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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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Setting Yourself Up: The Big Fall (1997)

Bungeeing with Bogey. Dave speaks to screenwriter William Applegate about the time PM Entertainment made a neo-noir. Not that they knew much about it…… Read More Setting Yourself Up: The Big Fall (1997)

April 15, 2021July 3, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Friend of the Family (1995): The Surreal Life

Matty shacks up with a rich clan — and, of course, the slinky Shauna O’Brien — for a flawed but singularly strange slice of mid-’90s erotica. … Read More Friend of the Family (1995): The Surreal Life

April 13, 2021September 27, 2025 Matty Budrewicz2 Comments

Consenting Adults: Jailbait (1993)

Dave discovers that Rafal Zielinski’s Donald P. Borchers-produced film is less about holding your nose, and more about holding your own.… Read More Consenting Adults: Jailbait (1993)

February 20, 2021February 15, 2021 Dave Wain1 Comment

A Kiss to Die For: Those Bedroom Eyes (1993)

Dave turns to the small screen and samples a neo-noir with a heavy dose of Hitchcock.… Read More A Kiss to Die For: Those Bedroom Eyes (1993)

February 12, 2021February 5, 2021 Dave WainLeave a comment

The Flesh and The Fiend: Stripteaser (1995)

Matty gets to grips with Dan Golden’s stagey dramedy. … Read More The Flesh and The Fiend: Stripteaser (1995)

January 29, 2021February 21, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Daddy Issues: Lured Innocence (2000)

Dave continues his short season of post-Millennium direct-to-video Dennis Hopper films with this discordant potboiler.… Read More Daddy Issues: Lured Innocence (2000)

December 20, 2020December 19, 2020 Dave WainLeave a comment

King John & Tricky Dicky: The Comic (1985) & Silent Heroes (1987)

Matty explores what happened when an emerging genre genius financed two pictures by Richard bloody Driscoll. … Read More King John & Tricky Dicky: The Comic (1985) & Silent Heroes (1987)

November 26, 2020July 24, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Bruce Almighty: Tornado! (1996)

You won’t be blown away but there’s plenty of charm to this small screen mockbuster, says Matty. … Read More Bruce Almighty: Tornado! (1996)

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Hold Me Tight: The Embracers (1963)

Dave wraps his heart around Gary Graver’s debut feature.… Read More Hold Me Tight: The Embracers (1963)

November 2, 2020October 29, 2020 Dave WainLeave a comment

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