The original Twilight Time swore off horror films after the reactions they got to some of their titles, so it was quite surprising to see the new Twilight Time come back with an Ozploitation title, and a horror film. Venom – Legend of the Spider Forest is an early 1970’s British horror film from Australian…
Blu-ray Review – Freaky (Lionsgate)
OK, so I’m not exactly the go-to resource for modern mainstream horror flicks. However, when my wife told me that Freaky Friday had been essentially remade as a horror film, my first thought was WHY HADN’T THIS BEEN DONE BEFORE? And I knew I needed to see it! It’s a Blumhouse film though, and those…
Blu-ray Review – Versus – Arrow Video
Versus was sort of a big deal in the early 2000’s when the domestic DVD first came out, and it began to make waves in the realm of cult horror. The film was touted as a mix of the Matrix and Tarantino-esque gangster violence with Sam Raimi/Peter Jackson splatter and Lone Wolf and Cub arterial…
Blu-ray Review – JSA (Joint Security Area) – Arrow Video
JSA (Joint Security Area) was not Chan-Wook Park’s first film, but it was his first film that made any sort of impact. I had not seen it until after I had explored his “Vengeance Trilogy” and was desperate for more of his work. What I found was a Rashomon-esque tale that explored the political upheaval…
Blu-ray Review – Blade of the Immortal (Sentai Filmworks)
I have been a HUGE fan of Takashi Miike since getting my mitts on a DVD of Audition sometime in 2000. Right after that I went through an Asian horror/action blitz that lasted for years and truly never really let up. A few years back Miike released his 100th feature film, and it was an…
Blu-ray Review – Assassin’s Pride – Sentai Filmworks
Assassin’s Pride is sort of interesting. The world it was set in had a vibe I almost immediately liked, and wanted to spend some time in, and getting to know. The story itself wasn’t entirely compelling, it had a spark at the start, and then picked up as it went along. Basically, the premise as…
Blu-ray Review – Symbiopsychotaxiplasm – Two Takes – Criterion
I first heard of William Greaves’ avant-garde freakout Symbiopsychotaxiplasm at the height of my own avant-garde filmmaking days in the mid 2000’s. I believe I read about the film in an interview with Sonic Youth, and knowing the band this is no surprise. Soon after I read another interview I believe with actor Steve Buscemi…
Blu-ray Review – Tales of the Uncanny – Severin Films
I don’t need to tell you, that the last 12 months have been difficult. But in the midst of this Severin Film’s mastermind David Gregory decided to shoot an extra feature for the Theater Bizarre anthology entitled “Tales of the Uncanny – The Ultimate Survey for Anthology Horror”, as he was restricted to get the…
UHD Review – They Live – Scream Factory
I admit I got my hands on They Live prior to this years election (2012), but held off on watching what is one of my all-time favorite politically infused genre films, simply because I was fed up with politics at the moment. I have said in the past, and I continue to maintain that one…
UHD Review – Vigilante – Blue Underground
Vigilante is Bill Lustig’s follow up to his now classic slasher Maniac. The film tells the story of Eddie Marino (Robert Forster), a factory worker with a house, his wife Vickie (Rutanya Alda), and 3 year old son Scott (Dante Joseph). One day his wife stands up to some members of a street gang that…