GBW #90: Be Careful What You Wish For (Erotic Nightmare / Wish Upon / The Box)

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, Ryan and Chris dive into three films of varying tones, but all revolve around an opportunity to make a wish, but with deadly consequences. We start with 1999 Hong Kong oddity “Erotic Nightmare,” recently released in a new box set courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome. It’s a bizarre mix of softcore and horror, but it largely works. Then, we move into 2017’s enjoyable disaster “Wish Upon,” that attempts to be the PG-13 teen movie version of this kind of formula (with a little “Final Destination” thrown in) and fails spectacularly. Finally, we discuss Richard Kelly’s 2009 Richard Matheson adaptation, “The Box,” which has a lot of merit but doesn’t quite come together.
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Timecode:

0:00-35:44: "Erotic Nightmare"

35:44-1:14:45: "Wish Upon"

1:14:45-1:59:46: "The Box"