Posts Tagged ‘Arrow Video’
Blackhat Blu-ray Review: A Rare Miss For Michael Mann
Mann is too good of a director to make a really bad movie, but the ridiculousness of the plot of this one ruined it for me.
Read MoreWitness 4K UHD Review: Competent Thriller; Excellent Romance
Peter Weir’s Witness, starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, is a competent thriller wrapped inside a charming romance.
Read MoreCarlito’s Way 4K UHD Review: Sad Streets
Carlito’s Way is a sad, albeit semi-exciting, street opera.
Read MoreThe Prodigal Son Blu-ray Review: Sammo Hung Meets Wing Chun
If you’re a fan of Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Wing Chun, or martial arts movies in general, the film is well worth watching.
Read MoreBorsalino Blu-ray Review: A (Not Quite) Epic French Gangster Flick
Delon and Belmondo are always magnetic to watch; I just wish the rest of the film had more to say.
Read MoreChildren of the Corn (1984) Blu-ray Review: The Corn Kids Bring New Meaning to Cult Classic
Children of the Corn remains both fascinating and disturbing as it spins its terrible tale of a town overcome by frenzied youth
Read MoreTrapped Alive Blu-ray Review: An ’80s Hodgepodge of Horror Tropes That Collapses Fast
Trapped Alive misses the mark by trying to be and do too much while somehow doing nearly nothing at all.
Read MoreTwo Witches Blu-ray Review: Two Witches Casts a Classic Horror Spell
Hinges creak, shadows creep, candles flicker, and danger lurks in shadowy places throughout this instant horror classic.
Read MoreBlack Sunday (1977) Special Edition Blu-ray Review: The Creep in the Blimp
If you’re in the mood for a smart, crackerjack thriller ripped from the headlines by a talented team of filmmakers, Black Sunday may be your cup of meat.
Read MoreKnockabout Blu-ray Review: Sticks, Shticks, and Slapstick
Arrow Video continues their new series of Sammo Hung releases with this action comedy from early in his directorial career.
Read MoreMillionaires’ Express Blu-ray Review: Chinese Bullet Train
Book a return trip to the glory days of Hong Kong action cinema with this new restoration of an early Sammo Hung classic.
Read MoreThe Vagrant (1992) Blu-ray Review: Baffling, but Never Boring Horror Film
A brisk if tone-deaf horror comedy about a homeless man who won’t leave is baffling in good and bad ways.
Read MoreThe House That Screamed Blu-ray Review: A Hallmark of European Horror
A super creepy and complex tale of murder and sexual hysteria.
Read MoreDeadly Games Blu-ray Review: More Like Slays of Our Lives
An enjoyable movie with some solid kills, lots of creepy scenes, and some well-rounded nudity. Hubba hubba.
Read MoreThe Count Yorga Collection Blu-ray Review: Vampire Wreaks Havoc in California! Read All About It!
A great “modern” take on the classic gothic vampire genre.
Read MoreGothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror Blu-ray Review
This set reveals how the genre allows plenty of room for filmmakers to create something new and unique.
Read MoreA Fugitive from the Past Blu-ray Review: An Epic from the Past Finally Reaches USA
Director Tomu Uchida’s sprawling 1965 crime drama has finally arrived on home video for the first time outside of Japan.
Read MoreRunning out of Time/Running out of Time 2 Blu-ray Review: One Part Great, One Part Unnecessary
Arrow Video does a solid job bringing two Johnnie To films to Blu-ray in a new, restored format.
Read MoreFlatliners (1990) 4K UHD Review: Visually Stimulating Psychological Thriller
Flatliners is more beautiful than ever on this stunning 4K release, even if ultimately the thrills run a little… flat.
Read MoreEdge of Sanity Blu-ray Review: Anthony Perkins as Dr. Jekyll and Jack ‘The Ripper’ Hyde
Visually stunning and sexually edgy, the movie has its moments of horror and also its unintentional moments of laughter.
Read MoreGiallo Essentials [Black Edition] Blu-ray Box Set Review: Back in Black
Arrow Video is to be commended for continuing to spotlight the giallo genre in this handsome new box set.
Read MoreThe Righteous Blu-ray Review: An Audacious First Film
The film works best as a character study.
Read MoreThe Sacred Spirit Blu-ray Review: Mostly yet Unsuccessfully Weird
If you happen to like odd films like this, then you’ll probably find something worthy about this one.
Read MoreHell High Blu-ray Review: Watching It Is Pure Hell
The killer is not the typical crazed psychopathic butcher you find in every other slasher flick.
Read MoreTrue Romance Blu-ray Review: Entertaining, Relentless, and Fearless
The folks at Arrow did everyone a great service of giving it the release it so rightly deserves.
Read MoreTrue Romance 4K UHD Review: Sick Love, Slick Film
A rare film written but not directed by Quentin Tarantino, it’s beautifully produced if a little hard to love.
Read MoreThe Initiation of Sarah Blu-ray Review: A Made-for-TV Carrie Rip-Off
It is all a bit silly and a whole lot camp, but there is quite a bit of charm.
Read More12 Monkeys (1995) 4K UHD Review: Time-Travel Tragedy
A psychological thriller, a science-fiction film, comedy and tragedy, 12 Monkeys is Terry Gilliam’s most wide-reaching and accessible film.
Read MoreWild Things 4K UHD Review: High Level Sleaze
Sex, Theft, and murder in south Florida, this is a wildly entertaining crime story with no one to root for.
Read MoreRogue Cops and Racketeers: Two Crime Thrillers by Enzo G. Castellari Blu-ray Review: Quintessential Italian Crime Dramas
A pretty excellent double feature of poliziotteschi.
Read MoreGirls Nite Out Blu-ray Review: Another Slasher Movie Where Kids Will Be Kids
This release should be worth it for fans.
Read MoreTwisting the Knife: Four Films by Claude Chabrol Blu-ray Box Set Review
While all four films are independent projects with no recurring characters, they carry a unifying theme of deceitful women up to no good.
Read MoreRoboCop (1987) 4K UHD Review: FrankenCop
It was Paul Verhoeven’s first American film, and it’s still his best Hollywood outing.
Read MoreMary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) 4K UHD Review: Loud, Blaring Classic Adaptation
Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation goes back to the novel for a faithful, but histrionic and anti-subtle adaptation of the horror classic.
Read MoreThe 8 Diagram Pole Fighter Blu-Ray Review: One of the Greatest Kung Fu Movies Ever
You owe it to yourself to buy this film.
Read MoreTo Sleep So as to Dream Blu-ray Review: Ode to Silent Japanese Cinema
A startlingly weird directorial debut about detectives searching for a kidnapped girl, made in the style of a silent film.
Read MoreCome Drink with Me Blu-ray Review: The Bloody Ballad of Golden Swallow
I hold it in high esteem.
Read MoreAn American Werewolf in London 4K UHD Limited Edition Review: He’s a Monster and He’s Not Alright
The latest in a line of beautiful Arrow releases.
Read MoreLies & Deceit: Five Films by Claude Chabrol Blu-ray Box Set Review
The five films presented here are completely straightforward, pedestrian affairs without any hint of experimentation.
Read MoreRed Angel (1966) Blu-ray Review: Disturbing War Hospital Drama
Yasuzo Masamura’s dark drama about a nurse who struggles to maintain her humanity in the hell of war.
Read MoreGiallo Essentials [Yellow Edition] Blu-ray Review: Masked Killers, Disrobed Victims
Arrow Video’s second box set collection of giallo classics is now available, arriving less than a month after the first collection. Unlike the first set, all three of the films presented here are more what one would consider true gialli, with seedy crime plots stuffed with sex and gore. All three films are presented in…
Read MoreGiallo Essentials [Red Edition] Blu-ray Box Set Review: Mixed Bag, Solid Box
The set is the first of a planned multi-volume collection of giallo essentials, intended to provide neophytes and connoisseurs with a treasury of classics.
Read MoreThe Hills Have Eyes (1977) 4K UHD Review: Hellbilly Pie
An interesting, but ineffective, entry in the ‘hellbilly’ subgenre.
Read MoreGiallo Essentials [Red Edition] Blu-ray Review: Underrated but Important Films
If you like giallos, or need a good starting point to understand them, then this box set is definitely a must-have.
Read MoreDeep Red (1975) 4K Ultra HD Review: Argento’s Giallo Swan Song
Argento finally perfect his stylish cinematic approach, and pretty much abandons storytelling, in this beautiful baffling murder mystery.
Read MoreCold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman Blu-ray Review: This Set Is a Must-buy
Arrow Video has just released a lovely little boxed set of four of his sci-fi/horror films.
Read MoreDune (1984) 4K Ultra HD Review: Beautiful, Fascinating Mess of an Adaptation
A messy adaptation of a nearly unfilmable book has amazing production design and a beautiful 4K release.
Read MoreDeath Screams (1982) Blu-ray Review: Regional ’80s Slasher Artifact
Obscure ’80s North Carolina slasher movie offers a window into indie cinema history. Also, blood and boobs.
Read MoreChildren of the Corn (1984) 4K Ultra HD Review: Beating Up Kids in 4K
A rare early faithful adaptation of a Stephen King story shines in this new 4K restoration.
Read MoreThe Sergio Martino Collection Blu-ray Review: A Giallo Giant Gets His Due
With this release, Arrow (true to form) has done itself proud yet again.
Read MoreThe Cat O’ Nine Tails 4K Ultra HD Review: Convoluted Giallo Murder Mystery
Argento’s second film has some great set pieces, music, and cinematography, but is undermined by an overbusy script.
Read MoreBlind Beast Blu-ray Review: An Assured Vision by Director Yasuzo Masumura
The film is at its best when the captive Aki starts poking apart the relationship dynamic between the fully grown but totally dependent man and his nurturing old mother.
Read MoreThe Brotherhood of Satan Blu-ray Review: Panic in a Small Town
As this is a cult film from the 1970s, you shouldn’t go in expecting an altogether happy ending.
Read MoreThe Daimajin Trilogy Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set: Stone Cold Kaiju Action
Generally overlooked in the West, but thanks to this expertly produced new box set the films have a much better chance to connect with discerning kaiju fans.
Read MoreVengeance Trails: 4 Classic Westerns Blu-ray Review: Proving There’s More to Spaghetti Westerns than Sergio Leone
I don’t know that I’d call them truly classic, but they are all quite good and worth the purchase.
Read MoreThe Bird with the Crystal Plumage 4K Ultra HD Review: Dario Argento’s Debut Giallo
Dario Argento’s stylish and assured directorial debut about a black-clad murderer stalking Rome comes to 4K.
Read MoreYears of Lead Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set Review: Transforms Lead into Gold
Arrow Video’s new box set aims to shine a light on poliziotescchi, police action films that generally took a more serious, realistic approach to their mayhem.
Read MoreMajor Dundee Blu-ray Review: Get Whipped and Bury Your Dead
The good folks at Arrow Video did right by Major Dundee.
Read MoreIrezumi Blu-ray Review: Kiss of the Spider Woman
Another gem in Arrow Video’s rapidly expanding roster of spectacular niche films, and well worth adding to the library of all fans of Japanese cinema.
Read MoreIrezumi (1966) Blu-ray Review: Revenge and Obsession
A tattoo transforms a geisha into a spirit of vengeance in this moody period drama from Yasuzo Masumura.
Read More12 Monkeys Blu-ray Steelbook Review: No Monkeying Around Here
Terry Gilliam’s film is still surprisingly effective, no matter which year you watch it.
Read MoreDeath Has Blue Eyes Blu-ray Review: It’s a Mastorakis Mess
A wacky, highly edited, totally ’70s mesh of horror, comedy, and action that’s kind of fun and makes very little sense.
Read MoreThe Invisible Man Appears Blu-ray Review: It Can Finally Be Seen
As the first existing tokusatsu, The Invisible Man Appears is massively important to Japanese history.
Read MoreSouthland Tales Blu-ray Review: Strange but Strangely Compelling
Was the theatrical cut a film-breaking disaster that gutted a potential masterpiece, or was it a salvage job on a derelict film that was always destined for the junk heap?
Read MoreJSA: Joint Security Area Blu-ray Review: Death on the DMZ
Chan-wook Park’s early film about a murder on the Korean border is one of the filmmaker’s most mainstream thrillers.
Read MoreThe Last Starfighter Blu-ray Review: Tailor Made for 1980s Gamers
The Last Starfighter is tailor made for 1980s gamers.
Read MoreTremors (1990) 4K Ultra HD Review: Monster Movie in Perfection
An extras-packed new release of the early ’90s monster movie that, in its very small way, is kind of perfect.
Read MoreVersus (2000) Blu-ray Review: Samurai Zombie Yakuza Action
More than 20 years after its initial release, this wildly energetic Japanese action-horror film gets an extra packed release.
Read MoreCold Light of Day (1989) Blu-ray Review: Portrait of a British Serial Killer
Obscure British serial killer film details the grubby life of a real life (if slightly fictionalized) murderer.
Read MoreThe Deeper You Dig Blu-ray Review: A Terrific Low-budget Horror
A perfect addition to your Halloween viewing schedule.
Read MoreGraveyards of Honor Blu-ray Review: Grim Yakuza Renegade Dramas
Two adaptations of the same novel, made decades apart, about a yakuza too violent and self-destructive even for gang-life.
Read MoreWarning from Space Blu-ray Review: Starmen Waiting in the Sky
The first Japanese science fiction film shot in color is as surprisingly stylishly made as it is old-fashioned.
Read MoreIvansxtc Blu-ray Review: Extremely Modern and Dead-on
A difficult, disturbing, but creepily accurate depiction of the perils of Hollywood.
Read MoreFlash Gordon (1980) 4K Ultra HD Review: Garish and Spirited Comic Action
Whether it’s too camp or in the proper comic spirit, Flash Gordon’s elaborately colorful production bursts onto 4K.
Read MoreBlack Test Car + The Black Report Blu-ray Review: Japanese Businessman Noir
Two ’60s crime thrillers by director Yasuzo Masumura that explore the dark side of post-war industrialized Japan.
Read MorePitch Black 4K Ultra HD Review: Riddick Starts Here
The first film in what became a sci-fi trilogy is a fun throwback action thriller, now in 4K UHD.
Read MoreBloodstone Blu-ray Review: Indiana Jones and the B-Movie Knock-Off
Nico Mastorakis gets into the exotic adventure game with typical mixed results.
Read MoreHiroshima Blu-ray Review: Unrelenting Terror
A documentary-style narrative film about the days following first atomic bomb dropping.
Read MoreZombie for Sale Blu-ray Review: A New Take on an Old Genre
This zombie rom-com takes the genre into fun directions.
Read MoreDream Demon Blu-ray Review: Newly-Unearthed ’80s Horror Fantasy
Rarely scary, but visually gripping, an unsuccessful attempt to copy Nightmare on Elm Street scores as a fantasy film.
Read MoreBlood Tide Blu-ray Review: Fun and Monsters in the Greek Sun
James Earl Jones quotes Shakespeare and conjures a barely seen monster in this masterpiece from Greek auteur Nico Mastorakis.
Read MoreInferno of Torture Blu-ray Review: Torsos, Tattoos, and Torture
Another in Teruo Ishii’s series of films depicting sadistic practices in Japanese history, all of which involve disrobing women.
Read MoreWhite Fire, The Wind, and Why Don’t You Just Die! Blu-rays Review: Three from Arrow Video
Three very different films get the excellent Arrow Video treatment.
Read MoreThe Woman Blu-ray Review: Dares to Depict the Dark Side of the American Family
The great folks at Arrow continue their amazing streak with Lucky McKee’s notorious 2011 shocker in a new 4K restoration.
Read MoreSixteen Candles Blu-ray Review: A Problematic but Worthwhile Film
Arrow Video does a great job of presenting this controversial ’80s classic.
Read MoreElvira: Mistress of the Dark Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Silly Flick
The good folks at Arrow bring back to life a delightfully campy and fun tribute to horror films.
Read MoreBeyond the Door Blu-ray Review: Rosemary’s Baby Meets the Exorcist
Arrow Video has outdone themselves with this Italian Exorcist knock-off.
Read MoreThe Passion of Darkly Noon Blu-ray Review: The Story Goes Nowhere
A good cast and beautiful visual style can’t save a bad script.
Read MoreOne Missed Call Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Let This One Go to Voicemail
A spooky premise and an excellent set of extras can’t save this trilogy of films from getting hung up on.
Read MoreDeadly Manor Blu-ray Review: A Complete and Total Dud
I’m not one prone to hyperbole but Deadly Manor might be the stupidest movie I’ve ever seen.
Read MoreEdge of the Axe Blu-ray Review: Careful with That Axe, Psycho Killer
Arrow Video presents this late entry into the slasher genre that spends too much time developing character when it should be chopping up bodies with an axe.
Read MoreJake Speed Blu-ray Review: When Indiana Jones and Brendan Fraser Aren’t Available, Call Jake Speed
Action, adventure, romance! What more could a teenage boy want?
Read MoreHitch Hike to Hell Blu-ray Review: Put Your Thumb Down and Run
You’ll wish you were in Hell instead of watching this movie.
Read MoreThe Dead Center Blu-ray Review: Mostly Effective Psychological Horror
Primer’s Shane Carruth stars in psychological and supernatural horror tale, where a suicide returns from the dead… but not alone.
Read MoreFlowers in the Attic (1987) Blu-ray Review: I Think They Wilted
The best-selling novel gets a neutered adaptation but an excellent release by Arrow Video.
Read MoreRingu Collection Blu-ray Review: Ghostly Revenge, Again and Again
Four weird, gripping and often terrifying films of spectral revenge that began the J-horror boom are now on Blu-ray.
Read MoreApprentice to Murder Blu-ray Review: Graduated to Boring
This 1980s folk horror is light on scares and heavy on nothing happening.
Read MoreRingu Blu-ray Review: One Ring That Started Them All
Arrow Video brings a new 4K restoration of this Japanese horror film that started a movement.
Read MoreThe Prey Blu-ray Review: Pray You’ll Never Have to Watch
Arrow Video does an excellent job presenting this should-have-been forgotten slasher in a very nice package.
Read MoreThe Hills Have Eyes, Part 2 Blu-ray Review: Flashback City
Arrow Video does a nice job spiffing up this movie that is so bad even the director disowned it.
Read MoreHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) Blu-ray Review: Same Gore, Less Story
Follow up to Hellraiser has the same aesthetic, same cast, much the same crew, but not enough story or ideas.
Read MoreHellraiser (1987) Blu-ray Review: Clive Barker’s Semi-professional Debut
An erotic and grotesque twist on a haunted house story, with an unsettling horrific vision that supersedes some film-making fumbles.
Read MoreIn the Aftermath Blu-ray Review: An Odd Mishmash of Live Action and Animation
An art-house Japanese animated film gets a terrible American treatment.
Read MoreWho Saw Her Die? Blu-ray Review: Bond Does Giallo
George Lazenby should have been a star.
Read MoreAlice, Sweet Alice Blu-ray Review: Has Surprisingly Aged Very Well
Alfred Sole’s underrated shocker gets a new, superb upgrade courtesy of Arrow.
Read MoreKlute Is the Pick of the Week
A gritty ’70s masterwork leads a week of interesting releases.
Read MoreDouble Face Blu-ray Review: Could Have Used a Face Lift
A subdued Klaus Kinski stars in this krimi/giallo mashup that is never thrilling but often quite dull.
Read MoreShe-Devils on Wheels Blu-ray Review: I Just Don’t Get It
She-Devils on Wheels has nothing going for it.
Read MoreYakuza Law Blu-ray Review: Gory Fun Yakuza Anthology
Three fun but gory short stories of the Yakuza taking the law into their own hands, filled with bloody torture.
Read MoreThe Iguana with the Tongue of Fire Blu-ray Review: Confusing and Dull
This giallo/poliziotteschi has too much confusing plot and not enough style to be interesting to anyone but fans of the genres.
Read MoreTerra Formars Blu-ray Review: Miike Can Do Better
Takashi Miike’s sci-fi adventure on Mars should have stayed on Earth a little longer.
Read MoreStrip Nude for Your Killer Blu-ray Review: Keep Your Clothes On
Salacious 1970s giallo is quite dull despite being packed full of sex and violence.
Read MoreScared Stiff Blu-ray Review: Bored Silly
Low-budget 1980s horror flick waits until the end to get interesting, but by then it is too late.
Read MoreKeoma Blu-ray Review: The Spaghetti Western’s Last Breath
Franco Nero stars in this later-period spaghetti western that’s got a lot of style, and little else.
Read MoreKolobos Blu-ray Review: Terrible Name, Even Worse Movie
A ’90s slasher has plenty of violence and little else.
Read MoreAudition Blu-ray Review: Family Drama Turns Violent
Takashi Miike’s disturbing melodrama gets a nice restoration from Arrow Video.
Read MoreHorror Express Blu-ray Review: Hammer Horror-esque
Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee battle an alien ape on a train. What more could you want?
Read MoreThe Possessed / The Fifth Cord Blu-rays Review: Giallo Before and After Argento
Two films from Luigi Bazzoni illustrate both what a great director he was and what seismic shifts Dario Argento created on Italian cinema.
Read MoreThe Forbidden Photos of a Lady Beyond Suspicion Blu-ray Review: Proto-Giallo
More psycho-sexual thriller than giallo, this film nevertheless delivers the goods.
Read MoreDe Niro & De Palma: The Early Years Blu-ray Review: For Fans Only
Arrow Video brings together a collection of three early collaborations between two titans of the cinema with mixed results.
Read MoreBloody Birthday Blu-ray Review: Bloody Awful
Kids behaving badly in a really bad movie.
Read MoreDe Niro & De Palma: The Early Years Is the Pick of the Week
Here’s a few new releases to add to your Christmas stocking.
Read MoreOrgies of Edo Blu-ray Review: Torture, Surrealism, and Topless Women
Teruo Ishii’s strange anthology of period stories of sex and torture is more bizarre than erotic, though entertaining.
Read MoreThe Wizard of Gore Blu-ray Review: Splatter Magic
Herschell Gordon Lewis’s splatter classic is terrible in the best possible way.
Read MoreGas Food Lodging Blu-ray Review: A Moving Study of Women on Their Own Terms
A wonderfully somber portrait of women at a crossroads.
Read MoreTorso (1973) Blu-ray Review: Sleazy Suspenseful Giallo Goodness
Director Sergio Martino crafts a precursor to modern slasher movies that combines sexploitation with stabbings. And gougings.
Read MoreDistant Voices, Still Lives Blu-ray Review: Accurately Captures the Battle of the Sexes
A minimalist, but masterful portrait of harrowing family dynamics.
Read MoreSchlock Blu-ray Review: Could Have Also Been Called Shoddy, Shabby, or Sucky
A movie so bad we reviewed it three times.
Read MoreThe Baby (1973) Blu-ray Review: Could Have Been a Cult Classic
Ted Post’s oddball ’70s horror film has all the trappings of a camp classic but the execution left me bored out of my skull.
Read MoreThe Pyjama Girl Case Blu-ray Review: Fact Is More Interesting Than Fiction
Put your PJs on, this giallo will put you to sleep.
Read MoreHorrors of Malformed Men Blu-ray Review: Complete Malformed Japanese Madness
Teruo Ishii’s strangest film of murder, doppelgangers, and the titular malformed men finally makes it to Blu-ray.
Read MoreTideland Blu-ray Review: Childhood, Love, and Necrophilia
Terry Gilliam’s controversial tale of an innocent in a grotesque world is four parts beautiful, six parts repulsive.
Read MoreWhat Have They Done to Your Daughters? Blu-ray Review: I Hope They’re Not with Solange
The second part of Massimo Dallamano’s “schoolgirl’s in peril” trilogy gets an excellent release from Arrow Video.
Read MoreStreet Mobster Blu-ray Review: Gritty, Nasty Yakuza Drama
Kinji Fukasaku’s brings docu-drama realism and brutal ugliness to the Yakuza genre in this gritty film.
Read MoreArrow Video Presents Director Vincent Ward’s First Two Features, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey and Vigil
‘Vigil’ shows much of the talent and promise that would be delivered in ‘The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey.’
Read MoreThe Case of the Scorpion’s Tail Blu-ray Review: Stereotypical Giallo
Sergio Martino’s horror film ticks off all the giallo boxes but never rises above them.
Read MoreDoom Asylum Blu-ray Review: Terribly Charming
Arrow Video has done their usual magnificent job releasing this ridiculously bad, yet somehow entertaining horror film.
Read MoreDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! Blu-ray Review: Undercover Yakuza Hijinks
Released in 1963, director Seijun Suzuki was on the brink of his artistic breakthrough with this comic gangland picture.
Read MoreThe Last House on the Left Blu-ray Review: A Video Nasty Gets Its Day
Wes Craven’s first film gets an excellent new set from Arrow Video.
Read MoreThe Addiction Blu-ray Review: A Very Disturbing but Highly Intelligent Tale of Urban Vampirism
I definitely have to recommend this shocking, masterful film.
Read MoreThe Bloodthirsty Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Dracula Goes East
Three Japanese movies directed by Michio Yamamoto that involve Western-style vampires, with style, atmosphere, and some decent sprays of blood.
Read MoreDeath Smiles on a Murderer Blu-ray Review: I’m Not Smiling
Joe D’Amato’s first horror film is a strange mixture of weird, gore, and boredom.
Read MoreSeijun Suzuki: The Early Years Vol. 2 Border Crossings: The Crime and Action Movies Blu-ray Review: Nikkatsu Noir
Five early films by Seijun Suzuki spotlight Nikkatsu’s early 60s trends and the director’s growing ambition.
Read MoreThe Crazies (1973) Blu-ray Review: The Best Kind of Crazy
The best version yet of an influential classic.
Read MoreBasket Case (1982) Blu-ray Review: Enthusiastically Silly and Sleazy
Frank Henenlotter’s feature debut comes on a ridiculously stuffed Blu-ray, a must for any fan.
Read MoreKiller Klowns from Outer Space (1988) Blu-ray Review: Krazy, Kampy Fun
Take a ride on the nightmare merry-go-round with Arrow Video’s excellent restoration of the Chiodo brothers’ cult classic.
Read MoreScalpel (1977) Blu-ray Review: Eyes with Added Face
Arrow Video releases an oft-ignored ‒ but nevertheless, awesome ‒ thriller guaranteed to get under your skin.
Read MoreHenri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno Blu-ray Review: Lost Masterpiece or Dodged Bullet?
Documentary details Clouzot’s experimental Inferno, using recently discovered footage from the failed production, to mixed results.
Read MorePulp Blu-ray Review: A Discombobulating Crime Comedy
Michael Caine returns with his Get Carter filmmakers to make a movie that is completely different.
Read MoreDon’t Torture a Duckling (1972) Blu-ray Review: Rural Murder Italian Style
Lucio Fulci, famous for his gore and zombie films, brings his lurid vision to the Giallo.
Read MoreThe Suspicious Death of a Minor Blu-ray Review: Two Genres, One Film
An oddball mix of crime drama and horror (with heavy doses of slapsstick thrown in) make for an interesting mix.
Read MoreDon’t Torture A Duckling Blu-ray Review: Fulci Grows a Social Conscience
Gore meister makes a film with an actual plot and social commentary, results are mixed.
Read MoreThe Slayer (1982) Blu-ray Review: Marital Crisis Solved by Slayer
An idiosyncratic semi-slasher that barely got a theatrical release is finally on home video, uncut and restored.
Read MoreNew Battles Without Honor and Humanity Blu-ray Box Set Review: Movies with Honor
Director Kinji Fukasaku and star Junta Sugawara team up again for more impressive results.
Read MoreBook Review: Unchained Melody: The Films of Meiko Kaji by Tom Mes
Arrow Books presents a critical overview of Lady Snowblood’s entire career.
Read MoreChildren of the Corn (1984) Blu-ray Review: Killer Kids Get Religion
Cult movies aren’t the same as good movies. Good movies generally have decent production values, interesting stories and scripts, nuanced performances, and resonant themes. Cult movies can have any or all of the above, but can often dispense with most or even all of the markers of quality to create their cult moments. That weird…
Read MoreNew Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Trilogy Blu-ray Review: More Frenzied Yakuza Madness
Returning to his Yakuza series a whole six months after the last, Fukasaku covers similar ground, but finds new angles.
Read MoreRe-Animator Limited Edition Blu-ray Review: Blood, Boobs, and Fun
Arrow Video’s remastered version of this cult classic is loaded with extras, making it a must-have for fans.
Read MoreErik the Conqueror (1961) Blu-ray Review: Bava Gets Epical
Arrow Video brings us Mario Bava’s unique Italian take on American ‘Vikings’ in this stellar BD/DVD combo release.
Read MoreThe Slayer Blu-ray Review: Definitely Not Buffy
Obscure ’80s horror has more in common with European films than your typical slasher flick, but never quite manages to terrify.
Read MoreAsh vs Evil Dead: The Complete Second Season Is the Pick of the Week
A very full week brings us superhero galore, zombies, Deadites, punks, and much more.
Read MoreSociety Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray Review: Body Horror at Its Best
No matter what they paid “Screaming” Mad George for the practical horror effects, they got their money’s worth.
Read MoreRonin (1998) Blu-ray Review: Welcome Back to Cinematic Reality, Kids
Arrow Video revives John Frankenheimer’s criminally neglected late ’90s gritty crime thriller via a beautiful, all-new 4K scan.
Read MoreStormy Monday (1988) Blu-ray Review: Young Sean Bean Learns How to Make It Sting
Mike Figgis’ impressive feature film debut ‒ also starring Melanie Griffith and Tommy Lee Jones ‒ returns to razzle, dazzle, and jazzle thanks to Arrow Video.
Read MorePulse (2001) Blu-ray Review: Loneliness Is Hell
Japanese horror doesn’t so much scare, but fills you with unnamed dread.
Read MoreRe-Animator Limited Edition Blu-ray Review: One of Horror’s Truly Finest Films
Arrow pulls out all the stops for an all-time horror classic.
Read MoreDoberman Cop (1977) Blu-ray Review: Sonny Chiba Does It Doggy Style
Arrow Video unleashes a truly mind-blowing 1970s exploitation action-comedy equivalent to fusion cuisine starring the larger-than-life Shin’ichi Chiba.
Read MoreWolf Guy (1975) Blu-ray Review: Lycanthropy, Grindhouse Style
Arrow Video throws us a bone in the form of a shapeshifting werewolf feller like no other.
Read MoreDoberman Cop (1977) Blu-ray Review: Sonny Chiba’s Hick Dirty Harry
Entertaining cop movie despite a wildly fluctuating tone, a departure from director Fukasaku’s harder-edged Yakuza material.
Read MoreThe Bird with the Crystal Plumage Blu-ray Review: A Skillfully Crafted Thriller
Dario Argento’s first feature film is given a lovely 4k transfer, and the set is filled with an incredible amount of extras.
Read MoreMadhouse (1981) Blu-ray Review: A Film Where No One is Fully Committed
Arrow Video’s recently discharged slasher flick is so lazy, its composer ripped-off his own work.
Read MoreBrain Damage (1988) Blu-ray Review: The Greatest Drug Parable Never Aired
Frank Henenlotter’s rude, crude, cult horror-comedy classic receives a fresh fix from Arrow Video in this must-have release.
Read MoreCaltiki the Immortal Monster (1959) Blu-ray Review: Bava’s First Horror Bash
Fun, fast paced, and unexpectedly grisly for a late ’50s movie, cult favorite Caltiki gets a lavish Blu-ray treatment.
Read MoreThe Bird with the Crystal Plumage Blu-ray Review: Brought Italian Horror to the World
This Arrow Video set is the Blu-ray with excellent packaging.
Read MoreHouse: Two Stories Blu-ray Review: ’80s Horror Done Weird
The very ’80s horror/fantasy movie series gets a lavish box-set Blu-ray release.
Read MoreEvil Ed Blu-ray Review: Not Evil Dead, but Evil Ed
Still looking for that beaver-rape scene.
Read MoreCops vs. Thugs (1975) Blu-ray Review: Kon’nichiwa, Dirty Harry-san!
Arrow Video busts Kinji Fukasaku’s gritty, offbeat crime drama out of the Toei vaults.
Read MoreCops vs. Thugs (1975) Blu-ray Review: Corrupt Cops Combat Corporatization
A vintage Yakuza story by Fukasaku in his prime about the corrupt links between cops and gangs.
Read MoreWolf Guy Blu-ray Review: Too Much Guy, Not Enough Wolf
A bizarre genre mashup gives plenty of ’70s exploitation awesomeness, but very little werewolf.
Read MoreBrain Damage (1988) Blu-ray Review: Schlock That Loves Being Schlock
Cheerfully sleazy exploitation movie about a singing brain parasite is charmingly repellent.
Read MoreThe Climber (1975) Blu-ray Review: The Stuff Scarfaces Are Made Of
An all-growed-up Joe Dallesandro stars in this nifty (and violent) little Italian crime drama, recently rescued from obscurity by Arrow Video.
Read MoreDead or Alive Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Literally Explosive Cinematic Madness
Yakuza blow up the world, and that’s just first film of this loose trilogy starring Show Aikawa and Riki Takeuchi.
Read MoreDead or Alive Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Typical Takashi Miike, Atypical Arrow Video Release
Miike’s wild, wooly action trilogy gets a disappointing release from Arrow Video.
Read MoreHouse: Two Stories Blu-ray Review: Come on in for Some Goofy ’80s Horror
A couple of not-so-classic comedy-horror films from the 80s get a magnificent release from Arrow Video.
Read MoreDjango, Prepare a Coffin Blu-ray Review: A Slick Spaghetti Western
Terence Hill takes over the Django role in this unofficial prequel.
Read MoreDjango, Prepare a Coffin (1968) Blu-ray Review: Can You Dig It?
Terence Hill digs a name for himself in the only legitimate unofficial prequel to the Sergio Corbucci cult classic.
Read MoreDonnie Darko Movie Review: Still Well Worth Watching
An extraordinary release of an extraordinarily weird movie.
Read MoreCinema Paradiso (Arrow Academy) Blu-ray Review: A Timeless Classic
An extremely moving and lyrical tribute to the power of Cinema.
Read MorePsychomania Blu-ray Review: Inexplicable Zombie Biker Cult Movie
Bikers come back from the dead, and it’s pretty groovy in this early 70s cult obsession.
Read MoreWe Are the Flesh Blu-ray Review: Grotesquely Beautiful
Mexican horror film aims for something high, falls short into extreme violence and sex.
Read MoreBlack Society Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Madman Miike’s (Relatively) Somber Saga
In these three films about criminal outsiders, Takashi Miike tones down his frenetic style demonstrating a commitment to craft.
Read MoreThe Driller Killer Blu-ray Review: All Driller, No Thriller
The Driller Killer plays like a Taxi Driver knock-off whose arthouse ambitions are overcome by its need to fill grindhouse seats.
Read MoreHellraiser: The Scarlet Box Trilogy Blu-ray Review: A Puzzle Box Worth Solving
This box has such sights to show you.
Read MoreCreepshow 2 Blu-ray Review: Stick to the Original
I’d been better off not remembering this thing exists.
Read MoreThe Driller Killer Blu-ray Review: If Looking for a Routine Slasher Film, Look Elsewhere
A misunderstood cult masterpiece of late ’70s New York urban squalor.
Read MoreC.H.U.D. (1984) Blu-ray Review: The A-List B-Grade Latchkey Monster Flick
Arrow Video’s two-disc Limited Edition release of this ’80s horror flick is worth crawling through a mutant-infested sewer for.
Read MoreC.H.U.D. Blu-ray Review: Cheesy Happenings, Underwhelming Direction
C.H.U.D. strands a fun premise and surprisingly great cast in a meandering story with few thrills.
Read MoreThe Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast Blu-ray Review: Extensive, Exhausting Exploitation Experience
With 14 movies and hour of extras, this set is all a fan could want (and more than most need.)
Read MoreVamp (1986) Blu-ray Review: From Dusk Till… Hey, Wait a Minute!
Though the extras for this Arrow Video release are a bit on the anemic side, I can still sink my teeth in this fun ’80s vampire cult classic.
Read MoreThe Hills Have Eyes (1977) Blu-ray Review: Gritty, Dirty, Bloody Fun
Wes Craven’s second film is decidedly low budget and grim, but it shows the early promise of a true master of horror.
Read MoreThe Initiation (1984) Blu-ray Review: Old School’s Out Forever
Arrow Video brings us a new HD transfer of the sorority slasher many of us kids ditched out on the first time around.
Read MoreThe Initiation Blu-ray Review: Better Than Most of Its Slasher Ilk
One of the last great slasher flicks of the early 80’s gets a stellar upgrade courtesy of Arrow.
Read MoreVamp Blu-ray Review: Fun, but Forgettable
Stylish ’80s vampire flick has little bite, but doesn’t suck too much.
Read MoreSlugs Blu-ray Review: Delightfully Terrible
Mutated mollusks wreak havoc in a small town, and awesomeness on our small screens.
Read MoreThe Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast Box Set Review: Class-Ick
Arrow Video releases the definitive box set (well two, actually) paying all respect due to one of filmdom’s most unique innovators.
Read MoreDark Water Blu-ray Review: A More Intimate Ring of Terror
Original Ringu director’s best follow-up to his international hit, Dark Water is overwhelmingly atmospheric and surprisingly poignant.
Read MoreThe Hills Have Eyes (1977) Blu-ray Review: Wes Craven’s Masterpiece
The late Wes Craven’s gritty 1977 all-time cult classic gets a stellar upgrade courtesy of Arrow.
Read MoreThe Hills Have Eyes (1977) Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us nuclear mutants, Mel Gibson, Tarzan, the music of Jerry Garcia, lady ghostbusters, and much more.
Read MoreSlugs: The Movie Blu-ray Review: A Marvelously Muddled Mess
One of horror filmdom’s most enjoyable atrocities rises up from the sewers once more in a stellar new HD transfer from Arrow Video.
Read MoreVamp Blu-ray Review: Belongs in the Pantheon of Great Comic Horror
A surprisingly clever ’80s movie with lots of “bite.”
Read MoreDead-End Drive-In Blu-ray Review: Post-Apocalypse, ’80s Style
It’s like a b-grade version of Mad Max, but it’s still a lot of fun.
Read MoreDead-End Drive-In Blu-ray Review: The Australian Escape From New York
This Ozploitation feature could have been a spinoff in the Mad Max universe.
Read MoreThe Arrow Video Roundup for September
What’s new from Arrow Video U.S. this month?
Read MoreFemale Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: These Ain’t Your Father’s Women-in-Prison Films
A terrific collection of some really wonderful genre films is maligned by less than stellar video quality.
Read MoreThe Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) Blu-ray Review: Hey, Where’s the Swingin’?
The appropriately misleading exploitation flick from Jack Hill gets a deluxe treatment from Arrow Video.
Read MoreThe Arrow Video Roundup for August
What’s worth purchasing from Arrow Video this month.
Read MoreThe Bloodstained Butterfly Blu-ray Review: The Unconventional Courtroom Giallo
Duccio Tessari’s bizarre giallo/poliziotteschi/krimi hybrid hatches once again thanks to the diligent efforts of Arrow Video.
Read MoreMicrowave Massacre Blu-ray Review: This Comedy Is Overcooked
Who knew a comedy about a cannibalistic serial killer could be this unfunny?
Read MoreThe Bloodstained Butterfly Blu-ray Review: A Giallo Version of Zodiac
Arrow Video releases Duccio Tessari’s classic giallo film in a stunning new Blu-ray edition.
Read MoreMicrowave Massacre Blu-ray Review: Surely Someone Will Enjoy This
Not really horror, not really funny, but definitely dark, and definitely takes too long.
Read MoreCrimes of Passion Blu-ray Review: Kathleen Turner Gets Kinky
Not enough crime, too little passion, far too much Anthony Perkins with a giant vibrator.
Read MoreCrimes of Passion Blu-ray Review: The Double Life of a Working Girl
Ken Russell’s controversial sexual thriller gets a new life in this Arrow re-release.
Read MoreNikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol 2 Blu-ray Review: The Sillier Side of Japan
Three movies from the 1960s show the Japanese made more than just deeply felt dramas and samurai flicks.
Read MoreRay Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Blu-ray Review: Master of Monsters Revealed
This feature-length doc on the special effects master reveals the artistry behind his creature features.
Read MoreReturn of the Killer Tomatoes! Blu-ray Review: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Vegetables and George Clooney’s Mullet
This is comedy at most silliest, but it is quite smart and very entertaining, while being self-aware and mocking.
Read MoreThe Swinging Cheerleaders Blu-ray Review: These Girls Do More Than Swing
An exploitation flick with a message.
Read MoreBlood and Black Lace Blu-ray Review: Astonishingly Beautiful Depiction of Ugliness
Mario Bava’s seminal Giallo film couples a gleeful disregard for good taste with incredibly artful imagery.
Read MoreSuture Blu-ray Review: Standard Plot, Fascinating Presentation
Fairly uninteresting neo-noir pumped up by a really interesting central conceit.
Read MoreThe Arrow Roundup for June
What’s on tap from Arrow Video this month.
Read MoreReturn of the Killer Tomatoes! Blu-ray Review: Less Killing, More Silliness
The Killer Tomatoes are back and this time it’s personal.
Read MoreNikkatsu Diamond Guys Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: Some Things Don’t Translate
A second volume of movies from Nikkatsu’s ’60s heyday branches out from just crime movies, with occasionally baffling results.
Read MoreBlood Bath Blu-ray Review: Bloody Interesting
Sometimes the behind-the-scenes stories are more interesting than the actual films.
Read MoreKiller Dames: Two Gothic Chillers by Emilio P. Miraglia Blu-ray Review: Killer Queens?
Arrow Video places two more (partly) forgotten gialli on the map in a box set that some folks will kill for.
Read MoreBlood Bath (1966) Blu-ray Review: Alternately Bloody Good and Awfully Bad Stuff
Arrow Video brings us the ultimate release of the Roger Corman horror film best known for its bizarre and convoluted production history.
Read MoreHired to Kill Blu-ray Review: The A-Team’s Project Runway
An awesome action movie premise suffers from lack of any real interesting characters.
Read MoreOutlaw Gangster VIP: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: It Don’t Feel Good To Be a Gangster
Obscure Japanese films from the 1960s get an excellent release.
Read MoreThe Zero Boys Blu-ray Review: A Thrill-less Thriller
Nico Mastorakis’ cult horror-action movie does nothing with an interesting premise, gets great Blu-ray release anyway.
Read MoreDillinger (1973) Blu-ray Review: Times Were Tough, So He Got with the Times!
Arrow Video brings us John Milius’ directorial debut, featuring eager performances by Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton, and Richard Dreyfuss.
Read MoreThe Stuff Blu-ray Review: Once Is More Than Enough
A creature feature that would work much better today than it would back in 1985.
Read MoreThe Gory Goodness of Arrow Video in May
The grue is ramped up to 11 with Arrow’s latest output.
Read MoreThe Zero Boys Blu-ray Review: Totally ’80s Cheese
An odd-ball action/horror hybrid that will surely scratch that bad ’80s flick itch.
Read MoreOutlaw Gangster VIP: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: Gangster and Outlaw, All in One
Six Yakuza movies from the ’60s, replete with knife fights, anguish, and women falling in love with the wrong gangster.
Read MoreThe Stuff (1985) Blu-ray Review: The Thing Nightmares Are Made From
Larry Cohen’s comical, horrifying look at rampant commercialism, American gluttony, and corporate greed gets another chance to creep around thanks to Arrow Video.
Read MoreDeath Walks Twice: Two Films by Luciano Ercoli Blu-ray Review: Arrow Strikes Giallo Gold
From deadly strolls about in High Heels to casual executions committed at Midnight, this two-fer from Arrow Video USA is sure to make a killing among fans of classic Italian thrillers.
Read MoreDeath Walks Twice Blu-ray Review: Two Times the Horror, Two Times the Fun
Two Italian giallos get the Arrow treatment.
Read MoreBride of Re-Animator Blu-ray Review: A Gallows Worth of Fun
All the gore (and humor) you want from the franchise.
Read MoreRage of Honor Blu-ray Review: Sho and Kill
An enjoyable, albeit very predictable, martial arts action movie.
Read MoreBlack Mama, White Mama Blu-ray Review: Now This Is How You Do Exploitation!
Pam Grier escapes prison, kicks butt and bares her…(heart?) in this classic exploitation flick.
Read MoreAmerican Horror Project, Vol. 1 Blu-ray Review: In One Word, ‘Yes!’
Arrow Video USA’s most ambitious undertaking yet is worth its notable weight in gold.
Read MoreSheba, Baby Blu-ray Review: Blaxploitation, Family Style
In Pam Grier’s last exploitation film they forgot to exploit anybody or anything.
Read MorePray for Death (1985) Blu-ray Review: More Revenge of the Ninja? Fo’ Sho!
Arrow Video unsheathes yet another B-movie featuring ’80s martial arts icon, Sho Kosugi.
Read MoreThe Mutilator Blu-ray Review: One of the ’80s More Vicious Outings
Slasher film haven gets a deadly spin with this cheesy, but super gory little flick.
Read MorePray for Death Blu-ray Review: Not Enough Ninja
Cheese-ball ’80s flick is light on action until the last 20 minutes.
Read MoreNikkatsu Diamond Guys Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: Action Heroes ’50s Japanese Style
Three action/crime films from Nikkatsu studios that showcase their popular leading me of the late 50s.
Read MoreTenderness of the Wolves Blu-ray Review: Not What You Expect, But Better
Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s company make a surprisingly gentle serial killer movie.
Read MoreBlood Rage (1987) Blu-ray Review: Because Florida
Cult cinema’s perennial Thanksgiving slasher flick finally finds a home for the holidays.
Read MoreWake Up and Kill Blu-ray Review: Gritty but Unengaging Criminal Bio-pic
This true crime story has a lot on its mind, but it doesn’t translate into arresting storytelling.
Read MoreBlood Rage Blu-ray Review: One of Arrow’s Top Releases
“It’s not cranberry sauce, Artie.”
Read MoreWhat Have You Done To Solange? Blu-ray Review: Giallo at Its Finest
Sex, violence, and style, or everything you want in an Italian horror film.
Read MoreRequiescant Blu-ray Review: Massacred Mexican Communist Revenge
Offbeat scenes and a determined Communist undertone offset this otherwise standard tale of Western revenge.
Read MoreTenderness of the Wolves Blu-ray Review: Serial Killer Social Drama
Fassbinder proteges Ulli Lommel and Kurt Raab bring the disturbing story of child-murderer Fritz Haarman to lurid life.
Read MoreEaten Alive Blu-ray Review: Not Nearly As Good As the Movies From Which It Draws Its Inspiration
Existing fans will love it, but newcomers may be disappointed.
Read MoreImmoral Tales and The Beast Blu-rays Review: 1970’s French Erotica
In which our hero has to ask himself, how much fake semen can one person handle?
Read MoreEaten Alive Blu-ray Combo Review: A Strangely Entertaining Cult Film Worthy of Rediscovery
Another bizarre, sweaty, and dread-filled tale of Southern madness, courtesy of Tobe Hooper.
Read MoreCemetery Without Crosses Blu-ray Review: Franco-Spanish Spaghetti Western
Robert Hossein’s Euro-Western is long on style and brooding, short on story and character.
Read MoreStray Cat Rock Review: Bento Box of ’70s Delights
Box set compiles five groovy ’70s Japanese films.
Read MoreLa Grande Bouffe Review: Strangely Succeeds Despite Its Uncomfortable Content
Warning: You may need several bottles of Pepto Bismol and a few grains of salt for this one.
Read MoreCemetery Without Crosses Blu-ray Review: An Obscure French Western Gets Its Day
The Good, The Bad, and the Boring.
Read MoreStray Cat Rock Blu-ray Review: Motorcycle Girl Gangs and Hippy Crime Sprees
Five loosely connected Japanese exploitation movies capture the spirit, and looseness of their age.
Read MoreThe Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) Blu-ray Review: Anarchy, Sentiment, Family, Karaoke
Takashi Miike’s surrealist musical comedy finds its way to Blu-ray thanks to Arrow Video.
Read MoreSociety Blu-ray Review: Glorious Mess of an ’80s Horror Movie
Brian Yuzna’s bizarre directorial debut is wildly uneven, but never less than fascinating.
Read MoreSpider Baby Blu-ray Review: An Extremely Offbeat but Amazing Movie
This really is the most maddening story ever told, but in a good way.
Read MoreContamination (1980) Blu-ray Review: On Earth, Everyone Can Hear You Scream ‘Rip-Off!’
The cycloptic grandpappy of ALIEN clones makes its chest-bursting, worldwide High-Definition Blu-ray debut courtesy Arrow Video.
Read MorePit Stop Blu-ray Combo Review: One of Jack Hill’s Very Best Films
An unusually exciting story of wild youth and fast cars.
Read MoreThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne / Island of Death Blu-rays Review
Much like The Damned before them, the folks at Arrow Video USA have fallen in love with some genuine video nasties.
Read MoreSociety (1989) Blu-ray Review: Nice Buildup to the Impressively Grotesque
Smart and slightly cheesy, but you cannot unsee that finale.
Read MoreRetaliation Blu-ray Review: Japanese Gangster Exploitation Mayhem
Another fine Arrow release of a late-’60s era Japanese exploitation picture.
Read MoreDay of Anger Blu-ray Review: The Rules of the Game
Fans of spaghetti westerns and Lee Van Cleef shouldn’t experience any anger if they add this to their collection.
Read MoreBlind Woman’s Curse Blu-ray Review: Gory Japanese Ghosts and Yakuza Fun
A kitchen sink of Japanese genre elements from Japanese exploitation expert Teruo Ishii.
Read MoreMark of the Devil Blu-ray Review: Say Hello to Arrow Video USA, Kids!
The movie that left its mark on the annals of exploitation advertising history inaugurates Arrow Video’s new North American label.
Read MoreGeorge A. Romero’s Knightriders (1981) Blu-ray Review: The Most Sincere, Underrated Drama About Adult Outcasts Ever Made
“It’s real hard to live for something that you believe in.”
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