ARROW BLU RAY RELEASE: The Sacred Spirit (2021)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was first on the site on April 15, 2022. Arrow Video is releasing it as a two disk blu ray set with an exclusive second disc containing a selection of award-winning short films by director Chema Garcia Ibarra including The Attack of the Robots from Nebula-5, Protoparticles, Mystery, Uranes, The Disco Shines and The Golden […]
ARROW BLU RAY RELEASE: The Righteous (2021)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This originally ran on June 15, 2022. It’s been updated for the blu ray release from Arrow Video. Their blu ray release has brand new audio commentary by writer, director and actor Mark O’Brien and editor Spencer Jones; cast and crew interviews with writer/director/actor Mark O’Brien, producer Mark O’Neill, actors Henry Czerny, Mimi […]
El mirón (1977)
As director and writer José Ramón Larraz continued exploring the newfound permissiveness of Spanish culture, he made El mirón which translates as The Voyeur. Roman (Héctor Alterio) is a successful architect married to a gorgeous woman named Elena (Alexandra Bastedo), yet he has an obsession that is destroying their lives: he wants to see her with another […]
El fin de la inocencia (1977)
Teresa (Paca Gabaldon, using the stage name Mary Francis) is the niece of Juan (Jose “Saza” Sazatornil), who has moved into her home after being kicked out of school for bad behavior. She soon connects with her art model aunt Claudia (Cristina Ramón), who has a lover of her own beyond the sadistic arms of […]
Symptoms (1974)
EDITOR’S NOTE: For another point of view on this movie, check out this article. It feels like nearly every movie José Ramón Larraz had made up until this point was getting him ready to get this one right. While similar to Repulsion, it has Larraz explore the territory that he loved so much: haunted heroines who […]
ARROW BLU RAY RELEASE: Hell High (1989)
EDITOR’S NOTE: I originally posted this article on October 31, 2019 but was reminded of this film when the new Arrow Video blu ray was released. It’s one of my favorite slashers, sadly one that was released too late to have many people care about it. The Arrow Video blu ray release of Hell High has a new 2K […]
BLUE UNDERGROUND 4K ULTRA HD RELEASE: God Told Me To (1976)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This movie first appeared on the site on March 20, 2018. Thanks to the incredible Blue Underground 4K Ultra HD release — which has two sets of commentary (Larry Cohen; Steve Mitchell and Troy Howarth), interviws with Tony Lo Bianco and Steve Neill; two interviews with Cohen (one at the New Beverly; another at the […]
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