Outside of a Dream, Episode 8 - The Ritual

Imaginarium Productions

Cameron Suey returns to discuss David Bruckner's adaptation of The Ritual, in which four Englishmen honour their recently fallen friend by hiking the King's Trail in northern Sweden. But when an injured foot leads them through a wooded detour, the hikers find themselves at the mercy of a very old and utterly inscrutable force that will test the limits of their friendships.

Also in this episode, Daniel has bad taste in vacations, Cam goes head-over-hooves for good creature design, and we try to figure out just why the hell antlers are so creepy.

The Ritual can be streamed on Netflix. You can check out Keith Thompson's artwork at https://www.keiththompsonart.com/.


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Outside of a Dream, Episode 7 - Black Mountain Side

A Farewell to Kings Entertainment Company

Outside of a Dream returns from its holiday break and ventures into the Canadian territories to discuss Nick Szostakiwskyj's Black Mountain Side, an indie psychological horror film that pits a remote team of researchers against a paranormal pandemic and, ultimately, themselves. The movie's director of photography, Cameron Tremblay (@CameronTremblay) was nice enough to stop by and discuss tricky long takes, filming in the woods, and how deer antlers very suddenly became creepy.

Black Mountain Side can be rented or purchased digitally on a variety of platforms, including YouTube. 

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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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Outside of a Dream, Episode 4 - It Comes at Night

A24

Cameron Suey stops by again to discuss It Comes at Night, Trey Edward Shults' second film and his first foray into horror. Set during an unspecified viral outbreak, two families are brought together at a woodland cottage and are torn apart through paranoia, tribalism, and poor communication. Steel yourself, as It Comes at Night is psychological horror at its most raw and ambiguous. On much lighter notes, Daniel nerds out over movie commentaries and Cam goes buckwild with discount Halloween decorations.

It Comes at Night can be rented on YouTube.

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