Grumpire 2, Suspiria 0 Welcome to Episode 2 of Grumpire, the movie podcast that isn’t afraid to speak its mind. In this episode, we’re taking on a beloved Italian horror classic, Dario Argento’s 1977 witchy […]
MIXTAPE: MONSTER PARTAY
This week’s mix has that old castle on top of a spooky mountain smell to it, you know? It’s the maddest mod monster party in town, and you’re invited! Grab all your ghastly friends and […]
1977’S SLAP SHOT IS STILL A ROUGH & TUMBLE TALE OF “OLD TIME HOCKEY” & THE WORKING MAN’S STRUGGLE
October is the first full month of autumn, a time for stylish jackets and sweaters as the air crisps and cools, a celebration of all things Halloween, but it’s also the start of a perennial […]
MIXTAPE: HALLOWEEN IS, LIKE, SO PASSÉ
This week’s mix is maybe a bit too cool for even the coolest ghouls. Forget heavy metal horror soundtrack cuts — we’ve got your hipster Halloween covered. So cue up your favorite mumble-gore movies, pour […]
TWO MOON JUNCTION HAS A LOT TO, UM, OFFER
WEIRD BONERS IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE WEIRD WAYS FILMS AFFECT US SPIRITUALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, AND OF COURSE, PSYCHO-SEXUALLY When it comes to weird boners, Two Moon Junction is in the hall of fame. It’s the type of […]
Grumpire presents: Draculene
About a month before the Grumpire launch, Elbee and I were goofin’ off, drivin’ around, when for some forgotten reason, probably a wordfart, I said “Draculene”…Gasped, paused, then proclaimed that I would design a shirt/poster […]
JOAN CRAWFORD’S GOT CLASS! A Psycho biddy double feature
BARGAIN BINNED DIGS DEEP INTO THE RANDOM AND FASCINATING TITLES FOUND IN THE CLEARANCE AISLE Do you remember when Mill Creek pretty much exclusively released terrible transfers of public domain movies in gigantic combo packs […]
THE STRANGLER IS EARLY TRUE CRIME EXPLOITATION AT ITS DAMNEDEST
MID-CENTURY MACABRE IS HERE TO REMIND US THAT HORROR EXISTED BEFORE 1980 Horror movies are a place where memorable character actors finally get to display their talent in a leading role. The first examples that […]
1987’s million dollar mystery IS A BIT MORE THAN JUST OLD TRASH
To jaded 2019 film viewers an unofficial remake of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World designed as a viral marketing campaign for a trash bag sounds more like the stuff of a throwaway Simpsons […]
BLUE VELVET, and how david lynch made me a pervert
WEIRD BONERS IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE WEIRD WAYS FILMS AFFECT US SPIRITUALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, AND OF COURSE, PSYCHO-SEXUALLY Don’t blame me, blame David Lynch. In the late 1980s, my family and I lived in St. […]
WESTERNS, COPS, & PUNK: WHO KNEW?
PUMP UP THE COLUMN EXPLORES THE MANY INTERPRETATIONS OF PUNK AESTHETIC USED IN CINEMA Exactly how much correlation can we draw between punk rock and the Western Movie? On the surface, they do seem a […]
KEN REID DOESN’T LIKE THE MATRIX
Grumpire 1, The Matrix 0 The main reason we’re doing this podcast is to encourage honest and reasonable conversation about film. So often we see reviews based in overly positive hyperbole, so much so that […]
Coming Soon: Grumpire The Podcast!
Sick and tired of the same old generic film podcast? Well, we are too! Stay tuned for more info on The Grumpire Podcast. where all your film criticism dreams will come true. Promise. Press PLAY […]