An independent production, “Girls School Screamers” was acquired and released by Troma, who spiced it up with some gory reshoots. A group of women …continue reading The Daily Dig: Girls School Screamers (1986)
Venture into the woods with “Dead Girls” — an all-women death metal band from the late eighties who forgot to bring a plot along …continue reading The Daily Dig: Dead Girls (1990)
“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)
Over-the-top scenes of nudity threatened to make this laughable, but the plot of “Arabella” attracted me enough to keep it interesting. A writer uses …continue reading The Daily Dig: Arabella Black Angel (1989)
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)
This ’80s slasher flick based on real-life murders in Florence, Italy, doesn’t have any tricks we haven’t seen time and time again. A criminology …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Killer is Still Among Us (1986)
Celebrating ten years of critical work in film preservation and cult film distribution, Vinegar Syndrome kicks off 2023 in a huge way. Anyone who …continue reading Vinegar Syndrome Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – unless you moonlight as Santa in the violently sleazy 1984 thriller “Don’t Open Till Christmas”. …continue reading New On Blu: Don’t Open Till Christmas
Nothing says fall like curling up with a good movie, and our fave indie distributors have a bounty of new-on-blu treats to satisfy. It’s …continue reading Indie Release Radar: October 2022
“Fair Game” isn’t high art, but this ’80s Ozploitation flick is an entertaining revenge thriller with a strong female lead and great visuals. I …continue reading Syndrome Saturday: Fair Game (1986)
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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