<description>&lt;p&gt;Does the latter half of Wes Craven's filmography (outside of the Scream franchise) require a deep examination of family structure, faith, and Craven's upbringing? Listen and find out!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;As always let us know what we got wrong on&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/popcornauteur/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;, on Twitter,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/PopcornAuteur"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;@PopcornAuteur&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;, or email us at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "mailto:popcornauteur@gmail.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;popcornauteur@gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show Notes/Sources:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="docs-internal-guid-63361ed5-7fff-40ec-33f1-7cf8a035eb07" dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.avclub.com/wes-craven-1798215940"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://www.avclub.com/wes-craven-1798215940&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437320291/fresh-air-remembers-nightmare-director-wes-craven"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437320291/fresh-air-remembers-nightmare-director-wes-craven&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://pca.st/podcast/facd7a60-7214-012e-3189-00163e1b201c"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://pca.st/podcast/facd7a60-7214-012e-3189-00163e1b201c&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://slate.com/culture/2015/09/wes-craven-s-secret-feminism-as-seen-in-nightmare-on-elm-street-and-scream.html"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://slate.com/culture/2015/09/wes-craven-s-secret-feminism-as-seen-in-nightmare-on-elm-street-and-scream.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2022/great-directors/craven-wes/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2022/great-directors/craven-wes/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437320291/fresh-air-remembers-nightmare-director-wes-craven"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437320291/fresh-air-remembers-nightmare-director-wes-craven&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.slashfilm.com/1053182/how-wes-craven-accidentally-fell-into-a-career-of-making-horror-films/"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://www.slashfilm.com/1053182/how-wes-craven-accidentally-fell-into-a-career-of-making-horror-films/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://collider.com/director-wes-craven-interview-scream-4/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://collider.com/director-wes-craven-interview-scream-4/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Popcorn Auteur

Chris Staron & Jon Dickey

Wes Craven - Part 2

JAN 13, 2026117 MIN
The Popcorn Auteur

Wes Craven - Part 2

JAN 13, 2026117 MIN

Description

Does the latter half of Wes Craven's filmography (outside of the Scream franchise) require a deep examination of family structure, faith, and Craven's upbringing? Listen and find out! As always let us know what we got wrong on Facebook, on Twitter, @PopcornAuteur, or email us at [email protected]. Show Notes/Sources: https://www.avclub.com/wes-craven-1798215940 https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437320291/fresh-air-remembers-nightmare-director-wes-craven https://pca.st/podcast/facd7a60-7214-012e-3189-00163e1b201c https://slate.com/culture/2015/09/wes-craven-s-secret-feminism-as-seen-in-nightmare-on-elm-street-and-scream.html https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2022/great-directors/craven-wes/ https://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437320291/fresh-air-remembers-nightmare-director-wes-craven https://www.slashfilm.com/1053182/how-wes-craven-accidentally-fell-into-a-career-of-making-horror-films/ https://collider.com/director-wes-craven-interview-scream-4/