Monthly Archive: March 2022
Dennis Dermody
March 29, 2022
Streaming
Once again, MHz Choice has got me through bleak times by immersing me in terrific foreign series you cannot see anywhere else. Gritty, twisty procedurals, suspenseful mini-series, and then there’s the wonderful eccentric detective Captain Marleau (like Olive Oyl in…
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Dennis Dermody
March 21, 2022
Movies
If you ever fantasized what Boogie Nights would be like if it suddenly turned into a slasher movie, your prayers have been answered with X, the fiendish, fabulous new horror film by Ti West, which opened in theaters Friday, March…
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Dennis Dermody
March 15, 2022
Blu-Rays
This month’s Blu-ray treats offer a wild range of cult and mainstream favorites, many transformed into 4K UHD editions and other rarities suddenly available in stunning restorations for the first time on home video. Included is Dario Argento’s deliriously demented-…
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Dennis Dermody
March 8, 2022
Blu-Rays
The new Dark Force Blu-ray release of Fangs (aka Holy Wednesday), a fabulously deranged 1974 horror film, is a cause for great slithery joy. This loony film was shot in San Bernardino and is the only feature film directed by…
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Dennis Dermody
March 1, 2022
Blu-Rays
The newest box set of rare “giallos” (Italian thrillers from the 70s and 80s) ratchets up the sleaze meter to 10. These Vinegar Syndrome box sets are handsomely boxed and all are scanned from the film’s negatives and look astonishing.…
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