Imagine a woman being in love with a man, but he is married to another woman, and then you decide to marry another man instead. Then you find out the married man that you still love is trying to get a divorce, bur now it’s too late! Well, that’s the situation the 1947 drama Lighthouse…
The Cat [Radiance Films] Blu-Ray Review
A bank heist in Dusselfdorf perpetrated by Junghein (Heinz Hoening) and Britz (Ralf Richter) is underway when things start to go south. They end up surrounded by cops, taking hostages and demanding a ransom of 3 million Deutsch Marks. Leading up the standoff on the cops’ side is a downtrodden schmoe named Voss (Joachim Kemmer)…
Delicatessen [Severin] 4K/Blu-ray Release
I watched Delicatessen many years ago and loved it. When I saw the 4K/Blu-ray two-disc set released by Severin, I was excited to re-watch it. The first thing I noticed were the innovative opening credits. The objects that the names appear on represent the role they had on the film. For example, the music credit…
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault [AGFA] Blu-ray Release
Normally, I describe the contents of a release and then give a recommendation at the end. The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault does not describe the contents of the release and in keeping with the spirit of a mystery release, I will give my recommendation in the introductory paragraph. If you want to go into the…
Dinner with Leatherface [Anchor Bay] Blu-Ray Review
Who is Gunnar Hansen? He was born on March 4, 1947 in Rekjavik, Iceland and moved to the state of Maine in the United States when he was five years old. At eleven, his parents moved him to Austin, Texas where he later attended the University of Texas at Austin with a double major in…
Last Summer [Janus Contemporaries] Blu-ray Review
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…