187. Movie Review: Until Dawn, Horror Movie Survival Skills, and Practical Effects are Superior

This week on Our Taste Is Trash, hosts Josh and Jade dive into the chilling, time-loop horror thriller Until Dawn (2025), directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Gary Dauberman and Blair Butler. The film is based on the hit 2015 PlayStation video game of the same name, bringing its branching-choice, survival-horror story to the big screen.The movie stars Ella Rubin (Clover), Michael Cimino (Max), Odessa A’zion (Nina), Ji-young Yoo (Megan), Belmont Cameli (Abe), with Maia Mitchell as Melanie and Peter Stormare reprising his iconic role as Dr. Hill.Inside this episode Josh and Jade also discuss why practical effects deliver bigger thrills in a slasher than CGI and their own horror movie survival skills—and who would likely make it to sunrise.Smash that play button.