Posts tagged Author: Matthew Orozco
COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - GREEN ROOM (SECOND SIGHT FILMS BLU-RAY))

Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room, now with a brand new 4K UHD and Blu-Ray combo from Second Sight Films is such an important release. It balances the delicate weight of showing the two extremes of the punk genre and places it in the realm of pure exploitation. How does the content still hold up in a world where neo-nazis are now a more visible threat than before, and is it still as tense as we remember it?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - PEACOCK (POU) INDIEFLIX BLU-RAY

Even if you google recommendations for African horror films, you aren’t likely to find a ton of lists that can give you deep looks into regional horror, especially more independent fare. Thankfully, labels like IndieFlix are working to improve that with their recent Blu-Ray release of Jaco Minnaar’s Peacock. Is this supernatural and psychological South African thriller something unique like the feathers on its titular animal or just another nameless bird in the flock?

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COLLECTOR'S CRYPT - AUGUST UNDERGROUND'S PENANCE (UNEARTHED FILMS BLU RAY)

While not all trilogies are created equal, some are far more cohesive, and the least likely to be mentioned is the August Underground series. Now that the third film, August Underground’s Penance is out on Blu-ray / DVD from Unearthed Films we can see how the tale of Peter and Crusty ends. Is this trilogy a threesome worth having, or just another ménage à pew?

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VOD of the Dead - BRIGHTWOOD (2022)

New indie horror film BRIGHTWOOD, a 2022 horror film produced, written, and directed by DANE ELCAR that has been making the rounds at genre festivals such as HORRORHOUND, SALEM FILM FEST, and PANIC FEST. Is BRIGHTWOOD helping to shepherd in a new wave of surrealistic horror, or is this one too out of touch with any reality to connect with?

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