Karakuri Circus is a 36 episode shonen anime that is conceptually interesting. It is based on a manga that ran for 43 volumes starting in the late 90’s, and ending in 2006. Needless to say that leaves a lot to be left on the proverbial cutting room floor even when the series runs for a…
Blu-ray Review – Nightmare Alley (Criterion)
Nightmare Alley is a film I was introduced to back in the 90’s after reading an old interview with the Ramones where it was stated this was an older favorite film of the band, and an inspiration behind the song “Suzy is a Headbanger”. The Ramones being a band I haven’t gone a week without…
Blu-ray Review – Supernatural Season 15 (Warner)
It’s been an impressive fifteen years and a whopping 327 episodes, but we’re here at last: the final season of Supernatural has landed on physical media. No one saw this coming, I’d wager—least of all me. Who would have expected this quirky WB show to amass such a devoted fanbase, to sustain itself for so…
Messalina / Messalina Venere Imperatrice Blu-ray review
British actress Belinda Lee, who passed away much too young, plays the lead role as Messlina in director Vittorio Cottafavi’s 1960 Italian sword and sandal film Messalina (aka Messalina Venere Imperatrice) which was one of her final films. In this story, Valeria Messalina is arranged to be married to an older man Claudius, who just…
Blu-ray Review – Howl of the Devil – Mondo Macabro
We had a few Paul Naschy flicks make it to domestic DVD. But it feels as time goes on, we have received a rainfall of Naschy’s work on the Blu-ray format. Now, we’re starting to get films from Naschy that I NEVER anticipated seeing outside of awful bootlegs like the latest Mondo Macabro release of…
The Tender Trap Blu-ray review
The Tender Trap is a 1955 musical comedy directed by Charles Walters and starring iconic screen actor and musician Frank Sinatra, along with screen veterans Debbie Reynolds, Celeste Holm and David Wayne. I will be the first to admit that out of all the actors in this movie, I was not familiar with actor David…
Scavenger (2019) Blu-ray review
Scavenger, known as Carroña in its homeland Argentina, is an extremely low-budget, ultra-gory grindhouse science fiction/action/horror film. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic Mad Max type of world, it features a character named Tisha, an assassin who kills people for their body parts and makes deals for them. The money she makes as an organ…
They Won’t Believe Me Blu-ray review
I am a big fan of the Film Noir genre, and enjoy what dark, gritty atmospheric tales they have to offer. They Won’t Believe Me from Warner Brothers is a one Noir that I had not been acquainted with as it was never available domestically on home video, until now. They Won’t Believe Me is…
Escape from Fort Bravo Blu-ray review
Escape from Fort Bravo is a 1953 Westernadventure film that takes place during the Civil War. The film is directed by legendary director John Sturges and stars William Holden, Eleanor Parker and John Forsythe. In this picture, it is the North vs. the South vs Indians with a mild touch of romance thrown in for…
Vinegar Syndrome – Halfway to Black Friday – The Reviews
Well, EuroCultAV readers it is that time again, the first of two times a year when Vinegar Syndrome unleashes a tidal wave of cinematic madness upon a waiting crowd of cult cineastes. This time there are 8 releases with a total of 13 films awaiting you within the sale. This includes 3 box sets, The…