Broken Mirrors
Marleen Gorris’s first theatrical feature is a potent feminist look at the easily disposable lives of sex workers in Amsterdam. Phil Bailey reviews Broken Mirrors.
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Marleen Gorris’s first theatrical feature is a potent feminist look at the easily disposable lives of sex workers in Amsterdam. Phil Bailey reviews Broken Mirrors.
Peer into the topsy-turvey world of cryptocurrency, a place where you can make your own money and decide what it’s worth just by waving your hand. Carl F. Gauze reviews The Highest of Stakes by Patrick Moreau and Grant Peelle.
Phil Bailey reviews the curious 1971 British public school thriller Unman, Wittering and Zigo, now on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
The second volume of Arrow Video’s Blood Money collection unleashes four more tales of revenge in the old West. Phil Bailey reviews.
Here’s a fascinating documentary on Tom Sullivan and his oeuvre of low budget horror films that remade the genre in the 1980s. Carl F. Gauze reviews Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist.
A pair of silent comedies from forgotten “silk hat comedian” Raymond Griffith are now available for rediscovery on Blu-ray. Phil Bailey reviews Paths to Paradise and You’d Be Surprised, from Undercrank Productions and the Library of Congress, with musical scores by Ben Model.
A child discovers an alien spaceship in the woods, and it terrorizes the town. Carl F. Gauze reviews a restored Invaders from Mars, from Ignite Films.
Phil Bailey reviews the gritty, influential Yakuza Graveyard, released on a new Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
Marleen Gorris’s feminist classic A Question of Silence (1982) receives a long overdue North American home video release from Cult Epics. Phil Bailey reviews.
Obscure German counter-culture thriller Red Sun defies genre expectations with its fairy-tale take on feminist ritual murder. Phil Bailey reviews the 1970 Rudolf Thome film.
Director Pietro Marcello follows up his heralded adaptation of Jack London’s Martin Eden with Scarlet, a bold reimagining of Aleksandr Grin’s classic 1923 novel, Scarlet Sails. Lily and Generoso review Marcello’s exceptional contemporary take on this beloved fairy tale.
The forgotten mystery/comedy The Sunday Woman is finally getting discovered, thanks to a new Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
Martin Koolhaven’s dark comedy AmnesiA arrives on Blu-ray with two earlier works, Suzy Q & Duister licht.
The 1977 Super Bowl terrorism thriller, Black Sunday arrives on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Two young martial artists save their older sister from marrying the wrong rich, good-looking guy with a dark plan. Carl F. Gauze reviews Polite Society, presented at the 2023 Florida Film Festival.
Out on the westernmost tip of Florida we find the hippest guy in the state. Carl F. Gauze reviews Space Happy, presented at the 2023 Florida Film Festival.
A peek into Orlando’s Gay scene reveals and exciting and vibrant community. Carl F. Gauze reviews Greetings from Queertown: Orlando, presented at the 2023 Florida Film Festival.
Two young men learn to settle disputes the old-fashioned way: pistols at dawn. Carl F. Gauze reviews The Duel, presented at the 2023 Florida Film Festival.
A insightful look at racism and water usage in Palm Springs California. Carl F. Gauze reviews Racist Trees, presented at the 2023 Florida Film Festival.
A pair of century old silent films from multiple Academy Award winning director Frank Borzage hit Blu-ray/DVD with new scores by Andrew Earle Simpson. Phil Bailey reviews the 1922 silent Frank Borzage double feature Back Pay & The Valley of Silent Men.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.
J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.
John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.
Get to the theater tonight for Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All, Alexandria Bombach’s latest documentary, one night only!
Speedfossil’s in love with a girl on the internet, on “IRL” from Room With A VU, Vol.1.