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180: Sphere (1998)
This week we check out the winner of the second round of our 2021 Cohost Clash: Sphere (1998), nominated by Mack.
This week we check out the winner of the second round of our 2021 Cohost Clash: Sphere (1998), nominated by Mack.
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Episode Synopsis
This week we check out the winner of the second round of our 2021 Cohost Clash: Sphere (1998), nominated by Mack. We discuss the terrors of the deep, discuss its parallels with Alien (1979), and debate the quality of its ending. In this episode's b-side, we share our personal definitions of horror, debate the differences between horror and thriller, and give our takes on whether or not The Shape of Water is a horror film. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 38:22.
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