B-Movie Mania

What happens when the heir to an evil oil empire spends 15 years and a ton of money making a psychological horror movie? Find out for yourself as the Maniacs review the strange and controversial 2017 film "The Evil Within"! You can watch it for free on Amazon Prime!

In 1975, Steven Spielberg brought us the terrifying film JAWS. 40 years later, Alexander T. Wang brings us his claustrophobic parody FLAWS. Join Mike & J in a cool pool as they discuss this haunting comedic short. Watch FLAWS on Amazon Prime. You can also see the short film “Squatter’s Rights” on Amazon Prime and check out Alex T. Wang’s other stuff on YouTube.

  Our ‘No Holds Barred’ episode is coming quick, but what if you don’t know much about wrestling? Don’t worry brothers & sisters. Special guest Tim Bavlnka joins Mike to explain wrestling and answer some of YOUR calls.

THRILL to the kaiju destruction of Kraa! The Sea Monster! COWER before the cowardice of Lord Doom, employer of Kraa! The Sea Monster! CHILL with the reception you'll give the Planet Patrol in Kraa! The Sea Monster! COUNT the millions made by Charles Band, producer of Kraa! The Sea Monster! SHRIEK in terror as J is not amused at the choice of titular rating scale for Kraa! The Sea Monster! LISTEN as the B Movie Maniacs review Kraa! The Sea Monster! You can watch Kraa! on Amazon Prime or Tubi.

Rack 'em up! It's time for Paul and J to break some balls as they take their best shot at the 2007 indie billiards flick "Virgin Pockets". Directed by Paul Gorman of "Fury Redux" fame, it's the timeless tale of two ladies shooting pool in the bars and backrooms of Erie, PA. Check it out for free on Tubi or Plex.

Quick Takes!: Up Against Amanda Come on in, Maniacs. The water is VERY nice. Join Paul, Mike and special guest Tim as they break down the early 2000's erotic thriller "Up Against Amanda", all while sipping on some wine in the hot tub. This episode of Quick Takes has as many twists and turns as the movie itself, so get ready for some real world intrigue! Click here to visit the Up Against Amanda website and follow along during the discussion: http://www.rissiproductions.com/Amanda.htm Click here to purchase your own Amanda DVD or poster: https://michaelrissi.com/store.html

Special Guest Faith Roswell joins Paul on this episode to chat about the 1958 drive-in classic THE BLOB! Faith is the author of "Movie Monsters of the Deep", a book about sharks, kraken, kaiju and all sorts of underwater scary stuff! There's a link below if you'd like to check it out. Thanks to Faith for being on the show and thanks to all of you Maniacs for listening! Our 12th Annual B-Movie Marathon is this weekend, so we hope to chat with you then! www.bmoviemania.com Faith's book: Movie Monsters of the Deep: Roswell, Faith: 9781399052955: Amazon.com: Books

J and Paul welcome horror actress Marina Schenk to B-Movie Mania to help them break down all the revenge in 2017's Revenge from director Coralie Fargeat. Marina and J also talk about their new, short horror film, That Damned Yellow Raincoat which you can watch right here on YouTube. They discuss festivals, podcasts and where the film is headed in the future.

We're kicking off 2024 with some Not Quite Canon! Join Mike and Paul as they welcome special guest and valued friend Tim Bavlnka to discuss Dax Flame's movie about the making of YouTube, which is very appropriately titled... "Making YouTube". Please note that this episode was recorded awhile back and sat on the shelf for a bit, so some of the information is a little outdated. It's fine. Dax Flame, if you're out there... hope you enjoy our review!  You can watch the full film for free on YouTube, of course!