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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.

Darker My Love: New Wave Hookers (1985) & New Wave Hookers 2 (1991)

Dave gets freaky with Gregory Dark’s pioneering – if flawed – skin flick and its equally interesting sequel. … Read More Darker My Love: New Wave Hookers (1985) & New Wave Hookers 2 (1991)

March 3, 2023March 23, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Exquisite Tenderness (1995): The Doctor is In(sane)

Matty looks back at one of his favourite hospital horror flicks. Featuring a few words with scripter Patrick Cirillo! … Read More Exquisite Tenderness (1995): The Doctor is In(sane)

March 1, 2023February 28, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Ladies Who Punch: Molly & Gina (1994)

In the penultimate instalment of his mammoth Paul Leder series, Dave discovers that the helmer’s ’90s twist on film noir tropes is a real delight. … Read More Ladies Who Punch: Molly & Gina (1994)

February 27, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Odds and Sods: Liquid Dreams (1991)

Though too knowingly barmy for its own good, Matty still finds a few things to like about Mark Manos’ saucy sci-fi thriller. … Read More Odds and Sods: Liquid Dreams (1991)

February 25, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Criminal Passion (1994): Deitch’ing the Rulebook

Dave nods approvingly at Donna Deitch’s gender-bending neo-noir. … Read More Criminal Passion (1994): Deitch’ing the Rulebook

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Bram Stoker’s Legend of the Mummy (1998): A Sphinx-er Says What?

Matty unwraps Jeffrey Obrow’s deathly dull horror flick.… Read More Bram Stoker’s Legend of the Mummy (1998): A Sphinx-er Says What?

February 21, 2023December 20, 2024 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Pop Idol: J.D. Lewis on Paul Leder

“I was a mess as a kid,” J.D. Lewis tells Dave. But then an encounter with filmmaker Paul Leder led to a friendship that changed his life…… Read More Pop Idol: J.D. Lewis on Paul Leder

February 19, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Jezebel’s Kiss (1990): Eww, Cooties

Matty’s left unsatisfied by a soul-sapping erotic thriller.… Read More Jezebel’s Kiss (1990): Eww, Cooties

February 17, 2023February 16, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Kiss Me a Killer: In the Company of Darkness (1993)

Dave is riveted by one of the best small screen serial killer flicks of the ‘90s. … Read More Kiss Me a Killer: In the Company of Darkness (1993)

February 15, 2023February 13, 2023 Dave Wain3 Comments

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