“They’re not as nihilistic as they look on the internet. That’s just what they want you to think.”
If there’s one thing Gen X and Elder Millennials have over the youth of today, it’s the memory of life before the Internet. We committed our mistakes without phone cameras constantly rolling and our youthful mistakes have been lost to time. Sure we were limited by geographical location and had to actually (gasp) talk on the phone, but we maintained a physical presence in all interactions and had to answer for our missteps as they stared us in the face. Halina Reijn takes a group of Gen Z friends back to this archaic reality in Bodies Bodies Bodies, a murder mystery set during a wifi-disrupting storm. Forced to interact without the assistance of a screen, these toxic friends descend into murderous chaos.
Just six weeks after sobering up, Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) and her new girlfriend Bee (Maria Bakalova) crash a hurricane party thrown by her rich friend Dave (Pete Davidson). The festivities get off to a rousing start, but jealousy between Dave and newcomer Greg (Lee Pace) puts a damper on the carefree vibe. The girls try to smooth over awkward old wounds with a drug-fueled dance party and a violent murder mystery game dubbed Bodies Bodies Bodies. But when one of the group turns up actually dead, friendships implode as they search for the killer. The film’s title becomes especially apt and there’s not much left but a pile of bodies as the storm finally passes and the wifi reconnects.
In a new episode, The Lady Killers tackle this exciting film and the vicious ladies at its blood-soaked center. Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Mae Shults, Rocco T. Thompson, and Sammie Kuykendall remember their own history with drinking games and share thoughts about the dangers of being terminally online. They’ll chat slaps, therapy speak, delusion, and drugs as they try to untangle this cinematic storm. Why do these friends play such a violent variation of this whodunnit game? What happens to turn Emma into a serial kisser? How does the loss of internet connection change the nature of their friendship and is Lee Pace the most beautiful man to ever wield a Gurkha sword? The Lady Killers contend a summer of heat while sifting through the bodies of this neon whodunnit.
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