The Really Awful Movies Podcast

M3GAN, or Megan, is a Child’s Play knock-off that’s more in keeping with the recent Child’s Play reboot and the techy elements of that one than the spirited original. A Silicon valley-type corporation is mucking about where it shouldn’t with mostly predictable results. This is another killer doll type movie, fairly good of its type – but its type ain’t that good...

It’s Die Hard on a train! On this episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, Steven Seagal is back…but on a different conveyance, moving from a navy destroyer to a train. But fear not, he’s just a cook (whoops, I said “chef” on this episode and didn’t feel like fixing it) who happens to be able to take on 30-50 antagonists singlehandedly, using various aikido t...

The Really Awful Movies Podcast is back!!!…after an ever so brief hiatus. Listeners can look forward to (hopefully) weekly episodes again, and as always, uploaded on Fridays. Tune in, subscribe, and tell your friends.  

This week on the podcast, the Aussie animal attack horror, Rogue. Also, a show announcement for fans of the Really Awful Movies Podcast. Be sure to check us out on Instagram at Really Awful Movies and at Action Smacked. And follow us on Facebook too, if that’s your thing. And for regular reviews, go to www.reallyawfulmovies.com ***EDITOR UPDATE: This is NOT the END of the Really Awful Movies...

This one is a sequel to the 1978 Joe Dante-directed classic, Piranha. How does it hold up? Alexandre Aja is comfortable with remakes. After all, the really did amazing work on The Hills Have Eyes from 2006. This one stars Jerry O’Connell and even has Richard Dreyfus in a spirited cameo. As well it should: every eco horror has Jaws in its debt.  

On this episode of the podcast, Hush. Mike Flanagan is a well-known director, most notably for the better-than-average, Doctor Sleep and for the sublime, Gerald’s Game, one of the better King adaptations ever made. However, Hush may be a bit of a misfire, despite having a lot to commend it. Tune in, subscribe and see what the fuss is about.

On this episode of the podcast, Near Dark. This Bill Paxton/Lance Henriksen starrer, is really damn good. And it manages to add something new to a slightly shopworn genre, the vampire film. And it does with marrying Western / bank heist sensibilities, with a dark cinematic aesthetic. Check it out, and subscribe!

Two movies on this episode of the Really Awful Movies podcast, both recent efforts as well. And both, quite overrated but also quite worthy of your time. If that makes sense? Barbarian Two people, Tess and Keith, double book an Airbnb-type residence in Detroit. As an aside, Airbnb rentals can be fodder for some good horror films (see, The Rental and 13 Cameras) and some not so awesome ones ( Super...

Two women, actress Maja and academic Leah, meet in a Copenhagen library. They soon connect and move in together, first in Denmark, then at Leah’s mom’s place in East London. Is this the stuff of a rom-com, or a horror? Fear not. Or, rather…fear. Before too long, strange occurrences begin happening. Attachment is set in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, and incorporates thin...

Death Spa! Forget Killer Workout, or movies set in a gym with someone lurking in the shadows, behind a locker. No, Death Spa is unique in that it marries telekinesis and gym rat culture, truly a one-of-a-kind combo. Tune into the show! On this episode: Chasing the pump Social media and gym culture TikTok trends Being “natty” or working out naturally Telekinesis in horror movies Gym set...

On the podcast this week, Necromantik. This is a German film from the 80s, which is as transgressive as horror cinema gets. And it proves that neither budget nor characterization is required to produce something of long-lasting impact. On the show: Canadian cinema and Heimatsfilm, traditional German genre cinema Jorg Buttgereit Internalized horror, as in the Bill Lustig film, Maniac Transgressive...

Skinamarink is an ultra low Canadian horror that’s being dismissed in some circles as “boring” and touted as “genius” in others. I am going to split the difference. This is definitely a unique beast that’s worth a look. Tune in, and check out the film, which has made waves online and which is now available to be watch on Shudder. On the podcast: Edmonton and its...

In this episode of the podcast, my two favorite winter movies as befitting a cold snap in Ontario. The two films on the docket are The Shining and Groundhog Day, which best exemplify the winter season spanning two different movies and genres. In this episode: Cold weather in Ontario Fahrenheit vs Celsius Winter as a setting for horror The Thing and its omission from this list Alien vs The Thing Th...

On this week’s episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, the excellent Romanian-lensed thriller, Watcher. Maika Monroe (It Follows) stars as a woman, Jules, who moves to Bucharest to accompany her ad exec husband, Francis. Isolated from the culture and language, she spends her days at home in the couple’s high rise apartment. Soon, she finds out someone in the neighboring building is...

A doctor is doing terrifying experiments on the living! Mansion of the Doomed practically sells itself. And how could you go wrong with a Charles Band production? This is a weird 70s movie, and features among other principals, the star of the movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Vic Tayback, and the sitcom it inspired… On this episode of the podcast: The eyes in film/windows of the s...

On this episode, the captivating, relentless Danish horror, Speak No Evil. Two couples meet while on vacation on a sprawling villa in Tuscany. They enjoy stunning countryside, the quaint village town, the fabulous wine, and fantastic Italian food, including fresh gnocchi and octopus. Their kids bond/connect, and eventually, the families go their separate ways – back to Denmark, and The Nethe...

This week on the podcast, the passing of Italian genre legend Ruggero Deodato and his unheralded 1986 slasher boom era flick, Body Count. Lensed in Italy, standing in for Colorado, the movie (also known as Camping del Terrore) is Deodato’s attempt at a straight-ahead American-style slasher. And it deploys the time-honoured trope of the cursed Indian burial ground. Deodato, best known as an e...

This week on the podcast, we close out the year with Emily the Criminal, a taut, tense thriller about credit card scheming which stars Aubrey Plaza and Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy). In the film, a down on her luck Emily, meets the charismatic Youcef, and together, they bilk big box retailers and car thieves out of thousands of dollars. Meanwhile, Emily, is halfheartedly trying to live life on the...

The holiday season is upon us. And as fans of the Killer Santa genre, we decided to dive into Christmas Bloody Christmas, a Shudder production that is streaming right now. The plot: the subject of a nationwide recall, an animatronic Santa goes haywire. And of course, this killer Kris Kringle begins to lay waste to townsfolk. On this episode, there’s a discussion of: Christmas horror films Ta...

This week on the podcast…check in, and make sure you can check out. Vacancy is a motel horror a la Mountaintop Motel Massacre, Psycho, 13 Cameras, The Rental, No Tell Motel, the Innkeepers…it’s a list that’s seemingly endless. What isn’t, our fascination with these kinds of films. It couldn’t get more simple: feuding couple (Kate Beckinsale/Luke Wilson) run into...

On this week’s episode, a short discussion of Blood Orgy of the She-Devils and the life and times of horror maverick, Ted V. Mikels. The plot is pretty bare: a soothsayer / prognosticator becomes involved with a couple. It’s not exactly a “screaming plunge into the depths of hell” promised in the poster, but it’s a super fun low-budget affair.  

This week on the podcast, the uber low budget New Jersey regional horror, The Deadly Spawn. Filmed for a meagre 30k back in 1980, and taking two years to complete, this creature feature is a super fun flick for fans of goofy sci fi flicks. It’s spirited, and cheap ‘n’ cheerful. A meteor crash lands into a bucolic landscape (or, a matte painting). And gooey creatures make themselv...

On this week’s episode, Crimes of the Future. Let’s get gooey and check in with this David Cronenberg effort, a real return to form. Crimes of the Future is a 2022 science fiction body horror drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The body horror flick stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux (Midnight in Paris) and Kristen Stewart. The film follows a performance artist duo who...

On this episode of the podcast, X. The film follows a group of, ahem, filmmakers, through Texas as they location scout for an upcoming project, Farmer’s Daughter. Mia Goth (of the Suspiria remake) stars as one of the starlets, whose crew encounters hicks in the sticks. Artfully done, replete with atmosphere, X still kinda comes up a bit short. At least to these reviewers. Tune in, and check...

On this week’s episode of the podcast, a brief look back at Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. What mark has David Gordon Green left on this iconic franchise? The last film entry has proven divisive, while there’s consensus that’s emerged, that 2018 is the best of the three. Is that the case? On this episode, a look back at how Blumhouse dropped the ball on thi...