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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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Ravenhawk (1996): Albert Goes Down Swingin’

Matty explores one of Albert Pyun’s most criminally overlooked movies and details the impact its difficult making had on the helmer.… Read More Ravenhawk (1996): Albert Goes Down Swingin’

October 3, 2022October 6, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Postmortem (1998): Pyun & Sheen, on the Slab and on the Piss

Matty cracks open a cold one and takes Albert Pyun’s Charlie Sheen-starring serial killer thriller for a retrospective stroll. Featuring comments from producer Gary Schmoeller!  … Read More Postmortem (1998): Pyun & Sheen, on the Slab and on the Piss

October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Crazy Six (1997): Strung Out, Pyun-Style

Matty cautiously praises Albert Pyun’s arty crime caper.… Read More Crazy Six (1997): Strung Out, Pyun-Style

January 25, 2021September 17, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Blast (1997) & Mean Guns (1997): Albert Pyun’s Jailhouse Rock

Matty looks back at the cult auteur’s time behind bars (so to speak). … Read More Blast (1997) & Mean Guns (1997): Albert Pyun’s Jailhouse Rock

December 18, 2020June 5, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Bad Robot Gone Good: Albert Pyun’s Omega Doom (1996)

Matty dissects the most underappreciated picture in Albert Pyun’s arsenal, and explores its tethering to the film that preceded it.… Read More Bad Robot Gone Good: Albert Pyun’s Omega Doom (1996)

July 7, 2020March 20, 2021 Matty Budrewicz1 Comment

Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996) – A Superlative Surge of Pyun

Matty tells you why you need this nightmarish sci-shocker in your life.… Read More Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996) – A Superlative Surge of Pyun

June 23, 2020October 10, 2021 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Albert Pyun & The Birth of Filmwerks

Matty reflects on Hong Kong ’97, Spitfire and Heatseeker: the first three films Albert Pyun made under his Filmwerks banner. Featuring archival, previously unreleased comments from producer and Filmwerks co-founder Gary Schmoeller!… Read More Albert Pyun & The Birth of Filmwerks

June 10, 2020April 4, 2021 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Albert Pyun’s Nemesis Quartet: A Primer

Ahead of the forthcoming Pyun-produced fifth film, Matty looks back at the cult auteur’s first four robo-schlockers. … Read More Albert Pyun’s Nemesis Quartet: A Primer

August 14, 2017February 12, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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