The Godfather is considered to be one of the most influential and greatest films blah blah blah it’s 175 minutes long. And sure, it doesn’t actually feel 175 minutes long. Maybe…
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Hey! We made it! You made it! We’ve reached the end of 2022, which for us—and hopefully you—was a year full of cinematic discoveries beamed directly from other worlds. Bleeding Skull…
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All About Mighty Lady isn’t the Dolly Parton biopic that we’ve all been waiting for. But it’s something just as delightful. After a miniature Death Star flies over Earth, the superhero…
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Short films are like Hi-Chews — bite-size flavor explosions that should be savored before moving onto the next one, and the one after that. Given the bottomless well of compelling shorts…
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Citizen Kane. Psycho. Jaws. Star Wars. No doubt, America has made major contributions to film. But perhaps the most iconic hallmark of American cinema is the archetype of a death-hungry maniac…
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During the opening minutes of this movie, a narrator says: “Due to a rare embryonic mutation, two infants were joined as one flesh and came into this world as freaks.” I…
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The Japanese toy powerhouse known as Bandai has made billions off of the Power Rangers alone, but there are far more to its holdings. The company also carries toy licenses for…
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In an interview on the Blu-ray of The Shining, filmmaker Ernest Dickerson said: “The best horror movies are the ones that follow you home.” I love that quote. It’s so simple…
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“What you’re about to see is a reality check . . . a warning of the coming danger of what our culture is facing.” So what are we facing, exactly? Drug…
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AGFA + Bleeding Skull! is a collaboration with our friends at the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA). Purchase the Fuck the Devil Special Edition Blu-ray here. Exploding out of the German horror…
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One night, I was really high. I floated down a YouTube rabbit hole, as one is wont to do when high. That’s when I discovered video game walkthroughs, which are recordings…
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I don’t want to bring the room down. But out of all the schemes concocted to exploit a celebrity death, none is more ghoulish than Dana Plato’s Last Breath. This CD-magazine…
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What happens when you struggle with your sexuality? What happens when you are torn between two relationships, the one society wants you to have and the one you actually desire? What…
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This is the Robocop sequel I’ve always wanted to see. In 1969, Toei Company launched the Toei Cartoon Festival, an annual summer event that showcased their upcoming TV shows in theaters.…
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Psychedelics are having a moment. Denver, Oakland, Ann Arbor, Seattle, and Detroit all decriminalized psilocybin. So if you go there, the cops won’t bother you while you smell sounds and hear…
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At some point, every generation inevitably feels that all the good stories have been told and there’s nothing left to say. It makes sense, especially in the 21st century. The more…
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The origin stories of many kaiju involve nuclear pollution that awakens and/or mutates a beast, usually on an ancient island or deep in the bowels of Earth. The monsters emerge and…
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I wish that I wasn’t allergic to cats. Because if that was the case, I could adopt one. And then, in addition to all the head bumps, cuddles, and belly rubs…
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Short films are like Hi-Chews — bite-size flavor explosions that should be savored before moving onto the next one, and the one after that. Given the bottomless well of compelling shorts…
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Imagine alien parasites, which look like very oily, slightly hairy scrotums, taking over humans and turning them into goopy, armored, tentacled, supercharged death machines with robotic arms that are giant power…
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AGFA + Bleeding Skull! is a collaboration with our friends at the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA). Purchase the Wicked World Special Edition Blu-ray here. In 1989, filmmaker Barry J. Gillis and…
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Fun fact: The artwork on vintage arcade game cabinets is one of the most significant cultural achievements of humankind. From the backlit haze of the marquees to the wild collages on…
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The Nineties were bizarre. Everyone remembers Nirvana, extra-large flannels, and greasy hair, sure. But we often forget about the other part of the era that included the unfortunately named Cherry Poppin’…
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AGFA + Bleeding Skull! is a collaboration with our friends at the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA). Purchase the Pathogen Special Edition Blu-ray here. Conceived when filmmaker Emily Hagins was 12…
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Some of the strongest human emotions are revealed where we least expect them—not in the expression, but the spaces between. It’s the exhale of breath you hear after someone tells you…
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Austrian artist Erwin Wurm has spent much of his career creating “one-minute sculptures,” in which people hold awkward positions with random objects. Many involve people sticking their head through pieces of…
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In Japanese folklore, hitodama are the souls of dead people. They look like bright balls of fire that float around at night. Sometimes they make a thunderous sound. Other times they…
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In the pilot episode of the mighty My So-Called Life, a band plays at a house party. Their music could be described as “Red Hot Chili Peppers meets Stone Temple Pilots,”…
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It’s nice to know that cocaine was alive and well in 2003. In the depths of hell, Dominator (a guitar-shredding warrior who wears a metal mask), steals a magic key from…
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There’s a career trajectory for teen stars that feels familiar at this point: A popular family sitcom finally ends long past its expiration date, and its young stars clamor for the…
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In the opening minutes of Screambook, a lady named Eleanor hangs out with siblings at a family reunion. She says, “David, how’s your law business going?” The camera cuts to a…
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It’s a story we’ve seen over and over and over again: A Hell Witch appears at a “devil hole” along with the Hell Virgin, who is the innocent daughter of the…
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Every film is a travelogue. From Douglas Sirk’s Technicolor melodramas to Doris Wishman’s paperback gutter-noirs, all movies are mini-vacations that enable us to escape the real world and revitalize our souls.…
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One day we’ll all look back at 2021 with fondness. Instead of remembering the pandemic’s unnecessary sequel, we’ll remember how we spent most of the year still “stuck” inside researching and…
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Let’s talk about monkeys. They have opposable thumbs! They use tools! They cuddle! They laugh! They stress eat! Monkeys are just like us! Like, literally. We share 97% of our DNA.…
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In fourth grade, a police officer came to our class to teach us about drugs. They’re illegal! They’re dangerous! They’re addictive! They will absolutely, without a doubt kill you! Just one…
