Is Mother Nature trying to kill you? Are sadistic guards crafting plots to break you? Do you like weird camera angles? If so, this double feature is for you - we get earthy with trippy eco-horror Gaia (South Africa, 2021) and debate the value of exploitation classic Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (Japan, 1972). Also - a creepy doll, a queer ghost and an empowering zombie apocalypse are all dropping over the next two weeks.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"Jaco Bouwer Interview: Gaia," by Graeme Guttmann for Screen Rant

"The Japanese cult classic that paved the way for the modern female action hero," by James Balmont for Little White Lies

"Film Analysis: Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972) by Shunya Ito," by Rouven Linnarz for Asian Movie Pulse