In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about a big studio horror movie that bombed when it was released just about one week before Star … Read More
Witchcraft (1964) – Halloween Horror Picks
In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about a neglected British horror classic featuring Lon Chaney Jr. – Witchcraft (1964)! Written by Harry Spalding, and … Read More
DVD Review: The Carol Burnett Show – The Lost Episodes
The Carol Burnett Show: The Lost Episodes From the box: During the late-’60s, CBS was “The Carol Burnett Show” network, a joking reference based on the program’s widespread popularity … Read More
DVD Review: GOODBYE TO ALL THAT
Though NBC’s Parks and Recreation will always be fondly remembered, its first few seasons weren’t as polished and sharp as the show eventually became. By season three, the writers had … Read More
Blu-Ray Review: I AM EVEL KNIEVEL
Three of the first few talking heads in I Am Evel Knievel—the documentary profiling the eponymous daredevil—are the ever-bloviating Matthew McCounaghey (or a boardwalk caricaturist’s version of the actor, complete … Read More
Blu-Ray Review: THE GAMBLER
Mark Wahlberg’s career trajectory has been a bizarre odyssey that somehow turned a brat from Southie into a bonafide superstar. Full disclosure: Mark Wahlberg has done and continues to do … Read More
DVD Review: “Batman” The Second Season Part One
“POW” “BAM” “THWAP” the holy grail of 60’s television has finally been released on DVD and fans of the 1966 “Batman” series will not be disappointed. After almost 50 years … Read More
Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks #10 – Night of the Living Dead (1968)
In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about the father of the modern zombie movie, Night of the Living Dead (1968)! Co-written by George A. … Read More
Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks #9 – The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about a twisted, macabre revenge flick that remains one of Vincent Price’s most enduring films: The Abominable Dr. … Read More
Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks #8 – Feast (2005)
In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about a totally irreverent horror movie that’s just splattered in goopy, old school practical effects: Feast (2005). Feast … Read More
Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks #7 – Targets (1968)
In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about a fantastic, overlooked thriller with horror elements from Peter Bogdanovich: Targets (1968). Targets began as a Roger … Read More
Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks #6 – Spider Baby (1968)
In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about Jack Hill’s first feature and my all-time favorite horror/comedy: Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told … Read More
Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks #5 – Don’t Panic (1988)
In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about one of my favorite “best worst” movies, the Mexican slasher Don’t Panic, aka Dimensiones ocultas (1988). Equal … Read More
Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks #4 – The Antichrist (1974)
In this episode of Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks, I talk about the shocking Italian Exorcist ripoff L’anticristo, aka The Antichrist, aka The Tempter (1974)! Stylishly directed by Alberto … Read More