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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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Streets (1990): Masterpiece Shea-nema

Matty heralds an unsung classic from director Katt Shea and producer Roger Corman. … Read More Streets (1990): Masterpiece Shea-nema

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Trapped (1994): Mansion of the Doomed

Dave dusts off a rare erotic thriller and discovers that there’s likely good reason for its scarcity. … Read More Trapped (1994): Mansion of the Doomed

January 14, 2026January 16, 2026 Dave WainLeave a comment

Wild Justice (1994): Welsh Rarebit

Dave digs out an obscure Welsh thriller and discovers a director who was once a person of interest for MI5. … Read More Wild Justice (1994): Welsh Rarebit

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 Dave WainLeave a comment

Maria, You Gotta Shea — Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls (1989)

Matty finds some worth in an eccentric but underwhelming follow-up to a solid gold classic. … Read More Maria, You Gotta Shea — Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls (1989)

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Stripped to Kill (1987): Katt O’ Fine Tales

Matty profiles Katt Shea’s trendsetting murder mystery. … Read More Stripped to Kill (1987): Katt O’ Fine Tales

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Deadly Embrace (1989): Three-Way Dance

Matty gets grubby with David DeCoteau’s wonderfully weird erotic thriller.  … Read More Deadly Embrace (1989): Three-Way Dance

October 9, 2025October 10, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Sexual Malice (1994): Reboundin’ & Poundin’

Matty gets hot under the collar with a Mundhra / Austin / Axis masterpiece. … Read More Sexual Malice (1994): Reboundin’ & Poundin’

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Serial Killer (1995): For Whom the Bell Tolls

Matty — ahem — KILLS some time with a perky Pierre David potboiler starring a future horror hero.… Read More Serial Killer (1995): For Whom the Bell Tolls

September 21, 2025September 22, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

R.O.T.O.R. (1987): The scHLoCkY bOBbiNs Picture Show

Using an infamous sci-fi thriller as his springboard, Matty thinks on the idea of movies being ‘so bad they’re good’.      … Read More R.O.T.O.R. (1987): The scHLoCkY bOBbiNs Picture Show

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