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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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Kid (1990): He Stays in the Picture

The film ain’t too good but Matty thinks this ropey revenge flick has a few points of note for fans of C. Thomas Howell and scripter Leslie Bohem.… Read More Kid (1990): He Stays in the Picture

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Father and Scout (1994): Bob’s Your Uncle

Bob Saget was so unknown in the U.K. that he barely made the cover of Father and Scout’s VHS release. However, as Dave reckons, it’s because of him that this made-for-TV family flick is so palatable.… Read More Father and Scout (1994): Bob’s Your Uncle

July 14, 2023July 13, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Clownhouse (1989): No Laughing Matter

Matty takes a look at a very real circus of horrors and determines that, sometimes, separating the art from the artist is impossible. Trigger warning: child sexual abuse. … Read More Clownhouse (1989): No Laughing Matter

March 13, 2023January 22, 2025 Matty Budrewicz4 Comments

Enemy Territory (1987): Ghetto Blasters

Matty chats to director Peter Manoogian about his distinctly un-Charles Band-like Empire flick. … Read More Enemy Territory (1987): Ghetto Blasters

February 1, 2023April 5, 2025 Matty Budrewicz2 Comments

Troll (1986): He’s With the Band

While not the biggest fan of the film itself, Matty looks back at an important title in the Empire Pictures library. … Read More Troll (1986): He’s With the Band

January 8, 2023April 5, 2025 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

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

Mom (1991): Mama is All Crazee Now

Matty shines a light on a unique little shocker well worth rediscovering. … Read More Mom (1991): Mama is All Crazee Now

October 15, 2022August 14, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Deep Space (1988): Monster, Monster, Monster!

Matty gushes over Fred Olen Ray’s flawed but richly entertaining sci-fi shocker.  … Read More Deep Space (1988): Monster, Monster, Monster!

September 1, 2020June 9, 2024 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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