Keeper: Is It Good?

Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss Osgood Perkins’ second movie of 2025, Keeper! Has Perkins created another commercially accessible psychological-horror success, or has he returned to his undeniably divisive slow-burn roots? And is Keeper another one of his female-led soft-feminist tales? Tune in and find out!

Topics:

• Editor’s Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:44:01 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon here!
• Because the trailers didn’t seem representative of the final product, Melvin pitches the movie a little differently by explaining what the movie actually is.
• Kathryn and Melvin get the impression that Osgood Perkins isn’t so much interested in characters as he is the film as a whole, and thus his work is often vibes-heavy.
• Osgood Perkins, from Melvin’s perspective, creates dense films that often appear simple.
• Kathryn felt the overly-exposited third-act somewhat muddled the film.
• Talking about some recurrent visuals and motifs, like the water and the dream sequences.
• Specifically talking about what Melvin is calling the “Mini Minka” scene.
• Discussing the line, “We are your children and all the women that came before you.”

Recommendations:

• The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall (Podcast)
• Occult (2009) (Movie)

Keeper is Rated R for some violent content/gore, language, and some sexual references. It features Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland, Claire Friesen, Christin Park, Erin Boyes, Tess Degenstein, Birkett Turton, and Eden Weiss. Directed by Osgood Perkins. Keeper is available here.

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