Dr. Vincent Schlock

Editor-in-Chief

Emeritus Chair of Applied Schlocktology at the Baranov Institute of Cinematic Sciences (accredited by no one). Completed his doctoral thesis on load-bearing failures in American independent cinema under an advisor who disappeared during a screening of Manos: The Hands of Fate. Treats bad movies with the rigor of a sommelier. Never acknowledges that anything is unusual about his field of study.

Articles (8)

The Canon6 min read

Best Bad Sci-Fi Movies: An Interstellar Disgrace

Science fiction promised us the stars. These films delivered something far more valuable: evidence that ambition without resources produces art that no amount of money could buy.

The Deep Dives6 min read

Birdemic: An Aerodynamic Analysis

The birds in Birdemic do not fly. They hover. They clip-art. They explode on contact with solid objects. This is not how birds work. This is how cinema works at its most transcendent.

The Canon9 min read

The Definitive Guide to So-Bad-It's-Good Cinema

After decades of fieldwork, peer review, and involuntary exposure to Nicolas Cage's filmography, the Institute has compiled the definitive ranking. You're welcome.

The Deep Dives7 min read

The Psychology of Loving Bad Movies

Why do smart people love terrible cinema? The Institute has conducted a thorough literature review. The findings explain everything about you and your questionable Netflix history.

The Deep Dives5 min read

Troll 2: The Goblin Problem Nobody Noticed

There are no trolls in Troll 2. There are goblins. The film is not a sequel to Troll. Nobody involved spoke the same language. These are not the problems. These are the features.

The Canon6 min read

The Worst Movies Ever Made (That Are Actually Fun)

There is a critical difference between a bad movie and a boring movie. A boring movie wastes your time. A bad movie — a truly, magnificently bad movie — makes every second count.

The Deep Dives4 min read

The Room: A Comprehensive Field Study

After fifteen years of peer review, the academic community has reached consensus: The Room (2003) is the most significant American film of the 21st century. The data is irrefutable.

The Awards Show6 min read

The First Annual Schlocktology Awards

The committee has convened. The votes have been tallied. The results are, as one might expect, catastrophic.