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The Stylist
- Screen Reviews
- June 14, 2021
Jill Gevargizian’s lush horror film The Stylist shines in a great new Blu-ray release.
Riders of Justice
- Screen Reviews
- June 8, 2021
An action-packed Danish action film filled with nihilism, existentialism, and every gun in Europe.
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
- Screen Reviews
- June 7, 2021
Documentary on the Washington, D.C. punk scene, with a focus on the earlier years.
Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection
- Screen Reviews
- June 4, 2021
Low budget mogul Bill Rebane gets the box set treatment from Arrow Video.
A Ghost Waits
- Screen Reviews
- May 21, 2021
Despite being denied theatrical release, Adam Stovall’s striking debut feature gets an amazing Blu-ray release from Arrow Video.
Les Notres (Our Own)
- Screen Reviews
- May 18, 2021
Teen pregnancy and small town politics nearly tear a family apart.
Death Has Blue Eyes
- Screen Reviews
- April 28, 2021
The early Nico Mastorakis giallo/sci-fi/comedy hybrid cult classic Death Has Blue Eyes looks great on Blu-ray.

Florida Film Festival: Documentaries Part 1
- Screen Reviews
- April 26, 2021
The Florida Film Festival is a hotbed of documentaries. Let’s visit three of them!
Switchblade Sisters
- Screen Reviews
- April 23, 2021
Jack Hill’s girl-gang classic Switchblade Sisters gets an overdue deluxe Blu-ray release.
My Wonderful Wanda
- Screen Reviews
- April 20, 2021
A young Polish woman working in Switzerland becomes romantically involved with her employer.
The Truffle Hunters
- Screen Reviews
- April 15, 2021
Old men and their dogs supply the world with delicious white truffles.
A Dark, Dark Man
- Screen Reviews
- April 8, 2021
After several orphaned children are found murdered in a remote Kazakh village, and the suspects mysteriously die in custody, a reporter is sent in to investigate potential police corruption in director Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s impressive neo-noir, A Dark, Dark Man.
Filmage: The Story of the Descendents
- Screen Reviews
- April 5, 2021
The story of the rise and fall of an important South Bay punk band.
Yawning Man “Live at Giant Rock”
- Screen Reviews
- March 31, 2021
Psychedelic music filmed live in the Coachella Valley.

Shogun’s Joy of Torture
- Screen Reviews
- March 31, 2021
Teruo Ishii’s first torture film gets the love from Arrow Video on a lush new Blu-ray.
Mandibles
- Screen Reviews
- March 24, 2021
The latest feature from the surrealist comedy mind of Quentin Dupieux, Mandibles is that timeless story of two clueless lifelong friends who toil relentlessly to train their giant house fly Dominique to rob banks for them.
Music from Hurley Mountain
- Screen Reviews
- March 17, 2021
Folk music and history from Hurley County, NY.
Bad Girls
- Screen Reviews
- March 11, 2021
A sex, drugs and guns make this low budget film a classic American road trip.
The Bloodhound
- Screen Reviews
- March 10, 2021
Modern update of Fall of the House of Usher where all may not be as it seems.
Lake Michigan Monster
- Screen Reviews
- March 5, 2021
A low budget nautical adventure filled with high concept effects.

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- Screen Reviews
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- Music Reviews
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- Music Reviews
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- Print Reviews
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