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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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A Dangerous Affair (1995): The Trite Stalker

Dave unearths a small screen slice of melodrama. … Read More A Dangerous Affair (1995): The Trite Stalker

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 Dave WainLeave a comment

Creepshow: The Babysitter’s Seduction (1996)

Dave dissects a garden-variety TV movie that’s given an extra lurid edge thanks to some heinous real-life revelations.… Read More Creepshow: The Babysitter’s Seduction (1996)

January 23, 2024 Dave WainLeave a comment

Naturally Bad (1995)… But Relatively Good!

Dave chats to stuntman Bob Bragg about his little-seen directorial debut.… Read More Naturally Bad (1995)… But Relatively Good!

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Dave WainLeave a comment

A Very Flawed Engagement: The Fiancé (1997)

Matty takes a look at a Martin Kitrosser and Pierre David coupling that’s more of a quick fling than marriage material.… Read More A Very Flawed Engagement: The Fiancé (1997)

January 19, 2024April 30, 2026 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Past Tense (1994): The Lady Vanishes

Dave’s back at the coalface of ’90s cable movies – and this time he’s unearthed another diamond. … Read More Past Tense (1994): The Lady Vanishes

January 17, 2024 Dave WainLeave a comment

Because She’s Worth It: Lady Dragon (1992)

Matty charts what happened when an enterprising foreign film company hooked up with a martial arts superstar and a talented director.  … Read More Because She’s Worth It: Lady Dragon (1992)

December 5, 2023March 20, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Illegal In Blue (1995): Dash Cam

When good girls turn bad! Dave remembers those few weeks in ’95, when a trio of wholesome starlets became the reason rewind buttons were broken the world over. … Read More Illegal In Blue (1995): Dash Cam

November 20, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Glasgow Kiss: The Near Room (1995)

A wealth of low budget British movies found their way into multiplexes during the ’90s. Now, a quarter of a century later, most are borderline extinct. Dave checks out one of the better ones…… Read More Glasgow Kiss: The Near Room (1995)

November 7, 2023September 8, 2025 Dave WainLeave a comment

No Escape No Return (1993): This Does Not Affect Your Statutory Rights

Underwhelming, yes, but Matty finds a little gold in the final flick writer/director Charles T. Kanganis tackled for PM Entertainment. … Read More No Escape No Return (1993): This Does Not Affect Your Statutory Rights

November 5, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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