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Podcast: Back to the Frame Rate
Episode: Sweeney Todd (2007): Does This Blood-Soaked Tale Hit the High Notes?
Description: Get ready as Sam and Nathan dive headfirst into our brand-new retrospective series, Gothic Horror! We're kicking things off with Tim Burton’s 2007 dark musical masterpiece, 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.' We’re breaking down this gothic tale, talking about Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter's intense performances, and unpacking the film’s haunting visual style. We also wrestle with its themes of revenge and ask the big question: Is it worthy of our cinematic vault, or should it be cast aside? And that’s not all—we’re capping things off with a Top Five c...