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Elvira’s Haunted Hills Review

Most of you already know of Elvira, be it from her cable show Elvira’s Movie Macabre her or 1988 feature film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, but what most people aren’t familiar with is her

Dark Night of the Scarecrow Review

Pitfall Gary

I’ve mentioned before how scarecrows creep me out. And I’m positive Dark Night of the Scarecrow is the reason why! Set in a farming town somewhere in the Midwest, a group of yocals deal out

Retro Rerun Review: Roseanne Halloween Episode

Brandon Leftridge

The Show: Roseanne Ran for: 222 episodes from 1988 to 1997. (Oh, and then 8 episodes in 2018. Not sure if you heard about that, though.) What it’s about: A gruff-yet-lovable family living an unremarkable existence in lower

As Seen on Recurrent Events: Brach’s Tailgate Candy Corn

Jason Gross

As I began curating the new Recurrent Events newsletter, one of the food related stories that motivated me to start doing some reviews again was Brach’s Tailgate Candy Corn. The new treat features Hamburger, Hot

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Movie Review

Brian Cave

In 2015, it was announced that Disney would be rebooting Duck Tales. As one, if not the most popular Disney Afternoon cartoons, it was so exciting to see it come back to the air for

Weird Al Seriously Expanded Edition Book Review

Adam Pope

I have always been weird. Just a little…off. In trying to relate to others, it was clear that I always interpreted life through a different prism than my peers, finding humor in off-beat concepts and

BraveStarr: The Legend Review

Brian Cave

In my last post here, I stated that I think BraveStarr is one of the best 80s cartoons to adapt to a movie. I’ve long felt this way, so it came as a surprise to

Hellions Talks with Wrestler Dante Dio

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On today’s episode of Hellions Talks, Kevin sits down with independent wrestler Dante Dio. Dante is a regular for New York Championship Wrestling. We talk about the upcoming show and his history with the company.

‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’ Review

Jason Gross

I decided to resubscribe to Netflix recently after about a year-long hiatus. There was a mountain of TV shows that I wanted to finally watch, one of which was the Masters of the Universe: Revelation

Hellions Talks: Hawkeye Finale Full Spoiler Review

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On today’s episode of Hellions Talks, Kevin reviews the season finale of Hawkeye with FULL SPOILERS. What he liked, and thoughts on what comes next. Do not listen to this episode if you haven’t watched

Hellions Talks: Spider-Man No Way Home Review

Jason Gross

Hello listeners! I just saw Spider-Man No Way Home and I rushed home to share my thoughts. This podcast episode is FULL OF SPOILERS. I discuss everything in the movie in detail and my thoughts on it. Some

Looking Back at Grounded For Life

Kevin Decent

I can’t believe Grounded For Life is 20 years old. Donal Logue and Megyn Price star as Sean and Claudia Finnerty. They had their first child at 18 and two more along the way. Sean’s

The Bangles “Different Light” Album Review

Kevin Decent

Hard to believe it was 35 years ago we all learned how to “Walk like an Egyptian.” Life seemed so much more carefree back then. Of course most of us were kids and didn’t know

Frampton Comes Alive Review

Kevin Decent

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive album was released January 6, 1976. One of the great parts of retro blogging is looking back further than my own childhood. This is an album that has been out

Looking Back at Mallrats

Kevin Decent

Mallrats summed up a generation. Now old enough to have the children of that generation see themselves represented on screen. Chocolate covered pretzels are timeless. I remember MTV playing a Mallrats premier party. Kennedy interviewed

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Review

Kevin Decent

October 27 celebrates the twentieth anniversary of one of the scariest nights of my life. No, not seeing Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 in the theater. This movie is awful. Later in the evening

High Score: A Video Game Docuseries on Netflix

Pitfall Gary

High Score, a new documentary series on Netflix covers the history of video games from the early days of the arcade video games, through the console wars of the 1990’s and onto the next level