The Nextlander Watchcast· Folge 185
185: 185: The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ Scott Benson
Dienstag, 4. August 2026 · 3 h 27
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For this week's special guest Watchcast animator and game developer Scott Benson takes us on a tour of the creeper corners of Depression-era West Virginia in Charles Laughton's singularly strange thriller, The Night of the Hunter!
CHAPTERS:
() - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 185: The Night of the Hunter (1955) w/ Scott Benson
() - Intro.
() - How we came to this movie initially.
() - Some history of the film.
() - Some talk about the cast.
() - The film's initial lackluster reception, and subsequent reappraisal.
() - Break!
() - We're back, and it's time to get into the film proper.
() - I'm Peter Graves, and this is a felony.
() - Meeting the other townsfolk, and the preacher comes a callin'.
() - A consequential picnic, and Willa makes some bad choices.
() - An all-timer of a bad honeymoon.
() - Good night, Willa.
() - The trouble with Harry.
() - A long, lazy trip down the river.
() - The introduction of Rachel Cooper.
() - Everything's going great until a teen girl gets a crush.
() - Harry's approach is less viable under these circumstances.
() - Do not mess with Whistler's mother.
() - The strange epilogue to it all.
() - Final thoughts.
() - We might return to Star Trek next week (check the Patreon this week for more info).
() - Outro.
