Roy and Lisa Rose, Cult Classic’s founders, had a great desire to bring the fans of horror and cult classics together in one friendly space. Cult Classic Convention was born, and it is now recognized as Bastrop’s premier horror conference. It offers meet and greets with your favorite genre actors, a ton of interesting vendors, plenty of live music, and some delicious barbecue.
Read MoreThe Seventh Continent (1989) #AmourFoubruary
After the oppressive dreariness of last week’s Hour of the Wolf, I decided to lighten it up a bit with Michel Haneke’s little-seen gem, The Seventh Continent. Nah, I’m just joking--if Hour was an upsetting look at codependency, then Continent is a subterranean excavation of moral and spiritual decay culminating in infanticide and double suicide. Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all.
Read MoreMy Bloody Valentine (1981) #RetroReview
George Mihalka’s My Bloody Valentine from 1981 is often cited as one of the better entries from the original slasher boom of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. In order to receive an R rating for its initial release, it was drastically cut. I’m actually going to discuss the unrated special edition that was reconstructed to capitalize on the release of the 2009 3D remake, though.
Read MoreHour of the Wolf (1968) #AmourFoubruary
Citizens of CineDump, we stand at the brink of a new decade, and, darlings, things are grim. But instead of losing hair and sleepover Q-Anon, anti-vaxers, Coronavirus, and everything else threatening to make this the second dark(er) age, let’s focus on what brings us all together--and tears us apart. That’s right--I’m talking about love, sweet love, but also, and perhaps more importantly, love, sick love.
Read MoreHer Name Was Christa (2020)
I hate to say it, but this movie has been sitting on my desk for about a month. James L. Edwards, the writer and director, personally delivered it to me, and honestly, I think that was part of the reason why it got thrown to the bottom of the stack. You see, I get shit sent to me all the time, and when a director reaches out the way that James did, it isn’t always a good sign.
Read MoreTeacher Shortage (2020)
From Troy Escamilla, the director of Party Night and Mrs. Claus, comes a new slasher called Teacher Shortage. I’ve been curious about this one for a bit, as I can remember when this went into production, and full disclosure, I know a few people that worked on the film. But regardless of my loose ties to the project, I’m here to tell you like it is… or isn’t.
Read MoreColor Out of Space (2019)
Filmmaker Richard Stanley has been largely absent from cinemas for decades now. His features Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which he wrote and directed, seemed to announce the arrival of an exciting new genre auteur. However, disaster struck on the problematic shoot for 1996’s The Island of Dr. Moreau.
Read MoreJudgement Night (1993) #RetroReview
Stephen Hopkins’ Judgement Night didn’t make much of a splash when it debuted in October of ’93, except with its soundtrack, which consisted solely of collaborations between hip hop and rock acts. However, in recent years, it seems to have gained a bit of a cult following. Last night, I threw on the Blu-ray after having not seen the film in at least twenty years.
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