Cinema Psychos Movie Reviews

Happy Halloween!!! Do you want a trick or a treat? This week is a little bit of both considering that we are diving into a treat bag full of some of the worst entries into the long running Nightmare on Elm Street Series. We are talking Freddy's Dead, New Nightmare, Freddy Vs Jason, ....And the 2010 remake nobody wanted. So grab your power glove and 3D glasses as we continue our retrospective on A...

This week, we take a stroll down to the humble little hamlet of Springwood.   Where teenagers are plentiful and ripe for the picking for everyone's favorite son of 100 maniacs, Freddy Krueger!   That's right, we are breaking down the first 5 movies in one of the most iconic horror film franchises to ever grace the silver screen, A Nightmare on Elm Street.   So grab your coffee and bottle of no doz...

This week we are live at Reclamation Brewery in Butler, PA for The Rather Fine Arts Festival continuing our month long celebration of ghosts and goblins in honor of Halloween.   What better way to celebrate the holiday then to discuss one of the most "what the hell?!?!" moments in cinema history; the release of Halloween 3: Season of the Witch.   The only film in the Halloween Franchise to not inc...

This week we are traversing the deep Carpathian Mountains, across the Borgo Pass to bring you the history of the various cinematic versions of everyone's favorite bloodsucker, Count Dracula.   One of the most popular movie monsters; Dracula has endured a near century of cinematic interpretations.   So for our immortal and undead fans, this episode is for you. 

This week, we are reviewing the current big kahuna of horror, Stephen King's IT.   A film that asks the question, just how scary can a clown be?   The answer is pretty damn scary.   Also, how does this new film compare with the now classic 1990 TV mini-series?   Which Pennywise embodies our nightmares more?   Tim Curry or Bill Skarsgard?   So come on down to the sewer with us, we guarantee you'll...

This week we are live at Zeke's Coffee, Pittsburgh for our very first live show!   What better way to celebrate our first live show then to regale you all with the world of zombies in film and TV!   This is a jam packed episode that goes over the history of zombies in film, a return of our Cinema Slugfest, and our own personal take on how to survive a zombie apocalypse!   Buckle up for this jam pa...

This week, as the new adaptation of Stephen King's IT ravages the box office, we thought it might be good to analyze the literary master of horror himself, in particular his long stretch of hit or miss movie/TV adaptations.   So grab turn up the volume on your possessed car radio as we dive into the world of Stephen King. 

No new episode this week, but we've got a little treat to hold you over until Sunday; our full length exclusive interview with the Tree Hugger himself, Stephen Gustavson from Birdemic!   Stephen gives us a first hand account of how one of the mother of all bad movies came to be.   Thank you to Stephen for the awesome insight and a hell of an interview you do not want to miss. 

This week, we are tackling what could be the mother of all terrible films.   A film so awful in every single aspect of filmmaking that it boggles the mind on how it has become a "Cult Classic".   We are of course talking about the perennial classic, Birdemic: Shock and Terror.   We have the honor to induct this shit storm into our long running hall of fame of horrible, The Pantheon of Utter Shit....

This week we are back in full force diving head first into a Big Kahuna Burger of film from the master of the exploitative, dialogue heavy, hyper violence film;   Quentin Tarantino.   We'll examine QT's career, how his style came to be, his influence on indie film, and some of the more controversial elements of his films.   It is a jam packed episode, so don't be a "square" and enjoy our retrospec...

This week it is boy's night out as Brian and John break down their top 5 "dude/bro" films.  

This week, we are ripping ass left and right as we review a little known nugget of a film featuring such high caliber actors as Stephen Fry, Paul Giamatti, Simon Callow, and Ned Beatty in what is arguably the most family friendly entry into our Pantheon of Utter Shut; Thunderpants.   Yes, Thunderpants, a film about a boy with super powered farts and his genius best friend played by Ron Weasly (Rup...

This week we are grabbing our web shooters and radioactive spiders as we dive into the newest incarnation of Spiderman fresh from the armpit of Hollywood's money making nostalgia goliath...this time with a fresh spread of deodorant from Marvel!   So how does Tom Holland measure up as the notorious web slinger?   Does Marvel help or hurt the 3rd reboot in 15 years?   All will be revealed on this ma...

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On this very somber and serious episode, Brian, John, and Laine take a moment to reflect on the passing of a legend who not only birthed the modern zombie film, but in essence created the modern indie film scene; George A. Romero.   We reflect on George's career, his craft as a filmmaker, and ultimately his impact on indie filmmakers on a personal level.    The Cinema Psychos Show has been nominat...

You all are in store for a treat this week folks.   We've got 2 features in one episode! Up first, we are reviewing 2 short films from indie filmmaker, Nathan Suher of iM Film Filmworks (Scary Little Fuckers & Next/Door).   Then we are joined by the City Producer for Pittsburgh's 48 Hour Film Project, Kahmeela Adams, who will break down this gathering of the 'burgh's best and brightest in an epic...

This week, Brian, John, and Laine are taking a local stroll down to the newest entry into the comedic horror slasher genre with friend of the show, Steve Rudzinski's newest film, CarousHELL.  A movie that asks the question, what if inanimate objects are tired of our shit?  This is the story of Duke, a homicidal carousel unicorn that has had enough and is out for blood; sweet, sweet blood.  We exam...

This week, Brian, John, and Laine are going undercover in the only buddy cop movie to feature zombies, Vincent Price, and Joe Piscopo at his most "Piscopoian".   Yes, we are reviewing the classic zombie comedy action movie, Dead Heat from 1988.   This movie left us pondering some real questions like how the hell did this thing get made....I mean seriously someone sat down at a pitch session and sa...

Happy America Day!   What better way to celebrate the fourth other than explore one of the worst b rated   horror films to feature a patriotic theme, the cult classic Uncle Sam!   Yes, Uncle Sam, a movie that follows in the long line of horror films centered on holidays...still waiting on that Columbus Day based horror film.   So light a roman candle and don't choke on that hot dog as we dive into...

This week Brian, John, and Elaine sit down with world renown martial artist and fusion filmmaker, Len Kabasinski of Killer Wolf Films.  Len is the mind behind such b movie classics as Curse of the Wolf, Bound by Blood: Wendigo, Angel of Reckoning, and Fist of the Vampire.  A regular guest on Red Letter Media's, Worst of the Worst, Len breaks down his journey thus far as a filmmaker and his vast kn...

This week, Brian, John, and Elaine are traveling to the singular bright spot in the eternally dismal and brown filtered ridiculousness that is the DC Extended Universe of films.   We are of course talking about the warrior princess herself, Wonder Woman! We try to answer some of the burning questions of the film such as will Dr. Maru start a youtube makeup vlog and how many times can you fit a slo...

This week, Brian, John and Elaine tackle one of the biggest film subjects of our time, Hollywood's comic book obsession.  Yes, we are going after the big kahuna of pop culture and outlining how these movies came into existence with Superman and Batman, their fall during the 90's, and then subsequent rise with Xmen and the birth of the Marvel MCU.  So grab your capes and cowls as we dive into the w...

This week, Brian, John, and Elaine enter the dark and macabre world of the mind of one of Hollywood's most macabre and eccentric filmmakers; Tim Burton.  A controversial filmmaker, We will take a look at his filmography and explore how his career has changed over the years and try to answer the question of how a prolific filmmaker like Tim Burton can go from the heights of visual storytelling with...

This week, Brian, John, and Laine are joined by award winning filmmaker, educator, and some time chocolatier, PJ Gaynard of Goat Milk Fudge Productions.  They tackle the quintessential classic of cinematic schlock; the 1990 Frank Henenlotter classic, Frankenhooker.  Yes, Frankenhooker, the movie Bill Murray himself said, "If you see one movie this year, it should be Frankenhooker."  We try to anal...

This week, John and Elaine make their triumphant return to the podcast from the depths of their Disney trip.   They have brought their friend and local expert of nerdery, Kevin Finch, to help us review the cosmic awesomeness that is Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.   Needless to say that this episode will be a struggle to find negative things to criticize.   So grab your awesome mix and wa...