Episode 93 (November 3, 2023)
Laci Goth and Matt Chokes welcome their friends Tiera (@SpookyT on TikTok ) and Derek (@HFK on TikTok) join the show to play the game of Saw. We all have varying degrees of affection for this franchise, and we get into the long history of its development under James Wan and Leigh Whannell first in Australia and then in Hollywood, and the major series it spawned. Then we go through the movie at length, wondering, at the end of the day, what exactly Jigsaw is trying to teach us.
Time stamps:
3:34 — Laci’s history with Mannequin and why she wanted to cover it on this episode
5:33 — Pre-movie predictions
8:36 — History segment: Career overviews of writer/director Michael Gottlieb and stars Andrew McCarthy & Kim Cattrall, and the role market research* played in the development of this film
35:55 — In-depth movie discussion
1:34:35 — Final thoughts and star ratings
Artwork by Laci Roth.
Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).
Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: