For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Host (2006), from renowned auteur Bong Joon-ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer) about a tentacled creature that preys on idiot humans who keep polluting its water. After that is Train to Busan (2016), which is about a zombie apocalypse, but on a train Despite the generic-sounding premise, it has an excellent rating on Letterboxd, so we’re watching it. It is by far the best-known film of its director, Yeon Sang-ho.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Host: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-host/
• Train to Busan: https://letterboxd.com/film/train-to-busan/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Host: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21645
• Train to Busan: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/12411

CWs for The Host:

• Deaths of animals.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Stalking.
• Child abuse.
• Gaslighting.
• Abusive parents.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Lobotomy.
• A character is forcibly drugged.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Squashed heads.
• Torture.
• Eye mutilation.
• Broken bones.
• Someone falls down stairs.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Death of child.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Jump scares.
• Vomiting.
• Monster eating people.
• Peeing in pants.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Needles.
• Hospital scene.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Suicide.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Claustrophobia.
• Misophonia.
• Shaky cam.
• Fat jokes.
• Ableism.
• Homelessness.
• Sad ending.
• Car crash.
• Honking horn.
• Drowning.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

CWs for Train to Busan:

• Deaths of animals.
• Child abandonment.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Head squashing.
• Choking.
• Eye mutilation.
• Cannibalism.
• Body horror.
• Gore.
• Broken bones.
• Finger mutilation.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Seizures.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Deaths of children.
• Suicide.
• Death of parent.
• Jump scares.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Zombies eating people.
• Audio gore.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Claustrophobia.
• Misophonia.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Shaky cam.
• Flashing lights.
• Babies.
• Ableism.
• Homelessness.
• Sad ending.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Blood.

Links to movies:

• The Host: https://vimeo.com/852226260
• Train to Busan: https://vimeo.com/852805736