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Back Row's Fifth Year in Movie Reviews, Podcasts & Lists
Back Row is five years old and ready to star in its own version of Kindergarten Cop! Check out our best lists, podcasts and articles from the past year you may have missed.
Ten of Carlo's Favorite Movies of 2021
Join Carlo as he “takes a bite outta” all of the movies that didn’t come out in 2021 he’s watched!
The Lowbrow Prince of Greaser's Palace: In Memoriam Robert Downey Sr
The only way Robert Downey Sr knew how to communicate with his audience was to level with them. He’d undercut your expectations while openly ribbing your reactions, delighting in the intrigue of blatant overindulgence while acknowledging it with disgust and then forcing you to wallow in it alongside him.
Trauma, Forgiveness and the Root of All Evil in Mickey Reece’s Agnes
Mickey Reece’s Agnes is a religious horror film that spends more time ruminating on trauma than it does on jump scares. Which isn’t to say it doesn’t lean hard into the horror aesthetic – expect some fright wigs and flesh tearing.
15 Movies For Your Halloween Horror Watchlist
Dan’s back at it again this year, this time with 15 horror movies ready for adding to your Halloween watchlist. The only question is: which will you watch first?
Back Row's Third Year in Movie Reviews, Podcasts & Lists
We’re three years old today! Check out the most popular articles from our third year on this mortal coil–including I Watched It So You Don’t Have To, Hoser Horror, I Watched It So You Don’t Have To, Hoser Horror, and I Watched It So You Don’t Have To and Hoser Horror.
Parody is the Sincerest Form of Flattery in These Horror Spoof Remakes
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but what about parody? Specifically for horror, spoofs work better when the movie (or movies) in reference is respected. Such is the case for Psycho Beach Party, Saturday the 14th and Silence of the Hams.
Ep# 17 - Hoser Horror: Science Crazed & The Pit
This week on the podcast, Dan and Carlo get their toques on and don some flannel… it’s time for HOSER HORROR!
Back Row's Second Year in Movie Reviews, Podcasts & Lists
We’re two years old and we’re learning how to run, talk and be more social. We’re also throwing tantrums, so click the damn link already!!
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Sends The American Dream To The Gallows
“All day I face the barren waste / Without the taste of water, cool water
Old Dan and I with throats burned dry / And souls that cry for water, cool, clear, water.”
Ep# 6 - Horrific Hilarious Horror (and Other H Words)
It's the Halloween episode of Notes From the Back Row! We're discussing everything from horror franchises, teen horror, horror comedies and VHS horror.