20th Aug2025

‘Dakota’ Blu-ray Review (Cult Epics)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Kees Brusse, Monique van de Ven, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Diana Dobbelman, Dora van der Groen, Harcourt Curacao, Frank Davelaar | Written by Charles Gormley, Jan Verstappen, Harrie Verstappen | Directed by Wim Verstappen Wim Verstappen was a Dutch producer and director. In 1967, he started Scorpio Films, and among the productions he created during […]

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18th Aug2025

‘The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Fred Williams, Jack Taylor, Ewa Strömberg, Roberto Camardiel, Siegfried Lowitz, Gustavo Re, Eva Garden | Written by Jess Franco, Artur Brauner, Arne Elsholtz | Directed by Jess Franco In 1921 Norbert Jacques created a nefarious literary supervillain named Dr. Mabuse. Dr. Mabuse was a master of disguise and telepathic hypnosis. In his adventures, he […]

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15th Aug2025

‘When We Went Mad: The Unauthorized Story of Mad Magazine’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Featuring: Sergio Aragones, Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Dick DeBartolo, Frank Jacobs, Arnie Kogen, Al Feldstein, Nick Meglin, Bryan Cranston, Howie Mandel, Judd Apatow, Gilbert Gottfried, “Weird Al” Yankovic | Directed by Alan Bernstein In the 1950s, kids were reading comic books, but comic books at the time almost talked down to kids. The […]

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14th Aug2025

‘His Motorbike, Her Island’ Blu-ray Review (Cult Epics)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Kiwako Harada, Riki Takeuchi, Noriko Watanabe, Tomokazu Miura | Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi Recently, Cult Epics have been releasing some amazing Blu-rays. We have seen Wan Pipel, The Last Island, and AmnesiA, to name a few; and one thing is for sure, Cult Epics do not skimp on their Blu-rays. They add great bonuses […]

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13th Aug2025

‘Manifest: The Complete Series’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina | Created by Jeff Rake When you think of supernatural TV dramas in history, several stand out: The X Files, The Twilight Zone, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Stranger Things, Forever Knight, just to name a few. In 2018, Jeff Rake (Executive Producer […]

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12th Aug2025

‘Dark Victory (1939)’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, George Brent, Henry Travers, Ronald Reagan | Written by Casey Robinson, George Emerson Brewer Jr., Bertram Bloch | Directed by Edmund Goulding In this generation, people think of Bette Davis in horror films like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962), Burnt Offerings (1976), and The Watcher in the […]

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11th Aug2025

‘Knight Rider: The Complete Series’ 4K UHD Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: David Hasselhoff, Richard Basehart, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Rebecca Holden, William Daniels | Created by Glen A. Larson Action shows of the 80s are awesome, and if you throw in David Hasselhoff and a supercar in the mix? Well, you are in for some high-octane fun. That is exactly what you got with Knight […]

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08th Aug2025

‘Poseidon (2006)’ 4K UHD Review (Arrow Video)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Andre Braugher, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett, Mike Vogel, Kevin Dillon | Written by Mark Protosevich | Directed by Wolfgang Petersen In 1972 the “Master of Disaster” Irwin Allen, known for the popular 1960s science-fiction television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time […]

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07th Aug2025

‘Bewitched: The Complete Series 60th Anniversary Edition’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Lynde | Created by Sol Saks There are some sitcoms that are timeless, such as Bewitched. This sitcom recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. That is so hard to believe. And because of this epic birthday, Mill Creek Entertainment announced a super deluxe Blu-ray edition. However, […]

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06th Aug2025

‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’ 4K UHD Review (Arrow Video)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Jordana Brewster, Diora Baird, Matt Bomer, R. Lee Ermey, Taylor Handley, Andrew Bryniarski, Lee Tergesen, Lew Temple | Written by Sheldon Turner | Directed by Jonathan Liebesman The remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 2003 was a huge hit. The film grossed over 100 million dollars at the box office. So, after that […]

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05th Aug2025

‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)’ 4K UHD Review (Arrow Video)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Andrew Bryniarski, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, R. Lee Ermey, David Dorfman | Written by Scott Kosar | Directed by Marcus Nispel Tobe Hooper forever changed the face of horror in 1974 with his film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It featured mixed reviews with Roger Ebert calling it […]

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31st Jul2025

‘Repossessed’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair, Ned Beatty | Written and Directed by Bob Logan When you say the name Leslie Nielsen you think of all the hilarious spoof comedies. But before he became the spoof icon of films like The Naked Gun, Airplane!, Dracula: Dead and Loving it, Mr. Magoo, Spy Hard and many more, […]

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30th Jul2025

‘The Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Sylvester and Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn and many more were part of most of our childhoods. We grew up on the Looney Tunes Adventures. The fun these characters bring to the world still holds true even after all these years. Warner Bros. brought us the ever-popular Looney Tunes […]

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29th Jul2025

‘The Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Vol. 1’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Warner Bros. and Warner Archive Collection have been giving physical media fans tremendous Blu-ray releases of classic Looney Tunes. We have seen Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 1-4 and the Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault Volume 1. Warner Bros. dug deep into the archive to revive the classic Platinum Collection, originally released on DVD and gave […]

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28th Jul2025

‘The Invisible Swordsman’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Hachirô Oka, Yasushi Yokoyama, Kiyoshi Nishikawa | Written by Tetsurô Yoshida | Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda Arrow Video have been releasing so much Japanese Cinema on Blu-ray that it feels like they are going to run out of films. Of course, they won’t, as there is so much to choose from. But in the […]

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24th Jul2025

‘Play It Cool’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Mari Atsumi, Akemi Negishi, Yusuke Kawazu, Kô Nishimura, Ryoichi Tamagawa, Sanae Nakahara | Written by Yoshihiro Ishimatsu, Yasuzô Masumura | Directed by Yasuzō Masumura Film fans have been treated to many yakuza films in the last few years. We have witnessed such physical media releases as Yakuza Wives, Big Time Gambling Boss, Jakoman and Tetsu […]

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18th Jul2025

‘Psychotronia Collection Vol. 2: Mondo Keyhole’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Nick Moriarty, Adele Rein, Carol Baughman, Pluto Felix, Christopher Winters, Penelope Faith, Cathy Crowfoot | Written and Directed by Jack Hill Jack Hill was an American filmmaker who is no doubt best known for his exploitation films. Probably his most popular and most well-known film would be 1974’s Foxy Brown. Quentin Tarantino even described […]

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17th Jul2025

‘Narc’ 4K UHD Review (Arrow Video)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Chi McBride, Dan Leis, Lloyd Adams, Lina Giornofelice, A.C. Peterson, Karen Robinson | Written and Directed by Joe Carnahan Joe Carnahan has directed some really exciting films during his career including Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane; Smokin’ Aces; The A-Team and The Grey; and he also wrote and directed several episodes […]

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16th Jul2025

‘The Lord of the Rings (1978)’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

At the turn of the century Peter Jackson brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings saga to life on film. But decades before these were released in theatres, the 1970s saw animated versions of these epic tales. They included The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Return of the King. Warner Bros. home […]

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15th Jul2025

‘Baby It’s You’ Blu-ray Review (Fun City Editions)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Tracy Pollan, Matthew Modine, Robert Downey Jr. | Written and Directed by John Sayles You have probably heard the statement ‘You can’t help who you fall in love with’. Sometimes you just can’t help it! Even Elvis sang about this with his classic song ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love with […]

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14th Jul2025

‘High Society’ 4K UHD Review (Warner Archive)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, John Lund, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, Louis Armstrong | Written by John Patrick, Philip Barry | Directed by Charles Walters In 1940, a trio of future Hollywood Legends would come together to put to screen a romantic comedy that would be forever regarded as one of the greatest romcoms ever. […]

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10th Jul2025

‘The Annihilation of Fish’ Blu-ray Review (Kino Lorber)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave, Margot Kidder, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Ronald F. Hoiseck, Linden Chiles | Written by Anthony C. Winkler | Directed by Charles Burnett There are few more recognisable actors in cinema history than James Earl Jones. His iconic voice brought Darth Vader to life, but he starred in many feature films during […]

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