Blu-ray Review – Evil Ed – Arrow Video

Holy, holy, cats, readers. This flick is bonkers good and I will tell you why but I’ll gladly say “recommend” now, before I go any further. Buy it.

Blu-ray Review – Killer Dames: Two Gothic Chillers – Arrow Video

What we have here is a two-film set of Giallos from Arrow Video, both directed by Emilio Miraglia and both, technically, giallos.

DVD Review – Protocol – Warner Archive

My dad has an impressive collection of VHS tapes with movies recorded from television. Protocol, in his handwriting, in a white sticker, is one of the clearest memories of those tapes. This is an instance of a memory being more important than a movie.

Blu-ray Review – Pulse – Arrow Video

I have watched several Hollywood remakes of Asian horror but I had never seen their originals. My very short opinion is that this flick is very creepy. Cheers to Arrow Video for making Pulse available in the states.

Blu-ray Review – Joe versus the Volcano – Warner Archive

What would you do if you knew you were going to die? Would you give your life to someone else in exchange for a comfortable out?

Blu-ray Review – Bird with the Crystal Plumage – Arrow Video

Bird with the Crystal Plumage Director: Dario Argento Screenplay: Dario Argento Minutes: 98 Year: 1970 Score: 7.53 Release: Arrow Video If I ever make a movie I can only dream that it will be as good of a first film as Dario Argento’s Bird with the Crystal Plumage. Anything that may be clunky can easily […]

Summer Film Festival 2017 – Day Six and Seven

Summer Film Festival 2017 – Day Six Pieces Director: Juan Piquer Simon Screenplay: Dick Randall and John W. Shadow Minutes: 85 Year: 1982 Score: 3.27 Release: Grindhouse Releasing I would first like to thank Arrow Video for telling me this exists, now I would like to thank Grindhouse for releasing a US edition. This is […]

Summer Film Festival 2017 – Day Five

Summer Film Fest 2017 – Day Five Prisoners Director: Denis Villeneuve Screenplay: Aaron Guzikowski Minutes: 153 Year: 2013 Score: 7.60 Release: Plain Archive This film is incredible. I remember seeing a trailer for it when it was coming out originally and I think there is an issue with the marketing because I quickly forgot about […]

Summer Film Festival 2017 – Day Four

They Live by Night Director: Nicolas Ray Screenplay: Minutes: 95 Year: 1948 Score: 6.67 Release: Criterion Collection I am rather new to Nicolas Ray and have somehow never watched Rebel Without a Cause, that’s how new. I have seen a few and have enjoyed each of them. They Live by Night is no different. It […]

Summer Film Festival 2017 – Day Three

Day of the Dead Director: George A Romero Screenplay: George A. Romero Minutes: 102 Year: 1985 Score: 7.07 Release: Shout Factory I love George Romero movies, specifically the zombie ones. His ability to elevate the genre beyond a splatter fest into a social commentary; he also knows how to make a splatter fest. Day of […]