B&S About Movies is all about, well, movies. It's owned and operated by Sam Panico. He is the sole proprietor and chief writer. All others are guest contributors.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Amityville Horror was on the CBS Late Movie on October 12, 1984. At seven years old in 1979, I can tell you that I was beyond terrified of The Amityville Horror, putting my hands over my ears and screaming every time the TV commercial came on as if the ghosts could come through the TV […]
The Haunting of Rosalind is a rich tapestry of sibling rivalry, class opportunism and spectral intervention. Set in a grand estate, the story centers on sisters Rosalind (Pamela Payton-Wright) and Dita (Susan Sarandon), whose lives are upended after the passing of their domineering father and the return of their brother, Bernard (Dennis Jay Higgins). Accompanying […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Killjoy was on the CBS Late Movie on September 26, 1984. You may have also seen this movie under the name Who Murdered Joy Morgan? Either way, it’s a very early role for Kim Basinger, who plays Laury Medford, a woman caught between two men, pursued by a driven older detective (Robert Culp) and way more […]
Following up on 2024’s The Ceremony is About to Begin, Sean Nichols Lynch returns with This House is Totally Haunted, a film that doesn’t just subvert the genre’s rigid rulebook; it gleefully takes a sledgehammer to it. The premise hits the ground running when a cryptic letter from “Surviving in Shasta” lands on the lap […]
Here’s the first lineup of shorts I watched at Genre Blast. Wooly Bully (2025): What a rough watch. I don’t mean that in a bad way. I mean that in an “I have lived this movie” way. My dad’s descent into dementia was not easy to navigate, and as always, avoidance and denial were probably […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: An American Werewolf In London was on the CBS Late Movie on January 2 and September 18, 1987 and April 22, 1988. There must have been something in the waters of the Los Angeles River in 1981, as The Howling, Wolfen, Full Moon High and this film all came out in those same twelve months. While all three […]
Newlyweds Max (Anthony Dain) and Baker (Santiago Sky) find themselves trapped in a deteriorating relationship, with Max seeking validation through hookup apps and Baker entirely consumed by his work. Desperate to add a spark and explore new territory, Baker pressures Max into an illicit encounter. They decide to head to a remote property owned by […]
Jimmy James (Gary Majchrazak) is laying down smooth saxophone melodies in a gritty New York City subway station when he crosses paths with an enigmatic, distressed woman. After Jimmy suggests she introduce herself as May Dusa (Sofia Landon), she suffers from severe amnesia and wears sunglasses to hide her eyes. Earlier, May woke up in […]
The first film by Cecilia Condit, Beneath the Skin, is based on a real-life incident in the artist’s life. At one point, she dated Ira Einhorn, also known as the Unicorn Killer after he murdered his ex-girlfriend, Holly Maddux, and hid her corpse. Condit was taking medication that deadened her sense of smell, so she […]
This episode, I’m going deep into Death Is Not the End, a totally lost documentary about past and future lives. You can read a lot about it here. This is the kind of high-level weirdness that I love the most, so get ready for me to talk your ear off breathlessly for a long time. […]
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