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
OUT OF THE ATTIC IS DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE FORGOTTEN FILMS LEFT TO COLLECT DUST IN OBSCURITY To jaded 2019 film viewers an unofficial remake of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World designed as […]
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? CHOOSING MEANING IN EL PATRULLERO
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 […]