Nov 4, 2022
Our final episode for spooky season. And it’s technically a Christmas/New Years movie! This time head across the Atlantic to talk about Alex de la Iglesia’s THE DAY OF THE BEAST (aka EL DIA DE LA BESTIA). This is one of Raphael’s all-time favorite movies, so to hear that Raquel really enjoyed was a treat. This horror-comedy (or is a comedy-horror?) gets downright heretical at times with it’s flippant disdain for the Catholic Church. Both Raquel and Raphael break down some of the cultural nuances that frame the film so people can appreciate why this was such a gigantically popular – both by audiences and critics – in Spain. You’ve got anti-fascist rhetoric, goofy TV psychics, heavy metal, and an overall vibe of “What if Mel Brooks made THE OMEN.” If you’re already a fan of the film, then you’ll dig the conversation, and if you’ve never heard of it before, well, this is the perfect primer for THE DAY OF THE BEAST, the films of Alex de la Iglesia, and contemporary Spanish cinema as a whole.