Donald Farmer’s BLOOD BITCH BABY (2024) on Blu-ray from Bloodsick
BloodSick Productions continues its fun modern Blu-ray SOV line with Donald Farmer’s Blood Bitch Baby (2024). A Tennessee-shot micro-budget take on the Countess Bathory story, Blood Bitch Baby is a sometimes effective if lovingly goofy horror film featuring a delightful little demon puppet. The Kansas-born cult figure Donald Farmer has directed nearly fifty features and…
Your Painted Smile: Pupi Avati’s THE HOUSE WITH THE LAUGHING WINDOWS (1976) on 4K and Blu-ray from Arrow
One of the finest films of 1976 has been granted an incredible release courtesy of Arrow Home Video. Available as a 4K UHD and Blu-ray release, this recent Arrow collection is as close to perfect as imaginable. It is hard to imagine a more definitive release of Pupi Avati’s haunting The House With The Laughing…
The DESPERATE TEENAGE LOVEDOLLS Return! A Restored Blu-ray double-feature
A double-barrel blast of pure punk-rock energy to the face, David Markey’s brilliant shot on Super 8 duo, Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (1984) and Lovedolls Superstar (1986) return via 2 new 4K restorations for Blu-ray. Packed with archival and new bonus features, this incredible double-feature collection from We Got Power Films and MVD, is a spectacular…
Fade Away And Radiate: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (1983) on 4K and Blu-ray from Cult Epics
Cult Epics continues its extraordinary Nobuhiko Obayashi 4K/Blu-ray collection with the iconic director’s 1983 sci-fi romantic fantasy, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983). Featuring hours of archival and new bonus material, along with a sparkling new 4K restoration, this Cult Epics collection is as lovely as the film, continuing its finely curated look at…
Cult Epics continues its 4K Tinto Brass Collection with THE KEY (1983)
Cult Epics has released the definitive edition of one of my personal favorite films from the early eighties, Tinto Brass’ incredibly influential The Key (1983), as a lovely 4K/Blu-ray special edition. Loaded with hours of new and archival extras, a terrific booklet, and a sparkling new straight from the negative 4K restoration, this is the…
“We’re all part of the same hypocrisy.” Radiance presents THE JAPANESE GODFATHER TRILOGY on Blu-ray
Amongst the most interesting archival releases in recent memory, Radiance’s box-set for The Japanese Godfather Trilogy presents three quite rare films for the first time on Blu-ray. With each film clocking in well over two hours, this is indeed a very EPIC collection, beginning with Sadao Nakajima’s Japan’s Don (1977). Japan’s Don is an interesting and extremely noble work, incredibly…
A Controlled Demolition: Takashi Miike’s AGITATOR (2001)
How do you follow up films as unforgettably off-the-wall as the 2001 duo of Visitor Q and Ichi the Killer? If you are legendary Takashi Miike, you take to the streets again to create the 200-minute two-part modern yakuza epic Agitator. A wonderfully realized guerrilla filmmaking experience, Agitator finds Miike in a much more meditative…
Prickle to Rosebud: Grzegorz Królikiewicz’s THE DANCING HAWK (1978) on Blu-ray from Radiance
Radiance has released a beautiful 4K restoration of the avant-garde Polish cult-classic The Dancing Hawk as a limited edition Blu-ray. Featuring two bonus short films from its famed cinematographer Zbigniew Rybczyński, a video essay from Carmen Grey, and a booklet, this Radiance release offers English-language Polish film fans the opportunity to see an HD scan of one…
Men of Good Fortune: Ivan Passer’s CUTTER’S WAY (1981) on 4K/Blu-ray from Radiance
What a strange journey I’ve had with Cutter’s Way (1981). After hearing about the film for so long, I finally watched it just a few years ago. I was underwhelmed. Despite my unresponsiveness, certain aspects stayed with me, certain scenes, certain moments. Upon revisiting the film a second time, I began to agree with some…
Mother of Pearl: Mihalis Kakogiannis’ IPHIGENIA (1977)
An intense and uncompromising masterwork from Greek filmmaker Mihalis Kakogiannis, Iphigenia (1977) is a brutal take on the classic myth and Euripides play. Starring the brilliant trio of Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, and twelve-year-old Tatiana Papamoschou, Iphigenia is a haunting and heartbreaking work. Recently released by Radiance as a special limited-edition Blu-ray Iphigenia is a…
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