GenreBlast has always been the fest where the fringes feel at home—where art-school experiments rub shoulders with sleazy exploitation, and where “low-budget” becomes synonymous with “limitless imagination.”
This year’s edition was no exception. Across a lineup of micro-budget marvels, subversive sick jokes, and delicate end-of-the-world laments, GenreBlast 2025 proved once again that the wildest, weirdest, and most daring visions live far outside the studio gates.
What follows are ten of the films that demanded attention—movies that made us laugh, squirm, cry, and occasionally scream, “What the actual hell am I watching?”
She’s a lover, he’s a fighter. Together, they’re CHEER AND LOATHING. Tune in to hear your hosts, Stephanie (Cheer) and Casey (Loathing), clash over the films they love — and the ones they love to hate.
In this holiday extravaganza episode of Guilty Pleasures, join hosts Stephanie, Kelly, and our newest addition, Jonathan (Jack was tied up in tinsel and couldn't join us), as they unwrap the bizarre and unhinged world of holiday cinema. They dive into the depths of Elves, a film that's as chaotic as it is entertaining. It's a sleigh full of questionable decisions, diabolical dialogue, absurd plot twists, wildly offensive antics, and unhinged holiday mischief.
And that's not all! In the second half of the podcast, join your festive cinephile friends for a look at four more ”nutty as a fruitcake” holiday treats: A New York Christmas Wedding, Elf Bowling, A Medea Christmas, and Jack Frost. Plus, we each offer a bonus Christmas flick guaranteed to make you say, ”Ho, Ho, HO-LY Hell!”
Expect laughter, disbelief, and a spirited debate about what truly makes a movie a guilty pleasure. Don't miss this festive journey through the weirdest corners of holiday films!
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