You can skip this installment of the Amityville series unless drab cinematography and someone playing with light switches scares you. A lamp from the …continue reading Daily Dig: Amityville The Evil Escapes (1989)
“Calvaire” is a quirky French film that teases with a few sub-genres but settles on downright discomfort as its thematic tool for horror. A …continue reading The Daily Dig: Calvaire (2004)
A good mystery, stellar cinematography, and heavy drama make for an upper-echelon installment to the Giallo sub-genre. The death of a private investigator leads …continue reading The Daily Dig: My Dear Killer (1972)
A crime thriller without the cops, the Welsh thriller “Darklands” relies on little blood and gags to get its point across. A reporter investigates …continue reading The Daily Dig: Darklands (1996)
This supernatural horror film pushes a pretense of depth with great potential but ultimately struggles to float above boring. In search of a hidden …continue reading The Daily Dig: Livid (2011)
If you’re watching “The Manitou” and hoping for gut-wrenching body horror, you’re out of luck. “Hope is for saints and fools.” A malevolent spirit …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Manitou (1978)
The penultimate cult horror film utilizes public anxiety perfectly and gives us drug-induced killers with indelible appearances. Ten years after taking an experimental strain …continue reading The Daily Dig: Blue Sunshine (1978)
Brilliant acting brings a dark side of humanity to an ingestible snack in this little-known New Zealand art horror flick. Siblings separated when they …continue reading The Daily Dig: Jack Be Nimble (1993)
Strong storytelling and a solid, if not tired, premise make this feature-length film interesting, but it would play better as a short. Four inmates …continue reading The Daily Dig: Malefique (2002)
Deep messages are glossed over as bovine blood flows like a river in this seedy foray into the mind of a nascent serial killer. …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Cannibal Man (1972)
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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