This week we’re back in the theater to check out Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving (2023). We unpack its evolution from a fake trailer, assess the quality of its gore, and debate its quality as a holiday slasher. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 27:02.

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Thanksgiving (2023)

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Eli Roth's 'Thanksgiving': Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Everything We Know So Far About the Holiday Slasher

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