In 1970, young first-time director Dario Argento (Deep Red, Suspiria) made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with The Bird with the Crystal Plumage a film which redefined the ‘giallo’ … Read More
Blu-ray Review: Where The Buffalo Roam
I wish Hunter S. Thompson were alive now to write about the current political climate in our country. His book Fear And Loathing: On The Campaign Trail ’72 is what … Read More
Blu-Ray Review: Bambi Signature Collection
In grand Disney tradition, it’s another trip to the well for an all time classic animated film, Bambi, which gets its third release on blu-ray June 6. This time in … Read More
Blu-Ray Review: The Empire Pictures Blu-ray Collection!
Full Moon Features has released a rather epic collection of classic horror/cult films from Empire Pictures’ robust history with the Empire Pictures Blu-ray Collection. Featuring 18 titles in a limited … Read More
Blu-Ray Review – “Wonder Woman: Commemorative Edition”
“Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share are my own.” To celebrate Wonder Woman’s … Read More
Blu-ray Review: Voodoo Black Exorcist
Voodoo Black Exorcist is a strange one about a man who was entombed alive and who now many years later finds a chance to come out of his sarcophagus while … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray 5/16/2017: Beyond the Gates, Willard, Ben
Beyond the Gates Gordon (Graham Skipper) returns to his hometown to help his estranged brother John (Chase Williamson) pack up their father’s VHS video store after he goes missing and … Read More
Blu-ray Review: Humpback Whales
Every day it seems the world is getting uglier because of Donald Trump and his rabid gang of racist halfwits. We’re desperately in need of beauty to offset the damage … Read More
Blu-ray Review: Chupacabra Territory
In 1980, the movie Cannibal Holocaust was released. In this film, a documentary crew had traveled to the jungle to film cannibal tribes, and then was never heard from again. … Read More
Blu-ray Review: The Vampire Bat
The Film Detective continues its series of restored films with a special edition of the 1933 horror film The Vampire Bat, starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas and Dwight … Read More
Take My Money! March/April Blu-ray Round-up
March has come to a close and April is upon us so there have been a bunch of home video releases worth shelling out your hard earned money for and … Read More
Blu-ray review: “3 Classic Films” from the French New Wave’s answer to Hitchcock
While most of the filmmakers from the ’50s/’60s French New Wave acknowledged their admiration and respect for suspense master Alfred Hitchcock — and even helped to secure his legacy — only … Read More
What’s Out on Blu-ray 3/21/2017: Multiple Maniacs, Firestarter
Firestarter This is the adaptation of the early Stephen King novel of the same name. A little girl and her father are hunted by a government agency that experimented on … Read More
Blu-ray Review: The Man Who Skied Down Everest
I don’t always – or even often – agree with the Academy’s choices for best films, but one film that certainly deserved its Oscar was 1975’s The Man Who Skied … Read More