The Final Girl on 6th Ave is a weekly podcast where host Carolyn Smith-Hillmer reviews elevated horror movies in a non-pretentious way.
Almost done, y'all! The top 20 seem to be where everyone has really strong opinions, so I hope you agree with mine. This episode includes discussions surrounding movies 26 - 11. SOURCES When a Stranger Calls: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455857/ Funny Games: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808279/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Hills Have Eyes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454841/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills_Have_Eyes_(1977_film) Amityville Horror: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078767/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 31: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3835080/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Pet Semetary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Seven: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Goodnight Mommy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3086442/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 House of 1000 Corpses: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251736/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Halloween: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1 The House that Jack Built: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4003440/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1 Creep: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2428170/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Vanishing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108473/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Sixth Sense: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Strangers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Scream: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_8
This episode discusses movies 50-30. Aren't we so proud of our final girl for picking up the pace? SOURCES The Ring: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/ It: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 Paranormal Activity: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179904/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Susperia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034415/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Misery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100157/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Under the Skin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 It Follows: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Antichrist: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870984/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Men: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13841850/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Dogtooth: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Midsommar: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Fourth Kind: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220198/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Mother!: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5109784/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2 Sinister: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922777/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Audition: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Insidious: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591095/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Silence of the Lambs: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Evil Dead: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083907/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7 The Last House on the Left: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068833/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 The Shining: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Dead Alive: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Happy Valentine's Day, final boys and girls! A new episode from me is better than flowers, so make sure to share it with your special someone and listen together over a romantic and scary dinner. This episode includes films 69 to 51. SOURCES Rocky Horror Picture Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/ Hostel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450278/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Saw II: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432348/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Box: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362478/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Vivarium: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368406/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Nightmare on Elm Street 3: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093629/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Lake Mungo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816556/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Creepshow: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083767/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 Speak No Evil: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14253846/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Dead Zone: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Blue Velvet: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Swallow: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8372298/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Haunting in Connecticut: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492044/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Shutter Island: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Creep 2: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3654796/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Coherence: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2866360/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Us: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6857112/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4 Get Out: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
I hope she was worth the wait! This episode features discussions regarding movies 87 to 70. All movie descriptions and information regarding directors, actors, and runtimes are taken directly from the IMDB pages for each film.
She is baaaaaack. And better than ever. 6th Ave wasn't ready for her reappearance. Listen in as I start my countdown for my top 100 horror movies. My top 100 includes all horror - body, elevated, psychological, etc. Play along and let me know how my top 100 compares to yours. This episode features discussions regarding movies 100 to 88. SOURCES Unsane: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7153766/ The Human Centipede: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1467304/ The Grudge: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391198/ An American Werewolf in London: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London The Hitcher: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091209/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitcher_(1986_film)#Plot Fatal Attraction: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093010/ Cape Fear: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101540/ House on Haunted Hill: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185371/ Requiem for a Dream: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180093/ The Purge: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2184339/ The Babadook: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/ The Lobster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3464902/ We Need to Talk About Kevin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/
Word to the wise: eat BEFORE watching, not after. SOURCES: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4954522/ Alfred.Edu Study: https://www.alfred.edu/about/news/studies/_docs/hazing-study.pdf Bullying in Medicine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying_in_medicine
Jack finally finishes building his house and hits the road to never come back. SOURCES: HistoryLists https://historylists.org/art/9-circles-of-hell-dantes-inferno.html
What is the first material that comes to mind when you think about building a house? I bet Jack's materials are better... IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4003440/
This movie takes stalking to a whole new level. SOURCES: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3235888/ Urban Legends Article: https://dailygeekette.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/urban-legends-exploring-the-meaning-behind-it-follows/ Virtual Borderland: https://virtualborderland.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/it-follows-2014/ Lazarus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_of_Bethany
And you thought Midsommar and Hereditary were Ari Arister’s best? Call me after you watch these two. See where the man, the myth, the legend got started scaring the daylights out of the world. SOURCES: The Strange Thing About the Johnsons IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772398/ Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQobOSv2kzM Munchausen IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2460640/ Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Rxu5uW41Q MedLine: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001555.htm
Lions and tigers and men! Oh my! If you fell in love with Alex Garland during Ex Machina, this movie will make or break your relationship with him. SOURCES: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13841850/ High on Films Article: https://www.highonfilms.com/men-2022-movie-ending-explained/ Green Man Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man Sheela Na Gig Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheela_na_gig#Feminist_reinterpretation_of_the_image
Lobster is my favorite food. Unfortunately, no one gets to eat any in this movie. Here I am, back to ruin your day (like normal) with another Yorgos Lanthimos movie that will consume your thoughts for the next week. Enjoy! SOURCES: iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3464902/ Interview: https://fictionhorizon.com/the-lobster-analyzed-explaining-the-movie-and-its-ending/ OddApple Article: https://theoddapple.com/the-lobster-2015-movie-plot-summary-ending-explained/ NY Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/fashion/weddings/06lobster.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAs%20it%20turns%20out%2C%20lobsters,video%20editor%20in%20New%20York.&text=Actually%2C%20male%20lobsters%20in%20particular,%E2%80%9D%20(HarperCollins%2C%202004).
This week, We Need to Talk About Kevin... but not my husband, Kevin! A film so filled with dread, frustrating interactions between parents, and the taboo of being a mother that never wanted a child that you will feel the need to lay down after it is over and watch your comfort show.
Your favorite Final Girl is back this week from holiday and a brief trip with a very special announcement! I have been selected to partner with a network! I am now a part of the incredible Morbidly Beautiful network and am so excited. Girls from small towns have the biggest dreams (and because I am a Final Girl, I achieve them). After you listen to my excitement, please buckle your seatbelts for a bumpy ride into the 2019 film Vivarium. You don't know what that word means? I didn't either, but now that I do, let me tell you all about it. SOURCES iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368406/ Brood Parasite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_parasite This is Barry: https://www.thisisbarry.com/film/vivarium-movie-explained-what-is-the-meaning-of-it-all/ Vivarium Definition: https://www.google.com/search?q=vivarium+meaning&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS824US824&oq=vivarium+meaning&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0i512l6j69i60.2958j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
If you haven't gotten enough of Yorgos Lanthimos already, you certainly will after this episode is over. SOURCES: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5715874/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Trolley Problem: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/trolley-problem-moral-philosophy-ethics#:~:text=The%20trolley%20problem%20is%20a,to%20kill%20just%201%20person. Artemis: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Artemis-Greek-goddess Ending Explained: https://screenrant.com/killing-sacred-deer-movie-ending-explained/
Talk about a heavy one! Jennifer Kent's 2014 psychological thriller, "The Babadook", made me laugh and cry and do some serious self-reflection. Enjoy! SOURCES “The Babadook.” IMDb, IMDb.com, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/characters/nm0204583?ref_=tt_cl_c_1. Murrian, Samuel R. “Celebrate Pride Month with Our in-Depth Look at the Babadook, the Best Horror Movie so Far This Century.” Parade, 13 June 2022, https://parade.com/897935/samuelmurrian/the-babadook-jennifer-kent-analysis/#:~:text=The%20Babadook%20is%20a%20supernatural,%2C%20Oskar%20(Benjamin%20Winspear). Staff, CL. “How Grief and Trauma Can Manifest as 'the Babadook'.” Collider, 6 Jan. 2022, https://collider.com/the-babadook-ending-explained/.
Hi listeners! I am slightly under the weather today, so I apologize in advance that this episode may not be as long as my others. Today's episode is about the 2013 film "Under the Skin" and boy oh boy, does it sure get under there and stick around... Instagram - @finalgirlon6 Email - finalgirlon6@gmail.com SOURCES https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/?ref_=ttls_li_tt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_argument https://philosophynow.org/issues/99/What_Did_Mary_Know https://filmcolossus.com/under-the-skin-explained/#motorcycle
Settle in with your cup of tea for this week's episode about 2009 thriller, Dogtooth. This movie will have you hootin' and hollerin', and not in a good way. This movie is probably going to occupy my brain permanently for a few months, so if you decide to join me on this one, I apologize in advance. SOURCES: “Dogtooth.” IMDb, IMDb.com, 11 Nov. 2009, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379182/. Ebert, Roger. “Dogtooth Movie Review & Film Summary (2010): Roger Ebert.” Dogtooth Movie Review & Film Summary (2010) | Roger Ebert, https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dogtooth-2010. Earwolf, Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson. “Dogtooth.” Spotify, Earwolf, Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson, 7 Jan. 2021, https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xfkBVxeUYRhSVYmK8WuuO?si=gNEJZ05US3G-dy6KAISMQw. This is BarryBarry is a technologist who helps start-ups build successful products. His love for movies and production has led him to write his well-received film explanation and analysis articles to help everyone appreciate the films better. He’s regular. “Dogtooth Ending Explained (with Plot Analysis).” This Is Barry, 13 Aug. 2021, https://www.thisisbarry.com/film/dogtooth-ending-explained-with-plot-analysis/#about.
This week I am exploring the world of Austrian film! Settle in and let's discuss a gut-wrenching, disturbing movie about grief and motherhood. SOURCES: “Goodnight Mommy.” IMDb, IMDb.com, 11 Sept. 2015, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3086442/. Cruz, Lenika. “'Goodnight Mommy': A Beautiful Dark Twisted Family Nightmare.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 22 Sept. 2015, https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/goodnight-mommy-review/405652/. “Goodnight Mommy (2014).” Tubi, 1 Jan. 2014, https://tubitv.com/movies/465170/goodnight-mommy?start=true. “Mothers / Goodnight Mommy (2014).” Spotify, 19 May 2022, https://open.spotify.com/episode/7I5c2M0UGdTD1khyg4jhAY?si=DfZWVVe1SGW6CPOCzTv1-Q.
Get excited because we have a thriller this week! This week we will be talking about the ever-frustrating American Psycho (2000). This movie was always one of my favorites - let's face it, Christian Bale never looked better. Then, about 6 months ago, I decided I needed to read the book. That book really flipped my world around for a few weeks. American Psycho is an important and entertaining social commentary that will leave you feeling uneasy for days to come. Buckle up. Sources: Ahmed, Nafees, et al. “American Psycho Explained.” High On Films, 18 Apr. 2022, https://www.highonfilms.com/american-psycho-explained/#:~:text=American%20Psycho%20is%20a%20humorous,materialism%20to%20conceal%20their%20apathy. “American Psycho.” IMDb, IMDb.com, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl#synopsis. Ellis, Bret Easton. American Psycho: A Novel . New York: Vintage Books, 1991. Contributor Names: Ellis, Bret Easton.