In “The Damned”, a 19th-century Icelandic fishing station becomes the backdrop for a haunting tale of moral choices and creeping terror. When the cinematic …continue reading Movie Night: The Damned (2025)
What spawned the folk horror genre in Britain, where many of these films took place? Rupert Russell dives deep into British history and sociology to answer this question in his astoundingly comprehensive documentary “The Last Sacrifice” (2024).continue reading Brooklyn Horror Film Fest 2024: The Last Sacrifice (2024)
“Daddy’s Head” is a beautifully crafted and unnerving exploration of grief and the lengths we go to in order to cope with unimaginable loss. …continue reading Reel Review: Daddy’s Head (2024)
With “A Spectre is Haunting Greentree”, Carson Winter has crafted a brilliant allegorical tale calling to the paranoid recesses of our minds. Darkness lurks …continue reading Fiction Friday: A Spectre is Haunting Greentree (2024)
We explore seven major subgenres of horror and some of the most significant works in each, from decades-old classics to modern highlights. Horror cinema …continue reading Seven Subgenres of Horror: From Slasher to Supernatural
“The Soul Eater” is a chilling tale of darkness and depravity, cementing Bustillo and Maury’s status as masters of modern horror. The Soul Eater …continue reading Fantasia 2024: The Soul Eater
“Starve Acre” is a beautiful but bleak and haunting meditation on grief and the ghosts of memory anchored by two tour de force performances. …continue reading Reel Review: Starve Acre (2024)
The second issue of “Somna” is as breathtaking as the first, with a deeper story and a better understanding of our protagonist. If you’ve …continue reading Now Read This: Somna Issue #2
Exquisitely crafted, “Daughter of the Sun” delivers both rural melancholy and Lovecraftian horror in a way that’s sublime and shattering. Sometimes, a movie comes …continue reading CFF 2024: Daughter of the Sun
Folk horror at its most haunting, “A Guide to Becoming an Elm Tree” is a beautiful and melancholic look at grief and selfish desire. …continue reading CFF 2024: A Guide to Becoming an Elm Tree
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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