Author’s note: Thanks to a foolish wager on an NBA playoff series, this article you’re now reading exists. I have no business making friendly wagers on professional sports, as I always bet with my heart […]
Category: Columns
NEW IN ACTION: MAY/JUNE 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 Andrew: THE TAKEDOWN (2022) [NEW ON NETFLIX] Director Louis Leterrier came […]
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] […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NEW IN ACTION: DECEMBER 2021
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 andrew gimetzco!: Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) [new in theaters] […]
NEW IN ACTION: NOVEMBER 2021
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: FUTURE COPS (1993) [REISSUED ON BLU-RAY FROM PANORAMA CORP] The […]
HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE BITCH, PLEASE
IT’S A BLOODY PISS TAKE! WOULD YOU EXPECT ANYTHING LESS FROM US GRUMPS? To the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”/“Silver Shamrock Theme”:It’s been a week since Halloween, Halloween, HalloweenIt’s been a week since […]
I SAY, A DOUBLE-WHAMMY OF BRITISH HORROR
I’ve always found watching British horror films to be strangely comforting. Unlike their American counterparts, British horror has a different vibe, a patina of politeness masking the terror lurking beneath the surface; that well-furnished study, […]
‘THE DISMEMBERED’: THE LOST PENNSYLVANIA HORROR THAT PRE-DATES ROMERO
There are numerous horror films from the mid-century era that I could have chosen to discuss. In fact, many of them are far better films than the one I chose. You see, 1962’s regional horror […]
BABY BLUE CASHMERE, BOMB DROPS, AND CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES: ATOMIC ANXIETY AND THE SCHLOCK GIRL POWER OF ‘SHE DEMONS’
The terminology is new, but the concept of “elevated” horror isn’t. As long as there’s been cinema, there has been a subset of both critics and fans who treat the perennial popularity of horror films […]