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Week 10 (Aug 23 – 29) – Mill Creek’s Mausoleum of Mumblegore: The indie wing of low-budget horror or the horror wing of low-budget indie. What starts as a bizarre collision between Internet hook-ups, Thuggee cult lore and 17th-century Hungarian history soon spirals into a gritty descent into supernatural horror. Two lesbian art teachers—Jennifer Sommers (Leslie Frank) and […]
Watching these episodes of The Saint, as I watch every Sybil Danning Adventure Video, has given me the warm-blanket feeling I need on a rainy, humid August as work overwhelms me. This time, two episodes: “The Counterfeit Countess” and “Escape Route.” A mysterious plane crash in an English field sets Simon Templar on the trail […]
Southern Gothic melodramas, surprise marriage proposals, and poison. Just another Valentine’s Day in Savannah for Jessica Fletcher. Season 4, Episode 15: Mourning Among the Wisterias (February 14, 1988) Jessica heads down to Georgia to help an old friend adapt his play, only to find herself knee-deep in family greed, failing health and a sudden proposal […]
Week 10 (Aug 23 – 29) – Mill Creek’s Mausoleum of Mumblegore: The indie wing of low-budget horror or the horror wing of low-budget indie. Night Howl dives deep into the fractured psyche of Kaci Evans (Michael Taylor Pritt, who also directed and wrote the movie), a socially awkward photojournalist grappling with the unresolved grief of his mother’s […]
Created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 through a series of novels, The Saint follows Simon Templar—a suave, philanthropic globetrotter, amateur detective, and modern-day Robin Hood who takes down villains the law can’t touch. Easily identified by his signature halo icon drawn above his name, Templar became a cornerstone of adventure fiction. The character hit legendary […]
Todd Haynes’ 1987 biographical drama Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is a heartbreaking and profoundly unique exploration of fame, the music industry and anorexia. Running just 43 minutes, this short feature chronicles the final 17 years of singer Karen Carpenter’s life, culminating in her tragic death from cardiac arrest in 1983. It opens in Downey, […]
Earth’s Moon has been ripped from its orbit by a catastrophic nuclear explosion, casting over 300 surviving personnel of Moonbase Alpha adrift in the uncharted depths of space. As the wandering lunar body finds itself on an inevitable collision course with the giant planet Astheria—and subsequently pulled into the terrifying heart of a black hole—only […]
Valeria Cantrell (Kaiulani Lee) has everything she could ever want as a housewife. Her husband Julian (Steve Vinovich) is going to be mayor. She has a daughter, Charlotte (Jane Adams), who is as perfect a kid as you could ever have. It’s all wonderful until an important dinner with potential campaign donor Mr. Tabbitt goes […]
Week 9 (Aug 16 – 22) – Cinema of Transgression: “none shall emerge unscathed” -Nick Zedd A BDSM video made for parties and edited down to ten minutes, this hits you with a dangerous-looking Lydia Lunch, tops that with Lung Leg holding a knife and a Butthole Surfers soundtrack. Women wrestle in pools of gore. Guys shaving themselves. […]
J.G. Patterson Jr. didn’t make many movies, but wow, the ones he did. This week, The Body Shop and The Electric Chair are our two movies. You can listen to the show on Spotify. The show is also available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Podcasts, Podchaser and Google Podcasts Important links: Theme song: “Strip Search” […]
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