Flesh Noir: The Straight-to-Video Erotic Thriller

Apr 09 2023 17 ep. 73 mins 270
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From the Files of Schlock & Awe, join Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain for Flesh Noir, their look into the criminally neglected world of the '90s direct-to-video Erotic Thriller.

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The Dark Side of Love: Part One

Apr 09 2023 107 mins  
They’re back! Finally, after what seems like a lifetime, Matty and Dave continue their erotic thriller excavation with the first of two episodes dedicated to the mighty Gregory Dark, one of the form’s greatest talents. Featuring MIRROR IMAGES, NIGHT RHYTHMS, ANIMAL INSTINCTS and more!

A Jag Mundhra Film

Feb 26 2022 112 mins  
In episode three of their DTV erotic thriller celebration, Matty and Dave dissect the work of one of the form’s most fascinating creative voices. From LAST CALL to TAINTED LOVE and all that falls in between, come listen as your intrepid hosts explain why there’s no sweeter title card in cinema history than “A JAG MUNDHRA FILM”!

Sex Lives of the Security Men: The NIGHT EYES Franchise

Oct 30 2021 74 mins  
In the second episode of their DTV erotic thriller crusade, Matty and Dave don the requisite polyester rent-a-cop outfits, and pull a shift for NIGHT EYES security. Featuring a spun-out spread of Stevens, a titillating twofer from Tweed and a ropey romp from Roberts.

A Fatally Attractive Foursome: The BODY CHEMISTRY Saga

Jun 18 2021 82 mins  
In the premiere episode of their DTV erotic thriller exploration, Matty and Dave examine the form’s crowning achievement: the Roger Corman-produced BODY CHEMISTRY saga. Featuring Pescia praise, Peterson plaudits, Adam Simon adoration, and Jim Wynorski worship!

Flesh Noir: An Introduction

Jun 03 2021 10 mins  
From the Files of Schlock & Awe... First, they did creature features. Now join your hosts Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain as they dive into the criminally neglected world of the straight-to-video erotic thriller.”

A Nu Breed Of Predator: LARVA, MOSQUITO MAN, SHARKMAN & SNAKEMAN

Nov 03 2020 89 mins  
The grand finale of Matty and Dave’s beast-lined odyssey is here! But don’t be sad: it’s less a teary goodbye, and more a perky ‘ta-ta for now’ as your hosts tussle with a mostly very good quartet of monstrous tomfoolery from an impressive, SyFy-backed partnership between Nu Image and Active Entertainment. Featuring parasites and men of the mosquito, shark, and snake pers

That Fin You Do: The SHARK ATTACK Trilogy

Aug 30 2020 64 mins  
Before Sharknado... Before all the mega ones and the ones with numerous heads there was... The SHARK ATTACK Trilogy! And without it, direct-to-video and made-for-cable creature features wouldn’t be the same. So get your armbands on and join Matty and Dave as they go for a swim with Nu Image’s iconic triptych.

On a Wing and a Scare: BATS & BATS: HUMAN HARVEST

Jul 26 2020 48 mins  
After a brief lockdown hiatus, your hosts Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain return with a look at the inadvertently topical BATS (1999) and its made-for-SyFy sequel, BATS: HUMAN HARVEST (2007). Warning: contains gushing enthusiasm, exasperated disappointment, and tongue-in-cheek paranoia.

SyEnce FyCtion Double Feature: WEBS & BUGS

May 10 2020 47 mins  
A global pandemic! An invasion of murder hornets! Since we seem to be living in the plot of one, this month, your hosts Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain take a gander at a pair of SyFy Originals, giving the lowdown on the 2003 twosome of WEBS and BUGS. Recorded remotely because, well, we ain’t fucking idiots

AIP Reborn!: SHE CREATURE, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, EARTH vs. THE SPIDER, TEENAGE CAVEMAN & THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED

Apr 01 2020 73 mins  
Join Matty and Dave as they dive into a Stan Winston presented world of reimagined Samuel Z. Arkoff programmers. They’re Creature Features but not as we know them...