As we’ve seen with Star Trek and Twilight Zone Blu-ray releases, old TV shows that shot on 35mm film can now look really great in HD. Wonder Woman is the latest series to get the upgrade, and its three seasons provide a visual treat you couldn’t have imagined on 19” […]
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I don’t know where Vinegar Syndrome found Deadine but it is a nasty discovery. Actually it’s from Canada but I never would’ve discovered it were it not on their slate. The ‘80s were a golden age for crazy horror movies. They were easy to fund and the emerging video industry […]
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I never saw Xtro 1 or 2 but Vinegar Syndrome just put out a new DVD of Xtro 3 so I figured I’d give it a whirl. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to catch up. It seems like a standalone story with what I assume is the same alien from the […]
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When I was a kid going to the video store, I’d always see the Angel movies sitting on the sheles. They had a catchy high concept tagline: “High school honor student by day, Hollywood hooker by night.” I thought when I grew up, I’m going to rent those movies and […]
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The Hills Have Eyes Part II was a gap I’ve long had in the Wes Craven filmography. Even Craven would admit he did it for the money after his divorce, and then he didn’t even get to finish it. So now that we’re all stuck inside, it might be a […]
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Blinded By the Light thrived at Sundance where it landed a distribution deal for a summer release through Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema. It’s a harder sell at the box office where franchises rules but this is the type of movie that’s worth discovering. If you missed it in […]
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One of the great joys this past summer was Crawl, a high concept movie like they used to make in the ‘90s. A girl (Kaya Scodelario) goes to rescue her father (Barry Pepper) from a flood when alligators wash into their house. Crawl delivered the goods this summer and it’s […]
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Stuber updated the buddy cop movie for the rideshare era. Instead of mismatched partners, Stuber matched a rogue cop (Dave Bautista) with an innocent Uber driver (Kumail Nanjiani). Their chemistry was fun and they had quite a crazy adventure in 90 minutes. On Blu-ray, Stuber looks great. The heat of […]
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Franchise Fred is in Crite heaven with two new Critters sequels this year. Shudder premiered the series Critters: A New Binge which essentially amounted to an 80 minute movie. And Critters Attack is another sequel. Blue Ribbon Content made both. It’s also a testament to how far the franchise has […]
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Hail Satan? was my favorite movie at Sundance and so far of the year. The Satanic Temple has such great showmanship that it’s already a document of brilliant satire. But then you realize what they’re doing is actually important. Satirizing religion is one thing but we are supposed to have […]
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