Grindhouse, Arthouse, & Wrestling Flicks

Grindhouse, Arthouse, and Wrestling Flicks is film producer, author, educator, and critic Evan Ginzburg’s passionate love letter to the movies.

An Associate Producer who appears as himself in The Wrestler, and a producer on acclaimed wrestling documentaries including 350 Days and Wrestling: Then and Now, Ginzburg brings an insider’s perspective and a lifelong fan’s enthusiasm to every page.

Packed with hundreds of under-the-radar reviews across every genre imaginable—from gritty grindhouse shockers to daring arthouse classics—this book is your roadmap to discovering your next favorite film.

Step into the ring with wrestlers who crossed into cinema—André the Giant, Roddy Piper, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and more. Relive unforgettable theatrical experiences like Jaws, Halloween, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Die Hard. From Shaw Brothers kung fu to Euro-crime, giallo, spaghetti westerns, and indie horror gems, this is a wild, personal, and deeply informed celebration of cinema.

Lights down. Volume up. Let’s go to the movies.