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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.

Category: Retrospectives

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

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

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)

November 27, 2025December 19, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Dance of the Damned (1989): Because the Night

Matty champions Katt Shea’s barnstorming vampire drama. … Read More Dance of the Damned (1989): Because the Night

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

The Vindicator (1986): Proto Paul & Temu Cronenberg

Matty picks apart a sci-fi actioner that’s intriguing in genesis and concept but clunky in execution.  … Read More The Vindicator (1986): Proto Paul & Temu Cronenberg

November 17, 2025November 21, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

The Curse (1987): Snowblind

Matty takes a look at a squelchy Lovecraft adap and tracks its problematic making.  … Read More The Curse (1987): Snowblind

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Murder Weapon (1989): Bleed For the Artist

Hunks, trunks, blood n’ guts – Matty dissects David DeCoteau’s succulently splattery carve-’em-up. … Read More Murder Weapon (1989): Bleed For the Artist

October 23, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Stripped to Kill (1987): Katt O’ Fine Tales

Matty profiles Katt Shea’s trendsetting murder mystery. … Read More Stripped to Kill (1987): Katt O’ Fine Tales

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Deadly Embrace (1989): Three-Way Dance

Matty gets grubby with David DeCoteau’s wonderfully weird erotic thriller.  … Read More Deadly Embrace (1989): Three-Way Dance

October 9, 2025October 10, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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