Black Girl Film Club

Happy Halloween, listeners! We're back with another J-horror track!

On today's episode, we talk about The Ring (2002), the iconic remake of 1998's Ring/Ringu. The Ring follows Rachel, a journalist who is cursed by a videotape that promises to kill the viewer within 7 days. The Ring is directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman, and Daveigh Chase.

In this ep, we go over the differences between the original novel and the 1998 movie, how the remake influenced the next decade of horror films, and what happens when you're a parent of a bad-vibes child.

Our recommendations: Faces of Death (2026)

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We had a lot of thoughts about this year's horror sensation, Obsession (2026). In this film, store clerk Bear makes a supernatural wish for his friend and coworker, Nikki, to fall in love with him. Obsession was directed by Curry Barker and stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarette, and Cooper Tomlinson.

In this episode, we discuss nice guys, loss of bodily autonomy, and what would we wish for with our One Wish Willow.

Our recommendations: Talk to Me (2022), Get Out (2017), Tales from the Crypt (tv series), Blink Twice (2024)

Read Davalyn's latest: (Deep Cuts) POSSESSION: Divorce, Dopplegangers, and a Marriage Divided by the Berlin Wall (https://professorhorror.com/Deep-Cuts-POSSESSION-Divorce-Doppelg%C3%A4ngers-and-a-Marriage-Divided-by-the-Berlin-Wall/)

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Come in, tell us about yourself.

We're spending this spooky season learning all about Japanese Horror and it's influence in the US. Up first, Cure (1997) directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and starring Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, and Anna Nakagawa. In Cure, Detective Takabe tries the solve several murders all linked to a mysterious man with severe memory loss.

In this episode: Cure and pink films, our expectations from J Horror, hypnotism and fate.

Our recommendations: Door (1988), Audition (1999) Creepy (2016), Penance (2020), Serpent's Path (1998)

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He's the king, 🗣️🎵 KING CRY BABYYY!! 🎵

Britney is back in her musical bag as we discuss Cry-Baby (1990), directed by John Waters and starring Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, and Ricki Lake. The Pope of Trash's second musical offering is a send-up of Elvis movies and 1950s rock and roll as drape Cry-Baby Walker and square Allison Vernon-Williams fall in love from opposite sides of the tracks.

In this episode: our stance on reviewing movies starring bad people, John Waters' influence on us and his inspiration for the film, and teenage rebellion in all it's tacky forms.

John Waters on 'Cry-Baby's second coming | Mashable https://mashable.com/article/john-waters-cry-baby-interview

Our Recommendations: Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker / Night Warning (1981)

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Grease is (apparently) the word.

In this episode of Black Girl Film Club, we travel back to the 50s via 70s nostalgia in Grease (1978), directed by Randal Keiser and starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, and Stockard Channing.

In this episode, Britney goes full theater kid (even though she swears she's not into musicals) as we explore Grease's early days as grittier stage musical, greaser culture, and nostalgia poison. Press play now, beauty school dropouts!

Our recommendations: Cry-Baby (1990), Hairspray (2007)

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