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Patrick Ripoll
11 hours ago6 min read
Silver Screams: The Complete History of Horror Films 1886 — 1999 (abridged)
Contrary to popular belief, humans of the 19th century had familiarity with the difference between art and reality. They knew that the...


Tyler Foster
2 days ago7 min read
Yokohama BJ Blues Blu-ray Review
Normally when I write these reviews, I write my own version of the film's synopsis for the opening paragraph, but in this case...


Gabe Powers
3 days ago2 min read
51.1 The Spaghetti Westerns of 1968, feat. Patrick Ripoll of 96 Greers (1 of 3)
PREPARE YOUR SIX-GUNS AND YOUR BOLOGNESE AS WE DIG INTO THE TWO-FISTED ITALIAN COWBOY TALES OF THE BIGGEST YEAR IN SPAGHETTI WESTERN...


Gabe Powers
6 days ago4 min read
Tomie Blu-ray Review
Almost a decade before he wrote and illustrated his magnum opus, Uzumaki (1998), gaining international fame, and stamping his trademark...


Gabe Powers
Jan 276 min read
Rampo Noir Blu-ray Review
Pulp author Edogawa Rampo (real name Tarō Hirai) was a vital component in the development of modern Japanese literature, having penned...


Gabe Powers
Jan 236 min read
Inglourious Basterds 4K UHD Review
Inglourious Basterds is, with all due respect to his mostly fantastic filmography, Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece. It is a perfect...


Gabe Powers
Jan 216 min read
Love & Crime Blu-ray Review
A truly innovative and unique filmmaker, Teruo ‘King of Cult’ Ishii’s prolific career encompassed almost 100 features, shorts, and...


Tyler Foster
Jan 167 min read
Tattooed Life Blu-ray
Back in the DVD era, fans of director Seijun Suzuki could mostly count on The Criterion Collection to bring his films to the United States.


Gabe Powers
Jan 1019 min read
Shawscope Collection Volume 3 Complete Blu-ray Review
Before Hong Kong's mightiest film studio mastered the art of the kung fu film, Shaw Brothers hit box office gold with a very different...


Tyler Foster
Jan 78 min read
A Simple Plan (Limited Edition) 4K UHD
Upon its release back in 1998, the common comparison for Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan was Joel and Ethan Coen's Academy Award-winning Fargo.
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