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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.

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Blast (2004): Boom and Bust

Matty examines Anthony Hickox’s zestless and disappointing action flick. … Read More Blast (2004): Boom and Bust

July 11, 2022November 1, 2024 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Death Racers (2008): Clown Car

Dreck without question, but closet Juggalo Matty would still watch this shambolic Asylum cash-in again. Maybe.… Read More Death Racers (2008): Clown Car

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994) — The Pyungilist

Matty savours Albert Pyun’s criminally overlooked sequel.… Read More Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994) — The Pyungilist

June 29, 2022August 31, 2023 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

Deadly Discovery (1992): Indiana Woes

Dave takes a look at a regional action flick that doesn’t quite cut it. … Read More Deadly Discovery (1992): Indiana Woes

May 26, 2022May 26, 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

Out For Blood (1992): Revenge is a Kick Best Served Brutally

Matty is a big fan of this vicious, PM-backed Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson vehicle. … Read More Out For Blood (1992): Revenge is a Kick Best Served Brutally

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Skyscraper (1996): Sex & Drugs & Forward Rolls

Dave chats with PM Entertainment scripter Bill Applegate and learns all about the chaotic circumstances around the shooting of this Anna Nicole Smith picture. … Read More Skyscraper (1996): Sex & Drugs & Forward Rolls

April 16, 2022April 21, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

From The Dirty Dozen to The Egotistical One: The Expert (1995) — or, The Unmaking of William Lustig’s Brute Force.

Dave sits down with stuntman turned director Rick Avery to learn about the crazy tale of an ever-mutating actioner. … Read More From The Dirty Dozen to The Egotistical One: The Expert (1995) — or, The Unmaking of William Lustig’s Brute Force.

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