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The Steven C. Miller interview, Medical Police and The Marshes

We said it loud and proud last night on the mighty Radio NL 610 AM Kamloops, and now we're ready to say it again with this, the podcast version of last night's broadcast From The Basement! And we've got even more of the interview you heard with director Steven C. Miller -- like about 10 minutes more! Steven shares the details of his latest movie, the action flick Line of Duty starring Aaron Eckhart and Courtney Eaton. He also talks about the impact streaming services like Netflix have had on filmmaking, working with icons Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Nic Cage, and more. How does a man deal with working alongside his childhood heroes? Stick with us! And stick around as Jason and Shawn review the latest Netflix series, Medical Police, and the horror films The Marshes and Itsy Bitsy. Jason also mangles an Australian accent and Sean Connery's Bond, while Shawn further dissects Netflix's Dracula. How's that for a half-hour descent into popular cul...

Review: The Marshes

Australia has its fair share of genre flicks. Some quite good -- Wolf Creek, Rogue -- while others are just so-so... which brings me to recent offering The Marshes. The Marshes just turned up on Shudder, and while it's decent enough late-night fare, it certainly doesn't offer anything fresh or exciting. On the one hand, it's suggested this is an eco-horror movie about microbiologists trapped in an almost In the Tall Grass scenario. On the other, it's a backwoods slasher filled with graphic violence. But it never embraces either trope. Which isn't to say the movie doesn't have its moments. The final 20 minutes are pretty solid and suspenseful. There is a slasher/killer called The Swagman, which is based on an Australian legend. He may just be a psycho, but he does have supernatural elements to him as well. This is the aspect of the story I enjoyed the most. Less effective is the eco-horror angle, which isn't developed enough to be all that interesting...