Apr 2, 2020
None of the zombie movies we saw prepared us for toilet paper shortages. That hasn't stopped a horde of zombie references in the middle of a pandemic, though. Marcus and Melissa explore three new and innovative takes on the zombie genre - a 15th century soap opera and zombie blend from South Korea, a dude bro zomcom from India and a heart-wrenching zombie drama from Australia. They also pay respects to the late great Kenny Rogers with a poker-themed Would You Rather.
Kingdom: Motion Picture Terror Scale: 1. Quality: 3+ (Marcus), 4 (Melissa). Enjoyment: 4 / 5
Go Goa Gone: MPTS: 1. Quality: 3+ Enjoyment: 5
Cargo: MPTS: 1. Quality: 4. Enjoyment: 1 / 3
Articles mentioned in this episode:
"Zombies," by NPR's Throughline
"The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies," by Mike Mariani in The Atlantic
"Were zombies and vampires inspired by a real disease?" by Alessandra Potenza in The Verge
"The CARGO Directors Discuss Putting Martin Freeman Through The Wringer," by Tony Timpone in Birth.Movies.Death
"EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MARTIN FREEMAN ON HIS ZOMBIE DRAMA “CARGO” AND “GHOST STORIES,” by Michael Gingold in Rue Morgue