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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.

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Blu-Ray Review: The Zombie Army (1991)

Dave gets to grips with the shiny new disc release of a shot-on-video horror flick. … Read More Blu-Ray Review: The Zombie Army (1991)

October 31, 2021November 1, 2021 Dave WainLeave a comment

Nostradamus (2000): I Predict a Riot…

An unintentional laugh riot, that is. Matty loses the will to live after subjecting himself to Tibor Takacs’ clunker. … Read More Nostradamus (2000): I Predict a Riot…

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Matty Budrewicz1 Comment

Jungle Bogey: Eight-Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon (1993)

Dave mounts a raft and grabs an oar and heads deep into the Amazon Jungle to survey a Roger Corman misfire. … Read More Jungle Bogey: Eight-Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon (1993)

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Dave WainLeave a comment

Highway to Dwell: Tollbooth (1994)

Dave checks into the Florida village of Islamorada to watch Fairuza Balk and Lenny von Dohlen go full-on quirky.… Read More Highway to Dwell: Tollbooth (1994)

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Dave WainLeave a comment

Killing For Love (1995): Meta the Devil You Know

Dave takes a look at an inventive slice of ’90s erotica that stands apart from the crowd.… Read More Killing For Love (1995): Meta the Devil You Know

October 21, 2021June 7, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Prototype (1992): Built to Last

Matty is a fan of B-movie demigod Phillip J. Roth’s surprisingly arty first stab at science fiction.… Read More Prototype (1992): Built to Last

October 19, 2021April 29, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Lynchy on the Fly with Diamonds: Roughcut (1994)

Dave checks out a more subdued outing for father and son team Patrick and Sean Donahue, which nevertheless has enough leg-breaking lawlessness to satisfy most action aficionados. … Read More Lynchy on the Fly with Diamonds: Roughcut (1994)

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 Dave Wain2 Comments

Peeping Thomerson: Stringer (1992)

Dave heads downtown with a camera in tow, to join Tim Thomerson on the hunt for a savage serial killer. … Read More Peeping Thomerson: Stringer (1992)

October 15, 2021June 11, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Method and the Madness: Playmaker (1994)

Dave revels in the unusual union of Jennifer Rubin and Colin Firth, who combine to make one of the most spellbinding films of the ’90s video store era.… Read More Method and the Madness: Playmaker (1994)

October 13, 2021October 12, 2021 Dave WainLeave a comment

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