Second Sight gets bitten by the GINGER SNAPS TRILOGY (review)

Two sisters learn that "the curse" can be downright mosntrous in the Canadian horror franchise THE GINGER SNAPS TRILOGY.

REVIEW LINK: Second Sight (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE GINGER SNAPS TRILOGY Blu-ray specs:

• DISC ONE: Ginger Snaps: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widecreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Mary Beth McAndrews and Terry Mesnard 
• Audio Commentary by director John Fawcett 
• Audio Commentary by writer Karen Walton 
• "A Blood Red Moon" interview with director John Fawcett 
• "What Are You Wereing?" interview with producer Steve Hoban 
• "The Art of Horror" interview with storyboard artist Vincenzo Natali 
• "Canadian Uncanny: Stacey Abbott on GINGER SNAPS" 
• "GINGER SNAPS: Blood, Teeth and Fur" documentary 
• "Growing Pains: Puberty in Horror Films" Women in Horror panel 
• "The Making of GINGER SNAPS" 
• Cast Auditions and Rehearsals 
• Deleted Scenes with optional audio commentary by director John Fawcett and writer Karen Walton 
• "Production Design Work" Gallery 
• "Creation of the Beast" 
• Trailers and TV Spots 
• DISC TWO: Ginger Snaps 2 - Unleashed: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widecreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Brett Sullivan, executive producers John Fawcett and Noah Segal, and producer Paula Devonshire 
• "Girl, Interrupted" interview with director Brett Sullivan 
• "The Bloody Lunar Cycle" interview with writer Megan Martin 
• "Behind the Scenes" featurettes: 
• "Beast is Built" 
• "Fun on Set" 
• "Locations" 
• "Special Make-Up" 
• "Practical Special Effects" 
• "Stunts" 
• Deleted Scenes with optional audio commentary by director Brett Sullivan, executive producers John Fawcett and Noah Segal, and producer Paula Devonshire 
• Audition Tapes 
• Storyboards 
• DISC THREE: Ginger Snaps Back - The Beginning: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widecreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Grant Harvey, co-writer Steve Massicotte, and editor Ken Filewych 
• "Snap!" interview with director Grant Harvey 
• "Girls on Film" interview with producer Paula Devonshire 
• "Making Of" featurettes: 
• "Wolfboy" 
• "Blood, Guts and Fire" 
• "Production Design" 
• "Fun on Set" 
• "Costume Design" 
• Deleted Scenes with optional audio commentary by director Grant Harvey, co-writer Steve Massicotte, and editor Ken Filewych 
• Grant Harvey's Video Diaries 
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Michael Dunbabin, a 112-page book with new essays by Meredith Borders, Kat Hughes, Mikel J Koven, Dr Rachel Knightley, Jolene Richardson, Zoë Rose Smith and Caelum Vatnsdal, and five collectors' art cards.
  

Film Masters' BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE is under SKI-TROOP ATTACK! (review)

Roger Corman took his shifty dealings to South Dakota for a back-to-back duo shot in the powder of the Black Hills.  In BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE, a gang pull off a bank heist and escape to the wilderness unaware that they have disturbed a web-slinging creature with a thirst for blood.  In SKI-TROOP ATTACK, an American reconnaissance mission tracking the German army through the snow must decide whether to continue their mission or join in the fight at the Front.

REVIEW LINK: Film Masters (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Beast from Haunted Cave:
• Theatrical Version (65 minutes):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Tom Weaver and Larry Blamire 
• Television Version (72 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Theatrical Trailer at 1.33:1 
• 2023 Trailer Re-Cut at 1.85:1 
• Still Gallery
• Disc Two - Ski-Troop Attack:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Howard S. Berger 
• "Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story" Part One 
• 2023 Re-Cut Trailer
• Collector's booklet featuring essays by Tom Weaver and C. Courtney Joyner.
  

Cult Epics investigates the MARLEEN GORRIS TRILOGY (review)

Before her Academy Award-winning "epic matriarchal fairy tale" ANTONIA'S LINE, Marleen Gorris explored the dark depths of female exploitation in her first three films.  In A QUESTION OF SILENCE, a female psychiatrist is tasked with determining the mental competence of three women who were strangers to one another until they collectively murdered a male boutique owner without any apparent motivation.  BROKEN MIRRORS explores the day-to-day life of women in a Dutch brothel while a serial killer stalks, abducts, and tortures women throughout the city.  In THE LAST ISLAND, five men and two women are stranded on a tropical island after a plane crash.  When hope for a rescue fades, they ponder whether they are the last people on Earth and who (rather than if) the lone female of child-bearing age should chose one of them to repopulate the planet.

REVIEW LINK: Cult Epics (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

MARLEEN GORRIS TRILOGY Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - A QUESTION OF SILENCE:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen 
• Dutch DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film scholar Patrica Pisters 
• 1982 "Cinevisie" television interview with director Marleen Gorris 
• 1983 "Cinevisie" television interview with actress Cox Habbema 
• 1982 Polygoon Journal Newsreel Extract 
• Promotional Gallery 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Cult Epics Trailers
• Disc Two - BROKEN MIRRORS:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen 
• Dutch DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film scholar Peter Verstraten 
• 1984 interview with U.S. sex worker Margo St. James 
• Promotional Gallery 
• Cult Epics Trailers
• Disc Three - THE LAST ISLAND:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen 
  English DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
  Optional English SDH Subtitles 
  Audio Commentary by film historian Peter Verstraeten 
  Introduction by producer Dick Maas 
  1990 interview with columnist Annemarie Grewel 
  Behind the Scenes 
  Promotional Gallery 
  Dutch Theatrical Trailer 
  Cult Epics Trailers
  

Cult Epics is stranded on THE LAST ISLAND (review)

When a plane crashes on a tropical island, the seven survivors go from hoping for rescue to pondering whether they are the last people on Earth and what to do about it in this feminist take on LORD OF THE FLIES from Marleen Gorris, Academy Award-winning director of ANTONIA'S LINE.

REVIEW LINK: Cult Epics (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE LAST ISLAND Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Peter Verstraeten 
• Optional introduction by producer Dick Maas 
• 1990 interview with columnist Annemarie Grewel 
• Behind the Scenes 
• Promotional Gallery 
• Dutch Theatrical Trailer 
• Cult Epics Trailers 
• Reversible Cover
   

Vinegar Syndrome sinks its beak into THE CARDONA COLLECTION VOL. 2 (review)

The second volume of films from one of Mexico's most prolific exploitation filmmakers Rene Cardona Jr. includes a gory take on Hichcock's THE BIRDS, a South American take on James Bond, a hostage thriller with an international cast, and a campy, tragic, erotic thriller.

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE CARDONA COLLECTION #2 Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - Beaks - The Movie:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• "On The Run" interview with filmmaker René Cardona III on UNDER SIEGE 
• "We Were Wild" interview with actor Hugo Stiglitz on UNDER SIEGE 
• "Don’t Shoot" interview with actor Orlando Urdaneta on UNDER SIEGE 
• "All in the Family: The Cardona Legacy" interview with Andrea Cardona, granddaughter of René Cardona Jr. 
• "Union City: Behind the Entertainment" interview with production assistant Felipe Marino on THE HOUSE THAT BURNS AT NIGHT 
• "From P.A. to Producer" interview with actress Mineko Mori on THE HOUSE THAT BURNS AT NIGHT 
• Promotional Still Gallery
  
• Disc Two:
• S.O.S. Conspiracion Bikini: 
• 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Viviana García-Besné 
• Under Siege: 
• 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles
• Disc Three - The House That Burns at Night:
• 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles
• Limited edition reversible cover, slipcover, and slipcase packaging (6,000 copies)
• Available directly from Vinegar Syndrome and select indie retailers.
  

Vinegar Syndrome snuggles with RABID GRANNIES (review)

The Remington sisters are celebrating their ninety-second birthdays and have invited all of the family for dinner... that is, except for disinherited Black Mass celebrating Christopher who sends along a gift that transforms the old biddies into flesh-eating demons in this Belgian horror film distributed by Troma.

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

RABID GRANNIES Blu-ray specs:

• Longest Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues
• R-Rated Version:
• 480p non-anamorphic 1.33:1 fullscreen 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Audio Commentary by director Emmanuel Kervyn
• "Shit Happens" interview with producer Johan Vandewoestijne 
• "What Can I Do With This?!" interview with editor Philippe Ravoet 
• "Pretty Violent Stuff" interview with Troma president Lloyd Kaufman 
• "Forgotten Scares: An In-Depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema" documentary (99 minutes) 
• "Rabid Grannies: The Story Behind the Film" archival making-of documentary 
• Archival interview with producer Johan Vandewoestijne 
• Archival introduction by Troma president Lloyd Kaufman 
• Outtakes 
• U.S. Video Trailer 
• Reversible Cover 
• The first 6,000 copies ordered directly from Vinegar Syndrome (and select indie retailers) include a special limited edition double-sided lenticular slipcover designed by Richard Hilliard.

Radiance Films worships MESSIAH OF EVIL (review)

When the moon turns red and peoples' eyes start to bleed, the Dark Stranger will return to Point Dume and bring about a flesh-eating nightmare in the seventies counter-culture horror classic MESSIAH OF EVIL from the writers of AMERICAN GRAFFITI and the future director of HOWARD THE DUCK!

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (US/UK/Canada) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

MESSIAH OF EVIL Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by critics and horror experts Kim Newman and Stephen Thrower 
• Archival interview with co-writer/director Willard Huyck by Mike White from the Projection Booth Podcast 
• "What the Blood Moon Brings: MESSIAH OF EVIL, A New American Nightmare" documentary exploring the film in the context of American independent cinema of the 70s, as well as examining the film's allegiance to several subgenres of horror 
• Visual essay on the American Gothic by critic Kat Ellinger 

Synapse Films gazes into THE BLACK CIRCLE (review)

Two sisters lives are turned upside down when they both use a self-help magnetism therapy record which claims to be able to do away with the negative elements of a subject's personality; however, those negative forces take on a life of their own in this Mexican/Swedish horror film from the director of HERE COMES THE DEVIL and starring THRILLER's Christina Lindberg.

REVIEW LINK: Synapse Films (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

BLACK CIRCLE Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.39:1 Widescreen
• Swedish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Adrián García Bogliano
• "Inside BLACK CIRCLE" making-of
• Interview with director Adrián García Bogliano and actress Christina Lindberg
• "Don’t Open Your Eyes" 2017 short film
• Teaser Trailer
• Still Gallery
• Disc Two (CD):
• Soundtrack by Rickard Gramfors
• 18 tracks
  

Arrow Video takes attendance of UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO (review)

David Hemmings stars as a schoolteacher at an elite boys school who starts to suspect that his pupils are not joking when they claim to have killed the previous teacher and threaten to do the same to him if he does not do their bidding in this thriller based on the popular radio play by Giles Cooper.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
• "An Unruly Education: Matthew Sweet on UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO" 
• "Unman, Terhew, Lipstrob + Mrs Ebony" interviews with actors Carolyn Seymour, Michael Howe, Michael Cashman and James Wardroper 
• 1958 radio play set to stills from the film 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Still Gallery 
• First pressing includes a a double-sided foldout poster featuring the original poster art and a new design by Eric Adrian Lee, reversible sleeve art, and a liner notes booklet with new essays by Kevin Lyons and Oliver Wake.
  

Eureka Classics spars with THE SKYHAWK (review)

Kwan Tak-Hing who played Cantonese folk hero Wong Fei-Hung in more than seventy films returns to the screen as the famous healer and martial arts master who winds up in the middle of a war between masters over control of the Thai ports with his pupils Sammo Hung and Carter Wong.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE SKYHAWK Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese, Mandarin, and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng
• Audio Commentary by Asian film experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• Conversation with martial arts cinema academic Blade Po
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible Cover
• The first 2,000 copies include an O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling and a 19-page collector's booklet featuring "The Wong Man: Of Kwan Tak-hing, Wong Fei-hung and The Skyhawk" by James Oliver.
   

Eureka Classics takes aim at SHE SHOOTS STRAIGHT (review)

After gang members murder her husband, detective Mina and her sister-in-law Ling go on a mission of revenge that could cost them their jobs and their lives in this Sammo Hung production starring his future Mrs. Joyce Godenzi and Carina Lau.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

SHE SHOOTS STRAIGHT Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• Interview with filmmaker Valerie Soe 
• "Shooting Locations" documentary 
• English "Lethal Lady" Opening/Closing Credits 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible cover. 
• The first 2,000 copies include an O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling and a collector's booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver.
   

Synapse Films excavates the TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (Review)

Spanish tourists in Portugal stumble upon a medieval village that is the resting place of undead Satan-worshiping, blood-drinking mummified knights in Amando de Ossorio's iconic Spanish horror film that introduced "The Blind Dead" to the world.

REVIEW LINK: Synapse Films (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• Spanish-Language Version (101 minutes): 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen 
• Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (with Spanish inserts for undubbed scenes) 
• Optional English subtitles (for the Spanish track), English SDH subtitles (for the English track), and English subtitles (for the undubbed scenes on the English track) 
• Audio Commentary by horror film historian and author Troy Howarth 
• Audio Commentary by actress Lone Fleming, moderated by Calum Waddell 
• Audio Commentary by Rod Barnett & Troy Guinn of the NaschyCast podcast 
• Alternate "Revenge from Planet Ape" U.S. Reissue Opening Sequence 
• "Awakening of Spanish Horror Cinema" introduction by film historian Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger 
• Salem's Pop "Templar's Tear" music video 
• "Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film" documentary by filmmaker Naomi Holwill (89 minutes) 
• Photo Gallery 
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two:
• U.S. Theatrical Cut (84 minutes):
  1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen 
  English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
  Optional English SDH Subtitles
  

Second Run submits to INTERROGATION (review)

A cabaret performer drowns her sorrows with some supposed fans only to wake up in prison under interrogation by the Polish secret police in this grueling drama that was banned for a decade but circulated underground to acclaim.

REVIEW LINK: Second Run (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

INTERROGATION Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.37:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• Polish LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
  
• "Interrogation Introduced by Ryszard Bugajski"
• 40-page booklet with writing on the film by Michael Szporer and the complete transcript of the 1982 hearing before the so-called 'co-laudation commission' ahead of the film's suppression.
   

Arrow Video UK gives a standard edition to ENTER THE VIDEO STORE: EMPIRE OF SCREAMS (review)

Arrow Video restores classics from the video rental era with the output of Empire Pictures.  In THE DUNGEONMASTER, a computer genius and his girlfriend must take battle a demonic wizard in a series of adventures.  In DOLLS, travelers lost in a storm take shelter in the country house of a toy maker whose dolls have a deadly life of their own.  In CELLAR DWELLER, a comic book artist discovers that the monstrous creation of her artist hero is all too real and very hungry.  In ARENA, a short order cook on an intergalactic space station takes on aliens and robots in the ring.  In ROBOT JOX, global war in the future is fought one on one by trained fighters piloting massive robots.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

ENTER THE VIDEO STORE: EMPIRE OF SCREAMS Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Dungeonmaster:
• "Ragewar" Pre-release Version (77:59) 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by actor Jeffrey Byron, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain 
• "Ragewar" International Version (77:23) 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• "The Dungeonmaster" US Theatrical Version (73:35)
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• "I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own" interview with actor Jeffrey Byron 
• Trailers: 
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer 
• Alternate Trailer
• Disc Two - Dolls:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by David Decoteau, Empire alumnus and friend of director Stuart Gordon 
• Audio Commentary by director Stuart Gordon and writer Ed Naha 
• Audio Commentary by actors Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Stephen Lee, Carrie Lorraine, and Ian Patrick Williams 
• "Assembling Dolls" interview with editor Lee Percy 
• "Toys of Terror: The Making of DOLLS" documentary 
• Film-to-Storyboard Comparison 
• Trailers: 
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer 
• Alternate Trailer 
• U.K. Home Video Trailer Image Gallery
• Disc Three - Cellar Dweller:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by special make-up effects artist Michael Deak, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain 
• "Grabbed by the Ghoulies" appreciation of special make-up effects artist John Carl Buechler by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain 
• "Inside the Cellar" interview with special make-up effects artist Michael Deak 
• VHS Trailer
• Empire Pictures Trailer Reel: 
• GHOULIES 
• GHOULIES II 
• BREEDERS 
• ELIMINATORS 
• CRAWLSPACE 
• FROM BEYOND 
• PRISON 
• Empire Pictures Trailer Reel - VHS Mode!: 
• CATACOMBS 
• ELIMINATORS 
• ENEMY TERRITORY 
• FROM BEYOND 
• GHOST TOWN 
• GHOULIES 
• GHOULIES II 
• TERRORVISION 
• TROLL 
• CRAWLSPACE 
• Image Galleries: 
• Behind the Scenes 
• Artwork and Stills 
• Original Sales Sheet 
• Original Production Notes
• Disc Four - Arena:
• Widescreen Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Peter Manoogian, moderated by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain 
• Cropped Fullframe Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen (upscaled) 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo 
• "Not His Arena" interview with co-screenwriter Danny Bilson 
• "Empire of Creatures" interview with special make-up effects artist Michael Deak 
• Theatrical Trailer in 16:9 and 4:3 Versions
• Image Gallery: 
• Behind the Scenes 
• Posters and Stills
• Disc Five - Robot Jox:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Stuart Gordon 
• Audio Commentary by associate effects director Paul Gentry, mechanical effects artist Mark Rappaport, and stop-motion animator Paul Jessell 
• "Crash and Burn" interview with actor Gary Graham 
• "Her Name is Athena" interview with actress Anne-Marie Johnson 
• "The Scale of Battle: David Allen and the FX of ROBOT JOX" appreciation by visual effects artists Steve Burg, Yancy Calzeda, Paul Gentry, Kevin Kuchaver, Dennis Muren, and John Vincent 
• "Looking Back" interview with actor Paul Koslo 
• "Salvaged from the Wreckage" behind the scenes photos archive from associate effects director Paul Gentry 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Image Galleries: 
• Behind the Scenes 
• Posters and Stills 
• Original Sales Sheet 
• Original Production Notes
• Comes with in slipcase packaging with reversible sleeves for each film featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady.

88 Films unearths a MAGIC CRYSTAL (review)

Andy Lau and Cynthia Rothrock battle Richard Norton over a magic artifact that befriends a young child in Wong Jing's MAGIC CRYSTAL.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE MAGIC CRYSTAL Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong film expert Frank Djeng
• Introduction by actor Richard Norton
• "Fight Like a Girl" interview with actress Cynthia Rothrock 
• "Fast as Lightning" interview with actor Richard Norton 
• English Export Trailer 
• Comes with a reversible cover with new artwork by Sean Longmore and original HK poster art. 
• The first pressing includes a double-walled matte-finish o-ring featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore and a double-sided foldout poster.
   

88 Films is stalked by TAXI HUNTER (review)

A man snaps when a taxi driver accidentally kills his pregnant wife.  He goes on a one man mission of revenge on all taxi drivers who take advantage of their customers in this crazy HK action film from Herman Yau and Anthony Wong, the director and star of UNTOLD STORY and EBOLA SYNDROME.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (US/UK/Canada) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

TAXI HUNTER Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong film expert Frank Djeng
• "Hunting For Words" interview with scriptwriter and producer Tony Leung Hung-Wah 
• "How to Murder Your Taxi Driver?" interview with action director James Ha 
• "Falling Down in Hong Kong" interview with star Anthony Wong 
• Stills Gallery 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• Reversible cover with new artwork by Sean Longmore and original HK poster art. 
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: double walled matt finish O-ring featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore and a double-sided foldout poster.
  

88 Films dances a bullet ballet with HARD BOILED II: THE LAST BLOOD (review)

When a Tibetan holy leader and a gangster's girlfriend are both wounded in an assassination attempt, two cops and a gangster try to get to the donors of a rare blood type before the terrorists can take them out in this action comedy from Wong Jing starring Alan Tam and Andy Lau.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (US/UK/Canada) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

HARD BOILED II: THE LAST BLOOD Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong film expert Frank Djeng and John Charles, author of "The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997"
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
• English Export Trailer
• Stills Gallery
• Reversible Cover with new design by Sean Longmore and original Hong Kong Art
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Double-walled matte-finish O-ring slipcover featuring new artwork by Sean Longmore, as well as a double-sided foldout poster.
  

Cauldron Films digs up CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD in 4K (review)

The dead walk in Dunwich when a priest commits suicide and opens the Gates of Hell.  A psychic medium, a reporter, a psychiatrist, and his patient must find a way to close the gates before the living dead take over the Earth in Lucio Fulci's eighties gorefest.

REVIEW LINK: Cauldron Films (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• English Version: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Italian Version: 
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Samm Deighan (2023) 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth and Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson 
• Audio Commentary by actress Catriona MacColl, moderated by Jay Slater 
• Audio Commentary by actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice, moderated by Calum Waddell
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• English Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Italian Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historian Samm Deighan
• Audio Commentary by film historian Troy Howarth and Mondo Digital's Nathaniel Thompson
• Audio Commentary by actress Catriona MacColl, moderated by Jay Slater
• Audio Commentary by actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice, moderated by Calum Waddell
• Disc Three (Bonus Blu-ray):
• "Zombie Kings" interview with Massimo Antonello Geleng 
  "Requiem for Bob" interview with Giovanni Lombardo Radice 
  "The Meat Munching Movies of Gino De Rossi" interview with special effects artist Gino de Rossi 
  "Carlo of the Living Dead" interview with actor Carlo De Mejo 
  Q and A with actor Venantino Venantini and director Ruggero Deodato 
  Catriona MacColl Q and A from The Glasgow Theater 
  "Music for a Flesh Feast" Fabio Frizzi Q and A 
  Catriona MacColl Archival Video Intro 
  "A Trip Through Bonaventure Cemetery" 
  Archival interviews with cast and crew from "Paura, Lucio Fulci Remembered Vol. 1" 
  Trailers: 
  U.S. Theatrical Trailer 
  International Trailer 
  Italian Theatrical 
  Trailer 
  Image Gallery
  

Eureka Classics trains FEARLESS SHAOLIN (review)

FEARLESS SHAOLIN gives us four more films by Joseph Kuo including the two 18 BRONZEMEN films starring Carter Wong, the revenge film SHAOLIN KUNG FU, and the court intrigue of SHAOLIN KIDS.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

FEARLESS SHAOLIN - 4 KUNG-FU CLASSICS FROM DIRECTOR JOSEPH KUO Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• Shaolin Kung-Fu (1974):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• The Shaolin Kids (1975):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• Disc Two:
• 18 Bronzemen (1976):
• Japanese Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles 
• Hong Kong Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles
• Return of the 18 Bronzemen (1976):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles
  

Eureka Classics takes on DEADLY MASTERS (review)

Slapdash director Joseph Kuo worked in several martial arts genres and four of his films are represented here.  In 7 GRAND MASTERS, a grand master cannot retire until he is assured of his position, challenging seven other grand masters to the title.  In THE 36 DEADLY STYLES, a warrior monk breaks his vow not to use his skills to kill when a young man is threatened by killers.  In THE WORLD OF DRUNKEN MASTER, two aged martial artists reflect on their training and the love of their lives as they prepare for a final battle against a powerful enemy.  In THE OLD MASTER, an aged grandmaster visits one of his students in San Francisco to discover that one of his old students is misusing his fighting skill and finds a promising new pupil.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DEADLY MASTERS! - 4 KUNG FU FILMS FROM DIRECTOR JOSEPH KUO Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• 7 Grand Masters (1977):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin, Cantonese, and English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles for Mandarin or Cantonese Tracks 
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and martial artist/filmmaker Michael Worth 
• The 36 Deadly Styles (1982):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• Mandarin and English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• Disc Two: 
• The World of Drunken Master (1979): 
  1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
  Mandarin, Cantonese, and English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
  Optional English Subtitles for Mandarin or Cantonese Tracks 
  Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and martial artist/filmmaker Michael Worth
  
  The Old Master (1979): 
  1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
  Mandarin, Cantonese, and English LPCM 1.0 Mono 
  Optional English Subtitles for Mandarin or Cantonese Tracks 
  Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
  
   

Acorn Media investigates THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES: SERIES 9 (review)

New Zealand's answer to MIDSOMER MURDERS is back as detectives Mike Shepard, Kristin Sims, and Daniel Chalmers investigate a murder at a musical, a body found in a car trunk, and a murdered nun with a colorful past among others.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDCompare)

THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES - SERIES 9 DVD specs:

• Six feature-length episodes on three dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
   

Acorn Media commits MIDSOMER MURDERS: SERIES 22 (review)

Barnaby and Winter are back for six more mysteries involving a meme character turned killer, a dinner theater murder mystery game with a real victim and killer, a killer targeting paranormal influencers at a psychic faere, and a production of "The Pirates of Penzance" in which a corpse shares a treasure chest with pirate's booty.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDCompare)

MIDSOMER MURDERS - SERIES TWENTY TWO DVD specs: 

• Six feature-length episodes on three dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• Picture Gallery
• Cast Filmographies
• Caroline Graham Biography
• Broadcast Dates
  

Acorn Media investigates THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE: SERIES 1 (review)

Having just lost his father and broken up with his girlfriend, detective Max Arnold is on the case with his partner Priya Shamsie who is dealing with the stress of motherhood in this Chelsea set quartet of mysteries involving a man haunted by ghosts, a missing restaurant PR woman, a murdered local hero, and a dead schoolmaster whose own family are among the suspects.

REVIEW LINK: Acorn Media (UK) Region 0 PAL DVD (DVDCompare)

THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE - SERIES 1 DVD specs:

• Four feature-length episodes on two dual-layer DVDs
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HoH Subtitles
• "The Making of THE CHELSEA DETECTIVE"
• "Tour the Sets"
   

88 Films visits THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM (review)

Christopher Lee is yet another undead aristocrat back from beyond the grave with a bone to pick in this sixties German Gothic chiller also starring Lex Barker and Karin Dor.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.57:1 Pillarboxed Widescreen
• English and German LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film critics Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
• Film Locations 1967 VS 2020
• "Das Todespendel Burg des grauens" German Super 8 Digest Version
• "Die Schlangengrube des grafen Dracula" German Super 8 Digest Version
• German Theatrical Trailer
• Modern Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring alternate art. 
• The first pressing of 2000 copies also includes a reverse-board matt finish O-ring featuring new artwork by Thomas Walker and a 16-page booklet with notes by Andrew Graves.
   

Radiance Films gets treatment from THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK (review)

Barbara Steele starts as a woman in peril when she marries THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK whose first wife may be dead but she's still up for a bit of kinky fun in this gothic horror classic from Riccardo Freda.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• Italian Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• English Version: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film critics Kat Ellinger and Annie Rose Malamet 
• Audio Commentary by Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas 
• "Ernesto Gastaldi on THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK" 
• "Murderous Husbands: Bluebeard and the Gothic" visual essay by academic Miranda Corcoran 
• "Madeleine Le Despencer on Necrophilia and Gothic Taboo" 
• Poster Gallery 
• Italian Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two (Limited Edition Exclusive):
• U.S. Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings, bonus disc featuring the U.S. version of the film, a reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters, and a booklet featuring new writing by critic and author Chris Fujiwara on the film; an archival piece by Alan Y. Upchurch, Tim Lucas and Luigi Boscaino on the making of the film featuring interviews with Freda, Steele, Flemyng and others; and a critical overview by Cullen Gallagher.
  

Raro Video brings NIGHT OF THE DEVILS to the UK (review)

A businessman gets stranded deep in the woods in Yugoslavia and is forced to seek shelter with a family who believe one of their own has become a vampire.  A gory Italian/Spanish horror film from the director of MILL OF THE STONE WOMEN.

REVIEW LINK: Raro Video UK/Radiance Films (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE NIGHT OF THE DEVILS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian Versions
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Alan Jones and Kim Newman 
• "The Angel and the Devils" interview with actress Agostina Belli 
• "The Devils Among Us" interview with actor Gianni Garko 
• "The Child of Darkness" interview with actress Cinzia de Carolis 
• "Celestial Light" interview with camera operator Nino Celeste 
• Interview with composer Giorgio Gaslini 
• Interview with film historian Chris Alexander 
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters. 
• The first pressing of 3,000 copies includes a limited edition booklet with new writing by Rachael Nisbet and archival writing by Chris Alexander.

Arrow Video spars with THE IRON-FISTED MONK (review)

A rice husker training at a Shaolin temple to avenge his murdered master tries to sway another vengeful young man from violence after the Manchu rape and murder his sister in Sammo Hung's directorial debut.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE IRON-FISTED MONK Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 1.0 Mono 
• Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo Modern Dub and 1.0 Mono Classic Dub 
• Optional English (for Cantonese) and English HoH (for English) Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Two Archival Interviews with actor/director Sammo Hung
• Archival Interview with actor Casanova Wong 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• Image Gallery 
• Comes with a sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Mills. 
• The first pressing includes a double-sided sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gary Mills and an illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Brandon Bentley.
  

Jinga Films sheds light on MIDNIGHT SON (review)

A young artist who lives by night due to a fiery aversion to sunlight starts to wonder if he might actually be a vampire, and his first taste of blood sets off a deadly transformation.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (US) Region ALL Blu-ray/Region 0 NTSC DVD/CD (DVDCompare)

MIDNIGHT SON Blu-ray/DVD/CD Combo specs:

• Disc One (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Scott Leberecht & actors Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, and Jo D. Jonz 
• Deleted Scenes 
• Interviews: 
• writer/director Scott Lebrecht 
• actor Zak Kilberg 
• actress Maya Parish 
• actor Jo D. Jonz 
• cinematographer Lyn Moncrieff 
• Theatrical Trailer
• Teaser Trailer
• Bonus Trailers
• Disc Two (DVD):
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 Widescreen 
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo 
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Scott Leberecht & actors Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, and Jo D. Jonz 
• Deleted Scenes 
• Interviews: 
• writer/director Scott Lebrecht 
• actor Zak Kilberg 
• actress Maya Parish 
• actor Jo D. Jonz 
• cinematographer Lyn Moncrieff 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Teaser Trailer 
• Bonus Trailers
• Disc Three (CD):
• Soundtrack by Kays Al-Atrakchi and Geoff Levin (16 tracks)
  

Vinegar Syndrome endures a NIGHT OF HORROR with the CURSE OF THE SCREAMING DEAD (review)

Don Dohler associate Tony Malanowski struck off on his own with an ultra low-budget ghost story in NIGHT OF HORROR and then made a zombie pic in CURSE OF THE SCREAMING DEAD (better known as "Curse of the Cannibal Confederates") with money given to him by a distributor to add gore to his first film.  See them both in this eighties regional horror double feature.

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

CURSE OF THE SCREAMING DEAD Blu-ray specs:

• DISC ONE:
• The Curse of the Screaming Dead (1982):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by producer/director/editor Tony Malanowski and actor Steve Sandkuhler
• Night of Horror (1981):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by producer/director/editor Tony Malanowski and actor Steve Sandkuhler (2023)
• DISC TWO:
• "Scream On! The Making of THE CURSE OF THE SCREAMING DEAD" documentary
• "Bart Mixon: The Man Behind the Masks" interview with special make-up effects artist Bart Mixon
• "The Score of the Screaming Dead" interview with composer Charlie Barnett and recording engineer Jim Crenca
• "Oh, What a Night... of Horror!" documentary
• "A Morning After a NIGHT OF HORROR: The "Unmade" Making of..." interview with fans Rosie Nakamura and Autumn Nakamura Neal
• "I Put a Spell on You" interview with "Nightmare USA" author Stephen Thrower
• THE CURSE OF THE SCREAMING DEAD Outtakes
• Video Trailer
• Comes with reversible sleeve artwork.
• The first 6,000 copies ordered directly from Vinegar Syndrome include a special limited edition spot gloss slipcover designed by Black Coffiend.
  

Cauldron Films stitches together FRANKENSTEIN '80 (reivew)

Dr. Frankenstein is alive and well and putting together another monster using not-so-willing donors in a hospital in this gory Italian flick starring John Richardson, Dalila Di Lazzaro, and Gordon Mitchell.

REVIEW LINK: Cauldron Films (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

FRANKENSTEIN '80 Blu-ray specs: 

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH (for English dub) and English subtitles (for Italian dub)
• Audio Commentary by film historian Heather Drain 
• "Little Frankensteins" History of Italian Frankenstein Films with film historian Domenico Monetti 
• "Dalila Forever: The Recorded Memories of Dalila Di Lazzaro" interview 
• Reversible Cover
  

Synapse Films declares a war on drugs with McBAIN (review)

When one of his Vietnam buddies is killed fighting the drug war in Columbia, New York metalworker McBain teams up with the dead man's sister and his fellow vets to take on an entire country and overthrow a corrupt president.  Christopher Walken and Maria Conchita Alonso star in this action flick from the director of THE EXTERMINATOR.

REVIEW LINK: Synapse Films (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

McBAIN Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by writer/director James Glickenhaus, moderated by Chris Poggiali
• Theatrical Trailer
  
  

88 Films forges an IRON WARRIOR (review)

Ator lives again in IRON WARRIOR.  A witch tries to prevent a prophecy of her destruction by kidnapping one of two twin boys and raising him to kill his brother in this Italian fantasy adventure starring Miles O'Keeffe (TARZAN THE APE MAN) from the producer of BEYOND THE DOOR.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (UK) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

IRON WARRIOR Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English and Italian LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Eugenio Ercolani and critic Nanni Cobretti
• "The Directing Producer" interview with uncredited producer Ovidio G. Assonitis
• "Framing the Warrior" interview with camera operator Adolfo Bartoli
• "Ovidio's Henchman" interview with producer Maurizio Maggi
• Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible cover
• The first pressing includes a limited edition slipcover and poster with art by Daniel Ibanez, as well as a booklet by Barry Forshaw.
   

Eureka Classics brings China's own James Bond FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE (review)

A Chinese James Bond-wannabe is sent by the government to Hong Kong to find a stolen dinosaur skull in Stephen Chow's comic thriller FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE.

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese/Mandarin and English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) 
• "Wong Kam Kong on From Beijing With Love" 2023 interview with actor Wong Kam Kong 
• "Wong Kam Kong in Conversation" 2023 interview 
• Archival interview with actor Lee Lik-chi 
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
• The first pressing of 2,000 copies comes with a limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) and a collector's booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver.
   

MVD Visual goes under the big top with GHOULIES II (review)

The ghoulies escape a priest's attempt to destroy them and hide out in the fun house of a traveling circus, attracting publicity and big business when they start murdering visitors in this horror comedy from the director of ZOLTAN, HOUND OF DRACULA.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

GHOULIES II Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English, French, and Spanish Subtitles 
• Optional introduction by screenwriter Dennis Paoli 
• "More Toilets, More Terror: The Making of GHOULIES II" documentary 
• "Under a Magic Moon" interview with screenwriter Dennis Paoli 
• Alternate Scenes 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Still Gallery 
• Bonus Trailers 
• Comes with a slipcover and foldout poster
   

MVD Visual brings GHOULIES to 4K (review)

When a young man inherits his long-lost father's mansion, he discovers his inheritance includes occult powers and pint-sized demons that will eventually "get you in the end" in Charles Band's first Empire Picture release.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

GHOULIES 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (DolbyVision) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Luca Bercovici 
• Audio Commentary by director Luca Bercovici, moderated by Jason Andreasen of Terror Transmission
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director Luca Bercovici 
• Audio Commentary by director Luca Bercovici, moderated by Jason Andreasen of Terror Transmission 
• Introduction by director Luca Bercovici 
• "Editing an Empire" interview with editor Ted Nicolou 
• "The Mind is Terrible Thing to Waste" interview with actor Scott Thomson 
• "Just Cos of the Chick, Man!" interview with director Luca Bercovici 
• "From Toilets to Terror: The Making of Ghoulies" documentary 
• Still Gallery 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• 4 TV Spots 
• "GHOULIES II" Theatrical Trailer
• Foldout Poster
• Collector's Slipcover