Spellbinding, superbly acted, tale of queer revenge, expertly directed by Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping. Jules (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) is a black performance artist in a London gay club. His drag attire gets him savagely beat up by a…
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A great month of rare crackpot Blu-rays from around the globe- from offbeat Italian thrillers, strange Spanish mysteries, an impossible-to-see film from a pioneering American gay director, three film noirs starring Edward G. Robinson, an anti-Communist sci-fi film from the…
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Someone had the nerve to ask me last week, “How do you like living this “third act” of your life?” Third act? Are you kidding? I’m living the “epilogue.” But at least I don’t wake up every morning in a…
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Looking back on the 10 years I lived in Provincetown on Cape Cod I remember how bleak the winters could sometimes be. I also remembered something I learned during that time- a watched pot does too boil. This winter I’ve…
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During the winter doldrums I find myself looking up “Dopamine” online. Sure, I know it’s some sort of “reward center” in your brain and that junk food and sugar release plenty of dopamine into your system. But what other things…
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Who needs valentines when these terrific Blu-rays are available this month? Each one like a lethal candy kiss. From an unforgettable Fritz Lang film noir, a fantastic Hong Kong action film with Michelle Yeoh; Annette Funicello dancing at a pajama…
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The astonishing 4K 2-disc Blu-ray set of Riccardo Freda’s 1962 gothic horror classic The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock from Vinegar Syndrome is the ultimate necrophile Valentine’s gift. Now I’ve written about necrophilia in films before, but the subject matter personally leaves…
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Out now is a phenomenal box set from Arrow Video showcasing the movies of Brazilian underground filmmaker and horror legend- Jose Mojica Marins, aka “Coffin Joe.” Usually dressed in a top hat and black cape with outrageously long fingernails, he…
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Two brilliant horror films directed by Michele Soavi (Dellamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery Man), and produced by Dario Argento (Suspiria) are now out in definitive, glorious, 4K UHD Blu-rays from Severin. The Church (1989) Michele Soavi’s gothic shocker opens with a…
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This second volume of classic Italian Gothic horror from Severin includes a stunning 4K restoration of one of the true greats of the genre- Antonio Margheriti’s 1964 Danza Macabra (Castle of Blood in the US). The popular gothic horror genre…
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