Anne (Léa Drucker) is an attorney who works with child services to help minors who are victims of abuse. She lives a seemingly idyllic life with her husband Pierre (Olivier Rabourdin), a somewhat checked-out businessman with a teenage son named Theo (Samuel Kircher) from a previous marriage whose presence begins to disrupt the contented household….
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 silent) Blu-ray review
Based on the 1916 Spanish novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, the 1921 silent film is one of the very first anti-war movies made. It wound up becoming the top-grossing film of 1921! The story’s main crux is about an extended family who are separated and wind up in both…
Monogram Matinee Volume 1 Blu-ray review
Never let it be said that Warner Archive Collection doesn’t release anything but upper tier movies. They recently announced three forgotten B- Westerns from Monogram Pictures have been compiled into one Blu-ray collection entitled Monogram Matinee Volume 1. These three forgotten low-budget poverty row films were all released in 1949 and feature actors who made…
Devil Fetus/Her Vengeance [Vinegar Syndrome] Blu-ray Release
Vinegar Syndrome released a double feature of two extreme movies: Devil Fetus and Her Vengeance. I watched “Devil Fetus” first. Released in 1983 and running 92 minutes it’s a disgusting, but low-budget fantasy/horror film. A woman has an antique vase that contains a demon which has sex with her. The movie does not waste time….
Sadie McKee Blu-ray review
Joan Crawford was one of Warner Brothers leading ladies in the thirties and forties, starring in some of the greatest melodrama films out there. Throughout her career, the iconic actress was in a plethora of great films with parts that displayed her superior acting abilities. One of her main roles she would play was that…
Dark Sanctuary: The Story of the Church [Cleopatra] Blu-Ray Reviews
The year is 1991, and club owner Don Nedler opens The Lizard Lounge at 2424 Swiss Avenue in Dallas, TX. The Lizard Lounge would become one of Dallas’ go-to places for techno/rave culture including being at least partially responsible for breaking huge DJs like Moby and a must-play club for big electronic music figures like…
Flesh+Blood [Capelight] Blu-ray Review
Martin (Rutger Hauer) is a mercenary who helps a crooked nobleman, Arnolfin win a battle. During the celebration, the mercenaries are betrayed. Disarmed and with their payment confiscated, they are driven away. A religious member of the mercenaries, named “the Cardinal” proclaims signs from God that lead them to believe that Matin will be successful…
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling [Criterion Collection] Blu-ray Review
We open on Jo Jo Dancer, wildly successful comedian, at the height of his success. He’s manic, electric, also hypocritical and conniving. He swears to get off drugs but immediately proceeds to do what he promises is his last cocaine. In all the whirlwind chaos, he catches himself on fire and is rushed to the…
Little Annie Rooney
VCI Entertainment’s Blu-ray releases of Mary Pickford movies have been nothing short of stellar in my opinion. Little Annie Rooney is another film with the iconic silent film star which has given new life to. Directed by William Beaudine, whose career spanned over 40 years, directing over 75 movies including Charlie Chan films, B-movies including…
Hokuriku Proxy War [Radiance Films] Blu-Ray Review
In the snowy region of Hokuriku, Yakuza firebrand Noboru Kawada (Hiroki Matsukata) finds himself caught in the middle of a proxy war between his boss, who has formed an alliance with a crime syndicate in the city, and the primarily rivals of said syndicate. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Kawada’s loose cannon nature causes everyone to…