Ep 64 - Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Its October and we all know what that means… HORROR MOVIES ARE BACK BAYBEEE. We’re kicking off this month with a stone cold classic, DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978… duh).   Raquel admits that she finally appreciate horror movies now, and gets down with this one – it probably helps that her maiden name is Romero.   Did Old George hit peak zombie metaphor with this one? Malls are the sources of late 20th century consumptionism, and zombies, well, all they do is exist to consume!   Raquel discusses her first encounters with malls back in the early 1970s and Raphael loves how Tom Savini changed the horror game with his shockingly realistic (for the time) special effects and makeup.   This podcast will turn Raquel into a genre film freak eventually!   The Generation Splice is a film podcast where retired psychologist Dr. Raquel Martinez, a baby boomer through & through, & her son, Raphael Jose Martinez, a cranky millennial film writer & programmer, discuss various films through the lens of their generation & personal experiences.   Every other week one host picks a movie to dissect & see if they can splice together the generation gap via their love of film.   Feel free to write to us! Give us some film suggestions at the [email protected]   Raphael is on Twitter and Letterboxd at @citycelluloid & you can find their film writing at cinefile.info & film-cred.com