Horror often reflects the collective fears and traumas of its time, and two of 2023’s biggest hits explored the nightmare of pandemic cities. With …continue reading Let’s Talk About: Pandemic Cities
Just as beauty can exist in the darkest recesses, darkness has influenced beautiful masterworks, creating a perfect union of horror and art. For centuries, …continue reading Let’s Talk About: Art and Horror
Modern horror movies about the South inevitably involve the bayou — a murky mirror of our own twisted desires and racist ancestral pasts. Slavery …continue reading Let’s Talk About: The Murky Mirror of the Bayou
Green shades, transformation, and emotion: Why Alan Moore’s brilliant “Swamp Thing” desperately needs to be brought to life via animation. Alan Moore’s legendary run …continue reading Let’s Talk About: Swamp Thing (Alan Moore)
Heated reactions to the controversial “The Crow” remake/reboot starring Bill Skarsgård remind us that Brandon Lee’s legacy is alive and well. It’s hard to …continue reading Real Love is Forever: Brandon Lee’s Legacy
Horror has a long and problematic relationship with how it depicts and stigmatizes mental illness, especially as it relates to women. There is a …continue reading Let’s Talk About: Mental Illness and the Unreliable Narrator
Though long disregarded and dismissed as mere child’s play, animation can be a powerful medium for storytelling and weaving tales of horror. Feature-length animations …continue reading Let’s Talk About: Horror in Animation
Though it may seem like a straightforward question, attempting to clearly define what is horror and what is merely thriller is far from easy. …continue reading What is the difference between a horror and thriller movie?
In the face of annihilation, two films ask what it means to be human — magnificent but monstrous — are we destined or doomed? When the …continue reading Perfect Replication and Evolution
A twisted tale of power, greed, and corruption, “Ready or Not” is a fantastical horror grounded in the reality of the root of all …continue reading Ready or Not: Eat the Rich
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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