David Cronenberg knows how to bury his themes deep under the skin. The popcorn knows how to be Not Worth The Time Invested. A weird and disquieting night at The Nerdery™️.
Dave: I thought this would be a nice, light, campy horror film to cap off our week. Instead, we got what felt like a late 1970s response to the Stepford Wives, drenched in terror of both women and psychotherapy. It made it even worse to read afterwards that the director and writer, David Cronenberg, used his marriage - and his ex-wife - as inspiration for the film. There’s a lot of creepy undercurrents about women as mothers, children as surrogates for divorcing parents, and absent, clueless fathers. The frustrated psychiatric patient with daddy issues who appears regularly throughout the film has also aged particularly poorly, and the gnome-like murderous children (who were always dressed in matching snowsuits, since it was 1970s Toronto) were especially creepy. The lavish, highly-wallpapered late 1970’s scenery was a nice balm to the disturbing, cringe-worthy storyline, though. Recommended for anyone who enjoys period pieces about gender roles in the 1970s and killer children (️️️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2)
The name of this popcorn contained a lot of ingredients that I couldn’t taste: namely lime, jalapeño, and tequila. There were hints of all of them as we ate our way through the bowl, like the popcorn had accidentally been made a little too close to a spicy margarita and there was some cross-contamination. It was still good, but I’d have liked a bit more punch of flavor. This recipe reminds me of some of the 1950s cookbooks in my cookbook collection that encourage cooks to wave a grain of pepper around the cheesy, beefy, condensed soup casserole. Putting any spice *in* the casserole might be a bit too much flavor for Husband, even if you put a bit of extra whiskey in his cocktail that night. So instead, you just sneak a little more cooking sherry before he gets home. Anyway, this recipe was edible, but underwhelming. (️️️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Joe: This was my first Cronenberg film, and frankly, I don't know that my nerves could handle another one. This was deeply, deeply disturbing. The violence, though tame by modern standards, was shocking, especially since it revolved around children. More so, the thematic elements were bone-rattling - explorations of child custody and mental health in the aftermath of a divorce have rarely been so unnerving. There's an undercurrent of misogyny that runs through the proceedings that's as equally upsetting as the literal visual of a mother licking the afterbirth off a fetus. Jesus. Fucking. Christ. Despite being completely undone by this film, it's a solid (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) Really!
At this point, we're very much relying on Alternative Sources for popcorn recipes - especially me. As longtime readers know, I'm averse to sweet popcorns. Traditionally, I've not had a whole lot of success with the sweet recipes; that is, they sound good on paper, but often fail to delight me IRL. Savory popcorn recipes are harder to find, and I've turned to the Interwebz™️ to help me. This here recipe was discovered after a Googling Sesh, and it was a pain in the ass to make: mincing jalapeños, zesting limes, etc. All told, it took almost an hour to make. Not being a fan of tequila, I was a bit put out by the effort that yielded the end product. It was spicy, it was packed with flavor (thought curiously, not the titular tequila), and it was tasty. Thought it wasn't worth the effort, I still give it (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
Popcorn recipe from: 101 Cookbooks
The Brood on IMDB.
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