Cinema Psychos Movie Reviews

This week, we've got a very special guest on for a very special interview.  Award winning filmmaker and the brains (not for consumption zombie fans) behind the Eerie Horror Fest, John C. Lyons stops by the podcast to discuss his journey as a filmmaker and storyteller, his most recent film, Unearth which has garnered critical acclaim as brilliant example of Environmental Horror, and of course his p...

This week, Brian and John try to analyze the age old conflict between nerds.....Star Trek vs Star Wars.....I mean Practical FX vs CGI.  Yes a war that has been waged  on between cinephiles in the lobbies of movie theaters across the world since 1993.  But why do these techniques in creating the fantastical have to be polar opposites?  Why is there so much love for what arguably are less realistic...

This week, John and Brian sit in some group therapy as we examine the loss of their childhood with the newest dinosaur-sized turd in the form of Jurassic World: Dominion. This movie has it all:  a ridiculous plot, phoned in "member berries in the form of vintage Jurassic Park characters showing up, and all the dinosaur action that a bloated hollywood cash grab can muster.  Despite all that, the re...

This week, John and Brian dust off their sling rings as they re enter the world of marvel with it's newest entry (no not Thor Love and Thunder....or Ms. Marvel....Or Moon Knight....way too many marvel properties).  No we'll be talking about Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness...That's right Doctor Strange in his own movie and not just a discount Iron Man in someone else's movie.  This time...

When you think of gross out/sex comedies of the 2000's-2010's; What films come to mind?  Do you automatically go to such classics  like "Road Trip".  Or perhaps you are a bit more sophisticated and prefer to sing "Scotty Doesn't Know!" as you binge watch Euro Trip for the 50th time.  Or maybe there is a deep dark crevace in your DVD rack that holds one of the most unfunny and purely vile films to...

This week, John and Brian are entering the world of conspiracy, aliens, and the supernatural as we review the indie film, Flatwoods.  Flatwoods; directed by Pittsburgh local filmmaker, James Lockhart, features a mysterious story about the alleged  monster that stalks the flatwoods area of West Virgina.  The film also features a ton of South West PA Film talent from the likes of actors like David O...

After a bit of a break, we are back with a brand new episode.  And after our foray into high cinema with last episode's extensive review of "The Batman".  We figured we had to follow up such a high mark in cinema with a complete turd of a movie.  Kinda like having your delicious taco bell then suffering for it about an hour or so later.  And boy of boy do we have a stinker this week.  What happens...

This week, Brian and John don't just emerge from the shadows, they are the shadows.....well not quite.  More like they emerged from the shadows of a movie theater with smilex gas grins across their faces after seeing Matt Reeves' "The Batman".  Fair warning, this review does contain some spoilers .  So if you have yet to see the film, please check it out first.  But with this being the 3rd batman...

This week, we are bidding 2021 one last kick in the face....I mean..."Fond Farewell."  As has become tradition on this podcast, we have our top picks for best and worst films of the past year.  Some of them may surprise you, infuriate you, or may even make you decide to check out some gems that you had not yet heard of.  So grab grab your pencil and paper as we break out our top picks for best and...

This week, we are back with a long long long overdue breakdown of the year that was 2021.  Yes it's March and yea this is usually the time of the year when we pull a bad Leprechaun movie to review...but 2021 was full of so much insanity, how could we not spend some time talking about it.  How much insanity do you ask?  Well we've got everything from the tragedy and revolt of film workers to those...

This week, we are still stuck in the bowels of The Matrix.  This time we are jacking in to the entire storied trilogy with a specific question driving us,"How can a franchise go from being a perfect summation of late 90's cyber punk culture to laughable meme?"  So grab your trenchcoats and late 90's nihilism as we dive into the malestrom of pop culture known as The Matrix Trilogy.  FROM THE CONCES...

This week, we are jacking in "hehe" back into the world of kung fu and bullet-time with a long awaited review of The Matrix Resurrections.  A movie that no one really asked for that arrived 20 years too late in the middle of a pandemic and oh yea....as part of the rooster of HBO Max movies that has had it's theatrical revenue undercut by streaming.  But aside from all those things in "the real wor...

This week, we are back from the multiverse of franchise madness and boy oh boy do we have a doozey of an episode to you with our review of Spiderman: No Way Home.  A movie that has proved to be one of the biggest films since Avengers: Endgame and one of the most buzz worthy films in recent years.  Literally all of 2021 was a combination of news on the pandemic and rumors and leaks about just how m...

Happy New Year Psychos Nation!  It's been a hell of a 2021 and we are hopeful that 2022 just sucks a little bit less than last year.  So to kick off 2022, we are celebrating by reviewing probably one of the only slasher films that tackle New Years Eve; 1980's New Years Evil.  A movie that manages to neither scare or entertain any audience, New Years Evil is the story of  Punk Rock/New Wave Elvira...

Merry Christmas Psychos Nation!  Whether you are a grinch, a scrooge, or a card carrying member of the Jelly of the Month Club, From all of us to all of you, we wish you and your loved ones happy holidays.  As our present to all of you, this week we are tackling what might be the darkest christmas movie that just about every millenial loves.  Imagine if you will, a dead beat dad who catches a lega...

This week, John and Brian are ringing in the holidays with pure unadulterated TERROR!  We are breaking down our picks for yule tide horror currently streaming on your favorite platform.  Is this a cry for sponsorship to Shudder....maybe.  But either way, grab your favorite egg based beverage and snuggle up to your headphones as we provide you with our picks for the best Christmas Horror Movies out...

This week, Brian and John travel to the year 10191 the the world of Dune.  Being that Denis Villeneuve's masterpiece was recently released on HBO Max and theaters to rave reviews and serving as a visual effects schmorgasborg, we thought that instead of do a review on that movie that we take a look at the bizarre and hard to understand 1984, David Lynch version that gave us such wonderful moments l...

This week, Brian and John are explorers in the further reaches of experience as we take a trip back to the year 1987 and review a film that serves as a perfect fit between this gap of time between Halloween and Thanksgiving; Clive Barker's Hellraiser.  A movie that is equal parts family drama (just like thanksgiving) and sadomascistic demons from beyond the grave.....see I told you it works for bo...

What happens when nostalgia for a horror book series from the 90's collides with a streaming giant with an insatiable appetite for content....you get the 3 part extravaganza, FEAR STREET! As we come down from the halloween highs, Brian and Laine felt it was a good idea to take a deep look at this series that manages to on one hand bring a good amount of gore and decent characters to life, but at t...

WARNING:  SPOILERS!!! Happy Halloween Everyone!  This week, Brian and John are bursting at the seams with the spooky season spirit and tackling a review of one of the most hotly anticipated movies to drop on theaters and streaming.......NO NOT DUNE!  We are of course talking about Halloween Kills (2021).  The sequel to the 2018 hit that served as more of a mouth wash to cleanse the pallete of the...

This week, we are rolling out the perfect trick (or treat depending on how much you like this movie) with a trip back in time to the 80's.....we're not sure the year because the little gem of a movie we are reviewing may have been shot in  1984, 1985, and then released in 1986, 1987, and 1988.  The movie is the mutant mish mash that is SPOOKIES!  A movie you probably remember bits of pieces from d...

This week, John and Brian are back with a breakdown of a indie horror film just in time for Spooky Season.  Friend of the show, Steve Rudzinski has dropped the sequel to his 2016 magnum killer unicorn opus with CarousHELL The 2nd.  We try to remain fairly spoiler free on this one but be warned there are a few plot points dropped in this review that may be spoilery.  CarousHELL The 2nd is one of th...

This week, Brian and John break down the life and career of the king of the parody film.....No not the Zucker's and no not Naked Gun or Airplane.  We are instead talking about Mel Brooks.  A man who has helped shape comedy (and film history) with his fantastic wit in his ability to write and punch up scripts for TV, his parody films knocking everything from the western all the way to parodies of D...

This week, we are back after a brief hiatus dropping one of our most introspective episodes to date.  Most of us have a deep down love of terrible cinema.  It's the demented gremlin cousin of the part of you that laudes the best director or best film of the year.  Deep down, we all love to watch an awesomely bad film.  But did you ever take a step back and ask yourself why you love terrible cinema...

This week's episode is 220 episodes in the making.  This week, we are closing out our long running review of the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Original Batman Series with 1997's Batman and Robin.  What is truly amazing about this cluster of neon, terrible acting, terrible story, puns, and camp galore is that this movie was the fear that fan boys had back in 1988 when Michael Keaton, at the time knkow...