Review—Middle-Earth: 31-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition (Warner Bros.) Author: Palo Sionoplia Warner Bros.’ titling of the latest iteration of Peter Jackson’s Middle-Earth films is particularly telling: “31-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition.” The declaration signifies enormity, and, from a consumer’s point of view, finality. This is it. The last stop. Buy this set and you will never need…
UHD Review – Toolbox Murders – Blue Underground
…And now for a moment of praise. The Toolbox Murders is sleazy, deprived, not the most visually stunning film, and Blue Underground has restored this film on a Criterion level on 4K UHD which takes it to a new level. If you need more of a review to push you over the edge than this……
Blu-ray Review – Hiruko the Goblin – Mondo Macabro
When I was younger Tetsuo : The Iron Man, the debut film by Shinya Tsukamoto was one of those films you HAD to see if you digging into obscure cult cinema. Once I saw it, I wanted more, and I kept digging into Tsukamoto’s cinema with films like Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet, and of course…
Blu-ray Review – The Laughing Woman – Mondo Macabro
The Laughing Woman aka The Frightened Woman is a 1969 film from director Piero Schivazappa. It combines elements of the pop-art style that was popular at the time with the revenge thriller, comedy, and bondage elements to create a unique cinematic cocktail. The film opens with a prostitute being left on the side of the…
Tabletop Review – Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile – Leder Games
As the year ends people often throw out terms of endearment surrounding various formats and genres of entertainment. Some entries fall in place somewhere in a top ten list and others get labeled best of the year. People love telling you what to buy your loved ones, or yourself, for Christmas. From Comics to Movies,…
Blu-ray Review – Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon III – Sentai Filmworks
Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon series 1 was a lot of fun, I love RPG’s both tabletop, and video game, so it hit my sweet spots all around. Season 2 felt rushed in both narrative and animated quality. I didn’t write the series off, but I felt like it might…
Blu-ray Review – Rent a Girlfriend (Sentai Filmworks)
I really dig slice of life animes, they give me something to watch when I just want to chill and not really think about what I’m watching all too much. If the characters and situation are at the very least amusing, that will add to my enjoyment of the whole thing. Rent A Girlfriend falls…
Blu-ray Review – Disciples of Shaolin (88 Films)
Disciples of Shaolin stars Alexander Fu Sheng as a wandering pauper, Kuan, that comes to his brother’s city and finds himself in trouble almost immediately for being a perpetual goofball. Luckily, he’s able to fight his way out of most situations. Shortly after arriving he stops at the textile factory his brother works at, and…
UHD Review – The Red Shoes (Criterion)
When Criterion finally announced their jump into UHD, the initial slate was exciting to say the least. What film fan wouldn’t be thrilled with titles like Citizen Kane, Menace II Society, and Mulholland Drive on this new visually stunning format? However, the title that jumped out at me the most would have been the Powll…
EuroCultAV Holiday Gift Guide 2021 – Part 1 Blu-ray and UHD Releases
So we’re at the end of another year, or did 2020 never end and this is all one extended time/space period? Let’s forget I said that. Anyway, I never did like the idea of counting down favorite things so I never do a Best of, but I do like to call attention to great things,…