Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews

Welcome to Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews theme month. June has been designated as Pride Month for the LGBT community. So to fit with the month, once again the podcast has decided to review various art house lesbian films as we did last year. To start off, we discuss the 2006 film THE GYMNAST. What happens when your dreams pass you by? And you begin to sleepwalk each d...

Back on Volume 019 , we reviewed a haunted house film entitled KNOW FEAR (2021). It was released in Q1 of this year and immediately got fantastic buzz on the internet as well as from many critics. With a little luck, your co-hosts were able to get the director/screenwriter and screenwriter/producer/composer to come on this latest episode and discuss their latest film. Donald Capel (David Alan Basc...

Slasher films have been around since the 1960’s.  PSYCHO (1960) some consider the first.  Then the Italian Giallo films by Mario Bava and others appeared.  Then BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) appeared.  Then HALLOWEEN (1978).  Then FRIDAY THE 13 TH (1980) .  And so it goes.  With the rejuvenation of the slasher back with SCREAM (1996), many tried to profit on it with cop...

Disasters films have been around ever since films began. Whether it is earthquakes, burning buildings, or upside down ships, many have been huge moneymakers. Many are forgotten and considered b-movie silliness, but a few, even with their stunt casting, are beloved classics. Every so often another appears that receives both critical praise and audience love such a the 2020 film GREEN...

Most horror fans are desensitized. Desensitized of the blood and gore, but even more so from the atmosphere and scares. If it isn’t a jump scare, no one is startled anymore. But every so often there is a film that comes about that definitely brings chills down your spine. And sometimes those films seem to appear out of nowhere. One such film is the brand new horror movie K...

One of the most talked about horror and science fiction films of 2020 was HONEYMOON PHASE . The movie takes place in the not too distant future where holographic technology and interactive appliances are the norm. The female lead (and also the producer) was Chloe Carroll, a brand new talent that has definitely brought the attention of many genre fans. And the film is available on Tu...

Well, in Volume 15 of the podcast , we did a review of a post-apocalypse film entitled GO/DON'T GO. The movie was the feature length debut of director Alex Knapp. It became available everywhere in early Q1 2021 and has been getting a bit of buzz from audiences. Adam (Alex Knapp) is all alone. The apocalypse has come and gone and left him by himself in the world. His life encompasses...

The thriller subgenre comes in many different forms. Back in the 1970’s, the political thriller was big, in the 1980’s it was the courtroom thriller, and in the 1990’s it was the erotic-thriller. And yet, no matter how they come, they draw a very diverse audience since they seem to include everything interesting in a fictional story. The new thriller, PARADISE COVE (2021), was just...

Welcome to the post-apocalypse. Most folks are gone. You are all alone. And so begins the new film by first time feature length director Alex Knapp entitled GO/DON’T GO (2021). Released early Q1 2021, the movie is another in the line of end-of-the-world survival story pictures. But unlike the typical pandemic and zombie films, this one does a few things very differently. A...

Horrorphilia Jason's Top 25 Horror Movies of 2020 Welcome to Horrorphilia Jason's best of the year show. After 160 new horror releases watched over the year, I've narrowed it down to my favorite 25. Also I'll have a few honorable mentions and some hidden gems recommended.

COVID has caused havoc with the release schedule of a huge number of films. One of them was WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020) which had been scheduled as a big summer blockbuster for 2020. After the COVID pandemic was determined not to be ending anytime soon, Warner Brothers/DC decided to release all their big budget films directly to HBO Max to help drive up the buzz for the new service. WO...

Sarah Bolger is probably best known to genre audiences for playing the title role of the horror film EMELIE (2015) . That film received some solid reviews while having its young actress gain much notice. Now, the recently released film A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND (2020) has shown a new side to her acting and given her another role that she absolutely excels in. Young Sarah (Sarah Bolger...

Dark fantasy has arguably become the most popular subgenre of horror and fantasy these last few years. Though not necessarily focusing on vampires, many do. With the Anita Blake novels to the TRUE BLOOD TV series (and their novels they are based on), this genre has produced many vampire tales that have gained huge followings. Netflix has recently released the 2020 new French six par...

June is LGBTQ pride month, and for the second time, Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews heads to the arthouse to deliver part two of our June episodes that focus on LGBTQ cinema. This second episode is on the film AWOL (2016), a movie that debuted at Tribeca Film Festival before playing a limited run at arthouse theaters. This piece of cinema stars Lola Kirke (GEMINI) in her breakout role as w...

June is LGBTQ pride month, and once again Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews heads to the arthouse to deliver the first of two June episodes that focus on LGBTQ cinema. This first episode is entitled MY SUMMER OF LOVE (2005), a British film showcasing award winning director Pawel Pawlikowski in one of his early movies. Also on display is the cinematography of Ryszard Lenczewski. However, most...

Welcome to the latest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews (or HBPR for short) – a podcast that reviews and critiques genre films, midnight movies, and boutique label discs. With this latest episode, we take a look at the Tim Constible directed/written film VOODOO (2018) starring actress Samantha Stewart before discussing some news and new releases. VOODOO: Dani Lamb (Samantha Stewar...

Welcome to the latest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – a podcast that reviews and critiques films released by boutique labels that have taken old and sometimes forgotten midnight movies and re-releases them in special editions where the quality of the picture is fully remastered, usually from onetime lost or privately owned negatives or prints. This month is a bit different. Th...

Welcome to the latest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – a podcast that reviews and critiques films released by boutique labels that have taken old and sometimes forgotten midnight movies and re-releases them in special editions where the quality of the picture is fully remastered, usually from onetime lost or privately owned negatives or prints. This month I review four films an...

Welcome to the latest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – a podcast that reviews and critiques films released by boutique labels that have taken old and sometimes forgotten midnight movies and re-releases them in special editions where the quality of the picture is fully remastered, usually from onetime lost or privately owned negatives or prints. This month I review four films an...

Welcome to the latest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – a podcast that reviews and critiques films released by boutique labels that have taken old and sometimes forgotten midnight movies and re-releases them in special editions where the quality of the picture is fully remastered, usually from onetime lost or privately owned negatives or prints. This month I review four films an...

Welcome to the latest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – a podcast that reviews and critiques films released by boutique labels that have taken old and sometimes forgotten midnight movies and re-releases them in special editions where the quality of the picture is fully remastered, usually from onetime lost or privately owned negatives or prints. A wide variety of cult films are...

Welcome to the newest edition of Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – a podcast that reviews and critiques films released by boutique labels that have taken old and sometimes forgotten midnight movies and re-releases them in special editions where the quality of the picture is fully remastered, usually from onetime lost or privately owned negatives or prints. A wide variety of cult films are...

Presented by Dark Discussions Podcast is the new monthly Halloween Boutique: A Psychotronic Review podcast where co-host Phil reviews his various special edition blu-rays and DVD's from boutique companies such as Mondo Macabro, Severin Films, Synapse Films, Redemption Video, Code Red, Arrow Video, and all the rest. What's the purpose? Well, co-host Phil figured that if he purchased a special editi...

Presented by Dark Discussions Podcast is the new monthly Halloween Boutique: A Psychotronic Review podcast where co-host Phil reviews his various special edition blu-rays and DVD's from boutique companies such as Mondo Macabro, Severin Films, Synapse Films, Redemption Video, Code Red, Arrow Video, and all the rest. What's the purpose? Well, co-host Phil figured that if he purchased a special editi...