Karyn Kusama

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q467484: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Æon Flux (1991); The Invitation (2015); Destroyer (2018); Jennifer's Body; Kusama filmography.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (7) everyone in directing

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Karyn Kusama → Destroyer. Kusama went to Destroyer after The Invitation, an example of directors pulling away from horror.
    “she directed Destroyer after uh, invitation”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:28:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): The Invitation → Karyn Kusama. The Invitation's dread of not knowing what is going on is what Kusama would bring.
    “I was thinking about the invitation and, um, the kind of not really knowing what's going on and the dread of it all”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 0:39:25 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Destroyer → Karyn Kusama. Kusama came on the show to discuss Destroyer.
    “Karan Kusama came on and we talked about it, but I don't think you were on yet.”
    The Big Picture · The Nicole Kidman Hall of Fame, and ‘Babygirl’ · 1:42:28 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): Karyn Kusama → Jane Campion. Sweet 16 matchup; Campion may have won round 1 because voters thought she had the best shot at Kusama.
    “a lot of people voted for Campion over the archers because they thought she had the best chance to beat Kusama.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:11:42 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (blank check): Karyn Kusama → Æon Flux. Aeon Flux was Kusama's blank check that bounced; Jennifer's Body also tied to Cody.
    “I mean, like, Ian Flux was her blank check that bounced.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Ricki and the Flash with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber · 0:01:25 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Tully → Karyn Kusama. Kusama's dread from The Invitation would give Tully a darker, less rosy ending.
    “probably not have the, um, rosy ending that Tully tries to have”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 0:39:25 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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