Cinema Degeneration

Howling At The Full Moon - "Femalien"

On our show, "Howling At The Full Moon" which celebrates anything related to Charles Band's Empire of Full Moon Pictures, we're going with something a little on the lesser traveled side of things with our 37th episode and our first film under the Surrender Cinema label "FEMALIEN" from 1996.  Directed by Cybil Richards and starring Venesa Talor, Jacqueline Lovell, and Stu Gotz as the voice of Dak.  Femalien is the first chapter in a long running franchise about a race of aliens that exist only as beams of light that send one of their own to Earth to experience as many physical sensations as possible.  Join our discussion headed off by our regular hosts Cameron Scott and Full Moon enthusiast Dustin Hubbard as they take a deep dive discussion about the adventures of the alien Kara and the hijinks she gets into.  Join us!

 

"That was very enlightening"

Grindhouse Pizzeria - "Microwave Massacre"

On Episode 29 of our show "Grindhouse Pizzeria" which is dedicated to all things encompassing various Grindhouse, Drive-In, and Exploitation genres; we will be reviewing and dissecting always silly and sometimes gruesome exploitation flick with 1979's "MICROWAVE MASSACRE". Directed by Wayne Berwick (The Naked Monster) and starring Jackie Vernon. Often applauded even in advertisements as 'the worst horror movie ever made' Microwave Massacre is the story of a man who resorts to cannibalism after being fed up with his wife's bad cooking. A new industrial microwave, murder, faulty pacemakers and hilarity ensues. Our discussion is headed off by our regular hosts Tom Komisar and Cameron Scott! Join the two of them as they take a deep dive dissection of this tongue in cheek exploitation effort!  Come on in at the Grindhouse Pizzeria, pull up a chair, and grab yourself a slice!

 

"You know May, you have a definite grab for the obvious."

Cinema Degeneration Presents - "The Greasy Strangler & Hi-Death Double Feature"

'Cinema Degeneration Presents' is a podcast that aims to be an all-encompassing show that doesn't limit itself to one topic or genre. We'll be covering all sorts of movies, books, music and more. There will be solo reviews and group chats with multiple different guest hosts and interviews.  Sometimes there will be themed segments such as "How The F*#k Did That Get Made", "The Good, The Bad, The Independent", "Why Is That Not Eric Roberts?" and iterations of past shows like Old Not Obsolete and This Is Your Brain On Film.  For our 3rd episode we are bringing you a celebration of the truly weird and utterly independent with a double feature of reviews. Starting off the festivities our hosts Cameron Scott and Marcus Koch review the 2016 slippery killer classick "THE GREASY STRANGLER" directed by Jim Hosking. This weird slice of fried gold horror comedy is such a wild ride that we highly recommend wearing your seatbelts. {You have been warned!} This review is followed by a "The Good, The Bad, The Independent" segment recorded back in 2020 with hosts and filmmakers Rebecca Rinehart and Cameron Scott during the height of the pandemic lockdown once thought lost to the hard drive overlords reviewing the 2018 anthology flick "Hi-Death" directed by such indie sensations as Brad Sykes, Tim Ritter, Amanda Payton, Todd Sheets and Anthony Catanese.  Join us in celebration the truly mad and definitely weird.

Brilliantly Insane - "The Trust"

'Brilliantly Insane' is a show that will be dedicated to the career and films of Nicolas Cage. One of the greatest living actors and eccentric individuals, his career has spanned 40 years and over 100 films credits and counting. We'll be covering a different movie or two from his expansive filmography in every episode. For Episode #5 we're talking about the heist thriller 2016 release "THE TRUST" directed by Alex and Benjamin Brewer.  It stars Cage, Elijah Wood, Stephen Williams, Ethan Suplee, Sky Ferreira, and the late Jerry Lewis in his final role.  It's a tense and nail biting heist thriller about two bad cops that make even worse thieves when they discover a bank vault during a drug bust. Join hosts Cameron Scott and first time guest co-host Elijah Light (Cinematographer from Nightblade, Cruel Summer 1&2) as they talk shop about one of their favorite Cage films!

 

"Tell you what, I'll flip you for it."

Howling At The Full Moon - "Aimee: The Visitor"

On our show, "Howling At The Full Moon" which celebrates anything related to Charles Band's Empire of Full Moon Pictures, we're going with something a little on the newer side of things with our 36th episode and the 2023 effort "AIMEE: THE VISITOR." Directed by Charles Band himself and starring Dallas Shaefer, Faith West, Felix Merback and Aimee...the first ever AI generated movie character. Aimee: The Visitor tells the tale of what happens when a computer hacker meets an AI nemesis that may just end all that he holds close.  Join our discussion headed off by our regular hosts Cameron Scott and Full Moon enthusiast Dustin Hubbard as they take a deep dive discussion about the worlds first AI femme fatale. Join us!

 

"I've got a bad feeling about this whole caper."

Sequel Too, Deja Vu - "Warlock: The Armageddon"

On this show, our specialty is sequels, sequels, and more sequels.  From the good ones, to the bad ones, to the really ugly ones, we'll be covering them all!  We've got homicidal maniacs that won't stay in the grave, sci-fi epics whose stories cannot be told in a single tale, and much much more.  For our 28th episode, we'll be taking on the often overlooked "WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON" from 1993. This Part Two to the original 1989 classic Warlock was directed by the late Anthony Hickox (Full Eclipse, Hellrasiser III: Hell On Earth, Waxwork 1 & 2) and starred the late Julian Sands (Arachnophobia, Leaving Lost Vegas, Boxing Helena) as the titular Warlock once again. Supporting cast is as solid as 90's horror can get with roles played by Joanna Pacula, Bruce Glover, Chris Young, Paula Marshall, R.G. Armstrong, Charles Hallahan, Zach Galligan, George "Buck" Flowers and more.  This sequel finds our suave Warlock on a quest to unleash satan upon the world and battling against an order of Druids in his way.  Join our regular hosts Cameron Scott and Eric Phillips as they dissect and take a deep dive into a world filled with black magic, runestones, Druids, flesh maps and satanic panic! Enjoy!

 

"Picasso. Definitely Picasso."

Grindhouse Pizzeria - "Basket Case"

On Episode 28 of our show "Grindhouse Pizzeria" which is dedicated to all things encompassing various Grindhouse, Drive-In, and Exploitation genres; we will be taking on and dissecting what we here consider to be one of the all time great exploitation flicks with 1982's "Basket Case". Directed by Frank Henenlotter (Brain Damage, Bad Biology and Frankenhooker) and starring Kevin VanHentenryck. It's a gruesome and ghastly tale of a young man and the formerly conjoined and murderous twin brother that he carries around in a wicker basker around 1980's NYC! This savage story of Duane and twisted brother Belial even spawned two infamous sequels. Our discussion is headed off by our regular hosts Tom Komisar and Cameron Scott! Join the two of them as they take a deep dive dissection of this gritty exploitation effort!  Come on in at the Grindhouse Pizzeria, pull up a chair, and grab yourself a slice!

 

"They didn't want him to live. But he fooled them. He didn't die, he just got stronger."

Take Out Edition - "Trauma"

We bring you the 14th episode of our specialty show "Take Out Edition" where we will explore the realms of foreign cinema.  Our hosts will take you along their travels all over the globe while diving into some of the most lucid storytelling, savage cannibals, vengeful spirits, sadistic killers, and post-apocalyptic zombie-plagued landscapes. Join us as we dissect the classics that prove sometimes fear comes with subtitles.  Our hosts, author and filmmaker Cameron Scott and filmmaker/musician Thomas Berdinski, take you on yet another Italian voyage on this episode with the 1993 Dario Argento directed "TRAUMA". Trauma stars Asia Argento, Christopher Rydell, Piper Laurie, Brad Dourif, James Russo and Frederic Forrest. It's not quite a slasher and not quite a Giallo, and all of a murder whodunnit shrouded in mystery that is "a new dimension of fear."  Cinema Degeneration welcomes you to enjoy some Take Out while we explore the misadventures of Aura's search for the murderer who killed her parents and the price she'll have to pay for the answers! Join Us!

 

"Some other soul is here with us tonight!"

Without Warning - "Friday The 13th Franchise"

Welcome to an altogether new show here at Cinema Degneration we are calling "Without Warning." The theme for this show is unlike any other in our lineup. Hosted by Cinema Degeneration CEO Cameron Scott and his co-host, author, voiceover artist, and host of 'The Diabolical Index' Korey Dawson. The theme is simple: Scott calls Dawson out of the blue with no warning as to what the topic of conversation will be...without warning if you will. Scott will continuously test the overall skill and level of pop culture and movie expertise of Mr. Dawson with totally random topics including movies, literature, pop culture, music, art, comics and more. Dawson has absolutely no prior knowledge to these show topics and is going into the discussions totally blind. These shows are a hoot to record, and we hope as much fun for the audience to listen back to. The 7th episode show topic is on the most legendary of slasher franchises with the "FRIDAY THE 13TH FRANCHISE". Essentially you are all in for a deep dive discussion on the entire Friday the 13th film saga including the remake and Freddy VS Jason.  We'll talk all about the good, the bad, and the ugly. Topics range from lengthy debates on favorite characters, most memorable kill scenes, theories and tidbits and trivia, everything about ole Jason Voorhees (including our favorite version of Jason), Mama and Papa Voorhees, Tommy Jarvis, Creighton Duke, Roy, Crazy Ralph plus more. Included in the festivities are various rants and segways into topics such as the the Road Warrior, Halloween and Jamie Lloyd (in relation to F13), Freddy Krueger, Cheech & Chong, Sherlock Holmes, She's So Pretty 1 & 2, Real Men, Phantasm and much much more.  Join us!

 

"You're All Doomed!"

Howling At The Full Moon - "Dollman vs Demonic Toys"

On our show, "Howling At The Full Moon", we're going with something a little on the controversial side of things with a film that is highly contested by many Full Moon fans deep from within the Paramount days with our 35th episode and the 1993 effort "DOLLMAN VS DEMONIC TOYS." Directed by Charles Band himself and starring Tim Thomerson, Tracey Scoggins, Melissa Behr and Phil Fondacaro. Dollman vs Demonic Toys was the huge super-ultra-mega crossover flick that tied up some loose ends from Dollman, Bad Channels, and Demonic Toys. Some feel this was the greatest crossover event in the history of film and others...not so much. Join our discussion headed off by our regular hosts Cameron Scott and Full Moon enthusiast Dustin Hubbard as they debate and talk about their general love for this movie.

 

"Pop goes the weasel."