“Civil War” is a warning, and today’s headlines feel like a prelude. Watch it to be horrified, or to protect what still remains. The …continue reading Headlines and Horror: Civil War (2024)
Slapstick, saber-tooths, and sledgehammer sentimentality: let’s dive into Nicolas Cage’s prehistoric turn as Grug Crood in “The Croods”. TL;DR: A visually spectacular but narratively …continue reading Cage Match: The Croods (2013)
“Brute 1976” is a sweaty, savage, and unapologetically nasty throwback slasher—with all the brilliance and baggage that comes with homage. The year is 1976, …continue reading Reel Review: Brute 1976 (2025)
“Don’t Peek” (2025) blends found footage, slasher menace, and supernatural dread into one of the year’s most unsettling indie horrors. Found footage horror is …continue reading Found Friday: Don’t Peek (2025)
Explore Corrado Farina’s “Baba Yaga” (1973), a surreal blend of witchcraft, queer desire, and feminist allegory. In a recent episode of Adventures in Movies, …continue reading Witch Wednesday: Baba Yaga (1973)
Chuck Russell’s “Witchboard” reinvents the cult 80s classic with gothic spectacle, gruesome gore, and a scenery-chewing Jamie Campbell Bower. Some horror remakes play it …continue reading Movie Night: Witchboard (2025)
“Savageland” is a harrowing found footage film that uses haunting imagery and sharp social commentary to expose real-world horrors. “He was easy to dehumanize.” …continue reading Headlines and Horror: Savageland (2015)
“Realm of Satan” explores the Church of Satan in an experimental, visually striking, but surface-level portrait that fails to illuminate. The world of Satanism …continue reading Real 2 Reel: Realm of Satan (2024)
Cage battles prophecy, paranoia, and philosophical angst in “Knowing”—a sci-fi thriller that forgets whether it’s preaching or puzzling. TL;DR: Knowing begins as a compelling …continue reading Cage Match: Knowing (2009)
GenreBlast returns with 11 features, nearly 90 shorts, and a gloriously unclassifiable lineup of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and cult cinema. There are festivals, and …continue reading GenreBlast IX Brings the Best of Indie Horror and Genre-Bending Cinema
Guilty Pleasures
Guilty Pleasures
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.
Guilty Pleasures: Holiday Special Featuring “Elves”
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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