Episode 333 – THE SUBSTANCE

The Matineecast

Runtime

79 minutes

Show Contents

0:00 Introduction

3:16 Know Your Enemy with guest Carolyn Mauricette

19:06 The New Slang: THE SUBSTANCE

63:43 The Other Side: Carolyn and Ryan talk further reading after Coralie Fargeat’s new film

Thoughts from your host…

Hello again – Welcome to a new season of cinema and shenanigans!

It feels like so much has happened in the world since we went on break in August, but I won’t recap that now. I will say that I hope all of y’all are keeping safe during these interesting times we are living in.

As for me, I took a moment in the middle of TIFF ahead of the only Midnight Madness film I saw…and I actually mapped-out the entire autumn schedule for the show! Potential films…potential guests…the whole nine yards!

As we start our sixteenth season of the show, I’m way ahead in my planning for the first time in a long time – and it is going to be a fun few months before we close the book on ’24.

When time came to choose a film to come back with, I just knew we’d be starting with this one. And when I knew we were going to start here, I knew precisely who I wanted to have on. There are so many threads in this film to pull on, and even after an hour, I feel like we’re still untangling the knot of former tapestry.

So pour a glass, have a seat, grab a thread and start pulling. Just remember – we are one, and we must respect the schedule

Links Mentioned on Episode 333:

Blood in The Snow Film Festival

The “I am you Mother” scene from HEREDITARY:

Coralie Forgeat’s interview with Letterboxd

Carolyn’s CARRIE postcard

Both my written review and our podcast episode about THE NEON DEMON

Carolyn’s Instagram can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.

Enjoy!