MVD BLU-RAY RELEASE: Punto Rojo (2021)
Diego (Demián Salomón) is parked in the middle of a desolate expanse, laser-focused on a radio quiz show about his beloved Racing Club. His peaceful car-sitting session is abruptly ruined when a skydiver crashes onto his hood, a corpse drops from the clouds, and a heavily armed Interpol agent named Paula (Moro Anghileri) points a […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Hellbox (2021)
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. Spanning five centuries, Hellbox revolves around a mysterious, ancient metal box rumored to contain a literal piece of Hell. The cursed artifact weaves together intersecting storylines across time, dragging an eclectic mix of […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Dogface: A Trap House Horror (2021)
Week 3 (July 5 – 11) – Maverick Entertainment Group One of the most overlooked and consistent low-budget film companies of the 21st century, they’ve been full steam ahead in the streaming era while other indies have cratered. From the Maverick Entertainment Group website: Founded in 1997, Maverick remains a leading distributor and producer of niche independent […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Apex Predators (2021)
Week 2 (June 28 – July 4) – Dawna Lee Heising: Our beautiful QWEEN Director and writer Dustin Ferguson has delivered a film that feels less like a motion picture and more like a collection of stitched-together iPhone-shot action and stock footage. Do you like people walking? How do you feel about underwater footage that appears to have been […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Rattlers 2 (2021)
Week 2 (June 28 – July 4) – Dawna Lee Heising: Our beautiful QWEEN 45 years after Rattlers creeped its way into drive-ins, the lethal snakes are back to terrorize the California desert. If you haven’t caught the Harry Novak-produced 1976 cult classic, don’t sweat it—this sequel is practically a primer. Director Dustin Ferguson relies heavily on archival footage […]
Cut! (2021)
Marcos (Marc Ferrer, who also directed and wrote this) is a director who exists on the fringes of the industry, fueled by grand ambitions and a shoestring budget. He is convinced that his latest project—a neon-soaked, queer-coded Giallo—is his ticket to finally being a famous filmmaker. However, the production takes a meta-turn when a black-gloved […]
Seance (2021)
If you have a child, don’t send them off to a school. Horror movies have shown me this. The Edelvine Academy for Girls is where this takes place, and, as you’d figure, there’s a clique of mean girls led by Alice (Inanna Sarkis) that includes Yvonne (Stephanie Sy), Rosalind (Djouliet Amara), Bethany (Madisen Beaty), and […]
ARROW VIDEO BLU-RAY RELEASE: Hellbender (2021)
Toby Poser, John Adams, and their daughters Zelda and Lulu made The Deeper You Dig, a movie that divided Becca and me. For their follow-up, the Adams family has created a movie all about 16-year-old Izzy (Zelda), whose mother (Toby Poser) keeps her isolated due to a rare illness. Yet as Izzy begins to grow as a woman — beyond playing […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Side-Splitters 2025: Bad President (2021)
July 21-27 Eddie Griffin Week: This motherfucker is funny! Is Eddie Griffin becoming the black comedy Eric Roberts? How else can we explain him playing the devil in this film, the demon who got Donald Trump (Jeff Rector, whose career includes Dinosaur Valley Girls, Street Soldiers, and Hellmaster) to the White House? All those times that he […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Side-Splitters 2025: Red Rocket (2021)
June 30- July 6 Puke Week!: Throwing up isn’t very funny, but making your internet friends watch a puke movie is! This is the third of Sean Baker’s movies that I’ve watched, and in each, I’ve hated the protagonist throughout, wondering where the movie was even going, but by the end, I had become emotional, […]
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