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The Schlock Pit

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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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

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

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

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