Outside of a Dream, Episode 6 - Black Christmas

Warner Bros. Pictures

Silent night, deadly night, everyone! It's Outside of a Dream's first Yuletide episode, in which we explore two Christmasey selections, one from the Great White North and the other from the Great White Much Farther North. The first is Black Christmas, a Canadian proto-slasher from 1974. The second is Rare Exports, a very, VERY alternative take on Santa Claus from modern Finland.

Also in this episode, Daniel appreciates Finnish actors' commitment to their art and Cameron grapples with director Bob Clark's incredibly varied filmography.

Black Christmas and Rare Exports are available to rent on YouTube and can be streamed on Shudder.

If you're interested in Black Christmas' surprisingly prescient themes and dynamics, we highly recommend Aja Romano's essay on Vox on the subject. 

Outside of a Dream, Episode 5 - The Interior

Low Sky Productions

In Trevor Juras' The Interior, Patrick McFadden plays James, a young, quietly bitter man whose life is upended upon being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Leaving behind his girlfriend and dead-end office job, he travels deep into the interior of British Columbia on a solo backpacking trip. But the solitude he craves in the Canadian wilderness is violated by something perhaps as lost and confused as he is. Speaking of solitude, Cameron relates his own backpacking experiences plus that time he nearly died in the desert.
　
Note: Due to a recording error, Daniel's audio sounds very, very bad. We apologize if this affects your listening experience and promise to have the problem fixed by the next episode. For now, simply imagine Dan is a robot.
　
The Interior can be rented on YouTube.

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