Join chris and Joey as they explore the dark, forgotten side of film. From horror and exploitation, to b-movies, cult, trash cinema, and everything in-between, The Last Theater shows how even the movies mainstream audiences might find worthless have value. With reviews and discussions covering films and topics within the realm of the more extreme and often dismissed side of cinema, chris and Joey illuminate the vital role these types of films play in the larger pantheon of movie history.
Every movie has its audience, and every movie has value. One person's trash cinema is another person's treasure.
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Join chris and Joey as they explore the dark, forgotten side of film. From horror and exploitation, to b-movies, cult, trash cinema, and everything in-between, The Last Theater shows how even the movies mainstream audiences might find worthless have value. With reviews and discussions covering films and topics within the realm of the more extreme and often dismissed side of cinema, chris and Joey illuminate the vital role these types of films play in the larger pantheon of movie history.
Every movie has its audience, and every movie has value. One person's trash cinema is another person's treasure.
Could Chris Rock and returning director Darren Lynn Bousman revive the Saw series? Find out in The Last Theater's review of the ninth installment of the Saw franchise, Spiral!
Join chris and Joey as they take a look back at the Nightmare on Elm Street series as a whole including its legacy, its future, its video games, its box office success, its themes, and, of course, the rankings!
Was the 2010 remake an attempt to redefine modern horror remakes, was it an attempt to cash in on name recognition and nostalgia, or was it just an attempt to make a good-enough horror movie?
Wes Craven returned to the series he created with the seventh film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, but would bringing Freddy into the real world be the right direction to go?
Taking the series to goofy extremes, Freddy's Dead dove deeper into the titular character's history than any of the previous Nightmare movies. But is it any good?
The Dream Master is a fun Nightmare on Elm Street movie that has some nice ideas and images, but did troubles behind the scenes prevent it from being something great?
Flower of Flesh and Blood is a Japanese splatter movie from 1985, and it has become infamous not just for its gory content, but also for its near-legendary status around the world.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors was a turning point for the franchise that bridged the gap between the horror of the first film and the relative levity of the later later films. But is it any good?
Freddy's Revenge has become known more for its not-so-subtle subtext than for its qualifications as a valid entry in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, but is it any good for either of those reasons?
Listen as chris and Joey dive deep into the original A Nightmare on Elm Street in part one of a ten part retrospective covering every movie in the Nightmare franchise!
The Turning is a movie that really made me think about what I do and don't like about haunted house movies. Find out why in my review of this latest film adaptation of The Turn of the Screw!
Underwater is a shining and worthwhile example of a sub-genre of monster movies that hasn't seen mainstream popularity for more than two decades. Why does it work so well? Find out in the latest episode of The Last Theater!
Is this new version of The Grudge, the sort-of second remake of the Japanese original, worth releasing into the world about a decade after all of the American J-horror remakes seemed to fade away?
The second remake of Black Christmas has some admirable goals and intended messages, but did it succeed in creating an entertaining and socially aware slasher movie in the tradition of the original?
Is Countdown a real movie, or is it just an assemblage of movie-like scenes meant to be a conveyance for a new app? Find out in the latest episode of The Last Theater with a review and some light analysis of Countdown!
We've looked at every movie currently in the Halloween franchise, so now it's time to wrap things up. Listen as we rank every Michael Myers movie and discuss the series as a whole!
Forty years after Michael Myers appeared on-screen for the first time, he came home again in a direct sequel to the 1978 original. Halloween from 2018 had a lot of hype, but was the payoff equal to the buildup?
Join chris and Joey as they explore the dark, forgotten side of film. From horror and exploitation, to b-movies, cult, trash cinema, and everything in-between, The Last Theater shows how even the movies mainstream audiences might find worthless have value. With reviews and discussions covering films and topics within the realm of the more extreme and often dismissed side of cinema, chris and Joey illuminate the vital role these types of films play in the larger pantheon of movie history.
Every movie has its audience, and every movie has value. One person's trash cinema is another person's treasure.
