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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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Kiss of Death (1997): Vanity Feher

Nobody sets out to make a bad film – but, as Dave discovers, Andrei Feher’s shockingly awful thriller certainly puts that old adage to the test…… Read More Kiss of Death (1997): Vanity Feher

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 Dave Wain1 Comment

Rear Window (1998): Without a Hitch

In a decade bursting with mediocre remakes of Alfred Hitchcock classics, Dave pinpoints one well worth rediscovering. … Read More Rear Window (1998): Without a Hitch

October 15, 2023 Dave Wain1 Comment

Footsteps (1998): Tiptoe Through the Two Hits

Dave gets bogged down by a grim moral message while yearning for the simplicity of a throwaway thriller. … Read More Footsteps (1998): Tiptoe Through the Two Hits

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Absolute Power: Dogwatch (1997)

Buried in the depths of Nu Image’s catalogue is a tale of cops and corruption that’s ripe for reappraisal. Dave takes a look…… Read More Absolute Power: Dogwatch (1997)

October 2, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Fatal Exposure (1991): The Hitman and Her

Dave checks out a weaker but no less commendable work by prolific cable television director Alan Metzger. … Read More Fatal Exposure (1991): The Hitman and Her

September 27, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Fact & Fiction: Caught Up (1998)

Matty shines a light on one of ’90s B-cinema’s most endearing — yet maddeningly forgotten — Quentin Tarantino take-offs.… Read More Fact & Fiction: Caught Up (1998)

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Intimate Deception (1997): Artist in Residence

Dave hits up the prolific George Saunders for the inside scoop on his late in the day erotic thriller. … Read More Intimate Deception (1997): Artist in Residence

September 20, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

Blind Vengeance (1990): Southern Fried Hickin’

Dave takes in a USA Network potboiler that found actor Gerald McRaney donning the producer’s cap for the first time. … Read More Blind Vengeance (1990): Southern Fried Hickin’

September 17, 2023 Dave Wain1 Comment

Crime Story: The Take (1990)

If a docuseries on the death of Eugene Izzi was made for Netflix, it would never be out of the streaming giant’s top ten. For now, though, Dave nods approvingly at the only feature to be adapted from the crime author’s work. … Read More Crime Story: The Take (1990)

September 9, 2023 Dave WainLeave a comment

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