1-Week Rental | Behind the Scenes Film Analysis

176. The Cabin In The Woods (2012) | Diving Deep Into Drew Goddard & Joss Whedon's Celebration Of Horror Movies | Behind The Scenes Of Cabin In The Woods + Film Analysis

1-Week Rental | Behind the Scenes Film Analysis

Show Notes

Laci, Matt, and returning guest Cinematic Joshua pay a visit to The Cabin In The Woods, where things are not quite as they seem. We get the feeling somebody's watching us, and pumping chemicals into our scalps to make us stupider and hornier than we usually are, and suddenly we're tossing around the old pigskin and vroom-vrooming on our dirtbikes. What's going on???? Next week (Dec. 12, 2025): We revisit Derry, Maine by talking about Stephen King's It (the 1990 TV movie starring Tim Curry as Pennywise the Dancing Clown)!

Time stamps: 00:02:44 — History segment: HP Lovecraft and cosmic horror; the intertwined careers of Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon; MGM's financial troubles delay the release of Cabin for three years; accusations against Joss Whedon; Drew Goddard's career after Cabin in the Woods 00:26:39 — Movie discussion + Cabin In The Woods film analysis 01:46:355— Final thoughts and star ratings

Sources: "Joss Whedon talks The Cabin In The Woods" | Total Film (2012) - https://bit.ly/48sW7xx "Life Goes On: Drew Goddard on The Martian" by Christopher McKittrick | Creative Screenwriting (2016) - https://bit.ly/4qdFhsI "The Undoing of Joss Whedon" by Lila Shapiro | Vulture (2022) - https://bit.ly/3W7Wmql

Follow Cinematic Joshua! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematicjoshua YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ratedawesomeshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ratedawesomeshow/

Artwork by Laci Roth.

Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).

Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: "Your Ambition" - https://youtu.be/ZHudVTCkrQY "Winston-Salem" - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM "Snake Drama" - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg "The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet" - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ

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