Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Mock Up on Mu (2008)
Week 4 (July 12 – 18) – Roots of the Underground: Film-makers’ Coop The Film-Makers’ Cooperative is a non-profit dedicated to experimental and avant-garde cinema; almost all of the most well-known American experimental filmmakers have had works in their catalogue at some point. Craig Baldwin is a master of the cinematic cut-up, and with 2008’s Mock Up […]
MVD REWIND COLLECTION: Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures (2008)
While many fans hold the original 1987 film in high regard as a seminal piece of science fiction parody, Spaceballs: The Animated Series—often simply referred to as Spaceballs: The Series—is a fascinating, ambitious, and ultimately singular footnote in the Mel Brooks canon. Premiering in 2008 on G4 in the United States and Super Channel in […]
JUNESPLOITATION: Superhero Movie (2008)
DAY 26: Heroes & Villains! Rick Riker (Drake Bell from Drake & Josh) is an unpopular, unlucky student living with his Uncle Ben…I mean, Uncle Albert (Leslie Nielsen) and Aunt Lucille (Marion Ross). His only saving grace is his best friend, Trey (Kevin Hart, before he was famous). Naturally, Rick pines for Jill Johnson (Sara […]
VISUAL VENGEANCE ON TUBI: Night of the Flesh Eaters (2008)
The title of this comes from one of the original Night of the Living Dead titles. That shows where the heart of this film is. It’s the story of a man (James Lemire) who wants to be with the wife (Gia Franzia) of a rich man (David Rosenhaus), who has learned that his beloved spouse has […]
VISUAL VENGEANCE ON TUBI: Eat Your Heart Out (2008)
New York City is a concrete jungle where the neon lights don’t reach the shadows and the shadows have teeth. Something is stalking the midnight streets, leaving a trail of shredded suits and empty veins behind. The NYPD is baffled, the morgues are overflowing, and the local news is calling it a massacre. The victims? […]
Heatstroke (2008)
Capt. Steve O’Bannon (D.B. Sweeney) is searching for a mysterious radiation linked to aliens and conspiracy, but he keeps blacking out. One of those times, he wrecks his John Denver-killing ultralight plane into a wedding shoot being conducted by Caroline (Danica McKellar). And then, global warming, conspiracy and aliens. Yes, the dinosaurs of the past […]
ATTACK OF THE KAIJU DAY: Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008)
In 2009, the G8 Summit came to Pittsburgh, and the ad agency I worked at sent all of us white-water rafting. This is something I never wanted to do, and I don’t want to do it again. Numerous times, I was launched from the boat and at one point, I got stuck in rocks and […]
THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE DAY 31: Martyrs (2008)
31. The Best Horror Film Ever Made You Haven’t Seen Pascal Laugier went through a depressive episode before he made this; it may be one of the most Catholic movies ever made. It’s a movie about pain that so upset audiences that many walked out. It’s not an easy watch; it’s also a movie I’ve […]
THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE DAY 15: Pontypool (2008)
15. A Horror Film in Which Language is the Weapon Why did it take so long for me to watch this? A zombie — kinda — movie set inside one room, radio talk show host Grant Mazzy’s (Stephen McHattie) studio — Pontypool is filled with imagination and utter strangeness, as a virus uses language against people […]
VISUAL VENGEANCE ON TUBI: Torment (2008)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Did you know that Visual Vengeance has a ton of movies on Tubi? It’s true. Check out this Letterboxd list and look for reviews as new movies get added. You can find this movie on Tubi. Once available on the Catacomb of Creepshow fifty DVD set — along with a few other Visual Vengeance releases — […]
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