Halfway to Christmas and deep in Pride Month, “Carnage for Christmas” gifts us a slasher wrapped in tinsel, trauma, and trans truth. Alice Maio …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Carnage for Christmas
“Perfectly Good Moment” delivers a potent victim narrative with the raw sensitivity needed to handle such a thorny subject. We’ve survived yet another “month …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Perfectly Good Moment (2024)
“Oddity” is a chilling gothic tale of supernatural revenge and an emotionally charged narrative of love, loss, and righteous fury. Damian Mc Carthy’s 2024 …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Oddity (2024)
“Birth/Rebirth” looks at the monstrous beauty of parenthood through a Frankensteinian lens of loss, creation, obsession, and sacrifice. Gothic genre favorite Frankenstein is seeing …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Birth/Rebirth (2023)
“Tremors” is about much more than giant worms; it’s about the importance and power of community and caring for others in times of need. …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Tremors (1990)
“Nope” is a celebration of humanity and empathy, as well as a love letter to the people who pour their hearts into making movies. …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Nope (2022)
“Trick ‘r Treat” has become a Halloween favorite, but it’s more than just a modern horror thrill; it’s also a treat of representation. Directed …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
“Huesera: The Bone Woman” is a bold vision from a Mexican filmmaker, and it’s what we need in a world plagued by a marked …continue reading Frights and Feelings: “Huesera: The Bone Woman”
An emotionally investing, empathetic look at rape and revenge through a unique perspective, “Rose Plays Julie” is compelling and important. Horror is a fluid …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Rose Plays Julie (2019)
The misunderstood “Mama” effectively explores themes of motherhood — traditional and alternative — unconditional love, and complex women. Before Andy Muschietti entered King country and broke …continue reading Frights and Feelings: Mama (2013)
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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