Universal debuted their "Dark Universe" line this past week with Tom Cruise's The Mummy and the reception was, shall we say, less than kind. That's where we come in as we're here to tell you all about other films that contain some form of Egyptian curse that causes people to either shamble around wrapped in bandages looking for revenge, get possessed by some form of ancient goddess, or go tomb raiding. From the classics, to the lesser known, and (yes) even the Cruise film are mentioned. First we...
Jun 16, 2017•2 hr 32 min
Are you ready for the third dimension? For this episode we tackle 3D. From its heyday in the 1950's, its impact on cinema going, the fact that it really was considered a "fad", and its eventual resurgence in modern times. We also give our opinions on the format and talk about our favourites that used 3D to their advantage. First up we've got a lot of films we've watched between episodes ranging from a bunch of low-brow comedies, an alien taking on Arnold Schwarzenegger, the debut film from a sto...
Jun 03, 2017•2 hr 48 min
Linnea. Brinke. Michelle. If those three names paired together make sense to you, then this is the episode you want to hear! Actresses who have made a career appearing in numerous horror flicks have been given the title "Scream Queen" but what exactly does that mean? We go through our definition of the term, who we think are the earliest examples of the type, the actresses we think deserve the term, and (of course) the trio we mentioned above. First up, we talk about what we've been watching inc...
May 13, 2017•3 hr 3 min
For this episode we've decided to pick our favourite musicians who took a turn at acting as well. We're not talking attempted 'starmaking' vehicles like Brittney Spear's Crossroads or Mariah Carey in "Glitter" - we're talking musicians who actually made a go of stepping in front of the camera and had success doing so. It's a varied list filled with names you might (and might not) expect. First up, we talk about what we've been watching and this time we both report back from seeing Free Fire on t...
Apr 28, 2017•2 hr 39 min
Jackie Kong has directed such films as The Being, Night Patrol and the cult classic Blood Diner. We got the opportunity to sit down with her before a Midnight screening of Diner to talk about her career, the longevity of her films and the struggles of being a female filmmaker in a male dominated industry. Along the way we have a few laughs, hear a few stories and get an exclusive on her ongoing Blood Diner "Insanity Tour". After the interview be sure to stick around to hear us talk about what we...
Apr 14, 2017•1 hr 52 min
After a three week hiatus in which co-host Josh was on vacation, we ended up watching way too much stuff! First off, Josh tells us all about the cool and bizarre stuff he saw on his two week jaunt to Japan and then we get down to the business at hand: talking about movies! We get a best picture Oscar winner, an 80's slasher Chris actually hasn't seen, Chris is told to GET OUT, Josh goes on a lengthy rant about the new Kong movie, and so much more! Thanks for listening! Be sure to head to iTunes ...
Mar 31, 2017•2 hr 38 min
Strap yourselves in for a marathon! We welcome back past guest Vince D'Amato as a co-host for the first in a series of episodes where we'll be diving back into the past five decades of film. The 1970's was a great time for movies but, like all decades, there's some that just don't get the attention and recognition they deserve and that's where we come in! Josh, Chris, and Vince have all chosen ten films each that they feel deserve to be seen by movie fans everywhere and it's quite an assortment ...
Mar 10, 2017•3 hr 32 min
For this episode of GBW we get down with our 'gangsta' self. Thanks to the success of Boyz n the Hood there was a heavy influx of movies set in the 'hood - usually the mean streets of Los Angeles or New York City. We look back at this sub-genre and talk about our favourites and one's we think are worth checking out if you're interested in movies that mixed in such elements as drive-by shootings, ambitions that go beyond your environment, and drugs. First we discuss what we've been watching inclu...
Feb 24, 2017•2 hr 34 min
"Party On, Dudes!" Take a trip in a time travelling phone booth with us as we look back at the Bill & Ted franchise. These two dunderheaded California surfer dudes with rock star dreams entertained us (and caused all sorts of havoc throughout time and in Hell) in two movies: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. We talk about the films, our memories of them both, and what sort of impact or spin-offs resulted from their success. First we discuss what we've b...
Feb 10, 2017•2 hr 58 min
For episode 59 of GBW we invite two special guests to the show: Ryan and Megan Nicholson. Ryan's been in the special effects game since way back in the 1990's and has worked on such films as Final Destination, The Pledge, and many more. He also has been directing, under the Plotdigger Films banner, a bunch of memorable extreme horror flicks like Live Feed, Gutterballs, and Hanger. His wife, Megan, is also an effects artist with varied horror and television credits and along with Ryan works on al...
Jan 27, 2017•1 hr 50 min
Obsession meets psychosis for the latest episode of GBW where we dive into one of our favourite sub-genres: Home wrecking crazy girls. We're talking girls who worm their way into the families of their crushes and proceed to destroy them. Teenagers who try to seduce older men. And a little bit of bunny boiling on the side. First up, we talk about what we've been watching including The Autopsy of Jane Doe, another journey on the Train to Busan, some really poor kickboxing adventures, and more of J...
Jan 13, 2017•2 hr 16 min
It's the beginning of a new year and time for our annual recap of the movies of the past year. We pick our top five favourite films of the year (and argue a bit about it), have some honourable mentions, and list the movies we're anticipating for 2017 - including a few blockbusters, a lot of indie fare, and even a couple of cannibal flicks! As always we start off talking about what we've watching including Josh's attempts to watch more 2016 movies, Chris realizing that at one time Steven Seagal w...
Jan 01, 2017•2 hr 59 min
If you lived in a climate that actually had winter, I'm sure you remember wishing there'd be a snow day on those days the white stuff was falling from the sky. A day of snowball fights, snowmen, and generally non-education related mayhem. For this episode of GBW, we're talking all about movies set in the snowy landscape but, in most cases, they're not exactly 'fun'. It's a battle against the elements, against various evil people, and (in some cases) against yourself. Films like The Thing, Cliffh...
Dec 18, 2016•2 hr 19 min
For the first of a new GBW series, we've gathered together a duo of actors who we think are worth talking about. Most known for their work in 1985's Re-Animator, we look at the careers and highlights of cult actors Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton. We talk about our love of Combs' ability to own craziness, Chris' proclamation that Crampton is one of his favourite 80's "sex symbols", and how they both managed to work together multiple times and star in many memorable horror and b-movies along t...
Dec 02, 2016•2 hr 2 min
"Live a life of crime and you do the time." For this episode we visit 'The Big House'. That's right, we head behind bars to talk all about prison movies. We've excluded women-in-prison (as that is an episode unto itself) but here we talk all about Alcatraz, a couple of Stephen King adaptations, and that time that Jean-Claude Van Damme went undercover in prison to hunt down a serial killer(?!). There's many more flicks set in 'The Joint" that we cover and it would be 'criminal' if you don't liste...
Nov 18, 2016•2 hr 54 min
Plenty of unknown things lurk under the water and for the latest episode of GBW we go diving into the horror genre to bring you some of our favourite (and not so favourite) water based monster movies. Instead of focusing on sharks, octopi, and other water based animals we've decided to only discuss things that aren't quite of nature. We're talking Humanoids, mutant monsters galore, and even a creature from the black lagoon. These water dwelling beasts have had enough of humankind invading their ...
Nov 05, 2016•2 hr 34 min
With the return of "The Walking Dead" upon us very soon, we've decided to dive into the flesh-eating sub-genre of zombie flicks placing our focus on the American made entries. We all know that George A. Romero and "Night of the Living Dead" is responsible for reinventing zombies in 1968 but what about what came before that? Was it all just voodoo and non-gut munching? And what do we think are worthy movies that followed in Romero's wake? Tune in as we talk all about the undead and their cravings...
Oct 21, 2016•2 hr 42 min
"Your move, creep." Nowadays 1987's RoboCop is considered a sci-fi/action classic. We thought it was time to revisit the entire franchise and learnt all about the laws of diminishing returns. We also declare that Paul Verhoeven is awesome, Frank Miller needs to stick to writing comics, and Peter Weller is, in fact, the man. (Plus Josh really doesn't like Nancy Allen in these movies). First off we talk about what we've been watching with us both weighing in on The Final Girls and Blair Witch as w...
Oct 08, 2016•2 hr 56 min
We made it! That's right, GBW has hit 50! And what better way to celebrate than to bring you our biggest guest ever! To help us celebrate our 50th, we talk to effects maestro Todd Masters. The head of Masters FX and having worked on such films as Slither, Night of the Creeps, and Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as well as such big name television shows as "True Blood" and "Fringe", Todd was kind enough to allow us to visit his Vancouver studio and sit down with us to talk all about his career...
Sep 23, 2016•1 hr 41 min
Growing up in the 80's was the prime time for some high testosterone manliness and THE decade for the All-American action hero. The kind of guy who could take out an entire army of baddies all by himself - usually with guns that never seemed to need reloading. We're talking names such as Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone. What are our favourite 80's action flicks? Which would we not hesitate to recommend to those who (sadly) missed out on this prime-time for over-the-to...
Sep 09, 2016•2 hr 58 min
With his kinetic energy, creative camera movements, and (at times goofy) sense of humour, Sam Raimi has made tons of memorable films during his career. Aside from being behind one of the more iconic horror franchises in the past thirty-years with The Evil Dead; Sam also directed the best superhero movie of all-time with Spider-Man 2, tackled westerns with The Quick & The Dead, and even took a trip to the land of Oz. He also has produced such cult favourites as “Xena: Warrior Princess” and ho...
Aug 19, 2016•2 hr 44 min
Oh, boy, do we have a lot of movies to talk about this time! So many, in fact, that we've decided to split this episode into two parts. We've finished talking about what we've watched and now it's time to talk all about "Deadly Vehicles". From the supernatural revenge-fueled hatred of Christine, to the demented trucker of Duel, and all sorts of vehicular mayhem. Tune is as Josh and Chris talk all about the deadliest flicks on wheels! Thanks for listening! Be sure to head to iTunes to subscribe a...
Aug 06, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Oh, boy, do we have a lot of movies to talk about this time! So many, in fact, that we've decided to split this episode into two parts. This first installment has Chris and Josh bringing you up to speed on what they've been watching including some anthologies by the way of V/H/S 2, a whole bunch of movie/music related documentaries (I Am Thor, to name one), and tons more. This is what happens when we don't talk about these things for a month! After this episode, we will be following it with a .5...
Jul 24, 2016•2 hr 18 min
This week on GBW we welcome special guest, Vince D'Amato. A staple on the Vancouver indie film circuit for around fifteen years, Vince co-founded Creepy Six Films who are responsible for such flicks as Vampires vs. Zombies (aka Carmilla) and The Hard Cut, is the programmer/director of Shivers Film Society who strive to bring lesser-known indie films and classics to the big screen as well as organize special guests such as Lloyd Kaufman, and he has also formed Brivido Giallo to create modern day ...
Jul 01, 2016•2 hr 6 min
Somehow in 1979, Penthouse hooked up with some Italian filmmakers and "legit" actors like Malcolm McDowell and Helen Mirren to make a historical film about the life and insanity of Roman Emperor Caligula. Oh, and did I mention they also decided to insert a bunch of hardcore sex while they were at it? It's a movie that's production history is so damn bizarre and fascinating that it's easy to see why this has gone on to be such a cult movie. Why did this get made? What were they thinking? How many...
Jun 17, 2016•2 hr 33 min
Yes, there was a time before the good 'ole internet where we actually had to resort to books (not IMDB) to learn about movies. Where we built up of knowledge of all things filmmaker, horror, b-movie, and beyond. It was a glorious time to be a kid and thanks to the abundance of movie reference books out there you can recapture the thrill of flipping through pages of analysis and stills. First off we'll catch you up on the (lots) we've been watching in the three weeks between episodes including so...
Jun 03, 2016•2 hr 42 min
We all know Frankenstein. King Kong. Godzilla. But what about the monsters equally as cool that you might not know about? This episode we shine the light on monsters we think deserve more recognition from the smallest of minions, to a toothy outer space invader, and even a sssssssnake man. But first, as usual, we fill you in on what we've been watching as Josh (finally) finishes another franchise, we look at another 80's slasher flick from Arrow Video, and much more! Thanks for listening! Be sur...
May 13, 2016•2 hr 30 min
Hey, kids! Do you like explosions? Our hero having his name yelled repeatedly by upset bad guys? Top rippings? Jet powered boats? Bad covers of Rod Stewart songs? You'll get all this and more as we tackle the Missing in Action series for episode 42 of GBW! However, first we take a long time to catch you up on what we've been watching (it's been a month, after all) as we talk the holy grail of 80's slashers, a daredevil documentary, the newly released Hush, a whole lot of Reb Brown and much, much...
Apr 29, 2016•2 hr 37 min
This episode we sit down with Robin Bougie. Cartoonist, creator of the off-beat Cinema Sewer magazine, writer of the awesome XXX poster loving Graphic Thrills books, and recently behind the adult comic book "Sugar Spread". We talk all about the beginnings of Cinema Sewer, hear tales of 70's porn, talk about some of our favourite XXX movie spoofs, touch on our first video store experiences, and end it all with one of the funniest word faux pas ever! Check out everything Robin at www.cinemasewer.c...
Apr 15, 2016•1 hr 29 min
We read S.E. Hinton's novel in school. We got caught up in the tale of the greasers vs. the socs. Francis Ford Coppola brought it to the big screen and brought one of the biggest young ensemble casts of the 80's. Names like Howell, Swayze, Lowe, and Cruise co-starred and all of them went on to lengthy careers of various quality. We take a look at them all and talk about our favourite moments in their resumes. But first, we first catch you up with what we've been watching as Chris has a hard time...
Apr 01, 2016•2 hr 52 min
