It Ends: horror in lower case

Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss a little-seen existential horror, It Ends, a film about a car that drives on and on… and on. From its curious hook to its Gen Z attitude, the two explore what works, what doesn’t, and what it has in common with its modern contemporaries.

Topics:

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 42-minutes discussing The Hollywood Reporter’s “Top Genre Filmmakers of 2026: From Curry Barker to Guillermo del Toro“, whether its top 10 actually makes sense, why we think these directors are revered so well, and more. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
• In honor of the film; Choose two who will attack you and two who will defend you: 50 hawks, a rifleman, 5 gorillas, or 10,000 rats.
• Kathryn feels the movie is “fine”, and found the film both easy to understand and not necessarily engaging.
• Melvin feels the first act is the strongest, while the second and third act start to meander and run out of ideas.
• For Kathryn, she didn’t connect with the film because she’s self-proclaimed, “unc”. Melvin, however, feels the characters aren’t strong enough to carry the film.
• Choosing when and how to grow up.
• Melvin has a few complaints, although some people may call them nitpicks.
• How the ending probably would have been better if it was part of the second act, and the third act was entirely different.

Recommendations:

• Hidden (2015) (Movie)
• Reread your favorite book!

It Ends is Rated R for pervasive language. It features Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth, and Mitchell Cole. Directed by Alexander Ullom. It Ends is available here.

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