A loose, funny Full Moon hangout that treats Evil Bong like an April 20 celebration.
A Cut Above treats April 20 like a smoke-hazy horror hangout, with Bud Brandy of Straight Chilling leading a loose, funny look at Evil Bong from 2006.

A Cut Above: Horror Review
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Messy horror talk with sharp teeth.
A Cut Above: Horror Review treats horror criticism like a loud group hangout with notes in the margins. Recent episodes move from body horror and new French extremity to stoner schlock, dreamlike coming-of-age cinema, religious dread, and new-release catch-up.
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A Cut Above: Horror Review is a horror-film panel show with a loose agenda and a lively room. It is not built for tidy monologues. Jacqueline introduces the movie and keeps the discussion from drifting too far, while John, Hydroberg, and frequent guests push the conversation through jokes, gut reactions, and genre comparisons. The result feels casual without being careless. Recent episodes show a wide range of taste. Together brings the panel into sticky relationships, jealousy, trauma, body horror, cult logic, and the emotional weight of one disgusting rat scene. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders sends them into dream identity, femininity, sexuality, censorship, European weirdness, and coming-of-age horror. Evil Bong becomes a chance to talk Full Moon Features, stoner comedy, dream worlds, strip-club absurdity, and how much patience a room has for a deliberately ridiculous movie. Frailty gets a more serious read, especially around faith, bloodshed, childhood trust, and whether a father is chosen, delusional, or dangerous. Good Boy turns on ambiguity, control, romance, and the unease of not knowing whether a trapped person is warning someone or testing her. The show likes a strong bit. It also likes a sharp question. That combination is the point. A Cut Above can spend time on a dumb pun, then immediately argue about whether a film earns its brutality or loses the room. Guests such as Logan, Leo, Bud Brandy, Charlie, and Mithrigan add outside texture without flattening the group dynamic. The tone is warm, irreverent, and occasionally blunt, but the criticism is rooted in attention to scenes, performances, themes, and subgenre history. It works best for listeners who already enjoy horror’s strange corners and want company while sorting out what was scary, what was silly, and what was secretly smarter than expected. The show treats horror as fun, messy, social, and worth arguing over.
Made for: For horror fans who enjoy panel chemistry, blunt opinions, deep-cut genre references, and conversations that can swing from a ridiculous bit to serious thematic analysis in seconds.
What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its room energy: Jacqueline’s structure, recurring voices, and guest reactions create criticism that feels spontaneous but still grounded in the movie on the table.
Jacqueline, Hydraberg and John watch and review the good, bad and bizarre of the horror movie genre! We are back every week with a new episode.https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-cut-above-horror-review--6354278/support
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Close attention to character logic and competing interpretations gives its horror-film conversations more substance than the freewheeling banter initially suggests.
A Cut Above: Horror Review turns each film into a lively group argument, with Jacqueline guiding John, Hydroberg, and occasional guests through plot logic, character choices, and the moments that either sustain or break the horror.
A scientist's hubris gets a hearing before the X-ray nipple jokes find you.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose, funny Full Moon hangout that treats Evil Bong like an April 20 celebration.
A Cut Above treats April 20 like a smoke-hazy horror hangout, with Bud Brandy of Straight Chilling leading a loose, funny look at Evil Bong from 2006.
A loose horror hangout that finds real tension inside a dog-joke title.
Episode 249 of A Cut Above: Horror Review makes room for dog jokes and some title confusion, yet it keeps circling back to the moment where Frank tells her to get them out of there.
A loose, funny Corman conversation that keeps returning to curiosity, ego, and the film's tragic center.
This A Cut Above Horror Review episode stays with Roger Corman's X, The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, and keeps coming back to the same point: curiosity is not the sin, ego is.
A funny, shaggy horror hangout with real personality.
A Cut Above is an easy hangout to spend time with. The conversation moves from Saw X and The Toxic Avenger to Night of the Living Dead, then darts back into dumb jokes, stray corrections, and the sort of back-and-forth that only works when everyone is fully committed to the bit.
A paranoid Rosemary's Baby discussion that stays mostly focused even when it wanders.
A Cut Above stays in Rosemary's Baby territory without losing its footing, keeping paranoia, alibis, and supernatural suspicion at the center.
A rowdy horror chat that treats Cuckoo as a joke and a movie worth taking seriously.
A Cut Above treats Cuckoo as both a joke machine and a movie with something stranger under the hood. The panel keeps things loose and funny, but it keeps circling back to Gretchen, Alma, the family strain, and the film's odd mix of sympathy and threat.

Three friends recap Daredevil, Fallout, and new releases scene by scene, in Spanish.





Slasher talk with sharp teeth.
April twentieth sets the smoke-hazed mood.
Good Boy, again, but this one is Norwegian.
This episode reviews the 2007 French extremity horror film 'Frontiers' on the podcast A Cut Above Horror Review.
A horror movie review podcast where hosts discuss nostalgic horror films, starting with '28 Years Later'.
This episode reviews the 2024 horror film 'Humane' by Caitlin Cronenberg as part of Women in Horror Month, featuring guest Mithrigan.
The hosts of A Cut Above Horror Review introduce their episode where they will be reviewing the 2019 horror film Ma.
This episode of A Cut Above Horror Review features a comedic discussion and review of the 2025 canine supernatural horror film Good Boy with guest Bob from Straight Chillin' podcast.
This episode is a comedic horror podcast review of the 2015 western horror film Bone Tomahawk, featuring hosts and guests discussing the movie with humorous banter.
A horror movie review podcast discusses Jennifer's Body as part of Women in Horror Month.
The hosts review the 2010 Norwegian film Troll Hunter as part of their Kaijuary month of big monster movies.
The hosts introduce their Kaijuary month and begin reviewing the 2008 film Cloverfield.
The hosts wrap up their Christmas with Corman month by reviewing the 1964 Edgar Allan Poe adaptation The Mask of the Red Death, joined by a guest from another horror podcast.
A Cut Above Horror Review keeps its Christmas with Corman run going with *X, The Man with the X-Ray Eyes* from 1963.
The hosts introduce their Christmas with Corman month and begin reviewing the 1980 horror film Humanoids from the Deep.
The hosts kick off a month-long series on Roger Corman films by reviewing the 1959 horror-comedy 'A Bucket of Blood'.
The hosts review the 2000 film Shadow of the Vampire as part of their Nosvember series on Nosferatu films.
The hosts wrap up their Hammer Horror month by reviewing the 1959 film 'The Man Who Could Cheat Death' with humorous banter.
The hosts introduce their Hammer Horror month and begin reviewing the 1957 film The Curse of Frankenstein.
The hosts introduce a new theme month focusing on Hammer Horror films, starting with a review of the 1959 film The Mummy.
This episode reviews the 1979 Hammer film 'The Lady Vanishes' as part of an October horror theme series.
The hosts and a guest discuss the 2024 horror film Strange Darling, analyzing its plot and themes.
The hosts review the 2018 horror film Overlord, discussing its blend of war and horror genres.
The hosts introduce themselves and begin reviewing the 1976 horror film The Tenant.
This episode is a comedic horror review podcast covering the 2009 film 'The Collector' with humorous character introductions and banter.
The hosts review the 2007 horror musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
The hosts review the horror movie 'Clown in a Cornfield' in episode 215 of their weekly horror film review podcast.
This episode of A Cut Above Horror Review features a discussion with guests from the Plug It Up podcast to review the 2017 horror movie Terrified.
The hosts discuss the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead as part of their remake month series.
Episode one on one opens with Ben & Jerry's non-dairy ice cream, a failed vegan phase, and the show's usual pile of stumbles, corrections, and overworked jokes.
The hosts review the 2025 horror film The Ugly Stepsister, a grim fairy tale adaptation.
The hosts review the 2024 horror film 'Skincare', analyzing its themes and quality with a comedic approach.
The hosts review the 2016 horror film A Cure for Wellness, discussing its themes and their reactions.
This episode of A Cut Above Horror Review features hosts Jacqueline and John discussing the 2012 horror movie 'Would You Rather' as part of their 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' theme month.
The hosts introduce their theme month and begin reviewing the 2010 horror film The Perfect Host.
Road to two hundred reaches Rosemary's Baby.
Jacqueline opens the show with Cuckoo on deck.
Jacqueline's pick of Wait Until Dark (1967), starring Audrey Hepburn, is reviewed by Hydroberg, John and returning guest Rob of Cinemigos, who says the film is "right up my alley." Before the film, the panel reacts to trailers for A Desert (May 2, select theaters) and Together (August 1, directed by Michael Shanks) and to John Carpenter's Hollywood star ceremony on April 3.
Jacqueline reads Kelly Anne's costume as a way to identify with a victim, comparing it to the Terrifier 3 podcaster.
Jacqueline argues the hippie ideal of peace and love carried a dark side of drugs, runaways and exploitation.
A Cut Above Horror Review's E190 covers Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water (2017) as the third-week film of its fourth annual Women in Horror Month, with Ghoulish University's Logan as guest.
A Cut Above Horror Review episode 189 pairs host Jacqueline with John, Hydroberg and Plug It Up Horror Podcast's Caitlin Grant for Women in Horror Month.
The hosts of A Cut Above open Women in Horror Month by reviewing Ty West's MaXXXine (2024) with guest Nicole of The Light and Shadow, and they rate it a "flaccid fuck," a net positive that falls short of a full recommendation.
Jacqueline, John and Hydroberg close A Cut Above's Craven for Craven Month with Wes Craven's 1988 film The Serpent and the Rainbow, and all three vote that it "fucks." They praise the film's treatment of voodoo, pointing to Dr.
A Cut Above Horror Review's episode 185 covers Wes Craven's 1972 Last House on the Left as part of 'Craven for Craven Month,' and the hosts split: John and Hydroberg say it 'sucks' while Jacqueline defends it.
Episode 184 of A Cut Above opens Craving for Craven month with Wes Craven's 1982 Swamp Thing, Hydroberg's pick.
Jacqueline argues the black-and-white grain gave Coffin Joe an unreality that 2008's harsh color lighting makes "borderline ridiculous."
The panel of Jacqueline, John, Hydroberg and guest Matt Stinson reviews Terrifier 3 (2024) after news segments on Jared Leto as Skeletor and the Death of a Unicorn trailer.
Hydroburb delivers a rhyming plot summary of The 'Burbs, from Ray Peterson's staycation to the 666 house sign.
Jacqueline picked Arachnophobia (1990) because she first watched it around 1991 at friend Kristin White's house and has kept one spider-covered white-wall image in her memory for over 30 years.
A Cut Above Horror Review episode 179 covers Longlegs (2024), with Jacqueline, John and Hydroberg all calling it a "fuck" while saying it falls short of the hype.
A Cut Above Horror Review episode 178 covers The Platform 2 (2024), picked by Hydroberg after rewatching the first film, with guest Randy of the Straight Chilling podcast.
Hosts Jacqueline, Hydroberg and John review the 2019 Spanish film The Platform on episode 177, and all three give it a 'fucks' verdict.
A Cut Above Horror Review's episode 176 covers Eli Roth's 2023 slasher Thanksgiving, which grew out of the fake trailer that played between Death Proof and Planet Terror in the 2007 Grindhouse release.
Heideberg reads the opening drill scene as a commentary on the industry's treatment of nature, then wonders if something was unearthed.
A Cut Above Horror Review closes its October 2024 Universal Classic Monsters month with James Whale's 1935 Bride of Frankenstein, picked by host Jacqueline as her close second favorite after The Wolfman.
About four thousand feet of film got hand-painted frame by frame, roughly sixty-three thousand individually touched-up frames.