KINO LORBER BLU RAY RELEASE: The Valachi Papers (1972)
Joseph Valachi was an informant in the early 1960s who was the first to acknowledge that organized crime existed. Based on The Valachi Papers by Peter Maas — Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach stopped Maas from publishing his edition of Valachi’s original memoirs, but did allow him to publish a third-person account based upon interviews he […]
TWILIGHT TIME BLU RAY RELEASE: The Nun and the Devil (1973)
Le Monache di Sant’Arcangel, Sisters of Satan and The Nuns of Saint Archangel are the other names for this film by Domenico Paolella who started his career all the way back in 1939 and also directed Stunt Squad, Women of Devil’s Island and Story of a Cloistered Nun. Based on authentic 16th Century records and a story by Stendhal — […]
KINO LORBER BLU RAY RELEASE: Blind Fury (1989)
How have I never watched this? I mean, the cast is pure magic. Rutger Hauer playing a gaijin Zatoichi? Terry O’Quinn as his chemical expert war buddy who gets wacky when he throws explosives at people? Nick Cassavetes and Rick Overton as the cowboy henchman known as the Pike Brothers? Randall “Tex” Cobb as Slag, […]
UNIVERSAL BLU RAY RELEASE: Minions the Rise of Gru (2022)
The sequel to the spin-off prequel Minions and the fifth movie in the Despicable Me franchise, this is actually the first I’ve seen. And you know, I liked it! Directed by Kyle Balda and written by Matthew Folgel, this episode takes place in 1976 as the young Gru (Steve Carrell) tries to join his dream supervillain […]
88 FILMS 4K UHD RELEASE: Drive (1997)
Steven Wang co-directed The Guyver before making this wild kung fu movie in America in which Toby Wong (Mark Dacascos) has an advanced bio-device installed in his chest that gives him superhuman speed and agility. He doesn’t want China to get it after Hong Kong goes back into their control, so he runs to America to […]
The Pay Day (2022)
A broke and frustrated IT technician (Kyla Frye, who co-wrote this with Sam Benjamin, who plays her love interest of sorts) goes on a one-woman heist stealing data worth millions on the black market. Then she meets a charming con artist (Benjamin) who wants to take her money all for himself. Or her heart. Maybe […]
Tales from the Darkside episode 22: Grandma’s Last Wish
When she’s given one last wish before moving into the Tranquil Gardens retirement home, Grandma (Jane Connell, Hepzibah from Bewitched) makes sure that her son Frank (Paul Avery), daughter-in-law May (Kate McGregor-Stewart) and granddaughter Greta (Kelly Wolf) all discover just what a drag it is to get old. Directed by Warren Shook (who acted in Dawn of […]
MILL CREEK NIGHTMARE WORLDS: The Manster (1962)
Also known as Soto no Satsujinki or The Two-Headed Killer, The Manster was directed by Greg Breakstone, who was Beezy in the Andy Hardy movies. It was one of several movies that he made in Japan, where he stayed after World War II, including Geisha Girl and Oriental Evil. It was co-directed by Kenneth G. Crane, the movie’s editor, and […]
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