A MOTHER’S EMBRACE is a Brazilian nightmare about PTSD, the supernatural, and what lies beneath the surface of a seemingly normal nursing home during a massive storm in 1996.continue reading Reel Review: A Mother’s Embrace (2024)
With a stellar turn from Schafer, “Cuckoo” has enough strength to take flight, but it falls short of soaring and reaching new heights. Cuckoo …continue reading Reel Review: Cuckoo (2024)
“Ghosts of the Void” is a lean, efficient thriller that places a couple close to marital collapse in a claustrophobic pressure cooker. Ghosts of …continue reading Reel Review: Ghosts of the Void (2023)
We explore the profound, unnerving, unique horror masterpiece “Possession” — a film that will mess you up in the best possible way. On this episode …continue reading Final Girl on 6th Ave: Possession (1981)
The time loop trope is well-tread, but “Brightwood” paves new ground with a clever, intelligent allegory that’s surprising at every turn. Many of us …continue reading Indie Spotlight: Brightwood (2023)
If ever a film was ripe for dissection and discussion, it’s the controversial 2017 opus “Mother!” from arthouse auteur Darren Aronofsky. On this episode …continue reading Final Girl on 6th Ave: Mother! (2017)
An exquisitely crafted exploration of grief and mental anguish, “The Unsettling” is an impressive, thought-provoking debut from Harry Owens. There’s a subgenre of horror …continue reading Reel Review: The Unsettling (2022)
Though widely scorned by fans, “Mother!” for me was a deeply personal, haunting and horrifying tale of female oppression, neglect, and loneliness. I was …continue reading In Defense of Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!”
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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