“The Final Girl Support Group” is an emotionally impactful story of survival, facing your demons, and what it takes to be a final girl. …continue reading Now Read This: The Final Girl Support Group
“Bystanders” offers a wickedly fun feminist take on rape-revenge horror, with satisfying thrills and unlikely vigilantes worth cheering for. While I’m not inherently opposed …continue reading Reel Review: Bystanders (2024)
Caitlin Cronenberg’s chillingly plausible and darkly funny “Humane,” explores privilege and sacrifice amidst ecological disaster. Satire can be pushed to such limits of absurdity …continue reading Shudder Sunday: Humane (2024)
The gritty and empathetic psychological thriller “Thirst Trap” offers a nuanced exploration of the precarious lives of online sex workers. We need more films …continue reading Reel Review: Thirst Trap (2024)
“The Substance” is a visceral, mind-bending body horror that ferociously dissects Hollywood’s obsession with youth and beauty. The Substance is the new Horror feature …continue reading Movie Night: The Substance (2024)
“I Watched Her Grow” blooms with ambitious ideas and representation, even as it struggles against the constraints of its modest resources. The quote above …continue reading Microbudget Monday: I Watched Her Grow (2024)
“Booger” is a bold, thought-provoking debut that uses the language of horror to explore the complex emotions surrounding loss and grief. Booger (2024), the …continue reading Reel Review: Booger (2024)
The role of women in slashers reflects a complex dance between misogyny and empowerment, complicating horror’s relationship with feminism. Show host Carolyn Smith-Hillmer mixes up …continue reading Final Girl on 6th Ave: Women in Slashers
“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)
Volume Five of the “Split Scream” series offers two gorgeous and immersive tales of women fighting to overcome horrific obstacles. Tenebrous Press, the award-nominated …continue reading Fiction Friday: Split Scream Volume Five
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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