{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdbe938fc-f398-49e2-87b7-7fb8ec40ae2a","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Dark Discussions Podcast \u2013 Episode 453 \u2013 THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER (2018)","description":"\nChristopher Ford\u2019s rise to becoming a highly regarded Hollywood screenwriter is a story within itself.\u00a0 Back in 2010, he was discovered by Eli Roth when Ford along with director Jon Watts (SPIDER-MAN:\u00a0 HOMECOMING) did a short film as a yarn to get the attention of the famous director.\u00a0 After deciding to produce a film based off the short, the movie CLOWN (2014) was made.\u00a0 That movie jump started the careers of both Watts and Ford.\u00a0 And by 2018, a hidden gem of a film (written by Ford) appeared called THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER.\n\n\n\nTyler Burnside (Charlie Plummer) is the perfect high school student.\u00a0 He\u2019s in the scouts, is an outstanding member of his church, and has a loving family.\u00a0 One day when he discovers an S&M picture in the family truck, he begins to wonder if his dad is more than the great father that he had thought.\u00a0 Working with his friend Kassi (Madisen Beaty) they begin to travel down a \u201crabbit hole\u201d that may turn their life and their town upside down.\n\n\n\nThe movie, directed by Duncan Skiles, stars Dylan McDermott in the pivotal role of Tyler\u2019s father.\u00a0 With excellent acting, including Samantha Mathis as Tyler\u2019s mother, the movie feeds doubts into the thoughts of a young man about his ideal life.\u00a0 What follows is the slow fall of what otherwise was a perfect family.\u00a0 Dark Discussions takes a look at this very interesting film and gives their thoughts.\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/857954cb-3509-432b-a18e-555eb94d8b17/mast-episode453.jpg"}