🌏Follow us: https://linktr.ee/therankedpodcast #talktome #talktomemovie #a24 Follow along as RANKED reviews a new movie release every week of 2023, slowly compiling the best films of the year into our sacred hierarchical list. Previous Episode 2023 RANKED List: 1. Oppenheimer 2. Killers of the Flower Moon 3. Beau Is Afraid 4. Infinity Pool 5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 7. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One 8. John Wick: Chapter 4 9. Tetris 10. Gran Turismo 11. Air 12. Creed III 13. Sound of Freedom 14. A Haunting In Venice 15. The Creator 16. The Flash 17. Fast X 18. Asteroid City 19. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 20. Shazam! Fury of the Gods 21. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 22. M3GAN 23. missing 24. The Machine 25. Barbie 26. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 27. The Exorcist: Believer 28. Scream VI 29. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 30. Dumb Money 31. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 32. Renfield 33. The Equalizer 3 34. Blue Beetle 35. Evil Dead Rise 36. The Pope’s Exorcist 37. Magic Mike’s Last Dance 38. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 39. Knock at the Cabin 40. Insidious: The Red Door 41. Five Nights at Freddy's 42. The Nun II 43. The Last Voyage of the Demeter 44. Plane 45. Haunted Mansion 46. Cocaine Bear 47. Knights of the Zodiac Talk to Me is a refreshing take on the possession genre, taking the essence of an exorcism or seance movie and reducing it to an immature party drug allegory. The premise is so captivating and terrifying that the film doesn’t need to rely on jump scares, of which I don’t recall there being a single one—the mark of a true horror movie. Instead the horror comes when you realize the complete lack of reverence that the young party kid cast has for discovering a method of communicating with spirits of the dead. Instead of falling to their knees and repenting to God having found proof of the afterlife, they film each other freaking out, not under the influence of drugs and alcohol, but under the influence of these ghosts they willingly allow into their bodies. The kids eventually become addicted to the act, including the dopamine hit from carelessly posting these videos online. The horrific thing is that nobody is afraid of the horrific thing happening right before their eyes and iPhones. This of course reflects the age we live in, where nothing is too sacred to post and everyone seems keen to take a video of someone in distress rather than step in and help them out. Carelessly conjuring fiendish spirits for the almighty click is a terrifying glance at how the pursuit of digital attention is slowly but surely dehumanizing and desensitizing all of us digital addicts as we communicate exclusively through our devices instead of face to face, hence the brilliance of the title. Support the show by using these affiliate links: GET A BUG-A-SALT HERE: https://amzn.to/3Cya379 GET ALL THE BOND MOVIES HERE: https://amzn.to/2Vo1JWP If you enjoy our work, here's our crypto tip jar: BTC: bc1qz6s04aw2qdkl946uttpqgtqv06utfd287vmu90 Dogecoin: DKzAwyN3neSeWfSwTBPcDp1NJafypqWooe Our individual channels: Charles: https://www.youtube.com/@Flavorful_Chunt https://www.youtube.com/@FilmHacker McCurdy: https://www.youtube.com/@ryanmccurdy9423 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rankedpodcast/message