Cafe Flesh is a weird one, possibly the strangest adult film I’ve ever seen. The plot is that a nuclear war has caused 99% of the population to lose the ability to engage in sex. There is a place called “Cafe Flesh” that puts on a show for the “sex negatives” using “sex positives” as…
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers [AGFA] Blu-ray Release
I’m going to call this film “Scarecrow” for short, a bizarre 1970s musical with a trans lead. Right out of the gate, the movie establishes an irreverent tone. Two strait-laced looking parents, in front of their home, are giving advice to be careful in the big city. They turn to go back into their house,…
Dr Jekyll and the Werewolf [Mondo Macabro] 4K Release
Dr. Jekyll and the Wolfman is a Spanish horror film that is sixth in a series of twelve films about a nobleman werewolf. I have not seen the other films and was slightly worried that it would affect my enjoyment. The movie felt very stand-alone. So, I shouldn’t have worried. As a matter of fact,…
The Scare Film Archives Volume 2: Danger Stories [AGFA + Something Weird] Blu-ray Release
AGFA and Something Weird collaborated to put together a whopping three hour and forty-nine-minute compilation of educational short films meant to frighten children into behaving safely. While the intent behind these shorts is commendable, the acting and production values are hilariously bad. I saw a literal “Don’t run with scissors” PSA (public service announcement). One…
Jade [Vinegar Syndrome] 4k/Blu-ray Release
Jade is an interesting film. Directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection), produced by Robert Evans (The Godfather), scored by James Horner (Aliens), writer Joe Eszterhas (who once held the record for biggest payday for a script), and with the acting talents of David Caruso, Linda Fiorentio, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Biehn, and Richard…
Rose [Cohen Media Group] Blu-ray Release
Aurélie Saada is a composer, actress, and writer who directed her first movie, released in 2021. Rose is a 103-minute drama about an older French woman that loses her husband and finds a new zest for life, which upsets her family. The movie starts with a glimpse of Rose and her husband’s relationship. At a…
In Custody/The Proprietor [Cohen Media Group] Blu-ray release
Cohen Film Collection released a double feature of In Custody and The Proprietor. Both films were directed by Ismail Merchant (of Merchant Ivory fame). “In Custody” tells the story of a scholar (Deven) who is given the task of writing a piece on a great Urdu poet, Nur Sahib. Arriving in the poet’s village, Deven…
Devil Doll/Curse of the Voodoo [Vinegar Syndrome] Blu-ray Release
The Devil Doll opens with a well-dressed man who looks exactly how I picture the Devil in human form. He is being chauffeured through the city with a creepy looking ventriloquist dummy sitting beside him. The Great Vorelli, the man with the dummy, arrives at a theater and performs a mixture of hypnotism and ventriloquism…
The Sword and The Claw [AGFA] Blu-ray Release
The Sword and the Claw is a 1975 Turkish film and is the best kind of terrible. The story is simple. A king is overthrown by corrupt noblemen. The prince is born and raised by lions, eventually returning to unseat the usurper. There are plot twists that are so laughable that I can’t believe the…
Trick Or Treat [Synapse Films] 4K Release
In the 1980s, there was a phenomenon called “Satanic Panic”. The nightly news covered stories of ritualistic abuse at day-cares. People claimed to have uncovered repressed memories of being involved in black masses. Congress held hearings on the evil influence of heavy metal music. It was a strange time and in the midst of this,…