Sam Kench

  • The Forgotten Nightmares of Made-for-TV Horror Movies

    The Forgotten Nightmares of Made-for-TV Horror Movies

    A joint review looking back at some made-for-TV horror movies that are at risk of falling into obscurity but are worth remembering and preserving. The TV movies included are: “Ghostwatch” and “Whistle and I’ll Come to You” from the U.K., “Dark Night of the Scarecrow” from the U.S., and “The Telephone Box” aka “La Cabina”… Read more

  • Unseen Journey — an old freemason recruitment video

    Unseen Journey — an old freemason recruitment video

    Grey and I found an old freemason recruitment video on VHS at a Goodwill and watched/reacted to it on camera. Here’s what happened: Read more

  • The Best Found Footage Horror Movie You’ve Never Seen

    The Best Found Footage Horror Movie You’ve Never Seen

    From Japanese horror filmmaker Koji Shiraishi, often considered a master of the found footage format, comes the underrated and under seen film “A Record of Sweet Murder,” which was made in South Korea and stars a partially South Korean cast. Here’s my review highlighting the movie as an under the radar gem. 8.5/10 Read more

  • The Films of 2024, ranked

    The Films of 2024, ranked

    Here is a ranking of all the films I’ve seen that were released in 2024. The video below covers all of the 2024 releases that I watched by the close of the year, but the text list below includes a ton of extra 2024 movies that I watched later on after making the video (updated… Read more

  • Every Video Game I played in 2024. ranked

    Every Video Game I played in 2024. ranked

    Here’s a list of every video game that completed in 2024 ranked from worst to best. The number of games that I finished in 2024 jumped way up from previous years, largely because I was trying to play more and a wider variety as I got going on my video game project: Hardcore Homicide. The… Read more

  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Deserves More Respect

    My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Deserves More Respect

    An entry in my Deserves More Respect series for Werner Herzog X David Lynch collaboration “My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done.” Read more

  • The Human Condition Trilogy is Essential Cinema

    The Human Condition Trilogy is Essential Cinema

    An entry in my Essential Cinema series for The Human Condition trilogy, which I collectively named the best film ever made in my top 250 list. It’s tough to cover an entire trilogy without getting into spoilers, but I kept this as spoiler-free as possible. 10/10 Read more

  • Top 250 Best Films Ever Made

    Top 250 Best Films Ever Made

    This was a massive undertaking that was years in the works. The video is available below, and there’s a bonus video available on the Patreon that runs through a bunch of runners up. The list is available on Letterboxd as well, which can make it easier for you to add any of the films to… Read more