THE FILM GRIND - Episode #1 "The Cabin in the Woods"

I am very excited to present to you the first episode of a weekly podcast (something that I've been looking forward to producing for several years) called THE FILM GRIND.  As we are just beginning, expect to find some experimentation as the show continues to find its voice.  In this week's show, co-host Brian Roan (DearFilm) and I discuss The Cabin in the Woods.

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Movie of the Month/LAMBcast #111: "Inglorious Basterds"

Every month The Large Association Movie Blogs (The LAMB) has a competition for a film to be chosen as its movie of the month.  This month the selected film was Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds.  Their podcast, The LAMBcast, chose to discuss the film in great detail and invited Grind My Reels to get in on the discussion.  Also featured are host Dylan of Man, I Love Films, Tom Clift from Movie Reviews by Tom Clift, and Lindsay and Nick of French Toast Sunday.

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The Final Exam on Horror Films - "The Cabin in the Woods" Review

If there is cosmic film justice then The Cabin in the Woods would be the final nail in the coffin for horror film stereotypes that have slowly dug their own mass grave.  The scope of the film is so spectacular and all-encompassing that it leaves no room for these stereotypes to be explored further.  The film literally begs for the rebirth of the horror genre while operating as the tired genre's final chapter and executioner.  To that extent, The Cabin in the Woods should be the final genre horror film ever made.  There is nothing left to say.