Today we check another movie off Elyse’s “Never Will I Ever Watch” list where the aliens may not look at much, but they hear all. Skip the bag of chips and don’t make a sound as we whisper through 2018’s A Quiet Place.

***CONTENT WARNING: death of a child

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Sources:

• A Quiet Place IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6644200/trivia/

• 'A Quiet Place' Falls Into A Tired Trope About Deafness by Pamela Kincheloe: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-kincheloe-quiet-place-deaf-people_n_5ad10645e4b0edca2cb9acc6

• A Quiet Place: A Review from the Deaf Perspective by T. Frohock: https://www.tfrohock.com/blog/2018/4/23/a-quiet-place-a-review-from-the-deaf-perspective

• A Quiet Place Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quiet_Place

• Toxic Masculinity and the Gender Politics of A Quiet Place by Shelby Boyer:

• https://saboyer.medium.com/toxic-masculinity-and-the-gender-politics-of-a-quiet-place-d114b3b23b0d

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Maxine Minx has gone Hollywood and is on the run from more than just Pearl and her farmhouse. Enjoy the third installment of Ti West’s franchise with a view from the Hollywood sign in 2024’s MaXXXine.

***CONTENT WARNING: violence against sex workers, drug use, religious trauma, true crime involving sexual assault

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Sources:

• Maxxxine IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22048412/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

• “MaXXXine” Is a Fun Ride to a Predictable Party by Jenn Adams: https://femaleantagonist.com/maxxxine-is-a-fun-ride-to-a-predictable-party/

• MaXXXine’s True Crime References Explained: Who Is The Night Stalker? By Dani Kessel Odom: https://screenrant.com/maxxxine-true-crime-references-night-stalker-black-dahlia/

• Maxxxine Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaXXXine

In anticipation of the holiday weekend, we’re headed to the beach to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the summertime slasher that started it all: Jaws (1975).

***CONTENT WARNING: death of a child

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Sources:

• Gambino, Megan. “The Shark Attacks That Were the Inspiration for Jaws.” Smothsonianmag.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shark-attacks-that-were-the-inspiration-for-jaws-15220260/#:~:text=Joseph%20Dunn%20was%20luckier.,and%20Steven%20Spielberg's%20blockbuster%20film.

• Geiling, Natasha. “The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Triggered the Worst Shark Attack in History”. Smothsonianmag.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sinking-uss-indianapolis-triggered-worst-shark-attack-history-25715092/

• Jaws (film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)

• Jaws (1975) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/?ref_=ttfc_ov_i

• Rutigliano, Olivia. “On the Endless Symbolism of the Best Summer Movie Ever Made: ‘Jaws’”. Lithub.com. https://lithub.com/on-the-endless-symbolism-of-the-best-summer-movie-ever-made-jaws/