“Gothic Slayers” delivers a low-stakes, nostalgia-tinged adventure that feels like a VHS rental from a long-lost Friday night. Small-town takeovers have been a staple …continue reading Reel Review: Gothic Slayers (2025)
Luca Guadagnino’s “The Protagonists” is a surreal look at senseless violence, true crime obsession, and the blurring of fact and fiction. Luca Guadagnino has …continue reading Mubi Monday: The Protagonists (1999)
Horror has longed warned us about abusive power, performative cruelty, and gaslighting; America is witnessing a chilling real-life example. What unfolded yesterday at the …continue reading The Monster at the Podium: When the Hero Becomes the Villain
“The Monkey” is a twisted carnival ride through grief and grotesque spectacle—fusing King’s macabre imagination with Perkins’ visual poetry. The Monkey is the latest …continue reading Movie Night: The Monkey (2025)
An infectiously charming love letter to genre classics, “Night of the Zoopocalypse” is a funny, brightly-colored delight of gateway horror. I believe in the …continue reading Reel Review: Night of the Zoopocalypse (2025)
“Peggy Sue Got Married” is sweet and charming, but its claim to pop culture infamy is Cage’s wildly eccentric take on a teenage heartthrob. …continue reading Cage Match: Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
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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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