Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 182: The Host (2006)

The Didactic Duo of Dread return for Episode 182 of Horror Movie Weekly, where Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson tackle Bong Joon-ho's acclaimed South Korean creature feature, The Host (2006) — Jay's pick for this week's Feature Review. The hosts dig into the film's jaw-dropping opening monster attack sequence, its tonal balancing act between Beastly Freak Horror and quirky comedy, and whether the CG creature effects still hold up 20 years later. And somewhere in the middle of all this, the hosts attempt to determine whether The Host is secretly a comedy. (Results inconclusive.) Along the way, the boys discuss the pitfalls of "mid-tier" French Extreme Horror, debate whether ils / Them (2006) deserves its legendary reputation, and once again descend into some very dark True Crime territory courtesy of Jay's well-documented Forensic Files obsession. Also in this episode: company summit hosting disasters, cowboy hats at the office, karaoke hypotheticals, Starbucks blueberry muffins, and why Watson believes Kidnapped (2010) belongs among the greatest home invasion Horror films ever made! Note: This episode was recorded on March 27, 2025. You are welcome to email our show at [email protected]. You can also follow Horror Movie Weekly on X: @horror_weekly. This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (As noted previously, we're defining "recent" as any Horror movie released within the last five years or the current year; so now that it's 2024, we'll be covering Horror films from 2019 to the present.) And we always reveal next week's pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Thanks for listening!