Welcome to the first episode of THE POD AND THE PENDULUM podcast. Hosted by to dedicated, lifelong horror movie fanatics, we are taking on the heroic task of covering every horror movie franchise under the sun, one gory installment at a time. From the heavy hitters and beloved...
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I was just as shocked as you that 2017’s HAPPY DEATH DAY was actually a fun little horror film (review here), and I am happy to now be looking forward to its sequel HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U. As long as this one keeps the same airy attitude and violent...
I’m not the biggest fan of “worst-of” lists. Even if something strikes me the wrong way, I try my damndest to be respectful of the Herculean effort it takes to create almost any art, let alone something as collaborative and time consuming as a movie. Yet sometimes films...
Despite a certain article asking why the present year felt like such a come down from 2017, 2018 turned out to be another banner year for horror. From a box office perspective, audiences remained ravenous for genre fare, with eight films drawing over fifty million bucks in the...
Now it is time for my favorite list of the year: the list of next year! As an eternal cinematic optimist, I always love to be the one to reassure you, dear reader, that there are plenty of amazing films to still be seen. One of the big...
It seems like 2018 was the year when horror made some major progress in getting its long due respect from wider audiences. While I am allergic to terms like “high genre” and “elevated horror” this year has been a year of damn fine art house horror, in addition...
Since it’s premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2017, fans have been chattering about this crazy Christmas zombie musical. Yup. You read that right. Christmas. Zombie. Musical. And you know what? It is the rare example of a film that is enhanced by all of its superlatives, and not...
Jesus take the wheel I’m behind on this series. Well, rather than mince words, let’s all acknowledge that we all have Netflix, there’s a butt ton of horror titles on there, and it can be a pain in the ass to separate the good from the bad. If...
Every parent reaches a point where they realize they can no longer completely protect their child. It’s a realization that sits like a ball of lead in the stomach. The world can be a terrifying place where some new and unimaginable danger lurks behind every corner. Sometimes there’s...
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