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MOTHER’S DAY
Ed. note– Hey, call me typical, unoriginal and everything non-Tromatic by reprinting a review of MOTHER’S DAY on Mother’s Day. But not so fast. Read the first two paragraphs, and you’ll realize this was Icons of … Continue reading
Will Keenan: An Edgier, More Brilliant Audio Bonanza (Audio)
Upon meeting Will Keenan at the IFC Center in NYC, he told me he’d just come from hanging out with Philip Seymour Hoffman. I joked that it must be one Hell of a different experience coming … Continue reading
Mark Torgl– The Tromatic Return of Melvin! (Audio)
Lloyd Kaufman will kindly tell anybody who will listen (and even those who won’t) that he’s president of Troma Studios and creator of the Toxic Avenger. But before there was Toxie, there was… Mark Torgl. Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Show No Mercy
Tagged Lloyd Kaufman, Mark Torgl, The First Turn-On, The Toxic Avenger, Toxic Avenger IV, Troma
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FATHER’S DAY
Phil started off the month with a review of Darren Lynn Bousman’s remake of MOTHER’S DAY. Now Chad’s written a companion piece with his look at Troma’s FATHER’S DAY. As it’s Mother’s Day today, we at … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged Adam Brooks, Astron-6, Father's Day, Jeremy Gillespie, Lloyd Kaufman, Matthew Kennedy, Troma
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MOTHER’S DAY (2012)
As a rule, we’re not supposed to judge any artist by his art. Wes Craven, the man behind such brutal works as THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, is not a … Continue reading
Posted in Criminally Insane
Tagged Charles Kaufman, Darren Lynn Bousman, dysfunctional family, Lloyd Kaufman, Marquis de Sade, Mother's Day, Mother's Day 2012, Rebecca De Mornay, remake, sadism and torture, Scott Milan, Shawn Ashmore, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Troma, Wes Craven
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Edgy and Brilliant: The Will Keenan Review Bonanza
To say that CHOP eluded me would be a gross understatement. Best Buy and FYE by me didn’t carry it. None of the Redbox or their various knockoffs within 20 miles of me rented a single … Continue reading
CHOP
As forms of revenge, a stranger who’s done wrong by a drug addict decides to kill off some of the addict’s loved ones and escalate to torturing the addict himself. If I had just read a … Continue reading
The Worst VHS Tapes Chad Ever Owned
So if you’ve read my previous posts, it’s obvious that I am a huge fan of VHS. I love them. Plain and simple. It’s a dangerous addiction that I try to subside and fight it as … Continue reading
Posted in In the Abyss
Tagged Alexandra Paul, Ally Sheedy, anthology, Buried Alive 2, Canadian horror, Christmas horror, Clint Howard, Frank Darabont, Grimm's fairy tales, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Junior, Mickey Rooney, MST3K, Paperboy, Prom Night IV, psycho Santa, Shallow Grave, Shit Movie Fest, Shock Chamber, Silent Night Deadly Night 4, Silent Night Deadly Night 5, Soultaker, The Surgeon, top 10 lists, Troma, VHS
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Mom and Dad Are at It Again! Why the Close Release Dates for MOTHER’S DAY and FATHER’S DAY?
I once wrote a review for Charles Kaufman’s MOTHER’S DAY. It’s a Troma style flick that actually predates … Continue reading
Posted in In the Abyss
Tagged 11-11-11, Anchor Bay, Briana Evigan, Charles Kaufman, Darren Lynn Bousman, Deborah Ann Woll, exploitation, Frank Grillo, holiday horror, Jaime King, Lloyd Kaufman, Lyriq Bent, Patrick John Flueger, Rebecca De Mornay, remake, Repo The Genetic Opera, Saw, Shawn Ashmore, Sorority Row, Troma
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Debbie Rochon- Death Ensemble’s Queen of Queens (Text)
You’ve heard enough about what I have to say about Debbie Rochon, so I’ll let Death Ensemble’s Queen of Queens speak for herself. I’ll just add that on top of all the other things that make her … Continue reading
Posted in Show No Mercy
Tagged Abducted II: The Reunion, Bikini Bloodbath, Broadcast Bombshells, Colour from the Dark, Debbie Rochon, Exhumed, Gallery of Fear, John Russo, Lloyd Kaufman, Mark of the Beast, Night of the Living Dead, Night of the Living Dead 30th Anniversary, Nightmare Box, Nowhere Man, Psychic Experiment, Santa Claws, Scream Queens Illustrated, Slime City Massacre, Tell Tale Heart, Terror Firmer, The Good Sisters, Theatre Bizarre, Troma, Will Keenan, Won Ton Baby!
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