brother.
0:34.0	Hi, I'm John Paul Vasquez.
0:35.6	Hi, I'm Travis Hunter.
0:37.2	This week, we're recording live from
0:39.0	The Path of the Eclipse discussing the 2017 psychological horror film, Gerald's Game.
0:44.7	This film was directed by Mike Flanagan with the screenplay by Flanagan and Jeff Howard
0:49.3	based off the 1992 novel of the same name by Stephen King. Gerald's Game finds a way to present the story in a visually striking way while still
0:57.7	remaining incredibly faithful to its source material.
1:00.9	Peppered with references to other Stephen King works and delicately handling themes of cycles
1:05.6	of abuse and childhood trauma, this film was received with mostly positive reviews, both
1:10.5	at its premiere at BFI South Bank
1:12.4	and with its subsequent Netflix release. This film was suggested to us by Friends of the show,
1:18.1	Megan M. and Alison Regal. We want to thank them so much for their support and for this suggestion.
1:24.2	This film was also the winner of our February Patreon poll. So thank you to all of our patrons who participated and voted.
1:30.2	If you want to help us pick an episode, join us over on the Patreon at patreon.com slash the pod
1:35.3	Mortem.
1:36.2	So what did you guys think of Gerald's game the first time you saw it?
1:40.4	I remember watching it together when it came out on Netflix.
1:44.4	I really enjoyed the movie.
1:46.9	It's got some shit in it that's not cool.
1:50.7	Yeah.
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