Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon: The Holiday Leftovers Collection

Director - Addison Binek (Psycho Ape!, Tromasterpiece Theatre: Poultrygeist)

Starring - Addison Binek

Release Date - 2011/2026

Genre - Horror/Comedy

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     Holiday horror is a guilty pleasure for a lot of genre fans.  There is something entertaining about a horror film completely embracing the holiday theme with it's deaths and killer.  On the other side of the same coin, not all holiday themed horror and comedies are fun especially if they are half-hearted sequels released years, if not decades, after the original was released so they could cash in on the original's popularity.  A few weeks back I was sent two collections from my friend Addison Binek featuring episodes of his long running YouTube series Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon.  This second collection is consists of random episodes of holiday episodes that he was unable put in other collections.  Like always, I want to thank Addison for sending this one over for review!

     The series follows the dapper Addison as he shows clips from various films and then painstakingly makes puns about their shortcomings.  

     I love holiday horror and I've really enjoyed these collections from Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon.  His previous sets are great to toss in as those specific holidays approached.  However, this release, as fun as it is, doesn't really have a designated holiday you can associate it with.  These random episodes are entertaining but the fun of having a constant theme throughout is not there.  The acting in this one is exactly what you would expect from a no budget YouTube series where the star pretends to smoke a pipe.  It's fun in a stand up kind of way but don't expect something that will stick with you for years to come.  The themes for each episode is reflective of the film he is watching.  He does a great job at bringing us some humor to match the film while fully embracing his no budget production.  Finally, don't expect the smoothest edits or amazing transitions.  The show doesn't try to be polished and professional looking.  We have Addison sitting or standing in front of the camera as clips from various movies are cut into frame.  While crude, it works and is a lot of fun.  Overall, Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon: The Holiday Leftovers Collection is a great collection of episodes from an underrated YouTube series.  While they do get repetitive, I still enjoy watching them from time to time especially when Addison releases a new set.  Check it out if you dig cult cinema and indie productions.  It's a lot of fun.  

Shark Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon Vol. 1

Director - Addison Binek (Psycho Ape!, Tromasterpiece Theatre: The Battle of Love's Run)

Starring - Addison Binek

Release Date - 2022

Genre - Horror/Comedy

Format - DVD (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     I watch a lot of shitty movies.  Some are by choice while others are not.  I love the weird side of cinema and the stranger the plot of a film the more I'm interested in it.  Several years ago I befriended Addison Binek and soon discovered that he had just a bad taste in film as I did.  In fact, his love of horrible movies inspired him to create his YouTube web series Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon.  Paying tribute to MST3K and Riff Tracks, Binek set out to riff no budget schlockers, mock busters, and late night guilty pleasures.  Since starting his web series many years ago he has released several compilation releases following various themes.  I've reviewed a few of them up to this point and when Addison asked me to check out a few more I couldn't tell him no.  After watching his Cannibals and Zombies Collection I decided to move on to Shark Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon Vol. 1.  Thanks Addison for sending this one over. 

     This collection features episodes of Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon that feature films of sharks and shark hybrids along with all the humor you expect from the show's host Addison Binek.

     Shark Movies Vol. 1 has some funny moments but I think I would have appreciated the humor and jokes if I had seen these films.  Most of the other collections that Binek has released over the years consist of films that I've seen.  I know how bad, cheesy, and horribly written they were so the jokes he made found their mark.  He does include clips from the films that go along with his skit but it's not the same if you've never seen the films.  I'm not much on shark films so all these movies are new to me.  The acting in this one is the same as all the other collections.  Addison is at home in front of the camera and is very natural there.  His sense of humor is similar to mine and I can find a lot of humor in this even though I've never seen these films.  However, some of the stuff did miss it's mark because I was unfamiliar with the films.  He still attacks the episode with the same energy that he always does.  The writing in this, if you are unfamiliar with the YouTube web series, follows shows like MST3K.  He jokes, pokes fun of, and sometimes parodies the films he discusses.  We get a lot of shark humor which does get old fairly early on.  I found it mostly funny but after three or four episodes I was ready to move on to something else.  Finally, the show is crudely out together which is part of it's charm.  It's clearly a no-budget production but you can see the passion Binek has for his show and he makes it work.  Overall, Shark Movies Vol. 1 is another fun collection from Binek and his YouTube channel that he has spent years culminating.  I recommend checking it out especially if you are fans of cheesy and campy horror flicks.  It's a lot of fun.