Author: David Steigman

Conflict Blu-ray review

Screen legend Sydney Greenstreet and the iconic Humphrey Bogart appeared together in five films. Only one of those films had Bogart playing a villainous role, with Greenstreet playing a noble character and that film is the classic Warner Brothers Film Noir, Curtis Bernhardt’s Conflict. In addition to being a Film Noir, Conflict it is also…


Creature with the Blue Hand / Web of the Spider Blu-ray review

Legendary German actor Klaus Kinski is a household name when it comes to cult, Euro-sleaze, foreign crime and horror films.  Early in his career he had roles in many Edgar Wallace krimi films made in Germany. Later, he became a top-star in many Spaghetti Westerns, American horrors and other assorted German thrillers and cult movies…


The Bat Whispers Blu-ray review

Roland West’s 1930 classic crime thriller, The Bat Whispers is a mystery movie during the pre-code era that is about a master criminal named ‘The Bat’ who wears a black costume that resembles a bat. The Bat had a rich history in cinema as the movie was remade several times. There aren’t that many movies…


Once to Every Woman Blu-ray review

Fay Wray fans can celebrate as another classic movie she starred in has been given a Blu-ray release courtesy of Sony Pictures! The film, Once to Every Woman is a pre-code drama from 1933 that is basically a hospital drama. Wray, mostly known for screaming at the top of her lungs in the mega-classic King…


Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost / Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders Blu-ray review

As some fans might be already aware of, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a Japanese company called Mook produced four Scooby-Doo direct-video movies which were Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost, and Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, which are based on the classic cartoon series…


Door-to-Door Maniac/Right Hand of the Devil Blu-ray review

Film Masters’ fans can once again celebrate as another pair of low-budget sleazy late-night movies have been paired together for their latest incredible Blu-ray release, Door-to Door Maniac (AKA 5 Minutes to Live) and Right Hand of the Devil. Both are obscure films from the sixties that pack a huge punch! Bill Karn’s Door-to-Door Maniac…


The Lady from Shanghai UHD review

Orson Welles’ The Lady from Shanghai is an American film noir produced, directed by and stars the iconic Welles. The 1947 movie also stars screen legend Rita Hayworth (who he was married to at the time), Everett Sloane and Glenn Anders. The movie is based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake by…


Dick Tracy RKO Pictures Collection Blu-ray review

Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy character and comic strip, saw his gritty cop star in several classic Dick Tracy serials and feature films. They are action-packed, hard-hitting thrill rides that I have enjoyed for many years. After the four Dick Tracy serials, the detective would move to RKO Radio Pictures and star in…


The Crippled Masters Blu-ray review

Joe Law’s The Crippled Masters is the tale of two men that have been stripped of their arms and legs. Together, they learn to survive with their handicap and work together to gain revenge on the man who has caused them so much pain. The film stars two legitimately disabled martial artists. Frankie Shum is…


Common Law Wife and Jennie Wife/Child Blu-rat review

Exploitation film fans will get a kick out this Blu-ray release from Film Masters. Entitled the “Backwoods Double-Feature”, this has a pair of “hicksploitation” (an exploitation film from the South) films in Common Law Wife and Jennie Wife/Child, which have been restored in 4K! Common Law Wife has a wealthy old coot named Shugfoot Rainey…