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WILD WILD COUNTRY Interview: Mark Duplass, Executive Producer
WILD WILD COUNTRY Interview: Mark Duplass, Executive Producer

We were able to talk with Mark Duplass, executive producer of the six-part Netflix documentary series Wild Wild Country, about what it was like to delve into such a hidden and bizarre piece of history.

Trash Film: Why We Enjoy Unrealistic Realism
Trash Film: Why We Enjoy Unrealistic Realism

With the premiere of The Disaster Artist, we examine why films like The Room still have such an enduring status despite being labelled “trash film.”

THE FAITH COMMUNITY: A Terrifying "Found Footage" Story That Falters
THE FAITH COMMUNITY: A Terrifying “Found Footage” Story That Falters

Despite a chilling concept and a serviceable lead performance, The Faith Community still leaves a lot to be desired.

MOTHER! A Confusing Experience that Is Not To Be Missed
MOTHER!: A Confusing Experience That Is Not To Be Missed

Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! is a unique and confusing experience that will stay with you, long after the film has ended.

THE BAD BATCH: Wasteland For Interesting Ideas
THE BAD BATCH: Wasteland For Interesting Ideas

Lacking substance or exploration of themes, The Bad Batch is a pointless post-apocalyptic, psychedelic trip to nowhere-land.

Did THE WARRIORS influence video game structure?
Did THE WARRIORS Influence Video Game Structure?

Though released in 1979, THE WARRIORS has a video game structure that would prove as influential to the artform as games themselves.

FEMALE TROUBLE: Subverting Straight Culture & Loving It
FEMALE TROUBLE: Subverting Straight Culture & Loving It

John Waters’ 1974 camp comedy pushed audiences out of their comfort zones, via a raucous celebration of queerness at its most unconventional.

SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2: An Appreciation
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 2: An Appreciation

Sure, it’s a terrible film, yet Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 has elements to make it an entertaining cult classic in the making.

So-Bad-It's-Better-Than-Mediocre: On The Craft & Language Of Trash Films
So-Bad-It’s-Better-Than-Mediocre: On The Craft & Language Of Trash Films

If we can accept aesthetic subversion as a form of commentary or aesthetic, why do we still consider trash films as some sort of failures?

RUPTURE: A Massively Mishandled Mystery
RUPTURE: A Massively Mishandled Mystery

Two great performances are wasted in Rupture, a mess of a horror movie which sets up mysteries it doesn’t even know how to answer.

An In-Depth Look at Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master
An In-Depth Look At Paul Thomas Anderson’s THE MASTER

Paul Thomas Anderson deeply cares about his characters, and the world that surrounds them. These themes are front and centre in The Master.

Blood, Actually: A BLACK CHRISTMAS Tradition
Blood, Actually: A BLACK CHRISTMAS Tradition

Holiday Horrors provide a comforting alternative to the forced gaiety of the season – and Black Christmas is one of the best to watch.

Film Inquiry Recommends: 7 "So Bad It's Good" Films
Film Inquiry Recommends: 7 “So Bad It’s Good” Films

The films that are so bad they’re good are the epitome in ironic movie-watching: intentionally watching terrible films in order to laugh at their technical failures, providing more humour than most comedies nowadays.

MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE: No Going Clear, But Clearly Good Fun
MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE: No Going Clear, But Clearly Good Fun

I, like a lot of people, don’t like scientology. I think it’s nonsense – nonsense propagated by arrogant people in an effort to coerce the desperate into giving them power and money. When I heard Louis Theroux was making a documentary about it, I was very excited.

PSYCHOMANIA: Is This The Greatest Terrible Movie Ever Made?

‘So Bad They’re Good’ movies are a thing now. Movie list websites are awash with them. Troll 2 is often the high-watermark, and it appears that most of these no-budget horrors tend to be of American origin.