102 - Red Eye

It might be the summer of Cillian Murphy in 2023 with Oppenheimer but what about 4 August 2005, when this very week 18 years ago today, Red Eye was released and the general public realised just how 'killer' Cillian could be. Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy and Brian Cox and directed by beloved horror filmmaker Wes Craven! FEAR TAKES FLIGHT. A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician. Is Brian Cox going to be the secret big bad? Could Wes reinvent the slasher genre again after the success of Scream? And where is Red Eye 2 aka Red Eyes? This episode featuring a couple new surprises as we continue season 2 of Mixed Bag. Pop Corner discussions includes Patrick Barnes shout out, Big Hero 6, Pixar Sequels, The Carpenters, Dredge, The Bear, average Richard E. Grant impressions, Aliens are real, Off Menu Podcast, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part Two, The Firm, Wild segues, NZIFF and Sinead O'Connor.