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Blu-ray Review – Massacre at Central High – Synapse Films

All is not well at Central High. The bullies run the school and every single kid there is too scared to do anything about it. Mark (Andrew Stevens) is one of the bullies and he foolishly thinks that his old friend David (Derrel Maury) should come to the school and join the gang. David is…


Creature from Black Lake Blu-ray review

For those who love watching films with Bigfoot, look no further than the 1976 thriller, Creature from Black Lake. This creature classic has a pair of legendary actors in Jack Elam and Dub Taylor, cinematography by Dean Cundey, a somewhat scary looking creature and lots of swamp cheese. This movie may give viewers a sense…


Running Time (1997) Blu-ray review

Fans of Bruce Campbell that are looking to watch something a little bit different with him should watch the recent Synapse Films Blu-ray release of Running Time, a 1997 tongue-in-cheek crime drama. Written, produced and directed by Josh Becker, his film Running Time has gone for the unique as it was both shot in full-screen…


Suckers Blu-ray review

Suckers is a 1999 comedy crime-drama film directed by a stand-up comic and car salesman, Roger Nygard. This is the story of a group of car dealers who learn, to coin a phrase, “the art of the deal” on how to make ‘suckers’ out of customers buying cars. The story is a behind the scenes…


Blu-ray Review – Hot Dog the Movie (Synapse Films)

When people would ask me what titles I wanted on Blu-ray over the last decade, I would in all seriousness mention Hot Dog – The Movie, alongside other such wanted titles as Fassbinder’s In a Year of 13 Moons. It appears I am not the only one who wanted this 1980’s sex comedy classic on…