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A family psychodrama wrapped up in a ghost story – the stuff of nightmares! Nicole Kidman’s turn as a 1940s mommy dearest in The Others is a stellar performance, a welcome retreat from some of the campier ghost movies this season. Discussion points include: WWII, creepy children, the place of religion in an ambiguous afterlife.
Episode Extras

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- Read all about Nicole Kidman’s behind the scenes trivia.
- Are light allergies real?
- Learn about the novella that this movie – and The Haunting of Bly Manor! – is based on, The Turn of the Screw.
Episode edited by Megan Prior-Pfeifer. Music by Zach Pfeifer.