Screen Reviews

Legendary Weapons of China
- Screen Reviews
- March 21, 2022
Lau Kar-leung’s influential horror/comedy/kung fu classic gets a lush release from 88 Films.
Liar’s Moon
- Screen Reviews
- March 16, 2022
The cute rich girl marries the hunky farm hand in the rural South, where appearance is everything.
Deadly Games
- Screen Reviews
- March 9, 2022
Long forgotten slasher Deadly Games emerges from the darkness on a new Arrow Video Blu-ray.
The Flag of Iron
- Screen Reviews
- March 3, 2022
The Venom Mob is looking for revenge in this Shaw Brothers classic from 88 Films.
Sleep (2020)
- Screen Reviews
- February 25, 2022
The new German film Sleep (2020) promises to haunt your dreams.
Zander the Great
- Screen Reviews
- February 17, 2022
This satirical silent film starring Marion Davies gets a new score and much improved video release from Undercrank Productions.
Marionette Land
- Screen Reviews
- February 2, 2022
Robert Brock tries to keep the Lancaster Marionette Theatre up and running as the world changes around him.

Shock (1977)
- Screen Reviews
- January 26, 2022
Arrow Video delivers Mario Bava’s final film, Shock, on Blu-ray.
The Toolbox Murders
- Screen Reviews
- January 20, 2022
Spade bit, to the head of the nude woman, in the bathtub. That’s all you really need to know about this creepy variant of Clue.
Shawscope Volume One Blu-ray
- Screen Reviews
- January 12, 2022
Revisit some of the most memorable martial arts movies of the kung fu era with this 12-film box set from legendary Hong Kong film studio, Shaw Brothers.
GSW: The Film
- Screen Reviews
- January 4, 2022
A documentary on gun violence in urban America through the eyes of our nation’s leading trauma surgeons.
Dune
- Screen Reviews
- December 22, 2021
With a new edition of “Dune” out in the galaxy, let’s check out this snazzy reissue from Arrow MVD.
Yokai Monsters Collection
- Screen Reviews
- December 15, 2021
Yokai, Japan’s friendly monsters get the love in Arrow’s new Blu-ray box set and Phil Bailey isn’t spooked.
Best of Film 2021
- Screen Reviews
- December 6, 2021
Lily and Generoso select and review their ten favorite features, seven supplemental films, and two prized repertory releases of 2021.

Demons/Demons 2
- Screen Reviews
- November 26, 2021
Synapse Films reissues Lamberto Bava’s epic ’80s gore-filled movies Demons and Demons 2 in beautiful new editions.
The Gestapo’s Last Orgy
- Screen Reviews
- November 18, 2021
The notorious Naziploitation “classic” The Gestapo’s Last Orgy arrives on Blu-ray from 88 Films.
Mill of the Stone Women
- Screen Reviews
- November 12, 2021
Italy’s first color horror film, Mill of the Stone Women returns as a lush 2 disc Blu-ray release from Arrow Video.
Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman
- Screen Reviews
- October 13, 2021
A quartet of producer Sam Katzman’s black and white monster flicks from the ’50s make the jump from the drive-in to Blu-ray.
Analog Love
- Screen Reviews
- October 5, 2021
A sweet time capsule of the days when we kept our music on audio cassettes.
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch
- Screen Reviews
- September 30, 2021
From the maker of Gamera comes a thrilling J-Horror movie for kids on a lush Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

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- Screen Reviews
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- Archikulture Digest
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- Features
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- Music Reviews
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- Screen Reviews
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