So many brain-melting cult films are out on Blu-ray this month. Not to mention a great box set of films by Luis Bunuel; a restored Nick & Nora Charles mystery; an exploitation movie about a gorilla-worshiping tribe in the Congo;…
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True, this is not your ordinary holiday season. But thank Christ for these crackpot Blu-rays, released just in time to ease the sting of a Covid-Christmas. From David Cronenberg’s furiously fucked-up- Crash, to the jazz-infused melodrama of Young Man with…
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There are so many deliriously deranged Blu-rays out this month (that I desperately need), I’ll be living on white rice for the next 5 months. From the glorious Fellini box set from Criterion to two drive-in classics How to Make…
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Wait- there’s new footage in Alfred Hitchcock’s influential shocker- Psycho? As it turns out when Psycho came out in 1960 these few seconds were in the film. It’s only when the film was later re-issued in theaters and eventually released…
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They don’t call it “fall” for nothing. Thank God at least for home media which gives you respite from the madness. This month is there is great mix of classics like Picnic to rancid rarities like Massacre in Dinosaur Valley.…
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More insanity on Blu-ray this month- from early body-horror from director David Cronenberg; sublime Bob Hope horror comedies; a little known black comedy starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld; an exquisite indie film from Bette Gordon; a new feature from…
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Another fabulous month of eclectic, crackpot Blu-rays. From gorgeous restorations of pre-Code shockers; a 4K “steelbook” of a zombie classic; an exploitation gem about the dangers of weed; a film based on a controversial Jean Genet play; some classic Universal…
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As the dog days of summer approach, what better way to celebrate than in an air-conditioned room and a nice cool drink with one of these deranged Blu-rays. This month has some digitally improved discs of The War Of The…
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A treasure trove of Blu-ray restorations of some offbeat greats- from the twisty Italian thrillers director Umberto Lenzi made with the wonderful Carroll Baker; Vanessa Redgrave’s passionate performance as the fiercely iconoclastic dancer Isadora Duncan; restored shorts by comedy legends…
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I am so overjoyed that I soon will own a Blu-ray box set of the films of one of my favorite Exploitation auteurs- Al Adamson. Not to mention new Blu-ray restorations of other favorites like the fantastic “giallo” The Strange…
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