Podcasts TV Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode #265: "The Kitchen," "The Perfection," "Them That Follow," and "Midsommar" Revisited

Episode #265: "The Kitchen," "The Perfection," "Them That Follow," and "Midsommar" Revisited

Published: Aug. 9, 2019, 1:35 a.m.

This week Kris recounts the time he couldn\u2019t go to Lenin\u2019s Tomb because it was \u201cclosed for inventory,\u201d leaving Evan and returning guest Megan Kearns completely confused. Megan leads off the episode by describing two films she saw recently THEM THAT FOLLOW (4:11), a somber film about religion and snake charming, and THE PERFECTION (10:00), a more engaging movie about classical musicians that takes some fascinating twists and turns before spiraling into body horror. Then Evan shares his experience watching Ari Aster\u2019s MIDSOMMAR (14:05), which may or may not be \u201can Evan movie.\u201d Lastly, all three of them dissect THE KITCHEN (28:50), a disappointing kitchen-sink crime drama chock full of critical themes about gender, race, and class that it only superficially addresses, and thinly drawn characters whose motivations don\u2019t make any sense.