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…
Godzilla vs. Biollante UHD 4K review
Being a lifelong Godzilla fan, writing about Godzilla movies is especially special to me as he is my favorite pop culture character. Reflecting about Godzilla 1985(the title for the USA cut of the film) and seeing Godzilla fall into Mount Mihara to his apparent death was really a heartbreaker for myself and I am sure…
Venom [Blue Underground] 4K UHD Review
The sleek and sinister Jacmel (Klaus Kinski) has conspired with limo driver Dave (Oliver Reed) and maid Louise (Susan George) to kidnap young Philip (Lance Holcomb), the son of a wealthy family. When Philip’s mother heads out of town, leaving him in the care of his famous hunter grandfather Howard (Sterling Hayden), the criminals put…
The Penguin miniseries UHD review
I grew up watching the Batman television series starring Adam West with a lot of big-name actors playing the screen villains, including Burgess Meredith as Penguin, for a mainly comedic role. In 1992 Danny Devito played the Penguin in Batman Returns and was a grotesque character. The Penguin has again returned time and time again…
Kickboxer [Lionsgate] 4K UHD Lenticular Steelbook Review
Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio) is an American kickboxing champion who, along with his brother Kurt (Jean-Claude Van Damme) in his corner, travels to Thailand to take on the best of the best on their own turf. This brings him up against the seemingly unstoppable and savage Tong Po (Michel Qissi) who breaks Eric’s spine, permanently…
Bones and All [Shout Factory] 4K UHD Review
Maren (Taylor Russell) is a detached teen girl whose father seems to move them from town to town a great deal, preventing her from making long-term relationships. We discover why when she is invited to a sleepover and bites off the finger of a girl trying to befriend her. It turns out that she possesses…
2020 Texas Gladiators [Severin Films] 4K UHD Review
It’s the end of the world in Texas. Nisus (Al Cliver) along with the rest of his gang including Jab (Harrison Muller), Halakron (Peter Hooten), Red Wolfe (Hal Yamanouchi) and Catch Dog (Daniel Stephen) travel around trying to salvage what’s left of this hellhole by helping others (kind of…eventually). After Catch Dog attempts to rape…
The Howling 2: Your Sister Is a Werewolf [Vinegar Syndrome] 4k/Blu-ray review
In 1981, The Howling and An American Werewolf in London brought werewolves back into the zeitgeist and studios were seeing dollar signs. The Howling was a Joe Dante film that was a enough of a success to land him the gig directing Gremlins. Obviously, The Howling needed a sequel. Enter Australian filmmaker, Philipe Mora. What…
The Block Island Sound [Synapse Films] 4K UHD Review
Tom Lynch (Neville Archambault) is a fisherman that lives on the Block Island Sound with his son Harry (Chris Sheffield). Gradually Tom starts behaving very strangely, taking the boat out in the middle of night and not remembering what was happening as well as other erratic and unstable shifts of mood. Meanwhile, hundreds of dead…
The Shape of Water [Criterion Collection] 4K UHD Blu-Ray Review
Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is a mute cleaning woman at a top secret government facility who becomes fascinated with a humanoid amphibian creature (Doug Jones) that is being held captive and tormented by the sadistic Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon). When her feelings of fascination grow into something more akin to love, Elisa, with the help of…