A book has recently taken my life over, Sinatra: The Chairman by James Kaplan. In case you didn’t see me mention it first in a “But Have You Heard” article for Grumpire, The Chairman covers Frank Sinatra’s career from the […]
MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRLS GONE WILD
Vera Chytilova graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) in 1962, but when she entered the Academy, she stood in front of a board of resident […]
BAVA IN SPACE: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES REMAINS A COLORFUL EXPLORATION
Blending science fiction and horror together on film often creates both excitement and dread among cinephiles. There is a feeling of excitement because of a universe of possibilities for clever filmmakers to create cosmic calamities […]
MIXTAPE: FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Mr. Prince Rogers Nelson seemingly has been on everyone’s minds lately, no doubt due to Sirius XM debuting a new station devoted solely to The Artist earlier this week, along with YouTube’s epic Prince & […]
TRASH TALK: THE UNBELIEVABLY FASCINATING CHARACTER OF MORTON DOWNEY JR.
PUMP UP THE COLUMN EXPLORES THE MANY INTERPRETATIONS OF PUNK AESTHETIC USED IN CINEMA In my first “Pump Up The Column” piece I mentioned that the definition of punk varies. If you ask some maybe […]
WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 12, EVIL RULES THE CITY IN THE UNEROTIC THRILLER, MIDNIGHT COP
BARGAIN BINNED DIGS DEEP INTO THE RANDOM AND FASCINATING TITLES FOUND IN THE CLEARANCE AISLE My DVD of Midnight Cop highlights actors Morgan Fairchild, Michael York, and Frank Stallone, while omitting the movie’s actual star, […]
TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE(S), AKA THAT DOG WILL PUNK
Tobe Hooper collected many accomplishments as a filmmaker: there was Salem’s Lot, the miniseries that made kids soil their bedsheets at the thought of a vampire floating outside their bedroom window asking to be let in. […]
MUSIC TO QUARANTINE YOURSELF BY
There’s lots to explore in this edition of BHYH, from painfully hardcore punk to painfully noisy exposition to painfully dancey late-2000s nostalgia. Let’s go! cLOSET WITCH (COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY) If you don’t follow metal, you might […]
WILLIAM CASTLE A ONE-TRICK PONY? NAH
As time goes on and his films become historic artifacts, the overall opinion on William Castle has warmed up. There was a time, however, when his trademark gimmicks were considered cheap and tacky. But doesn’t […]
NICK SPACEK DOESN’T LIKE E.T.
Grumpire 7, E.T. 0 Joining us on this episode is site contributor, Nick Spacek. Nick’s grump pick probably needs no introduction, as it’s one of the most beloved films of all time. It’s the classic […]
STRANGE MUSIC FOR STRANGE DAYS
This edition of BHYH features a bizarro mix of weird-o bachelor pad essentials and a perhaps forgotten gem of bubblegum goth (yes, it exists). Read below to see what The Grumps are listening to this […]
STILL A GALA DAY FOR THE MARX BROTHERS IN DUCK SOUP
In what a Gentile like myself considers an ideal way to celebrate the Festival of Lights, last December (2019) I celebrated Hanukkah by watching a Marx Brothers film every night. It was that or hopping […]
MIXTAPE: COVID-19
It seems as if the media just can’t get enough of the Coronavirus, so we thought we’d join in on that hype! Please enjoy this Friday Mixtape, full of the most sick, diseased, and terribly […]
ROBOCOP 2: ODE TO THE SATIRIC, BOMBASTIC SEQUEL
Film sequels exist primarily to make money. As much as cinephiles worship The Godfather Part II, it wasn’t a logical progression Francis Ford Coppola envisioned after filming wrapped on The Godfather; it was Paramount, the […]
IT’S OUR MUSIC COLUMN!
This edition of BHYH features an array of artists from the realms of experimental dream pop, velvety vintage seductresses, and jangly, dirty guitar-based rock and roll. Check out what The Grumps are listening to lately—new […]