Posts Tagged ‘Arrow Video’
V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal Blu-ray Review: Violence & Sex Galore!
These aren’t the greatest films Japan has to offer, but they are mostly entertaining and enjoyable distractions.
Read MoreThe Long Kiss Goodnight 4K UHD Review: Aggressively Entertaining, Aggressively Stupid
A charged spy action thriller tries to act clever while being pretty dumb.
Read MoreShawscope: Volume Three Limited Edition Box Set Blu-ray Review: Box of Delights
Fans with any interest in Shaw’s massive martial arts catalog will be thoroughly delighted, making this an essential purchase for the true aficionados.
Read MoreThe Addiction 4K UHD Review: Vampires, Philosophy, and More Vampires
Maverick director Abel Ferrera’s black and white film about philosophy, the nature of evil, and New York doctoral candidates biting necks.
Read MoreA Simple Plan Blu-ray Review: You Work for the American Dream. You Don’t Steal It.
Scott B. Smith’s and Sam Raimi’s A Simple Plan is a perfect little bit of darkness in the midst of small-town America.
Read MoreTomie Blu-ray Review: Strictly for Junji Ito Completionists
Oikawa’s film adaptation of Tomie pales in comparison to its source material, with none of the manga’s suspense and barely any supernatural elements.
Read MoreThe Last Video Store Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Goofy Tribute
VHS nostalgia fuels this minimal but highly inspired and glorious tribute to a long-ago era.
Read MoreThe Threat Blu-ray Review: Battle of Wits Royale
Fukasaku expertly ratchets up the tension throughout the film, turning an initially tense situation into a pulse-pounding game of wits.
Read MoreTorso 4K UHD Review: ‘The Bodies Bear Traces of Carnal Violence’
For all its contradictions—sleazy yet stylish, exploitative but suspenseful—Torso deserves its place in the gialli pantheon.
Read MoreFriday the 13th (2009) 4K UHD Review: Remake Exceeds Low Expectations
Jason Voorhees gets back to basics of wearing a hockey mask and killing people in this all-right remake.
Read MoreThe Chronicles of Riddick 4K UHD Review: An Unexpected Expanded Treasure
The sequel to Pitch Black expands the universe while continuing to be an engaging action sci-fi thriller.
Read MoreBlackhat 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.
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