Blu-ray Review – Unicorn Wars

The latest film from animator, Alberto Vázquez – entitled Unicorn Wars – is every bit as transgressive and insane as his last animated feature, Birdboy. The film follows several teddy bears who are trainees at a boot camp for bears, where they learn how to hunt and kill their sworn enemies, the unicorns. There’s a […]

4K UHD Review – ‘Martin’

George A. Romero’s underseen masterpiece, Martin, has been given a new life on physical media, courtesy of the incredible folks at Second Sight Films. This 1977 film tells the story of a young man, the titular Martin, who genuinely believes that he is a vampire. His elder cousin is also convinced of this, and he […]

4K UHD Review: ‘Alligator’

Guest Post by Dave Rokita (Malevolent Dave) from malevolentdark.com Something about the 80s makes everything from that era feel nostalgic. During that time, cinema just learned the power of marketing to children. Star Wars (1977) had broken the seal on major motion picture licensing of toys. Alligator joined the ranks of Alien (1979) and Jaws […]

Shout Factory Presents ‘Candyman’

The good folks at Shout Factory have finally given us a beautiful special edition of Bernard Rose’s iconic 1992 film, Candyman, on a 4K/Blu-ray set. When graduate student, Helen Lyle (a fantastic Virginia Madsen), goes to Cabrini-Green to conduct research on the urban legend surrounding an entity named “Candyman” (played by a pitch perfect Tony […]