It’s Halloween week, so naturally I’ve got an especially spooky choice lined up for Someone Else’s Movie. But it’s not a horror movie, not exactly.

That said, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is not not a horror movie. It’s about a vampire who’s decided to put her skills to good use, feeding exclusively on men who prove themselves unworthy. That’s not exactly a spoiler for Ana Lily Amirpour’s 2014 breakout, but more of a mission statement, and the tension between what we expect from a film like this and what Amirpour is actually doing becomes part of the fun. Certainly my guest, the documentary filmmaker Aisha Jamal, had fun with it — and it was a nice way to tee up next week’s screenings of her new film, The Theft, at the Windsor International Film Festival.

Wanna hear it? Subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice, or download the episode directly from the web and listen to it while you linger outside a gas station, waiting to pass judgment on the bloodbags within. (Also, here’s the interview with Ana Lily that I mention during the episode.)

And yes, about The Theft: I am indeed returning to the Windsor International Film Festival for a whole week — from this Thursday to next Thursday — and I’ll be hosting screenings and moderating Q&As and generally hanging out with other friendly film folks. You should check it out if you’re in the area; the movies are good, the people are swell and the local restaurants are very appealing. Plus, me!

But of course I’ll still be publishing Shiny Things, and if you’re not already subscribed you should get caught up on all the goodness! Last week I wrote about the new discs of Pennies from Heaven, Little Shop of Horrors, Frankenhooker and The Pope’s Exorcist, and if you’re on the paid tier you would have found my reviews of Wildwood, Wicker, Once Upon a Time in Harlem and the second season of The Lowdown in Friday’s exclusive What’s Worth Watching mailing. Not on the paid tier? Why not try it out? There’s all sorts of good stuff in there!