Hope Madden

1 week ago | columbusunderground.com | Hope Madden

Over the weekend, at The Sick World of Doctor Show’s Summer Chill events, the gang announced a dream come true. The comedy trio—Joel Savage, Lindsey Bowes, and David Gigliotti—whose schtick grew from their desire to be late night horror TV hosts a la Elvira, finally got the gig. “We’re going back to our roots of being an actual horror show with hosted segments,” says Savage, aka Dr. Show. The trio has been tapped by Kings of Horror to host monthly episodes of their programming.

2 weeks ago | columbusunderground.com | Hope Madden

For decades, Melissa Starker has helped Columbus find the best movies. The reviews she penned for years with Columbus Alive guided us toward gems we might have missed, and away from movies we might want to skip. She’s programmed for us, from Columbus Alive Deep Focus Film Festival to She Burns Bright to Screen on the Green.

2 weeks ago | gnofhorror.com | Hope Madden

There is a chaotic energy, a violence to punk rock that makes it a perfect score to horror. Like horror, punk frightens. It upsets the status quo, that’s its whole purpose. It’s inspired a lot of filmmakers and a lot of movies: Uncle Peckerhead, Class of 1984, Driller Killer and more. But here are our own personal favorite punk rock horror movies. Is it horror? Maybe, maybe not. Is it punk?

3 weeks ago | columbusunderground.com | Hope Madden

What’s up for this weekend? Ballet? Bit of sharkin’? Or maybe you’d rather stay home with a wholesome cartoon? Welp, the new John Wick spinoff vies for attention with bloodshed and hand grenades, but that’s not just chum turning the water red in Dangerous Animals. But there’s even more blood in Dan Trachtenberg’s animated Predator: Killer of Killers on Hulu. Plus a great indie at Gateway film center and a not-so-great supernatural period piece streaming. Here’s what’s what.

4 weeks ago | columbusunderground.com | Hope Madden

“Our Pride Month program is important because it creates space for visibility, celebration, and community, through the power of visual storytelling.”So says Chris Hamel, Gateway Film Center CEO and programmer, of the annual program of LGBTQ+ films in honor of Pride Month. Co-curated again with Columbus treasure Nina West, the film series kicks off Sunday, June 1.