‘Hereditary’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
October 22, 2024 · Hereditary (2018) · Drama · Horror · Mystery · 1:34:39 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsAnnie and the support group scene, and the party scene leading to Charlie's death▶ 29:36
Chris RyanEmphasizes the last 40 minutes of the movie as rewatchable content you'd stop on when channel surfing▶ 36:04
Sean FennesseyAgrees with the support group scene, praising the cinematography and Toni Collette's performance; also discusses the party/accident sequence▶ 30:41
What's Aged the Best
Bill SimmonsThe horror movie score - the sounds and creaks that create an unsettling atmosphere, comparing it to The Shining's approach of making weird noises▶ 46:56
What's Aged the Worst
Chris RyanThe hitting-your-face thing / self-harm trope has been ripped off by other movies like Talk to Me, Long Legs, and Smile▶ 47:39
Sean FennesseyAgrees that the self-harm element has become a trope but acknowledges this movie was ahead of that trend▶ 47:49
Butch's Girlfriend Award
Bill SimmonsThe movie was hard to understand on first viewing - you need to see it multiple times to put the pieces together▶ 52:08
Sean FennesseyPeter's friends could have had more definition, particularly his potential girlfriend character▶ 51:31
Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Bill SimmonsMaking a horror movie about hell is not hard - it's a blank slate, nobody knows what hell is like, so you can basically do anything▶ 1:01:05
Chris RyanIf Paimon calls, you have the meeting - rather than get everybody in the family decapitated, maybe you just get your smartest guys in a room and talk it out▶ 59:33
Sean FennesseyThe cultists are onto something, but only with regard to not wearing clothes - if I've got Paimon, I don't need clothes, there's no such thing as shame or embarrassment▶ 1:00:11
Half-Assed Internet Research
Chris RyanDeleted scene where Peter goes to Charlie's treehouse to sleep and finds his mom already there, which freaks him out▶ 1:07:30
Apex Mountain
Chris RyanToni Collette — Toni Collette - initially says yes to this movie, but suggests Little Miss Sunshine was more career-defining▶ 1:09:07
Sean FennesseyToni Collette — Toni Collette - uncertain, notes she's been in many big movies including Knives Out▶ 1:09:24
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsQuestions about Annie's knowledge of Joan's relationship with her mother, how Annie got married given her issues, and various plot logistics▶ 1:10:16
Chris RyanQuestions about whether Pete smokes too much weed and if one of Peter's friends being in the cult makes sense with the broader conspiracy▶ 1:11:51
Sean FennesseyMultiple questions including whether the allergy attack was Paimon's doing ('That's payment'), if Paimon compelled Charlie to eat the cake, and whether the cult orchestrated various events▶ 1:10:09
Coach Finstock Life Lesson
Sean FennesseyIf the sex is good enough, you will allow the eighth king of hell to enter your life▶ 1:16:55
Is This Movie Better With
Bill SimmonsSamuel L. Jackson — Lists a series of actors (Wayne Jenkins, Danny Trejo, Sam Jackson, JT Walsh, Byron Mayo, Harley Mays, Evil Laffin' Roman Raymond, Phil Baker Hall) and suggests Sam Jackson as the teacher, then devolves into non-sequiturs about 'fate' and 'Payman'.▶ 1:22:19
Chris RyanHarling Mays as one of Peter's friends, responding to Peter's confession of decapitating his sister with 'open up for the banana boat, big dog'.▶ 1:22:41
Movies Referenced (55)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Exorcist (1973) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 10:32 |
| Halloween (1978) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 6:51 |
| Midsommar (2019) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 9:17 |
| Gladiator (2000) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:44 |
| Smile (2022) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 29:03 |
| Scream (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 8:30 |
| Lincoln (2012) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 54:46 |
| The Shining (1980) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 9:33 |
| Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 18:29 |
| Rebel Ridge (2024) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 2:51 |
| Rosemary's Baby (1968) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 26:38 |
| Say Anything (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 0:23 |
Directors Referenced (7)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payman Benz | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 41 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 19:59 | |
| Ari Aster | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Hereditary, Midsommar | ▶ 6:18 |
| Iyi Tubi | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Ex Machina, World War Z | ▶ 2:56 |
| Rob Zombie | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 0:02 | |
| Aurian Redson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Bolt | ▶ 1:25:48 |
| John Carpenter | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Halloween | ▶ 50:02 |
| M. Night Shyamalan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Lady in the Water, The Village | ▶ 8:51 |
Actors Referenced (49)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Byrne | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Usual Suspects, Miller's Crossing | ▶ 14:56 |
| Tom Hanks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump | ▶ 24:44 |
| Jeremy Strong | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | The Big Short | ▶ 55:36 |
| Bob Cousy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Blue Chips | ▶ 37:06 |
| Andy Garcia | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons | Ocean's Eleven, The Godfather Part III | ▶ 37:15 |
| Ellen Barkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 15:12 | |
| Ouija Whittemore | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 40:04 | |
| Colin Stetson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Hereditary | ▶ 50:51 |
| Denzel Washington | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:48 | |
| Joni Mitchell | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Two Weeks Notice, CODA, Vanilla Sky | ▶ 50:45 |
| Lucas Hedges | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Manchester by the Sea, Lady Bird | ▶ 1:03:33 |
| Toni Collette | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | The Sixth Sense, About a Boy, Hereditary | ▶ 20:41 |
Writers Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:04 | |
| Jordan Belfort | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | The Wolf of Wall Street | ▶ 1:17:55 |
| Mike Flanagan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:20:45 | |
| Akira Kurosawa | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:11:51 |