Demons 2 is an Italian horror movie by returning director Lamberto Bava with a producer credit from the famous Dario Argento. I recently reviewed Demons and admitted to having previously watched it. As much as I enjoyed it, I never got around to watching the sequel. So, the 4K release by Synapse Films is my…
Demons [Synapse Films] 4K UHD Blu-ray Review
Directed by Lamberto Bava Demons is an Italian horror movie by Lamberto Bava with a producer credit from the famous Dario Argento. In full transparency, I have seen this movie before. So the 4K release by Synapse Films is not my first exposure to the film. Picking up my copy, I noticed that the packaging…
Killers: Unrated Director’s Cut [Synapse Films] Blu-ray Review
Notorious killers the James Boys, Odessa (Dave Larson) and Kyle (David Gunn), who murdered their parents in cold blood, have escaped from San Quentin and find themselves on the run from a nationwide manhunt in a turbulent thunderstorm. They decide to seek shelter in a random suburban household, taking hostage the ‘gee golly’ All-American nuclear…
Crocodile (1979) [Synapse Films] Blu-ray Review
We open with a ferocious storm that sets the stage for an environmental catastrophe in which lives will be lost. After a totally random opening credits sequence with naked women being eaten by a crocodile, we are introduced to Drs. Tony Akom and John Stromm, two men dedicated to their jobs to the point that…
Tombs of the Blind Dead – Blu-ray Review (Synapse Films)
As any historian will tell you, the Knights Templar were thirsty bros. They were into some decidedly not nice things like witchcraft (the bad kind), flaying people alive, and blood drinking. After they were convicted of these things and tied to stakes, some birds pecked out their damn eyes. Don’t judge! A bird is gonna…
Black Circle Blu-ray Review [Synapse Films]
Celeste is struggling to get her life in order. Between losing her job and breaking up with her boyfriend, she feels aimless and unloved, so she seeks advice from her sister who seems to have it all together. Her sister tells her about a self-help system called Magnetic Hypnotism that has helped her and gives…
Tenebrae – 4K UHD and Blu-ray Review (Synapse Films)
When Dario Argento finished Inferno in 1980, everyone expected him to complete the Three Mothers trilogy with another supernatural horror film. Instead, he said, “I’m going to make the greatest giallo ever made… um… again!” The first time I saw Tenebrae, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Even though some pesky Google searches had spoiled a…
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist – Blu-ray Review (Synapse Films)
Everything changed when artist Tom Sullivan made friends with a young indie film director named Sam Raimi in the late 1970s. Sullivan quickly got swept up into Raimi’s world as the idea to break into the film business with a horror movie became an obsession for a handful of 20 something Michiganites. The Evil Dead…
McBain – Blu-ray Review (Synapse Films)
At the end of the Vietnam War, a bunch of soldiers risk their lives to free a group of POWs trapped behind enemy lines. They rescue Robert McBain (Christopher Walken) and his buds just in the nick of time. Santos (Chick Vennera), the leader of the rescuers, makes McBain promise to come to his aid…
Blu-ray Review – Satan’s Little Helper (Synapse)
Jeff Lieberman hasn’t directed a ton of films, but the films he has directed have struck deep into the minds of cult film fans. Squirm, Just Before Dawn, Blue Sunshine, and Remote Control are easy to recall just from name alone. After the early 80’s Lieberman directed some well-regarded documentaries before jumping back in with…