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The Black Phone (Patreon Clip)

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Horror Queers

Film Reviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8854 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new full-length Patreon bonus episode on Scott Derrickson's adaptation of the Joe Hill short story,The Black Phone (2022). Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/horrorqueers and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, everyone. The clip you're about to hear us from one of our exclusive Patreon episodes on a recent horror release.

0:05.1

And just like all of our other episodes, it might include major spoilers for said horror release.

0:09.4

So don't listen to it if you haven't already seen it. You've officially been warned.

0:13.2

And if you'd like to hear the full episode, just head on over to patreon.com slash horrorqueers and subscribe today.

0:19.1

Without further ado, here is your exclusive Patreon clip.

0:26.0

Okay, so now I've got a question for you.

0:28.9

Mm-hmm.

0:29.7

Is this a queer-coded villain?

0:32.7

I'm glad you mentioned that because, ah, I want to say yes, but then I feel like by saying that,

0:39.9

I run the danger of saying a man who is effeminate is queer.

0:45.2

Yeah, but if the shoe fits.

0:47.1

I know.

0:49.1

Okay, so the reason I asked is because I also believe it, and I was waiting to see if the film was going to give

0:55.3

us any revelations, because at certain points, the affectations that Ethan Hawk was adopting

1:00.9

almost felt like he had multiple personality disorder. Like he was channeling different people. And I

1:08.5

thought, oh, maybe this is a mental illness. Oh, you know what, though? It would have been really nice if he had a different people. And I thought, oh, maybe this is a mental illness.

1:15.3

Ooh, you know what, though? It would have been really nice if he had a different personality for every different emotion on the mask that he was wearing.

1:18.0

Yeah, because that's also why I thought the mask was changing, like to reflect his various

1:22.0

moods, but also potentially his identities.

1:25.4

Right.

1:26.1

And we don't really get confirmation of that.

1:29.2

So it could be the case, but the film doesn't actually confirm or deny.

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