Posts Tagged ‘grindhouse’
From the Couch Hole: And in the Day, Everything’s Complex
This week there’s a pickup on South Street when you’re gone. It’s the Gilded Age of black pepper ketchup and buffalo chicken sandwiches.
Read MoreSwitchblade Sisters Blu-ray Review: The Big Bad Girl Rumble
“Mothers…lock up your sons. The Switchblade Sisters are coming!” Grab a cold one and revisit Jack Hill’s 1975 grindhouse gang opus–you’ll gag.
Read MoreZombie: 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 MoreRuby (1977) / Satan’s Cheerleaders Blu-rays Review: Tales from the Drive-In
VCI Entertainment goes retro with two imperfect releases for two equally flawed horror flicks.
Read MoreThe Zodiac Killer (1971) Blu-ray Review: Trap Them and Thrill Them
The American Film Genre Archive teams up with Something Weird Video to bring us a quintessential slice of sleazy ’70s exploitation filmmaking, paired with a second, rarely-seen serial killer flick.
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 MoreBurial Ground (1981) Blu-ray Review: Still Smelling of Death After All These Years
Severin Films unburies one of the most notorious titles from the Italian zombie apocalypse of the ’80s, fully restored and just as empty-headed as ever.
Read MoreDoctor Butcher M.D. Blu-ray Review: Ready to Make House Calls Once Again
Severin Films presents a spectacular two-disc, two-movie version of one of 42nd Street’s most legendarily notorious offerings.
Read MoreThe Brain That Wouldn’t Die Blu-ray Review: The Head of No Class
The decapitated grandparent of grindhouse cinema gets a beautiful HD makeover in this, the definitive release of a true cult classic.
Read MoreThe Bride Wore Black (1968) Blu-ray Review: The Roots of ’70s Grindhouse Cinema
François Truffaut’s homage to Hitchcock makes a stunning Blu-ray debut from Twilight Time.
Read MoreGrindhouse Movie Review: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, and Friends Recreate the Experience
Tarantino’s well of creativity as a screenwriter has run bone dry here.
Read MoreMandrill Blu-ray Review: Chile’s Contribution to the Neo-Grindhouse Genre
I’m something of a “Mandrill” myself, if you know what I mean.
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