Fuck The Odyssey. For me the ultimate summer movie this year is Eli Roth’s gleefully gruesome horror comedy Ice Cream Man. Set in the tranquil, suburban haven of Bayleen Bay, a mysterious ice cream truck rolls up at a kiddie…
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A new 4K restoration of Luchino Visconti’s achingly romantic 1957 masterwork White Nights is now playing (through August 6) at The Film Forum. Based on a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, it’s about two lonely souls who meet on a…
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A mouth-watering, sensational Blu-ray box set from Imprint called Youth Gone Wild is now ready to assault your senses with 1950s movies about teenagers gone berserk. According to author Alan Betrock in his Guide to the Teen Exploitation Film, “What…
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It’s the lazy, hazy days of summer. So, what the hell are you doing outside in skin cancer wonderland? Get back to your Blu-ray player and put some of these deranged discs in. From the glorious 4K UHD of The…
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Letty Lynton is a racy 1932 Joan Crawford film that has not been screened (legally) since January 1936. Finally, thanks to the efforts of Joan Crawford’s grandson Casey LaLonde (who sadly died this June), this has finally been re-released on…
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The great reason to have a home media movie library is, when, at the end of the day the news, or life in general, fills you with a sense of hopelessness and despair, you can just reach up to the…
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I guess the musical Carousel was right, “June is Bustin’ Out All Over.” At least on Blu-ray this month, with new 4K editions and Blu-rays of rare, exceptional films. From the thought-to-be-lost Wake in Fright, to rare Spanish thrillers, to…
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In my apartment, I have a framed lobby card with the best lurid title: From Ear to Ear which boldly claims it is “More Terrifying Than Psycho,” and teases it has “The Shock Ending of All Time!” For years I…
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I’ve always said that sometimes only film noir will do. That post-War black & white cinema of existential dread, a landscape of shadowy city streets; seedy bars; and smoke-filled cop precincts. A nighttime universe populated with dangerous dudes and devious…
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Two of the most deranged cult titles have just been released on Blu-ray care of Mondo Macabro, a company that has tirelessly unearthed rancid rarities from across the globe. One tells the story of a Balinese sorceress who sends a…
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