Revolver Entertainment spooks an APPARITION (review)

After the death of his fiancee in a car wreck, guilt-ridden Doug retreats to their remote countryside fixer upper rumored to be haunted by the ghost of the country's first female serial killer.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

APPARITION DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo

Revolver Entertainment presents AS NIGHT COMES (review)

New York transplant Sean Holloway falls in with high school gang of Ricky Gladstone in a battle against the privileged jocks and princesses that turns into an all out social revolution on a "Mischief Night" no one will ever forget.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

AS NIGHT COMES DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Richard Zelnicker and actor/producer Jesse Kove
• Actor's Roundtable
• Behind the Scenes
• Deleted Scenes
• Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Traile

Revolver Entertainment stands up for THE COMEDIAN (review)

In this British independent drama, unsuccessful comedian Ed falls headlong into a relationship with artist Nathan but holds back his affection as he also finds himself drawn to his own flatmate Elisa.  Both of them want "something real" but Ed may not be able to give it to them.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE COMEDIAN DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo

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Revolver Entertainment searches the AMERICAN INTERIOR (review)

Super Furry Animals' musician Gruff Rhys retraces the steps of his Welsh ancestor John Evans (represented here as a felt puppet) who came to America in search of the lost tribe of Welsh-speaking Native Americans who were the descendents of ancient prince Madog who was believed to have discovered America in the twelfth century.  Evans journey would take him into the Spanish-controlled west and on an expedition to map the Missouri that preceded by a decade the expedition of Lewis and Clark (who would use his map).  Rhy's musical tour along the route not only contrasts America as it is now and as it was more than two centuries before, it also presents insight into Welsh culture in the United States.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

AMERICAN INTERIOR DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo

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Revolver Entertainment explores the HOUSE OF LAST THINGS (review)

When a housesitter, her brother, and her trashy boyfriend make themselves at home in the house of a music critic and his unstable wife while they are recuperating in Italy, strange things start to happen and events from the past and future are on a collision course with one another in this mind-bending independent thriller.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD

HOUSE OF LAST THINGS DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo

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Revolver Entertainment flies with FANTAIL (review)

In the New Zealand drama FANTAIL, Tania believes she is Maori and embraces the culture despite her blond hair and blue eyes in contrast to the looks of her younger brother Pi who is falling under the influence of his criminal friends.  She works the night shift at a convenience store and caring for her diabetic mother by day to save money to take her and her brother to Surfers Paradise to find their absent dad, but her attempt to be a hero may lead to tragedy in the manner of her favorite Maori children's tale.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

FANTAIL DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1

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Revolver Entertainment declares AN ACT OF WAR (review)

Nighttime theater projectionist Jacob Nicks is a war vet suffering from insomnia and undiagnosed PTSD.  Unable to connect with people apart from a handful he meets on his deadening daily routine and followed by a man in a trench coat with mysterious motives, Jacob is on his way over the edge.  When a series of betrayals isolate him further from the world, he becomes determined to take out the scum of the city on his own way out.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

AN ACT OF WAR DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo

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Revolver Entertainment's ANGELS OF DARKNESS (review)

In this modern day telling of J. Sheridan Le Fanu's vampire story "Carmilla", an art historian and his troubled daughter Lara travel to the communist-controlled province of Styria to rescue a series of murals from a medieval castle about to be demolished.  When Lara rescues gypsy girl Carmilla from a car crash, the two begin a chaotic friendship that riles up local superstitions when crops whither and the local maidens go mad and become suicidal.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 0 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

ANGELS OF DARKNESS DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.73:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo

Revolver Entertainment hears BHOPAL: A PRAYER FOR RAIN (review)

Kal Penn, Mischa Barton, and Martin Sheen star in this dramatization of the world's deadliest industrial disaster when a gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India killed thousands of workers and locals living around the plant.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

BHOPAL: A PRAYER FOR RAIN DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 2.39:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo
• Burnt-in English subtitles for the Hindi dialogue

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Revolver Entertainment finds a SOULMATE (review)

In the feature debut of director Axelle Carolyn, Audrey retreats to the Welsh countryside after a failed suicide attempt.  Soon it becomes apparent that she is not alone in her rented cottage.  The previous owner still lingers on even though he has been dead for thirty years, and she forms a bond with him over their shared loss despite the warnings of the local caretaker that ghosts feed off of negative energy.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

SOULMATE DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 2.40:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Q and A with director Axelle Carolyn
• Short films "The Halloween Kid" and "The Last Post"

Revolver Entertainment takes a look at THE INSIDE (review)

Corina and her friends make the mistake of celebrating her birthday in an abandoned warehouse where they attract not only the unwanted presence of three rapists, but also something very evil and very hungry. Actor Eion Macken (SIREN) writes, directs, edits, photographs, and co-stars.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE INSIDE DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Picture-in-Picture Commentary by director Eion Macken, producer Franco Noonan, and actress Vanessa Matias Fahy
• Making-of
• Theatrical Trailer

Revolver Entertainment hooks THE ADDICTED (review)

The Manor was the premiere clinic for drug addictions until a patient hung himself in 1987.  Since then there have been reports of paranormal activity and disappearances of those daring enough to spend the night in the abandoned clinic.  When would-be investigative reporter Nicola, her boyfriend, and their friends break into the hospital to capture evidence of the paranormal, they discover something even more horrifying and may never be able to leave.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

THE ADDICTED DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo

Revolver Entertainment is a LUCKY BASTARD (review)

In this sexy thriller, the producer of the porn site Lucky Bastard selects unassuming Dave as the subscriber lucky enough to get to have sex onscreen with starlet Ashley Saint, but the troubled shoot starts out awkward and becomes deadly as petty jealousies, lies, and humiliations push someone to the breaking point.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

LUCKY BASTARD DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo
• Audio Commentary by co-writer Lucas Kendall and co-writer/director Robert Nathan
• Promo Reel
• Advance Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer
• VOD Trailer
• TV Spot

Revolver Entertainment lands stateside with ORIGINAL GANGSTER (review)

Things are looking up when PTSD-stricken Afghanistan vet Jamie finds a gangster's wallet and is given a cushy job as his driver and delivery man until he falls for the gangster's wife and is targeted by his predecessor's brother.  Starring Dave Courtney (THE KRAYS).

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (US) Region 1 NTSC DVD (DVDBeaver)

ORIGINAL GANGSTER DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
• Making-of
• "Confessions of Violence" promo

Found Footage Review Archive

Love 'em or hate 'em, "found footage" horror features are a popular sub-genre.  They offer new filmmakers an economical opportunity for a debut feature that might have a chance of being distributed either on physical media or streaming services (or both) and mor experienced filmmakers an opportunity to play with the "language" of film.  The results aren't always pretty (well, they're never pretty aesthetically), but there are a few diamonds in the rough.  The list of reviews below are not a select list of the good ones; rather, it is a list of review links to the "found footage" titles I've covered thus far.

APARTMENT 143
ATROCIOUS
THE BAY
EVIDENCE
EVIL THINGS
HOLLOW
THE INSIDE 
A NECESSARY DEATH
A NIGHT IN THE WOODS
PARANORMAL INCIDENT
THE TAPES 

Revolver Entertainment is ATROCIOUS! (review)

On September 19, Revolver Entertainment will release Fernando Barreda Luna's ATROCIOUS to Region 2 PAL DVD in the UK.  This "found footage" horror film presents the last five days in the lives of the Quintinilla family who were spending the Easter holidays at their long-abandoned country house in Sitges when teenage siblings Cristian and July decided to explore the local urban legend of "The Girl on the Road" who haunts the surrounding woods and encountered something "atrocious" in the estate's overgrown garden labyrinth.  Soon to be remade in the US by the producers of INSIDIOUS and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.

REVIEW LINK: Revolver Entertainment (UK) Region 2 PAL DVD (DVDBeaver)

ATROCIOUS DVD specs:

• 16:9 anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen transfer
• Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio
• English Subtitles
• Making-of Featurette