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The Schlock Pit

The home of film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain who, for the best part of a decade, have parlayed their shared, lifelong obsession with horror, B-movies, and direct-to-video shenanigans into a writing career.

Ghost Writer (1989): Hall in the Family

Matty has a nice time with a supernatural comedy/vanity vehicle from the makers of Nightmare Sisters.… Read More Ghost Writer (1989): Hall in the Family

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Programmed to Kill (1987): Cut and Shut

Matty picks apart a slight but fun Terminator riff from Trans World Entertainment. … Read More Programmed to Kill (1987): Cut and Shut

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Wild Justice (1994): Welsh Rarebit

Dave digs out an obscure Welsh thriller and discovers a director who was once a person of interest for MI5. … Read More Wild Justice (1994): Welsh Rarebit

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 Dave WainLeave a comment

Maria, You Gotta Shea — Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls (1989)

Matty finds some worth in an eccentric but underwhelming follow-up to a solid gold classic. … Read More Maria, You Gotta Shea — Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls (1989)

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Magic in the Mirror (1996) & Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (1997) – Ducking Brilliant, Ted!   

Matty has a quacking time with Ted Nicolaou’s ace fantasy flicks.  … Read More Magic in the Mirror (1996) & Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (1997) – Ducking Brilliant, Ted!   

December 22, 2025 Matty Budrewicz2 Comments

Lost Voyage (2001): I Like Big Boats and I Cannot Lie

Matty highly recommends UFO’s snazzy ship shocker. … Read More Lost Voyage (2001): I Like Big Boats and I Cannot Lie

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Deadly Blessing (1981): Patience and Grace

Matty goes to bat for Wes Craven’s perpetually overlooked hair-raiser.  … Read More Deadly Blessing (1981): Patience and Grace

December 9, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

The Final Alliance (1990): Cat’s Life

Matty is left all ‘meh’ by a dud revenge flick that should have been catnip.… Read More The Final Alliance (1990): Cat’s Life

December 3, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Little by Little: Leapin’ Leprechauns! (1995) & Leapin’ Leprechauns 2 (1996)

Matty chugs a Guinness in honour of Ted Nicolaou’s whimsical Moonbeam twofer. … Read More Little by Little: Leapin’ Leprechauns! (1995) & Leapin’ Leprechauns 2 (1996)

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