Review—Invaders of the Lost Gold (Severin) Author: Palo Sionoplia Invaders of the Lost Gold (aka Horror Safari aka Greed) is the addled brainchild of Dick Randall, the infamous exploitation producer of shlock oddities that include The French Sex Murders, The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield, and, of course, Pieces (which is exactly what you…
Blu-ray Review – Born for Hell – Severin
Review—Born for Hell (Severin) Author: Palo Sionoplia Born for Hell is a retelling of Richard Speck’s infamous night of horror with a few twists. Most notably, director Denis Heroux takes the story out of its native Chicago terrain and transplants the tale to Belfast, effectively setting the tale of one night’s rampage within a larger…
Blu-ray Review – No One Heard the Scream
Review—No One Heard the Scream (Severin) Author: Palo Sionoplia Last month, Severin blessed cult film fans with the release of five Eloy de la Iglesia films (spread across three blu-ray releases). This is a boon to those of us in the USA who’ve only had access to a few of these films via subpar transfers….
DVD Review – The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection – Time Life
As a kid it seemed Richard Pryor was everywhere. I’d turn on my TV, and see him on channel 4 in Silver Streak or Brewster’s Millions turn on Comedy Central and see some old Pryor routine in the middle of the night. The man was a legend, and by the 90’s that legend was firmly…
Blu-ray Review – The Frenchman’s Garden – Mondo Macabro
I am sitting here having just watched the Paul Naschy directed/starring the Frenchman’s Garden. A film I could only have sat through on a bad bootleg just a few years ago. 10 years ago even I could only get a handful of Naschy’s more popular horror works on DVD, and now I could pull so…
Blu-ray Review – Deadlock – Subkultur
Review—Deadlock (Subkultur)Author: Palo SionopliaIn case you’re the sort of ne’er-do-well who only gives reviews the briefest of glances, I’m going to frontload the following: you need to purchase this release. I’m now going to spend the rest of this space telling you why.To most of us on the American side of the pond, director Roland…
Blu-ray Review – It’s Nothing Mama, Just A Game – Mondo Macabro
The influence of the Most Dangerous Games seem to have not strayed for from the world of EuroCult cinema in the 70’s. In the past Mondo Macabro themselves have released at least 2 films that I can think that have channeled the themes of the story, with last year’s release of Seven Women for Satan,…
Blu-ray Review – Killer’s Delight – Vinegar Syndrome
Review—Killer’s Delight (Vinegar Syndrome)Author: Palo SionopliaKiller’s Delight (aka The Dark Ride aka The Sport Killer) is a bit of a mixed bag. It’s an exploitation film dressed up as a police procedural, a would-be thriller that borrows heavily from the real-life drama of Ted Bundy’s initial capture and conviction. Released in 1978, the film can…
Blu-ray Reviews – Human Animals – Mondo Macabro
Eligio Herrero’s 1983 film Human Animals is set in a world where the bombs have finally dropped, and the end of the world has arrived. Into this nuclear apocalypse are 3 individuals 2 men and one woman who awaken seemingly in the middle of a desert environment. One of the men and the woman appear…
Blu-ray Review – Wrath of Man – Warner Brothers
Review—Wrath of Man (MGM/Warner Bros.)Author: Palo SionopliaWrath of Man is not your dad’s Guy Ritchie. Roughly two decades ago, Ritchie and I parted ways. While I could see the talent in idiosyncratic crime comedies like Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, I thought the Coen brothers and Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) made better…