The Ranger (2018) feat. Annie Rose Malamet

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4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2020

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

In their attempt at social distancing, the boys abandon the city and head deep into the woods. Along for the ride is Girls, Guts & Giallo's Annie Rose Malamet, who schools the boys on all things punk (and Lisa Frank) so that they can understand the annoying teens in Jenn Wexler's The Ranger. Are you ready for two films in one? On one hand, we've got an 80s slasher throwback featuring punks vs authoritarians. On the other hand, we've got a (secret?) rape/revenge with lead character Chelsea (Chloë Levine) potentially being abused by her uncle (veteran director Larry Fessenden) or the titular Ranger...or both. Up for discussion: what drug are these kids doing? What's up with the wolf symbolism? Why does the film's pacing suffer when the kills begin? And why doesn't the film lean harder into punk? Finally: Trace opens up about an unsettling encounter tied to the film that initiates a frank discussion about film festival reviews, as well as the relationship between directors, critics and the production of art. Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys via our brand new Twitter handle @horrorqueers, like our Facebook Page or join our Facebook Group. > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Annie: @girlsgutsgiallo Support the boys on Patreon and shop our online store for your very own Horror Queers merchandise! Check out the NEW online articles on Bloody Disgusting 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	Come to me.
0:01.4	Focus features invites you to succumb to the darkness.
0:05.2	Osferatu.
0:06.1	From director Robert Eggers comes a masterpiece of horror.
0:10.1	He is coming.
0:14.0	This creature is a force more powerful than evil.
0:18.5	It is death itself.
0:22.5	Nalsferatu. Wadu under 17-9 a minute without parent. Only in theater's Christmas
0:26.7	Day. Special engagement in Dolby and IMAX.
0:30.1	Hey folks, just to word of context about this week's episode, at a couple of different points,
0:34.6	you may hear us refer to Soap by Sof West. Of course, we were recording this episode in advance of the festival's cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
0:45.4	So you can kind of ignore it and enjoy the rest of the episode.
0:49.8	This is the bloody disgusting podcast network.
1:08.0	Yeah. This is the bloody disgusting podcast network. Alice, open the door, please.
1:09.6	Allison, Jesus Christ, hurry!
1:11.3	Please!
1:11.7	And welcome back to horror queers.
1:22.0	We are talking about pink cocaine.
1:26.1	We're talking rule violations,. We're talking rule violations.
1:28.3	And we're talking random appearances by wolves?
1:32.3	I'm Joe.
1:33.3	And I'm Trace, and we're talking about hunting season, so please wear your bright colors.
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