COSMIC SLOP

This March at Movie Madhouse, we’re doing the COSMIC SLOP! This made-for-tv anthology film exploring sci-fi and horror through a black and Latin lens debuted on HBO in 1994 and is hosted by the floating head of George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic fame. Developed to be an ongoing Twilight Zone-esque tv show by sibling producers Reginald and Warrington Hudlin (the filmmakers behind HOUSE PARTY, BOOMERANG, and the first two segments of this film), COSMIC SLOP was ultimately not picked up by HBO as a series but the first three episodes that had been produced were repackaged into a film. Our first story, “Space Traders”, is based on the seminal sci-fi story by Trey Ellis and begs the question of would the American government sell out our black population to visiting aliens? That’s followed by “The First Commandment”, which follows a Catholic Priest as he delves into a mystery involving the intersections between Christianity and Santeria. Finally, “Tang”, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan (HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK) follows a couple who get a mysterious and life-changing package delivered to their apartment. The performances by actors such as Robert Guillaume, Nicholas Turturro, Chi McBride, and Paula Jai Parker (in her debut role!) are absolutely stellar and every segment is a gut punch in this must-see sci-fi thriller!

MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE

Gender jesters Piranha Psychotronica and Kafka X bring you a new experience in cinematic depravity… Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse! Prepare yourself to enter into a world of face-flaying forgotten and forsaken films… Made-for-TV, Direct-to-Video, VCR games, underground cinema, and more wiley weirdness than your minds can handle! In a world dominated by AI, CGI, mega streaming platforms, and cinematic universes, Media Meltdown celebrates the amateur, the low-budget, the handmade, the experimental, and the weird! Commit yourself every 3rd Sunday to … MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE!