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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.

Category: Retrospectives

Invasion of Privacy (1996): Baby Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting

Matty sinks his teeth into a brilliant thriller from director Anthony Hickox and writer Larry Cohen, and ponders the similarities it shares with an earlier work by the legendary scripter. … Read More Invasion of Privacy (1996): Baby Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting

June 21, 2022March 5, 2026 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Dreamaniac (1986): Born This Way

Matty takes a look at David DeCoteau’s much-maligned ‘debut’ feature and finds a filmmaker almost fully formed from the outset. … Read More Dreamaniac (1986): Born This Way

June 17, 2022March 25, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Maximum Force (1992): Adventures in the Scripting Trade

Dave talks to Ken Lamplugh about the journey that led him to writing for PM Entertainment.… Read More Maximum Force (1992): Adventures in the Scripting Trade

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Carnosaur (1993): Lizard Kings

Matty kneels before Roger Corman and Adam Simon’s surprisingly serious-minded Jurassic lark. … Read More Carnosaur (1993): Lizard Kings

June 9, 2022April 14, 2024 Matty Budrewicz4 Comments

They Bite (1996): Rubber Soul

Dave takes a look at the behind the scenes battle on a monster movie ripe for rediscovery. … Read More They Bite (1996): Rubber Soul

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

The Real Howard Spitz (1998): What’s The Beef?

Dave looks at what led to one of the most charming films of the ’90s being cast off into obscurity. … Read More The Real Howard Spitz (1998): What’s The Beef?

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Soul of a New Machine: Four Science Fiction Programmers by Richard Pepin

Matty knuckles down with Cyber Tracker (1993), T-Force (1994), Hologram Man (1995) and CyberTracker 2 (1995) — the first quartet of “high-tech action pictures” directed by the PM Entertainment bigwig. … Read More Soul of a New Machine: Four Science Fiction Programmers by Richard Pepin

May 24, 2022November 24, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Venom (2005): Reborn on the Bayou

Matty spotlights a serviceable mid-’00s slasher by a filmmaker seemingly working through something.… Read More Venom (2005): Reborn on the Bayou

May 20, 2022May 19, 2022 Matty Budrewicz5 Comments

Twist On A Tryst: Kiss of a Stranger (1998)

Dave hits up Sam Irvin to learn about his enjoyable one-night stand thriller. … Read More Twist On A Tryst: Kiss of a Stranger (1998)

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

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