Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of the most brutal horror kills into the ol’ VCR.  Alrighty, friends, let’s go ahead and give a disclaimer up top.  This blog is obviously subjective; what’s “brutal” to me might not be “brutal” to you. There might be some scenes…

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel into the ol’ VCR.  Obsession, thy name is Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel.  We all know I’m a sucker for horror musicals and animation, so it should come as no surprise that I’m obsessed with these series. …

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping teenage Shakespeare adaptations into the ol’ VCR.  Gather around, youths. I have a story to tell.  Once upon a time, there was a magical trend in cinema where filmmakers decided to modernize Shakespearean works and turn them into either teen films or…

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of the movies I grew up watching into the ol’ VCR.  We all have those movies. The ones we watched on repeat as a kid. The ones that have a special place in our heart because we watched them with our…

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the work of Parker Posey into the ol’ VCR.  I want to start this spotlight off with an apology. I sincerely apologize that it’s taken this long to get to a spotlight on Parker Posey.  She’s a queen, and it’s honestly disgraceful…

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Irish Wish into the ol’ VCR.  Okay, let’s start with the positive.  I did my part to support the Lohanassiance.  I’m happy to see Lindsay Lohan is doing so well.  I appreciated the Freaky Friday reference, i.e. the mention of there needing…

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Love Lies Bleeding into the ol’ VCR.  Okay, y’all, I have a lot to say about this one. There’s a lot I really, really liked and things I really, really didn’t.  Let’s start with the three things I know to be true: …

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping beach and island horror into the ol’ VCR.  Friends, we’ve done destination horror. We’ve even done cabin and transportation horror.  And just when you thought it was safe to book a getaway…I’m here to ruin yet another locale.  That’s right. Today, we’re…

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping cabin horror into the ol’ VCR.  I LOVE cabin horror. I mean, what’s not to love?  This particular subgenre takes an already unsettling setting and then uses it to act out all of our worst fears.  Also, let’s touch on the irony.…

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Jack Perez’s Monster Island (2004) into the ol’ VCR.  I remembered this movie when I wrote the piece about the MTV I grew up with, and it’s finally time to pay the piper.  IMO, Monster Island is the result of two things:…