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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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Carnosaur 2 (1995): This Time it’s Roar

Matty takes a bite out of Roger Corman and Louis Morneau’s raptor-tastic sequel. … Read More Carnosaur 2 (1995): This Time it’s Roar

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Gruner for Hire: Mercenary (1996)

Matty gets to grips with one of Israeli auteur Avi Nesher’s best pictures. … Read More Gruner for Hire: Mercenary (1996)

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Total Reality (1997): Crimes of the Future

Matty shines a light on one of Phillip J. Roth’s finest offerings. … Read More Total Reality (1997): Crimes of the Future

December 17, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Excessive Force (1993): Hold the Line

Matty dukes it out with Cobra Kai star Thomas Ian Griffith’s first brush with the big leagues. … Read More Excessive Force (1993): Hold the Line

December 13, 2022June 29, 2024 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Hit List (1989): Gotta Go

From the east coast to the west coast — Matty dissects NYC auteur William Lustig’s solid, L.A. based revenge flick.   … Read More Hit List (1989): Gotta Go

December 2, 2022December 8, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Handbags at Dawn: Champions (1997)

Matty taps out to an enjoyably stupid martial arts caper.… Read More Handbags at Dawn: Champions (1997)

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

Oriental Rewrite: Merchant of Evil (1993)

Two pieces of cloth and you can still see the joins… Dave checks out a disparate action-thriller. … Read More Oriental Rewrite: Merchant of Evil (1993)

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Interzone (1987): Bruce Abbott Beyond Blunderdome

Matty loses the will to live after subjecting himself to Deran Sarafian’s terrible Mad Max riff.… Read More Interzone (1987): Bruce Abbott Beyond Blunderdome

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Matty Budrewicz1 Comment

Cold Harvest (1999): The Good, The Bad and The Post-Apocalyptic

Matty squares up to Isaac Florentine’s action-packed sci-fi western. … Read More Cold Harvest (1999): The Good, The Bad and The Post-Apocalyptic

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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