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OV320 – Relic (2020) and The Rental (2020) – Mike’s Post-Surgery Viewing, Friday the 13th Blu-Ray Announcement, and Horror Conventions in a Pandemic

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This week, Mike joins me to review IFC Midnight’s new releases Relic and The Rental. We also chat about Mike’s recovery from nose surgery, the newly announced Scream Factory Friday the 13th Blu-ray collection, and the ill-advised Days of the Dead convention.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 085 – OV B-Roll – “The Other Other C Word” – Internet Arguments, Spanish Love Songs, Ignorance, Complicity, and Aliens – July 15, 2020

Runtime: 1:55:50

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:30
• Mike’s Nose Surgery – 01:11
• What’s a Meet-Cute? – 10:50
• Friday the 13th Blu-ray – 14:30
• Days of the Dead Indy – 27:10

Relic – 31:00

• Non-Spoiler – 40:15
• Spoiler – 50:45

The Rental – 1:08:11

• Non-Spoiler – 1:10:36
• Spoiler – 1:24:01

• Closing the Ep – 1:50:04
• Stinger: “The Other Other C Word” – 1:52:11
• Pre-Recorded Outro – 1:53:00

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• Irresistible (2020) – 3 stars
• Relic (2020) – 3 stars

Contributor Ben Sears’ Recent Reviews

• Homemade: Season One – 4 stars
• Greyhound (2020) – 3 stars

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