Controversial Basque director Eloy de la Iglesia (Cannibal Man/The Deputy) set his sights on a series of films depicting the troubled youth of Spain in the 70s and 80s. These “Quinqui” (juvenile delinquent films) were wildly popular but became problematic…
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Those of us still suffering from the PTSD of Christmas can take comfort is some exciting Blu-ray releases this month. Including a great, sexy new film by Bruce LaBruce– Saint-Narcisse; one of my favorite creature features from the late 80s-…
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It must be Christmas if there are new Blu-rays of many of my all-time favorite films. From the brutal and amazing Lady in a Cage, to Nicholas Ray’s fascinating Party Girl, to a restoration of Robert Altman’s brilliant neo-noir The…
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For as long as I can remember I’ve ached to see a bizarre Japanese horror film called Moju (Blind Beast) and now it’s here in Blu-ray thanks to Arrow Video in a beautiful widescreen uncut version. I remember salivating over…
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A veritable Thanksgiving feast for Blu-ray fanatics including Paul Morrissey’s Flesh for Frankenstein, and some very rare 40s thrillers from Kino that I never dreamed I would own like Among the Living and The Mad Doctor. Also, 4k Blu-rays of…
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Another great month for Blu-ray fanatics, with rare made-for-TV thrillers including the loony Scream, Pretty Peggy; the precursor to X-Files– Kolchak: The Night Stalker; a brilliant existential sci-fi classic- The Incredible Shrinking Man; an eerie Japanese chiller- Onibaba; the hilarious…
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Shout! Factory sneakily released a Blu-ray of one of my favorite so-bad-it’s-good movies- Bluebeard starring Richard Burton and sex-kitten Joey Heatherton. I remember vividly seeing this 1972 stinker in a sparsely attended movie theater and had to jam my scarf…
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This month of Blu-ray releases feel like a great big pile of deliriously deranged birthday party gifts. From Luchino Visconti’s wildly controversial The Damned; a pristine version of an early film by Francis Ford Coppola– Dementia 13; a fabulous box…
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Out now in a gorgeous-looking Blu-ray from Code Red/Kino Lorber is Guyana, Cult of the Damned, a wonderfully sleazy 1979 film by Rene Cardona Jr. chronicling the Reverend Jim Jones and the mass suicide in South America. But hold on…
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What a month of deranged treats on Blu-ray. Included is Paul Morrissey’s sardonic, sublime vampire film Blood for Dracula; soapy, hilarious melodramas like Back Street and Moment by Moment; rare film noirs from the late 40s and a unique color…
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