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FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Saturday, April 25, 2026
SILVER SCREEN RIOT
Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

AUTHOR: <SPAN>MADELYN SUTTON</SPAN>

REVIEW
The Deepest Cuts: ‘THIRST’ (1979)

The Deepest Cuts: ‘THIRST’ (1979)

The Deepest Cuts is a weekly invitation into some of the sleaziest, goriest, most under-explored corners of horror and cult film online. Every title will be streamable and totally NSFW. Whether it’s a 1960s grindhouse masterpiece, something schlocky from the 90s, or hardcore horror from around the world, these films are guaranteed to shock, disturb,...

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Out in Theaters: ‘THE FORBIDDEN ROOM’

Out in Theaters: ‘THE FORBIDDEN ROOM’

Foster Wallace again: “Lynch’s movies are about images and stories that are in his head and that he wants to see made external and complexly ‘real.’ His loyalties are fierce…

REVIEW
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL, Episode 1: “CHECKING IN”

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL, Episode 1: “CHECKING IN”

Here’s the thing about camp today: pure examples of it are extremely rare. First of all, we know too much; Sontag’s “Notes on Camp” was published in 1964 and has been assigned in humanities courses at liberal arts colleges ever since, so the possibility for an uncritical reception of a “new” camp object is fairly...

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The Deepest Cuts: ‘THE BURNING’ (1981)

The Deepest Cuts: ‘THE BURNING’ (1981)

The Deepest Cuts is a weekly invitation into some of the sleaziest, goriest, most under-explored corners of horror and cult film online. Every title will be streamable and totally NSFW. Whether it’s a 1960s grindhouse masterpiece, something schlocky from the 90s, or hardcore horror from around the world, these films are guaranteed to shock, disturb,...

REVIEW
Documentary Dossier: ‘RACING EXTINCTION’

Documentary Dossier: ‘RACING EXTINCTION’

 Racing Extinction is an outdated, over-produced and unfocused issue documentary whose worthwhile goals are buried in unremarkable, forgettable execution.

REVIEW
The Deepest Cuts: ‘SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE’ (1982)

The Deepest Cuts: ‘SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE’ (1982)

The Deepest Cuts is a weekly invitation into some of the sleaziest, goriest, most under-explored corners of horror and cult film online. Every title will be streamable and totally NSFW. Whether it’s a 1960s grindhouse masterpiece, something schlocky from the 90s, or hardcore horror from around the world, these films are guaranteed to shock, disturb,...

REVIEW
The Deepest Cuts: ‘I DRINK YOUR BLOOD’ (1970)

The Deepest Cuts: ‘I DRINK YOUR BLOOD’ (1970)

The Deepest Cuts is a weekly invitation into some of the sleaziest, goriest, most under-explored corners of horror and cult film online. Every title will be streamable and totally NSFW. Whether it’s a 1960s grindhouse masterpiece, something schlocky from the 90s, or hardcore horror from around the world, these films are guaranteed to shock, disturb,...

FESTIVAL
TIFF ’15 Review: ‘WOMEN HE’S UNDRESSED’

TIFF ’15 Review: ‘WOMEN HE’S UNDRESSED’

Women He’s Undressed, Gillian Armstrong’s new documentary about Hollywood costume designer Orry Kelly, opens over an unnaturally-saturated view of a blue sky, with a quote from actress Fanny Brice: “Let the world know who you are because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose; then where will you be?” The...

REVIEW
The Deepest Cuts: ‘SHIVERS’ (1975)

The Deepest Cuts: ‘SHIVERS’ (1975)

The Deepest Cuts is a weekly invitation into some of the sleaziest, goriest, most under-explored corners of horror and cult film online. Every title will be streamable and totally NSFW. Whether it’s a 1960s grindhouse masterpiece, something schlocky from the 90s, or hardcore horror from around the world, these films are guaranteed to shock, disturb,...

REVIEW
Out in Theaters: ‘BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS’

Out in Theaters: ‘BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS’

If you’re looking for a vaguely enjoyable, thoroughly blood-drenched re-hash of Shaun of the Dead, Bloodsucking Bastards will fit the bill - but is anyone really searching for that?