[He/him/his] Ricky is an actor, singer, and writer in New York City. Passions include: theme parks, Disney villains, and watching horror movies with his cat. He's also the host of the RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST podcast.
In the wake of the controversial, in-poor-taste Hulu series PAM & TOMMY, which recounted the upsetting events without her permission and through a comedic lens, Pamela Anderson has decided to take the reins of her narrative and tell the story in her own words in the new Netflix documentary PAMELA: A LOVE STORY.…
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The interesting thing about this film is that it comes from the perspective of the childless parents, who are skeptical about the whole parenting thing, to begin with. This angle totally works.…
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In another installment of the EVIL QUEENZ Disney Villains series I'm joined by Shawnna Pomeroy to discuss The Mistress of All Evil, Herself, MALEFICENT! We also discuss childhood fears, our days as former Disney Cast Members, and I inform Shawnna that she's never seen an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Let's go RICK OR TREATING!…
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Without being too gauche, INFINITY POOL is like a season of THE WHITE LOTUS if the showrunner happened to be David Lynch.…
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As a massive horror fan who also happens to be a film critic, I’m frequently sent screeners for up-and-coming independent horror films. Believe it or not, they’re not all gems. However, every so often, I’m given the chance to review a film that clearly has what it takes to take the horror festival circuit by storm and potentially create a memorable franchise. TEDDY TOLD ME TO, directed by special effects makeup artist Tom Devlin, is such a film. My first…
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I'm joined by Jon & Carlos from HORROR DADDIES to discuss 1991's cinematic spectacle BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA directed by Francis Ford Coppola. We also discuss the perils of working in the service industry and the joys of practical special effects. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
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The show's biggest transgression, and one the internet is not willing to forgive, is its complete absence of Scooby.…
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Now, in a world that’s pretending everything’s back to normal again, we’re beginning to see depictions of the outbreak with a little bit of distance behind us. SICK, written by Kevin Williamson (SCREAM) and directed by John Hyams (ALONE), thrusts us back into the harsh and isolating period when stay at home orders were in place and many of us used Clorox wipes to disinfect our groceries.…
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Last night after turning out the lights and walking down the long, dark hallway in my apartment to my bedroom, I had the same primal impulse from my childhood to turn off the light and leap into my bed before it was too late. For that reason, I celebrate and recommend this movie.…
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