Slaxx (2020)

Slaxx, a 2020 Canadian horror comedy, is about a clothing outlet being terrorized by a pair of jeans possessed by the vengeful ghost of a slain sweatshop worker. As that brief description implies, Slaxx is both deeply absurd and highly didactic. It crams a lot of indictments of fast fashion, the retail mindset, and capitalism into its lean 77 minute running time, but also tosses in plenty of slapstick murder gags and broadly awful caricatures getting what's coming to them. Ryan is joined by Cheryl for a breakdown of this low budget sleeper hit. Discussion topics naturally include the socio-political issues that the film is directly addressing in its storytelling, but there's also conversation about how Slaxx chooses to get its message across and whether this is effective. In addition to that, Cheryl and Ryan delve into how Slaxx fits into the framework of horror filmmaking and the traditions it has decided to continue.