Luigi Bastardo

A movie poster of Attack of the Robots

Attack of the Robots (1966) Blu-ray Review: Eddie Constantine Lays His Cards on the Table

Redemption Films brings Jess Franco’s campy cult Eurospy spoof to Blu-ray, including an uncredited aural contribution by yours truly.

Read More »

Universal Horror Collection, Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: Atwill Employment, Mostly

Scream Factory brings us four classics from the vault starring the legendary talents of Lionel Atwill and George Zucco.

Read More »

Monstrosity (1987) / Weirdo: The Beginning (1989) Blu-rays Review: Why? WHY?

Garagehouse Pictures releases a pair of awful horror obscurities which may either induce vomiting, blindness, or death, depending on how lucky you are.

Read More »

The Real McCoy (1993) Blu-ray Review: Dammit, Kim!

Kino Lorber places Russell Mulcahy’s heist stinker starring Kim Basinger and Val Kilmer on display for you to give or take.

Read More »

The Midnight Man (1974) Blu-ray Review: I Could Stay Here All Night

One of Burt Lancaster’s most elusive (and intriguing) features finally hits home video in the U.S. thanks to Kino Lorber.

Read More »

The House That Would Not Die (1970) Blu-ray Review: A Clear Case of Repossession

Barbara Stanwyck’s lackluster TV-movie debut is pulled out of the vault by Kino Lorber.

Read More »

Zombie: 40th Anniversary Limited Edition (1979) Blu-ray Review: A Real Eye-Opener

Blue Underground gives Lucio Fulci’s groundbreaking “massacre-piece” a gorgeous new 4K restoration, and the results are even more shocking than ever.

Read More »

Cabin Boy (1994) Blu-ray Review: Still Floating After All These Years

Kino Lorber bravely launches a Special Edition release for one of the most hated films of the mid ’90s.

Read More »

Gold (1974) Blu-ray Review: Always Believe in Your Soul

Kino Lorber digs up this strange British mish-mash of just about every genre under the ground starring Roger Moore, Susannah York, Ray Milland, and Bradford Dillman.

Read More »

A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die Blu-ray Review: And Nearly Two Hours to Snooze

Kino Lorber unholsters one of the most boring, cynical, shallow, and violent attempts to cash-in on the Spaghetti Western craze.

Read More »

Color of Night (1994) Blu-ray Review: Color Me Bad for Enjoying It So

Kino Lorber reminds us how great bad ’90s erotic thrillers were with this two-disc Special Edition set featuring both the Theatrical and Director’s Cuts.

Read More »

Condemned! | The Devil to Pay! DVDs Review: Both Worthy of Exclamation Points

The Warner Archive Collection dusts off two pre-Code Ronald Colman classics featuring Ann Harding, Loretta Young, Myrna Loy, and a familiar-looking terrier.

Read More »

A Strange Adventure (1956) Blu-ray Review: An Unremarkable Thriller

Young Nick Adams highlights this entertainingly cheapo Republic Pictures crime flick, now available from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Read More »

I Walk Alone (1947) Blu-ray Review: A Fine, Slow-Burning Film Noir

Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas go toe-to-toe for the very first time in this classic crime drama from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Read More »

Tiger by the Tail (1970) Blu-ray Review: The Lyons’ Tiger’s a Bear, Oh My

Christopher George, Tippi Hedren, Charo, and a lot of wood paneling star in this odd little thriller from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Read More »

Godmonster of Indian Flats Blu-ray Review: Please, Don’t Act So Sheepish

The American Genre Film Archive and Something Weird Video present something so delightfully awful, it’ll leave you ecstatically screaming “Ewe!”

Read More »

The Martian Chronicles (1980) Blu-ray Review: Is There Life on Mars?

Kino Lorber Studio Classics blasts off into the crazy surreal cosmos of this sci-fi miniseries.

Read More »

Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Blu-ray Review: The Original Mockbuster

Kino Lorber Studio Classics debuts the infamous Harryhausen knock-off in HD, complete with the incredulous musical variation as a bonus.

Read More »

Lights of New York (1928) DVD Review: The Most Sublime Milestone in Cinema

The Warner Archive Collection brings us the first all-talking motion picture ever, which deserves a look-see for that very reason alone.

Read More »

Alexander Hamilton (1931) DVD Review: I Never Expect to See a Perfect Work Anyway

An entirely-too-old George Arliss portrays a much younger Hamilton in this early pre-Code biopic from the Warner Archive Collection.

Read More »

Fireman, Save My Child (1932) DVD Review: Old Hatter Up

Joe E. Brown strikes out in a tired pre-Code baseball comedy now available from the Warner Archive Collection.

Read More »

The Hanging Tree (1959) Blu-ray Review: Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper

The Warner Archive Collection knots it up with this captivating western starring Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, and first-timer George C. Scott.

Read More »

The Gay Bride (1934) DVD Review: Married to the Flop

Carole Lombard and Chester Morris unite for a well-aged gangster screwball comedy, now available from the Warner Archive Collection.

Read More »

The Ship from Shanghai (1930) DVD Review: Slippery When Whet

The Warner Archive Collection raises an early Sound Era seafaring thriller featuring Kay Johnson and Louis Wolheim.

Read More »

Schlock (1973) Blu-ray Review: The Dawn of Landis

John Landis’ campy homage to classic monster movies surfaces in High-Definition for a limited time from Turbine Media Group.

Read More »

MGM’s The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) DVD Review: When Compilations Were String

For whatever reason, the Warner Archive Collection releases Robert Youngson’s effortless cut-and-paste documentary to DVD-R.

Read More »

A Lost Lady (1934) DVD Review: A Lost Cause

The Warner Archive Collection finds a rare Barbara Stanwyck flick co-starring the famous Emerald City Wizard himself, Frank Morgan.

Read More »

Bruce’s Deadly Fingers (1976) Blu-ray Review: How Low Can You Go?

VCI keeps the memory of Bruceploitation alive and kicking by cloning a German Blu-ray release for this one.

Read More »

The Chastity Belt (1967) DVD Review: As Uncomfortable As You’d Expect

Tony Curtis and Monica Vitti are more than a bit rusty in this appallingly unfunny Italian sex comedy from the Warner Archive Collection.

Read More »

The New Centurions (1972) Blu-ray Review: Blue Lives Shatter

Twilight Time books a classic, slow burning cop drama starring George C. Scott and Stacy Keach.

Read More »

The Seven-Ups (1973) Blu-ray Review: This One Gets Seven Thumbs Up

Twilight Time proudly unleashes the intense, unofficial sequel to “The French Connection”. And it’s nothing short of awesome.

Read More »

Kind Lady Double Feature DVD Review: Team Sherlock Holmes or Team Dr. Zaius?

The Warner Archive Collection pairs two different versions of the same story ‒ with Basil Rathbone and Maurice Evans taking turns playing the bad guy ‒ on one disc.

Read More »

The L-Shaped Room (1962) Blu-ray Review: The Misplaced Misfits

Twilight Time releases the forgotten, award-winning “kitchen sink” drama from Bryan Forbes, which all fans of Morrissey and The Smiths should probably see.

Read More »

Forever Amber (1947) Blu-ray Review: It Never Seems That Long Until You’re Grown

By hook or crook, Linda Darnell climbs her way to the top in the once-controversial drama, now available from Twilight Time.

Read More »

Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) Blu-ray Review: Marilyn Monoir

Twilight Time releases the odd real-time film noir cult classic starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, and Anne Bancroft.

Read More »

The Hospital (1971) Blu-ray Review: George C. Scott Loses His Patients

There’s a killer on the loose and someone has to foot the bill in this obscured, Oscar-winning satire now available from Twilight Time.

Read More »

Wild Bill (1995) Blu-ray Review: The End of an Era (in Film)

Twilight Time unholsters Walter Hill’s wildly uneven western starring Jeff Bridges as the iconic gunman.

Read More »

Play Dirty (1969) Blu-ray Review: The Dusty Octet

Twilight Time raises Caine ‒ Michael Caine, that is ‒ with this forgotten anti-war flick from 007 producer Harry Saltzman.

Read More »

Wuthering Heights (1970) Blu-ray Review: Subtly Mind-Blowing

AIP’s only Gothic romance is just as weird as you’d expect, and can now be seen in High-Definition thanks to Twilight Time.

Read More »

Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) Blu-ray Review: They Should’ve Stayed Home

Twilight Time brings us the maligned crime caper comedy with James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, and Diane Keaton.

Read More »

Summer of ’42 (1971) Blu-ray Review: There’s a First Time for Everything

The obscured (if slightly controversial now) coming-of-age hit returns to home video courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.

Read More »

While the City Sleeps / Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) Blu-rays Review: Puttin’ on the Fritz

Fritz Lang’s final two American films ‒ both starring Dana Andrews ‒ get the much-deserved Warner Archive Collection treatment.

Read More »

Allenesque: Five Woody Allen Movies on Blu-ray from Twilight Time

From screwball spoofs to serious dramas, this quintet of features from the one and only comedian/filmmaker offers a variety of stylings.

Read More »

The Flight of Dragons (1982) Blu-ray Review: Colonel Potter vs Darth Vader?

The Warner Archive Collection clears the runway for this neglected Rankin-Bass animated fantasy.

Read More »

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) Blu-ray Review: Indie Codependent

The Warner Archive Collection revs up the gas for Jeff Burr’s controversial buzzer.

Read More »

Harper (1966) / The Drowning Pool (1975) Blu-rays Review: Newman’s Own Detective Series

The Warner Archive Collection brings us two excellent transfers of two contrasting tales starring the great Paul Newman.

Read More »

A Woman’s Devotion (1956) Blu-ray Review: Mangled PTSD Crime Drama

Kino Lorber Studio Classics unburies Paul Henreid’s butchered, noir-esque tale with Ralph Meeker and Janice Rule.

Read More »

The Maze (1953) Blu-ray 3D Review: Riddle Without a Clue

The folks at Kino Lorber Studio Classics do a real Grade-A job with one really B-Grade 3D movie.

Read More »

The City of the Dead (1960) Blu-ray Review: A City Still Worth Visiting

After an marred first release, VCI’s second check-in to this Horror Hotel with Christopher Lee checks out.

Read More »

The Psychopath (1966) Blu-ray Review: Columbo Goes Psycho

Robert Bloch and Freddie Francis’ unique, offbeat thriller finally hits home video thanks to Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Read More »