Tough Films For The Rough Crowd

    On this episode Freeman and Jon are joined by Danny Bowes (@bybowes on Twitter) to talk about the loss of Sam Shepard, as great an actor as he was a writer. And all three of us saw VALERIAN & THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS this past week,…

  Mike, Jon, & Freeman share their memories of seeing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD for the first time. The hosts also discuss the maligned KNIGHTRIDERS and arguably, Romero’s finest work, DAWN OF THE DEAD.     LISTEN HERE, OR FIND US ON iTUNES!      

In the first volume of GRINDHOUSE GROOVES, assistant editor Mike Vanderbilt A.V CLUB news editor Katie Rife take a listen to the RESERVOIR DOGS soundtrack. Click here to listen! Released in 1992, this collection of songs (and excerpts of dialogue) was a touchstone for many a young cinephile. After diving…

    Mike, Jon, and Freeman get together for one more job and their joined by demolitions expert Wendi Freeman of Double Page Spread. With the release of BABY DRIVER, the team explores the art of the heist film. Michael Mann’s THIEF and HEAT are on the agenda as well…

    In this very special Pride Month special, Wendi Freeman hosts a roundtable of some of the LGBT writers at Daily Grindhouse — Jeremy Lowe, Paul Freitag-Frey, and Jovy Skol. Together they chat about the importance of gay themes in genre film, such as NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET II,…

  This weekend, Jon, Mike, and Freeman are opening up the beaches and ringing the dinner bell as they discuss the glut of post-JAWS ripoffs: JAWSPLOITATION. On the menu tonight are ALLIGATOR, THE CAR, GRIZZLY, UP FROM THE DEPTHS, ORCA, GUMS, and of course…   NIGHTBEAST?   The guys also…

    The usual suspects have the week off as the “Grindhouse Gals” sound off on DC’s WONDER WOMAN! Wendi Freeman of the Double Page Spread podcast, A.V. Club news editor Katie Rife, and Scream Squad podcast host Jamie Righetti sit in for the guys as they discuss the year’s…

    Jon, Mike, and Freeman tackle a slew of topics including THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, Universal’s new “Dark Universe,” WONDER WOMAN, and Joel Schumacher’s THE LOST BOYS.   LISTEN HERE, OR FIND US ON iTUNES! LISTEN TO OUR GREATEST HITS BELOW!   ALIEN-SPLOITATION! LUCAS-SPLOITATION! BLOB COACHELLA! WHITEWASHING-SPLOITATION!…

    Jon, Freeman, and Mike are joined by Daily Grindhouse contributor Anya Novak to discuss the glut of ALIEN rip-offs that flooded theaters post-1979. Anya shares her particular expertise on the Italian ALIEN CONTAMINATION from director Luigi Cozzi as its one of the infamous “Video Nasties” banned from the…

    This week, Mike, Jon, and Freeman celebrate #MayTheFourth with a look at some of their favorite STAR–WARS-inspired films, rip-offs, & knock-offs with the arbitrary genre of Lucasploitation. The Daily Grindhouse team discuss such cult-classics as MESSAGE FROM SPACE, STARCRASH, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, STARCHASER: THE LEGEND OF ORIN, Disney’s…

    This week on the Daily Grindhouse Podcast, Jon, Mike & Freeman discuss the controversy surrounding the big-budget remake of 1995’s anime classic, GHOST IN THE SHELL. The just-released film has come under fire, accused of “white-washing” the main character of the original by casting Scarlett Johansson in the…

    With KONG: SKULL ISLAND hitting theaters, Jon Abrams, Freeman Williams, and Mike Vanderbilt decided to look back at APESPLOITATION in the ’70s, when a slew of filmmakers attempted to cash in on Dino De Laurentiis’ 1976 KING KONG remake starring Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange. The Grindhouse squad…

    Jon Abrams and Freeman Williams are joined by Danielle Sinay, granddaughter (or is it great-granddaughter?) of Jack Harris, the producer of the original 1958 BLOB and the 1988 remake, as well as the arbitrary genre of BLOBSPLOITATION.   LISTEN HERE, OR FIND US ON iTUNES!    

      The Daily Grindhouse podcast is back! This week, EIC Jon Abrams, Assistant Editor Mike Vanderbilt, and contributor Freeman Williams discuss THE WAILING, social horror such as GET OUT and TARGETS, and slither into the arbitrary genre of “Sssnakesploitation.” How drunk was Oliver Reed on the set of…

      It’s been a long time, shouldn’t have left you, without three dopes and a podcast to listen to…   The Daily Grindhouse Podcast officially returns today. Click here to listen to our new episode! It will feature a rotating cavalcade of stars, but for now you’re stuck…

An adulturer enters a mortuary and has the attendant tell him four stupid stories about the people in the coffins around him, which occasionally relate to their deaths. Truly, the saddest melody is the sound of goodbye. Our very special guest is the brilliant mind behind Psychotronic Netflix and the…

THE TWILIGHT PEOPLE is a rare mixture of ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, a small smattering of NIGHT EYES 2, and a large dollop of stupid. Directed by legendary Filipino director Eddie Romero, and starring the considerably less legendary John Ashley, I will admit without reservation that…

When an ancient Chinese demon invades the subway system of New York, it’s up to renowned martial arts star Warhawk Tanzania to whoop some monster ass. This would be renowned martial arts star Warhawk Tanzania’s last film, rounding out his illustrious filmography at a total of two. Direct Download Link…

After being stabbed by a diseased dagger from an ancient civilization, Dr. Hess Green discovers that he is now not only immortal, but also has an unquenchable thirst for blood. Just don’t call him a vampire. To make matters worse, Dr. Green soon finds himself falling in love with his…

Mike, John, and the rest of the esteemed Burbank Karate Club take an ill-advised trip to the fabled Warrior Island. When they finally arrive – after an exhaustive boat party – they are plagued by cannibal monks, disgraced zombie martial artists, and a jade smuggler with a horrific German accent…

Frigga, a young girl rendered mute after being raped as a child, is kidnapped by Tony, a pimp sporting a Euro-sleaze beard and an even nastier plaid and paisley suit. Hooked on heroin and sold into sex slavery, it doesn’t take long for our heroine to realize that in order…

  While messing with his ham radio, Paul, a milquetoast data processor and the film’s unfortunate hero, suddenly receives a strange transmission of a man (with an incredibly girly scream) calling for help. Never one to shy away from danger, Paul and his girlfriend Martha pack up their van and…

When the boomtown of Elk Hills is overrun with crime, redneckery, and violence, Ben (a rather vanilla Jan Michael Vincent) turns to his brother Aaron (a rather bearded Kris Kristofferson) to help clean up the streets. Once Aaron assumes power, however, it doesn’t take long for Ben and the rest…

When Frank, the city’s top drug dealer, is assassinated by a rival gang, it’s up to his brother Sugarpop to assume his deceased sibling’s prestigious position. Armed with his street smarts, a motley crew of thugs, and a fleet of recreational vehicles fitted with automatic weapons, Sugarpop takes to the…