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Articles by The MikeMay 16, 202212:00 pmMay 16, 2022
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‘THE MATADOR’: WHEN MASCULINITY AND VULNERABILITY COME TOGETHER

Jarred by a nightmare, a middle-aged man wakes up in a panic. He’s in a hotel, an empty bottle next to him and a passed-out woman sharing his bed. Obviously distressed, he puts his hand […]

Mixtapes by Brian MillerMay 13, 20228:13 amMay 12, 2022
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MIXTAPE: FRIDAY THE 13TH 2022

Friday The 13th, of all the pseudo-holidays, continues to hold a strong grip on our cultural imagination. It doesn’t hurt that the beloved horror franchise by the same name has such an iconic killer to […]

Audio Fanfiction by elbeeMay 6, 20229:00 amMay 6, 2022
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AUDIO FANFICTION: ‘BENEDETTA’

I’m not sure if I think Benedetta is a great movie. But as a late-period Paul Verhoeven movie, I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt. Even though visually it remains barely interesting and the […]

Round-House Round-Up by elbeeApr 29, 20228:00 amApril 28, 2022
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NEW IN ACTION: MARCH/APRIL 2022

Join The Grumps as we bring you a selection of what’s new and now in the Action genre. Strap in for Round-house Round-Up! from elbee: THE ADAM PROJECT (2022) [NEW IN THEATERS AND ON NETFLIX] […]

Articles by Tyler PetersonApr 27, 20228:30 amApril 28, 2022
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VISUAL TENSION, IRONY, DISCOMFORT, AND METAFICTION IN ‘THE VISIT’

Something I think about sometimes is how I basically never had a grandpa. My grandpa on my dad’s side, Grandpa Ted, died when I was two and I don’t remember him one bit. On my […]

Articles by Michael CampochiaroApr 19, 20228:15 amApril 19, 2022
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“YOU’RE ALREADY DEAD”: LIFE, DEATH, AND LETTING GO, IN ‘JACOB’S LADDER’

“See. According to this, you’re already dead.” Everyone remembers the party scene in Adrian Lyne’s Jacob’s Ladder. You know the one. It’s impossible to forget: a woman dancing seductively at a party is attacked from […]

Weird Boners by Brian MillerApr 14, 20228:15 amApril 14, 2022
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ON AROUSAL AND USELESSNESS IN ‘THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST’

ENOUGH SENSE TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN & INTO THE BLUE-STRIPED TEMPLE “Don’t you feel like you can take on the world?You ain’t worried ’bout nobody sneak dissin”‘ – Rae Sremmurd “We’ll make Heaven […]

Audio Fanfiction by elbeeApr 11, 20229:00 amApril 11, 2022
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AUDIO FANFICTION: ‘THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST’

Popularity, I think, is irrelevant in film critique. Increasingly common in film writing is the practice of saying something favorable to please a crowd who already loves a thing; it’s no secret we started Grumpire […]

Articles by Tyler PetersonApr 8, 20228:15 amApril 7, 2022
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LIVIN’ THE DREAM: THE SLY SUBVERSION OF ‘THE BEACH BUM’

Twice in the course of The Beach Bum, Matthew McConaughey’s greasy itinerant poet-drunk, known only as Moondog, recites his piece “The Beautiful Poem” – once at the beginning, to the weeknight crowd at a beachside […]

Articles by Jay AlaryMar 7, 20228:30 amMarch 6, 2022
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‘The Devil’s Rain’: Satanic Panic Goes Legit

The culture of the 1970s has always fascinated me: a disgraced American president and subsequent political conspiracy theories, shag carpeting, station wagons, hideous earth-tone plaids, key parties, punk rock, NASA space probes, New Age/occult trends, […]

In Defense of by Justin HarlanFeb 24, 20229:00 amMay 18, 2022
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‘A SERBIAN FILM’: WE UNDERSTAND

Fans of extreme cinema and brutal horror tend to forgive and expect low production quality in exchange for visceral and realistic gore, top-notch practical effects, and often buckets and buckets of bodily fluid. The general […]

Round-House Round-Up by The GrumpsFeb 23, 20228:00 amFebruary 22, 2022
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NEW IN ACTION: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022

Each month The Grumps bring you a selection of what’s new and now in the Action genre. Strap in for Round-house Round-Up! from brian miller: FORTRESS OF AMERIKKKA (1989) [REISSUED ON BLU RAY BY VINEGAR […]

Warp Factor! by Jay AlaryFeb 22, 20229:00 amMay 18, 2022
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‘Creature’: Alien Knock-Off or Misunderstood ‘80s Sci-Fi/Horror? (Yes, this is a terrible title)

Classifying films by genre can be a harrowing experience and not for the faint-hearted. Last year, a mere one year into the pandemic, a Twitter user caused online apoplexy by daring to ask if Alien […]

Into Action! by Nick SpacekJan 26, 20229:35 amJanuary 26, 2022
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INTERVIEW: Justin Decloux on Gold Ninja Video, “The Criterion of Public Domain Bargain Bins”

As described by the label itself, Gold Ninja Video is “The Criterion of Public Domain Bargain Bins: A boutique film distribution label that focuses on releasing neglected films with lots of new special features.” That’s […]

Cinema Obscura by Brian MillerJan 12, 20229:00 amJanuary 12, 2022
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GODS WITH NO PROPHETS: ON ‘THE TIMEKEEPERS OF ETERNITY’ AND OUTLAW MYTHOLOGY

“If God wanted that movie to be good, He would have willed it so from the beginning.” This sort of Greater Plan attitude is the subconscious spiritual implication of a capitalist art industry. While the […]

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