“Home Movie” is a chilling found footage essential from the late 2000s that turns ordinary family videos into something deeply unnerving. Some horror movies …continue reading Found Friday: Home Movie (2008)
A micro-budget pioneer of found footage, “The Last Broadcast” blends true crime and horror into a fascinating look at media manipulation. Before The Blair …continue reading Found Friday: The Last Broadcast (1998)
Cage goes gloriously off the rails in “Vampire’s Kiss”, a grimy, meme-fueled cult classic and a savage satire of yuppie rot and toxic ego. …continue reading Cage Match: Vampire’s Kiss (1988)
Dive into “Uninvited”, a gloriously goofy mutant killer cat-on-a-yacht horror movie that turns bad-movie junk into pure 80s genre joy. If you’ve read some …continue reading Tubi Tuesday: Uninvited (1987)
“Dead Calm” is a lean nautical thriller that launched Nicole Kidman, unleashed Billy Zane, and somehow lands between prestige and pure camp. Dead Calm …continue reading Tubi Tuesday: Dead Calm (1989)
A menacing proto-slasher, “Mountaintop Motel Massacre” succeeds on many levels but falls short of what’s needed to become a cult classic. A former asylum …continue reading The Daily Dig: Moutaintop Motel Massacre (1983)
Tense, dark, and simple, “Hush” puts a young couple in the wrong place at the wrong time—taking a bad night and making it increasingly …continue reading The Daily Dig: Hush (2008)
“Red Dawn” without the political implications, “Cabin in the Woods” without the Zombies, and “Evil Dead” without the cursed book and demons. A group …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Zero Boys (1986)
“The Life After Death Project” is a fascinating doc exploring the alleged posthumous communications of sci-fi legend Forrest J. Ackerman. In the annals of …continue reading Tubi Tuesday: The Life After Death Project (2013)
If National Lampoon had gotten into the slasher business in the eighties, “The American Scream” would have been their prototype film. A family vacationing …continue reading The Daily Dig: The American Scream (1988)
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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