Eureka Entertainment’s Masters of Cinema series debuts its inaugural release of The Cat and the Canary. Do you dare challenge your own tastes and perceptions for the benefit of historical context and understanding?
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One of these zany films is Full Moon’s Seedpeople. Recently released with a new 2K transfer on Blu-Ray, is this sci-fi/horror film in the former “so bad, it’s good”, or the latter of just plain“bad”?
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Perhaps it is time we re-expand our horizons and give ghosts another chance, which is why we are taking in Nacho Cerdà’s 2006 supernatural horror film, The Abandoned. Now with a slick new special edition from Unearthed Films will this scare us into believing in supernatural horror or remind us why we don’t?
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Grindhouse Releasing is here with their newest release of a forgotten William Shatner thriller, Impulse. Long thought to be lost, this film has now gotten the deluxe 2-disc treatment, but is this an impulse to buy
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In 2024, nostalgia is now at epidemic levels as you can’t go too far without seeing a reboot, rehash, or revival of beloved series and characters. It’s also the backdrop for the Diablo Cody-penned and Zelda Williams-directed Lisa Frankenstein. A clever name, but is it just that or is there more to this nostalgia trip horror comedy?
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In Possessor, Brandon Cronenberg broke out to a much wider audience catapulting him into the stratosphere of young horror filmmakers. Now, Second Sight Film has worked its physical media wizardry and given this modern landmark film the deluxe edition it deserves. Is this set worth making space for?
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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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The world we inhabit and the world we project in our entertainment is not always different, and in some cases, the world we create becomes the world we exist in. This foretelling is what makes Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion such a compelling film in a post-COVID era. We take a look at this 2011 film being released for the first time on 4K UHD from Warner Bros Home Entertainment
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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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Long-time genre star Devanny Pinn makes her directorial debut with The Black Mass, a true crime-inspired thriller that blends fact and fiction. Is this a new take on an old story, or just a mass you’d rather not attend?
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In Candy Land, now on Blu-Ray from MVD Visual, we are presented with a film that is as grindhouse as you can get in 2024. Is this throwback worthwhile or just a nostalgia-happy exercise is cringe?
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Released by Unearthed Films, México Bárbaro II is a collection of stories from South of the US Border that focuses on the unique mythologies and legends of the culture. Are these stories even scarier in Spanish, or do they fail to connect regardless of language and location?
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The legendary folks at Secon Sight Films have given Alexandre Aja’s landmark film their deluxe limited edition treatment with a brand new 4K UHD transfer. Does this monumental film still hold the same impact some 20 years later?
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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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First Crypt of 2024 and we have Satanic Hispanics from Dread/Epic Pictures. Featuring stories from an array of Latine voices including Mike Mendez, Demian Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero, and Alejandro Brugues is this Spanish-speaking scare-fest worth the hype?
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SOV powerhouse Visual Vengeance is quickly becoming the gold standard for these long-forgotten amateur films. Their newest release, The Wrong Door is a classic example of a label taking a chance on something just outside their wheelhouse. Is this a door you want to walk through, or is it better to pass?
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The crypt uncovers the 4K Scan of Messiah of Evil from the newly minted boutique label Radiance Films. Is Messiah of Evil a cult film classic or just another obscure horror film from the 70s?
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