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Heisei & Millennium Era Godzilla Capsule Reviews (originally published Throughout 2014)
What follows are my original film reviews of Sony Picture’s Heisei and Millennium era Godzilla Blu-ray releases. Most of these were...

Gabe Powers
May 31, 2019


The Apartment Arrow Academy LE BD & MGM BD Comparison (originally published 2017)
What follows is an HTML experiment I'm making in hopes of republishing my old Blu-ray and DVD comparison reviews. Please excuse the...

Gabe Powers
May 25, 2019


The Sorceress’ Revenge: The Witchy Legacy of Mario Bava’s Black Sunday
Witch trials and the murders that followed them are common fodder for horror and exploitation cinema, as discussed in the previous essay...

Gabe Powers
May 24, 2019


Hereditary Blu-ray Review (originally published 2018)
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying...

Gabe Powers
May 20, 2019


Warlock Trilogy Blu-ray Review (originally published 2017)
Warlock (1988/91) Boston, 1691: The gallows await the Warlock (Julian Sands). What was an apparent triumph of Witch Hunter Giles Redferne...

Gabe Powers
May 17, 2019


Torture in the Witch Movie: A Brief History
Critic David Edelstein coined the term “torture porn” during a 2005 New York Times op-ed, Now Playing at Your Local Multiplex: Torture...

Gabe Powers
May 15, 2019


Belladonna of Sadness Blu-ray Review (originally published 2016)
In 1969, the “Godfather of Anime” and one of the format’s most innovative leaders, Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), joined forces with long-time...

Gabe Powers
May 14, 2019


Italian Grinders: Joe D’Amato Horror Retrospective Part 1 – Death and Pornography
Because I am somewhat known for my writing on Italian genre films, I will be re-writing/re-edited some of my DVDActive.com work into a...

Gabe Powers
May 13, 2019


Episode 2: Witch Movies, feat. Betsy Jorgensen of the Your Favorite Monsters Podcast
Gabe and special guest Betsy Jorgenson of the Your Favorite Monsters Podcast kick off month two with Genre Grinder’s first (of probably...

Gabe Powers
May 6, 2019


The Lift & Amsterdamned – A Dick Maas Double Blu-ray Review (originally published 2017)
The Lift (1983) There is something very wrong with the elevator in a stylish office high-rise. The passengers never end up on the floor...

Gabe Powers
May 2, 2019
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