The Really Awful Movies Podcast

This week, the Netflix doc, Mr. McMahon. If you're not a fan of wrestling, maybe pass on this one? Or better yet, give it a shot. It's about the brains (so to speak) behind pro wrestling and his seedy background promoting the enterprise which fused sport and entertainment, the WWF / WWE. So, brother...step into the squared circle, and throw yourself off the top turnbuckle. Tune in, and don't forget to sub.

To the 80s we go, and investigating another backwoods horror film, The Forest. A micro-budget affair, this one sees California hikers set upon at a remote park in the Sierra Nevada mountains. But this isn't your run-of-the-mill slasher. No, it's a multi-genre horror extravaganza! Tune in and subscribe to the Really Awful Movies Podcast. And don't forget to support the show by picking up a copy of Mine's Bigger Than Yours! The 100 Wackiest Action Films or Death by Umbrella: The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons.

This week on the show, some Canadian horror. And an IP that's filmed in Ontario, this reviewer's home province. Since making waves at Sundance, In a Violent Nature is continuing to provoke discussion as it moves to Shudder. Is it a plodding bore, or a sinister masterpiece? Are we witnessing the next Art the Clown, another addition to the Mount Rushmore of Horror occupied by Pinhead, Freddy, Jason, Michael, Norman, etc? Listen for yourself.

It's sequel time! On this episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, a re-examination of Lamberto Bava's Demons 2, the less popular of the two canonical series entries. Here, condo dwellers are trapped in their building once zombies are unleashed through a movie that's playing on TV. Tune in, and don't forget to sub. Support the show by picking up these nonfiction titles, Death by Umbrella! The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons or Mine's Bigger Than Yours! The 100 Wackiest Action Movies.

This week on the podcast, we head to Charles Band Land and the 1980s, for a curious post-apocalyptical sci fi horror and Demi Moore's uh...breakout role? Dr Paul Dean was compelled to create a bio-weapon for an evil corporation on behalf of the mysterious group, The Merchants. Once he realizes the error of his ways, he tries to destroy it...BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. Tune into the latest episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, and support the show by purchasing one of the two nonfiction film books associated with this IP. Thanks!

On today's truncated version of the podcast, a few impromptu thoughts on the the disappointing remake of the 90s classic, Candyman. This is a shorter podcast than normal. But rest assured, back to regularly scheduled more in-depth shows in September!

This week on the podcast, WWE wrestler, Stone Cold Steve Austin stars in Damage. You'd be forgiven for thinking that oh, 50% of action films released these days feature clandestine pit-fighting tourneys. And you'd be half right. We are back in beautiful BC, portraying Washington State as it often does, in this cheap but undeniably fun meat-head action flick. Austin plays an ex-con, Brickner, who's trying to live life on the straight and narrow after being released from a lengthy pen stay. In the joint, he made promises to the wife of a man he effectively murdered, to make restitution however he could. And turns out, her daughter needs a lifesaving heart surgery. And what better way to earn a 6-figure sum quickly, than the underground pit fighting circuit? (Walmart greeters make more, but hey, it's fiction). On the Really Awful Movies Podcast, we've followed the Texas Rattlesnake as he was known in the squared circle, to BC for efforts like Recoil and Hunt to Kill. And here, he's fun delivers lots of ass whoopins. Tune in!

This week on the podcast, 2004's Creep. A woman en route to a party finds herself stuck overnight at the Charing Cross tube station in London, near Piccadilly Circus. A dark, stinky, atmospheric horror which stars Franka Potente (Run Lola Run).

A bunch of desperate young people sign on for a big pharma drug trial, with terrifying results. If you're into body horror, check out the Irish production, Double Blind. Tune in and don't forget to subscribe to the Really Awful Movies Podcast.

Funeral Home, aka, Cries in the Night is a relatively obscure Canadian horror flick from the 80s. It never reached the masses to the extent fellow Canuck offerings - Prom Night, Happy Birthday to Me, My Bloody Valentine, Shivers, Curtains, etc - did. And probably with good reason. This isn't fantastic. Here's a short episode of the Really Awful Movies podcast, with longer, more in-depth ones to come in the fall. Tune in!

From Jack the Ripper to boy bands? Well, here we are... A slight diversion on the Really Awful Movies podcast, exploring the compelling new Netflix doc, Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam. This one tells the story of sleazy Svengali Lou Pearlman, who masterminded the creation of both Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Tune in, and expect the unexpected (well, not really - there will likely be a return to horror and 80s/90s action shortly). Tell your friends, and don't forget to sub to the show. You can also support it through purchasing either of the two fab nonfiction books associated with this site, Mine's Bigger Than Yours! The 100 Wackiest Action Movies and Death By Umbrella: The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons.

On this episode of the podcast, with the recent passing of Donald Sutherland, now seemed like the right time to revisit the Bob Clark thriller, Murder by Decree. This is a late 70s feature, imagining Sherlock Holmes and Watson on the hunt for the infamous Whitechapel butcher. And the cast is absolutely top-drawer, with Christopher Plummer, James Mason, John Gielgud, and Dead Ringers' Geneviève Bujold. Sutherland makes an appearance as a psychic, and he's pretty great, though nothing like the real-life character on which his character is based. The last time we tackled similar subject matter, was a podcast recorded in London the night after we did the Jack the Ripper tour. For those who are interested, here is a link to Hands of the Ripper, which Jeff and I recorded after a few beers from our South Kensington hotel accommodations.

Who knew Werner Herzog's Nosferatu had an unofficial sequel? Well, the production-plagued Klaus Kinski starrer, Vampire in Venice, aka Nosferatu in Venice, is a weird one - and while not as good as its predecessor, is nonetheless an oddly compelling, lovely film. I mean, it can't help but be - lensed in the gorgeous city of Venice. Tune in, as we tap the immortal undead. And don't forget, subscribe to the Really Awful Movies Podcast.

Mission of Justice, aka, Martial Law. How does a movie so titled, NOT star Steven Seagal? Anyway, for all concerned it is a good thing it doesn't: after all, Jeff Wincott is pretty awesome. The Canadian a**-kicking sensation, displays some great martial arts chops, and plays a disgruntled cop out to solve the murder of his buddy. Meanwhile, Brigitte Nielsen plays a mysterious politico who has her own fascist militia ironically called, The Peacemakers. Tune in, and don't forget to sub to the Really Awful Movies Podcast!

Oh no, a fight-to-the-death TV show, which entertains the masses in a far off, dystopian future! The Running Man can certainly count its place among...these kinds of movies. It's certainly not the worst of its type, and it's far from the best. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays an LA cop, who disobeyed a command which would've killed a bunch of innocents. For his recalcitrance, he's sent up shit's creek in the form of being an involuntary participant in a wildly popular game show. There are a bunch of movies like this, The Condemned, Rollerball, The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, No Exit - it's a pretty lengthy list beyond that too. And for the most part, they are pretty similar. But no less fun. Tune in!