Classic Paul Naschy films are sort of an addiction for me. When another one finds its way into my mailbox, it also tends to find its way my Blu-ray player almost immediately. This month Mondo Macabro have unleashed the sadistic and brilliant Naschy film Panic Beats an upgrade for their previous and over a decade…
Blu-ray Review – Man from Hong Kong (Twilight Time)
If I want a sheer unadulterated good time with a movie, I turn to no one else but Brian Trenchard-Smith. Trenchard-Smith who could be considered one of the Kings of Ozploitation cinema made high adrenaline, super action packed cinema that was sheer fun from start to finish, and it was ALWAYS like this. His debut…
Blu-ray Review – Venom – Legend of the Spider Forest (Twilight Time)
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…