Significant Other: w/ Janecka Olen on Al(ien)pine Divorce

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Janecka Olen, creator and host of the Scream Queen Podcast, joins Melvin to discuss a criminally underseen, economically paced sci-fi thriller that’s stuck in streaming jail: Significant Other! This 2022 film is loaded with surprises, including an emotional depth seldom seen in “invasion”-type movies. But, is it really an invasion film? It’s a lot of things. 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 1:32:25 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon here! 
• Talking about Janecka’s goals, from building her podcast & Instagram, getting her screenplay made, and her work on “The Horror Community’s Ep****n List”.
• Janecka loves outdoorsing, and the general fears that come with it kick off Significant Other.
• Yeah, but… what genre is Significant Other?
• How opposites are exhibited through the film, including land & sea.
• Talking various twists and turns, of which there are SEVERAL.
• Significant Other draws from a lot of films, but one of those choices doesn’t sit right with Melvin.
• Janecka, “The interesting thing about [Significant Other]… is the emotional aspect.”
• The ending is a bit strange, so the two ponder what its saying about relationships.

Recommendations:

• Pretty Lethal (2026) (Movie)
• Something Very Bad is Going to Happen (2026 – X) (Series)
• Forbidden Fruits (2026) (Movie)
• Tomie (1998) (Movie)

Significant Other is Rated R for violence, gore and language. It features Maika Monroe, Jake Lacy, Matthew Yang King, and Dana Green. Directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen. Significant Other is available here.

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