Subversive Cinema

A story about incredibly short-shorts, kids being assholes, seemingly accepted pedophilic tendencies, and poor Mozart.

Listen in as me and returning guest and horror cinephile, Sean, pull on those aforementioned '80s short-shorts, roast some s'mores, and chat about this subversive classic.

Written and directed by Robert Hiltzik (Sleepaway Camp, Return to Sleepaway Camp), IGN called the film a "super fun, crazy and [...] an incredibly memorable movie," while TV Guide said it was "simply irredeemable." Hey, no one reads TV Guide any more, so what do they know?!

It tells the story of traumatized and shy Angela Baker (Felissa Rose, Terrifier 2, The House that Wept Blood) and her cousin Ricky (Jonathan Tiersten, Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back, The House that Wept Blood) as they attend summer camp. But it is not all sun, fun, and flag football, because as soon as kids begin to bully and accost Angela, they end up dead in awful ways. Behind Angela's troubled childhood and death of her father, lie a major secret that only comes to light in the film's final moments. A secret that set audiences talking for years to come.

The film is currently available on DVD & Blu-Ray, Freevee, Crackle, Peacock, Plex, Tubi, Shout! Factory TV, and Amazon Prime.

A story about survival, grenades, jean shorts, and abs.

Listen in as me and my guest and fellow podcaster, Cam, zip up our jorts, sharpen our boobytrap spikes, and hunt down this film's sauce rating.

Written and directed by David A. Prior (Deadliest Prey, Killzone, Jungle Assault), TV Guide called the film "a wretched Rambo ripoff," while Morning Movie Review said "Holy cow[, t]his movie is a good time." Welp, if that ain't a ringing endorsement, I dunno what is.

It tells the story of Mike Danton (play by March 1984 Playgirl Man of the Month Ted Prior) who get's kidnapped by a band of mercenaries who "train" for some oblique mission by hunting civilians running for their lives. The leader of these mercs is Colonel John Hogan (played by David Campbell) who himself is at the mercy of a suited mystery man named Michaelson (played by veteran actor Troy Donahue). These mercs are training for a mission that is never explained and they all seem to be rather incompetent. Their general lack of ability will be their death knell when Danton gets free and starts picking them off one-by-one. There are oodles of shitty explosions, excessive gun cocking, and consistently bad hand-to-hand combat techniques. This movie is a rollicking good time in the trash cinema genre!

The film is currently available on Amazon Prime.

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A story about ice cream, childhood trauma, America's failing mental health system, and Small Paul.

Listen in as me and returning guest Mike scoop into the gory bucket of fake blood and melting ice cream that is this film.

Directed by Norman Apstein (Ice Cream Man, numerous porn flicks) and written by one-time writer Sven Davison (Ice Cream Man), Entertainment Weekly called the film "entertaining trash," and All Horror said it was "a love it or hate it type of movie." When you have Clint Howard in an all-white outfit and a shit-ton of blood, ice cream, and one-liners you KNOW it's going to be lit. Trust me, I wouldn't end the season on a dud!

It tells the story of Gregory (played deliciously insane by Clint Howard) who witnesses the drive-by shooting of his ice cream man as a child. After spending his formative years in the loony bin, he assumes the mantle of his fallen hero after he is released. That's when the murdering starts. Dogs, slutty women, cops, and kids... No one is safe from... THE ICE CREAM MAN!

The film is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray, Tubi, Pluto TV, Plex, and AMC+.

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A story about veterans, a ruthless drug lord, a girl in trouble, and kicking ass the American way.

Listen in as me and returning guest Dan put on some ponchos and wade through this splatterfest of violence.

Directed by Joe Begos (Almost Human, The Mind's Eye, Bliss) and written by first-time screenwriters Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle, the A.V. Club called the film "a visceral throwback to the gritty action fare that lined video store shelves in the early ’80s," and Slashfilm said "it's vile, slick with repugnance, and appropriately inhumane." This film is FUCKING AWESOME.

It tells the story of VFW bartender Fred, played by Stephen Lang (Don't Breathe, Avatar), and his fellow veteran friends played by William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist), Fred Williamson (MASH, From Duck Till Dawn), Martin Kove (Karate Kid), and David Patrick Kelly (The Warriors, The Crow), as they fight to protect Lizard, a young woman on the run from a ruthless drug lord and his army of mindless tweakers. It's simple, violent, and absolutely fun. Just watch it!

The film is currently available on Prime Video, AMC+, Blu-ray and DVD.

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A story about artificial intelligence, programmable DNA, awful facial hair, and a lot of voiceover.

Listen in as me and returning guest and resident expert in Breenism, Richard, complete our season long look into the collective works of Neil Breen by breaking down his fifth work.

Written and directed by wunderkind auteur Neil Breen (Double Down, I Am Here....Now, Fateful Findings, Pass Thru), it is the fifth and (as of this recording) most recent film by Breen. Indie Film Café called the film "a masterpiece of the WTF," and One Star Classics said they "don’t even know where to start describing the actual movie." Neil, ya might have outdone yourself with this one.

It tells the story of a set of twins, both played by Breen, who were taken by an entity and gifted "powers." One uses them for good to complete "missions" and the other does not. There are strained relationships, secret missions for a secret agency, a murder basement, and a whole lot more weird shit.

The film is currently available on Prime Video and DVD.

A story about animals dying, people dying, meditations on dying, and really weird music choices.

Listen in as me and my guest Devon discuss the film whose legend is nearly without equal.

Written and directed by John Alan Schwartz (Faces of Death 1-6), Screen Anarchy called the film "a curious bit of film history, but nothing more," while Mondo Bizarro said "this movie sucks." Well, seems like folks aren't as bowled over by this film as they were when it blew up in the 80s via the VHS market.

It tells the story... Okay, well, it's not really a story. It's a documentary about death. That's pretty much it. We are introduced to a "pathologist" named Dr. Gross (played by Michael Carr) who tells us he decided to study death and the film is the summation of his findings. Albeit, the lore around this film shines brighter and rings louder than the work itself, one cannot deny its infamy. To truly appreciate what was done here you need to think about the world in which it was made, then you will see that this really was rather subversive.

The film is currently available on Blu-Ray and DVD.

A story about a state-run prison, an insane warden, his creepy assistant, and Tom Six jumping the shark.

Listen in as me and my resident Human Centipede specialist, Chris, try to figure out why this unnecessary sequel exists.

Written and directed by Tom Six (The Human Centipede 1 & 2, The Onania Club), the Los Angeles Times called the finale to the trilogy "frightless and boring," while Entertainment Weekly said "the Human Centipede 3 is crap." Talk about blunt.

It tells the story of unhinged prison warden Bill Boss (Dieter Laser, who played the villain in the first film) and his failing prison in the middle of a desert hell. Faced with unruly prisoners and a threat to his funding, Bill turns to his creepy little accountant, Dwight Butler (played by part 2's villain, Laurence R. Harvey), for ideas. The best one they come up with is to take inspiration from the first two films and stitch all the prisoners ass-to-mouth. Uber meta, right? Of course, the plan is green lit by Bill and what could possibly go wrong..?

The film is currently available on AMC+, IFC Films Unlimited, Prime Video, and of course Blu-ray and DVD.

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A story about sadism, abuse, eating poop, and 120 days in the Italian countryside.

***LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED***

Listen in as me and returning guest Joe try to recover from seeing this controversial work.

Written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini (The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales, Arabian Nights) New York Times said the film was "a perfect example of the kind of material that ... can be acceptable on paper but becomes so repugnant when visualized on the screen that it further dehumanizes the human spirit." TV Guide stated that "despite moments of undeniably brilliant insight, [the film] is nearly unwatchable, extremely disturbing, and often literally nauseous." The Village Voice said the film "retains the power to disturb in the era of the sham-seditious blockbuster." No matter how you cut it, this film is CRAZY and is in a league of its own.

It tells the story of four libertine authorities at the end of World War II in Fascist Italy. They kidnap a group of young boys and girls as unwilling participants in their perverse and disturbing 120-day orgy of depravity. Hiring a quartet of prostitutes to tells stories of their lives to kickstart the libertines' libidos, the activities progress from sexual violence to coprophilia (shit-eating and shit-play) to eventual torture and murder.

It's a really, really fucked up movie.

The film is currently available on DVD and Blu-Ray. Watch at your own risk.

A story about corruption, kidnapping, yelling, and walking through rocks.

Listen in as me and returning guest Richard, our resident specialist in Breenism, dive into indie auteur wunderkind Neil Breen's fourth feature film.

Written and directed by filmmaker Neil Breen (Fateful Findings, I Am Here....Now, Double Down, Twisted Pair), HorrorNews.net said the film "reaches hilarious levels of ineptitude that is hard to believe exists until you witness it for yourself," while WeAreCult.rocks call it "Breen's most consciously surreal and dreamlike work." It's a far cry from Double Down and, man, it's great to be back with the Breen I know and love!

It tells the story of an AI entity from the distant future (played of course by Breen) who comes back to present day to annihilate 300,000,000 "bad and corrupt people" to save humanity. That's pretty much it. There are time planes, an side plot about an old man and some kids trying to track down a mysterious signal, a group of immigrants who are kidnapped, and a superimposed tiger. It's magnificent.

The film is only available through Neil's official purchase site: pass-thru-film.com