“The Last Thing Mary Saw” uses witch-horror language to explore queer repression, religious cruelty, and the monstrosity of love denied. “Fear and weakness keep …continue reading Witch Wednesday: The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
“Heresy” is a compact but ferocious film about a woman cast out as a sinner, who finds salvation in the very darkness her oppressors …continue reading Witch Wednesday: Heresy (2024/2026)
“House of the Witch” delivers atmosphere, brutal gore, and a menacing witch in this shallow but entertaining haunted house horror. “This house is haunted. …continue reading Witch Wednesday: House of the Witch (2017)
From cackling villains to feminist icons, cinematic witches reflect cultural fears, societal shifts, and the allure of forbidden power. For hundreds of years, the …continue reading The Most Iconic Witches of Horror Cinema
Explore Corrado Farina’s “Baba Yaga” (1973), a surreal blend of witchcraft, queer desire, and feminist allegory. In a recent episode of Adventures in Movies, …continue reading Witch Wednesday: Baba Yaga (1973)
Cinematic witches have shapeshifted over time—balancing benevolence, persecution, and power in a world that still fears what it can’t control. The image of witches …continue reading Witches and Women On-Screen
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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