Rob Zombie entered my world right as my love of heavy metal was blooming at the end of the 90’s. After hearing “Super Charger Heaven” on the soundtrack for that terrible Judge Dredd movie starring Sylvester Stallone I knew I wanted to hear more. White Zombie’s best album Astro-Creep: 2000 …
Content warning: there is brief discussion about the crimes Victor Salva perpetrated on 12 year old Nathan Forrest Winters for which Salva was prosecuted and jailed. Also for full journalistic ethical transparency – I was given a free pass by Fathom Events to see this film. I did not give …
CW: accounts of harassment, sexual coercion. If you are a victim of any kind of harassment or abuse and don’t know where to get help, here is a great resource which hopefully can connect you with someone who can help: https://www.betterhelp.com/gethelpnow/ I first encountered Nick Robinson when he was a part …
Horror is one of the most plentiful, ubiquitous and evergreen film genres in the world. It is also one of the most maligned, misunderstood and looked-down upon. As a result when a film writer wants to talk about horror films that they consider acceptable, not like all of those other …
Retro Superplex Ex Plus Alpha has another fantastic guest this week, the mighty amphibian God, the hammer weilding THUNDERFROG! Thunderfrog talks to Martin and Justin about his rebirth after his murder back in 2014 and his quest to bring goodness and light to CHIKARA. He discusses his Young Lions Cup …
Eric England is an up and coming director who is probably best known right now for his zombie allegory CONTRACTED, one of the most misunderstood horror films of all time. Cutting his teeth on the likes of Madison Country and Roadside, Contracted was his first film out of his comfort …
Sorry for the delay on this one but this wasn’t easy to put together. As soon as we knew Prince had passed on we knew we had to dump whatever else we were doing and do an episode focussed on the artist. This is largely unedited, raw and emotional. Prince …
Retro Superplex Ex Plus Alpha comes to you this week recorded like at Philly new coolest hangout spot Amalgam Comic and Coffeehouse where you can enjoy fine beverages, baked goods, and have all your comic needs fulfilled! We recorded at Amalgam because our special guest was CHIKARA rookie and dedicated …
The guys are back with DOUBLE IMPACT. After touching on the heartbreak of Lucha Underground it’s on to some video game stuff. GUILE is the next challenger to be added to Street Fighter V before the end of March! He can do some crazy-looking stuff! Martin also got a bit …
NEW DAY ROCKS! Martin and Justin are back recapping some rasslin’ shows for your listening pleasure. They cover Raw and last week’s Lucha Underground and NXT, plus there’s other news like WWE wrestlers failing WELLNESS and the greatness of BIG-E’s post”Mania tweets prompting some appreciation of just how great and …
Another week of gossip and gripping cinema as Cinemosity returns with special guest and co-host of Retro Superplex Justin the 8 Bit Animal! A baby has come, another one is coming, a marriage ends and another childhood special is ruined. But Prince is okay! Plus Warner Brothers may be screwing …
Amazing video game discoveries! Arcade recollections and memories!The new Japanese Godzilla looks terrifying in GODZILLA RESURGENCE! Also, white people being cast as East-Asian characters. All this and more in Retro Superplex DOUBLE IMPACT! RETROMENDATIONS! Justin: War of the Monsters for PS2 Martin: NUCLEAR THRONE Music comes courtesy of Barry Leitch! …
