“Return to Silent Hill” keeps the fog and the memorable monsters, but strips away the moral reckoning that made “Silent Hill 2” hit so …continue reading Why “Return to Silent Hill” Misses the Soul of “Silent Hill 2”
“Only Lovers Left Alive” is a love letter to human creativity and a treatise on why art still matters most when hope feels hardest …continue reading Movies With a Message: Only Lovers Left Alive
A bleak and beautiful slow burn, “Whitetail” marries the raw honesty of trauma with the haunting beauty of the Irish wilderness. Life can change …continue reading Trauma Bond: Whitetail (2025)
More fever dream than sports drama, “Him” unsettles with surreal horror and body-breaking symbolism—divisive but worth a second look. Some films arrive fully formed …continue reading In Defense of: Him (2025)
“Freaks” shocked audiences and was banned for decades—but remains a masterpiece about outsiders and the lingering fear of difference. FREAKS (1932) THE PLOT: A …continue reading Viewer Discretion Advised: Freaks (1932)
“The Moogai” is a harrowing portrait of an Aboriginal mother’s realization that the spirits of Australia’s colonial past continue to haunt. For those watching …continue reading Digging Deep: The Moogai (2024)
“28 Years Later” is a haunting and heart-pounding post-apocalyptic meditation on grief, survival, and the monsters we create in memory. 28 Years Later is …continue reading Digging Deep: 28 Years Later (2025)
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The visually breathtaking dystopian epic “Casshern” delivers a grim warning about war, technology, and the cost of losing our humanity. When Casshern was released …continue reading Movies With a Message: Casshern (2004)
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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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