(pod)Casters of Horror: 'Chocolate' (Mick Garris) Ep. 5

Published: Oct. 13, 2024, midnight

Series maestro Mick Garris tries his hand at writing and directing in this series lowlight. Bennett and Jim don\u2019t break from consensus here\n\nGangs of New York\u2019s Henry Thomas appears in Mick Garris\u2019 high-concept romance as a food scientist with a psychic connection to a mysterious woman. With an\xa0abysmal soundtrack and a \u201cyou\u2019re probably wondering how I got here\u201d framing device, Chocolate doesn\u2019t offer much to recommend.\xa0\n\nJim and Bennett try their best to see the best in Chocolate. If nothing else, they agree that Matt Frewer is having fun.\xa0Save yourself half an hour. Skip watching Chocolate and listen to (Pod)Casters of Horror instead.\xa0\n\nCreated by Mick Garris, Masters of Horror was a two-season series on Showtime that challenged genre legends to create an hour-long horror film. Follow along as Bennett and Jim are forced to spend no more than 20 minutes discussing each episode from the first season of the series or face a room full of poisonous gas.