BADass SINema Unearthed - Where we dive into the wild, weird, and wonderfully wicked world of classic grindhouse cinema. We celebrate the raw energy and unapologetic style of vintage exploitation films — from the slick swagger of Blaxploitation and the lurid allure of sexploitation to the gnarly thrills of monster mayhem and cosmic horror.
I first saw Dario Argento's Phenomena when it was released here in the United States as Creepers. That version—heavily edited by nearly 30 minutes (for no other reason than to save Americans from actually thinking)—was essentially ...
Synapse Films' 4K UHD release of Suspiria is a work of pure art. It is also important and impactful, belonging in a time capsule and in every serious horror collection. Years after its original release, this restoration remains one ...
"The Evil Dead is the most ferociously original horror film of the year." — Stephen King, 1981 Opening with the swirl of century-old fog creeping across a lonely Tennessee lake, The Evil Dead announced in 1981 that a fearless new ...
I was barely a year out of high school when Species first slithered into theaters in 1995. For years afterward, all I really remembered was Natasha Henstridge making one hell of an entrance. Model-turned-actress? Sure. Movie ...
AGFA's latest Blu-ray pairs two forgotten exploitation oddities—1969's Fly Now, Pay Later and 1972's Voices of Desire—into one gloriously disreputable double feature that feels like it was rescued from the floor of a ...
Long before cult classics were manufactured by social media, Troll earned its reputation the old-fashioned way—through late-night cable, worn-out VHS tapes, and word of mouth. Decades later, its strange little spell ...
There are movies you defend because they're genuinely great. Then there are movies you defend because they're gloriously fucked-up pieces of cinematic history that refuse to die. Deathstalker has always belonged ...
Freedom! Adventure! Flying like Peter Pan across...a circuit board?! Damn straight! Forget Neverland, folks. Back in 1985, the place every kid wanted to visit wasn't Fantasy Island—it was outer space. NASA was cool, SpaceCamp ...
The Dead Live... Again! This time in stunning Ultra HD 4K, courtesy of the Criterion Collection. Criterion's release of Night of the Living Dead isn't just another catalog title getting polished for modern audiences. It's ...
God, I missed this movie. Whenever someone asks me about the often-misunderstood horror-comedy subgenre, Slither is still the first title I throw at them. It's the perfect gateway drug: hilarious, disgusting, endlessly quotable, and ...