Despite what one may think of reality tv programming, it’s neither extraordinarily new nor a fad. Is it a way to get around the writers’ strike happening right now? Only a little bit as, one may be surprised to learn,… Read More ›
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“Day Zero” Blu-ray Giveaway
Director Joey De Guzman’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2022 selection Day Zero was released on digital back in May and now comes home in physical format on July 11th. If you’re interested in checking out recently retired MMA fighter Brandon… Read More ›
Enjoy Stephen William’s dramatic biographical adaptation “Chevalier” at home now.
We may never know the stories we don’t know. That seems like an obvious statement, a philosophical quandary with a seemingly apparent answer. Except, it’s far more complicated than that because, as is often the case, what we don’t know… Read More ›
Summoning a Kandarian demon gets you a great horror experience despite absent special features in “Evil Dead Rise.”
A controversial take to start off the review: I prefer the newer Evil Dead films to the older ones. This isn’t because I think they’re significantly better in quality, Sam Raimi’s trilogy is a masterclass in camp filmmaking that has… Read More ›
“The Tank” Blu-ray Giveaway
Creature features possess no season. They can as easily be enjoyed during Spooky Season as well as during the height of summer. One such film is releasing from Well Go USA, director Scott Walker’s The Tank, which, after a theatrical… Read More ›
Enjoy the surprisingly charming and enjoyable “The Pope’s Exorcist” at home now.
It’s sometimes tough as a horror fan to not occasionally roll my eyes at certain sub-genres under the umbrella due to being burned one too many times by vapid copycats. Strangely, the exorcism sub-genre of horror, while defined by William… Read More ›
The Criterion Collection’s new release of “Time Bandits” on 4K is former released materials with a new format.
In part of what writer/director Terry Gilliam calls his “Trilogy of Imagination,” Time Bandits represents the adolescent perspective: a period of wonder, amazement, magic, and disappointment. It’s an adventure tale in which a child journeys through holes in the universe… Read More ›
“I Am T-Rex” Blu-ray Giveaway
Available for your family’s home viewing enjoyment is directing duo Cai Shangming and Chen Silin’s animated adventure I Am T-Rex, out on shelves as of June 20th. If you’re the sort that gets down with animated dinosaur tales, then rejoice in… Read More ›
“Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” may be special feature-free, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to explore in the home release.
“The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” – Proverb of unclear origin. By October 2001, within a month of the U.S.-based terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001, U.S. armed forces moved into Afghanistan in… Read More ›
Radiance Films adds Rudolf Thome’s “Red Sun” to their collection in a first-time U.S. edition.
In its quest for cinema preservation, boutique distributor Radiance Films has released onto Blu-ray such films as Kōsaku Yamashita’s Big Time Gambling Boss (1968), Luigi Comencini’s The Sunday Woman (1975), Todd Solondz’s Welcome to the Doll House (1995), and Amy… Read More ›
Before you explore “The Red Door,” go back to the first “Insidious” tale with Sony’s limited-edition 4K Blu-ray.
PG-13 horror gets a bad rap. Sure, there have been some films that were so clearly supposed to be full-fledged R-rated scare-fests toned down to a more commercially viable PG-13 rating in their early years (for me, I think of… Read More ›
Universal Pictures releases a “Dracula Sucks Edition” of Chris McKay’s horror comedy “Renfield,” filled with dark delights to extend the cinematic experience.
In a not-so-distant time, when audiences heard the name “Nicolas Cage,” there was an automatic presumption of a performer who’s either doing something huge in the scene as a larger-than-life character or the project as a whole as being of… Read More ›
“Bone Cold” Blu-ray Giveaway
Billy Hanson’s feature-length directorial debut, Bone Cold, is coming home on physical and digital formats today, June 13th. If you’re interested in checking out this supernatural horror/thriller, the awesome folks at Well Go USA have given EoM one (1) Blu-ray… Read More ›
Liberation Hall’s home release of “Project: ALF” will be the cat’s meow for fans of our favorite Melmacian.
September 22nd, 1986, television changed forever when the fuzzy, wise-cracking, cat-eating alien from the planet Melmac crash-landed through the roof of the Tanner Family garage. The ‘80s were a wild time when odd couple comedy in sitcoms couldn’t go with… Read More ›
While we await the upcoming sequel, enjoy Donnie Yen’s “Śakra” at home via Well Go USA.
Donnie Yen has been a staple of martial arts cinema for decades now. He’s battled drug dealers in In the Line of Duty IV (1989), immortals in Highlander: Endgame (2000), reluctantly alongside the daywalker in Blade II (2002), and just… Read More ›
“Kill Zone” Blu-ray Giveaway
Director David A. Prior’s 1985 action film Kill Zone is set to join the MVD Rewind Collection on June 13th. If you’re a fan of this David Campbell-starring project or you’re curious to check out a piece of cinema history… Read More ›
“Rain Man” 4K UHD Giveaway
In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Barry Levinson’s Academy Award-winning drama Rain Man – starring Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, and Valeria Golino – is receiving a first-time 4K UHD edition and Blu-ray anniversary edition, releasing on the MVD Marquee Collection. Thanks… Read More ›
Bring the dinos and Adam Driver home with Sony’s home release of “65.”
When I first saw some promotional material for 65 I was beyond excited as it was something that was immediately up my alley, a science fiction movie starring Adam Driver. At worst it was going to be a fun outing… Read More ›
Sammo Hung’s action dramedy “Warriors Two” is the latest Hong Kong martial arts release from Arrow Video.
In the world of martial arts cinema, one of the greats is Hung Kam-bo, known more commonly as Sammo Hung. His resume includes acting, stunt choreography, writing, producing, and directing in films released by Cathay Asia, Bo Bo Films, Shaw… Read More ›
“Renfield” Digital Code Giveaway
You think your job sucks? Imagine being Dracula’s bootheel. Thanks to Chris McKay’s Renfield, we no longer have to! If you happened to miss this horror comedy in theaters, it’s coming home on June 6th and Universal Pictures has kindly given… Read More ›