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Blu-Ray Spotlight: Daniel Lee’s ‘Code of the Assassins’

The steampunk wuxia film arrives next week on DVD and Blu-Ray from Well Go USA. — Daniel Lee, director of Black Mask, Dragon Blade, and 14 Blades has seen his passion project Code of the Assassins through to a streaming premiere on Hi-Yah!’s digital platform and is getting the Blu-Ray treatment from Well Go USA. It’s a wonky film first and foremost but has some really…

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Blu-Ray Spotlight: Daniel Lee’s ‘Code of the Assassins’
Blu-Ray Spotlight: Daniel Lee’s ‘Code of the Assassins’
Action

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Mar 17

Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘Legend of Gatotkaca’

The Indonesian action film gives the Mahabharata the superhero treatment in this Hi-Yah! Original on physical media. — Well Go USA is releasing Hanung Bramantyo’s latest film, Legend of Gatotkaca or, Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca, onto DVD and Blu-Ray later this month. It’s an action-adventure epic that takes its cues from the giant superhero films of late, spinning Indonesian mythology from the Mahabharata into its core DNA. The film…

Movies

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Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘Legend of Gatotkaca’
Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘Legend of Gatotkaca’
Movies

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Feb 19

‘The Civil Dead’

The indie comedy arrives in theaters for a limited engagement starting 2/3 at select Alamo Drafthouse locations. — The Civil Dead is an irreverent comedy from writer, director, and actor Clay Tatum. It follows Clay, an out-of-work photographer with quite a bit of free time on his hands. When his partner leaves home for a couple days on a business trip, Clay is tasked with relatively mundane…

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‘The Civil Dead’
‘The Civil Dead’
Movies

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Feb 13

Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘Project Wolf Hunting’ in All its Bloody, Gory Glory

The hyper-violent action horror/thriller has been anticipated for some time from Well Go USA’s home video line. — Ultra-violent genre fare has always come in waves, and judging from what films like Project Wolf Hunting has to offer there seems to be an attitude of wanting to usher in another one. The moviegoing climate has warmed up to movies like…

Movie Review

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Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘Project Wolf Hunting’ in All its Bloody, Gory Glory
Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘Project Wolf Hunting’ in All its Bloody, Gory Glory
Movie Review

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Feb 10

‘The Outwaters’

Found footage horror is, as some say, outdated in today’s advent of technology. Camera lenses are more prominent than ever before, and you’re guaranteed to be filmed by a number of sources just walking down the street of any city. …

Horror

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‘The Outwaters’
‘The Outwaters’
Horror

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Feb 9

Reversibility and ‘Irreversible’s’ Hidden Qualities

Gaspar Noé releases his Straight Cut of 2002’s Irreversible theatrically on February 10th, 2023. — You don’t have to have seen any of Gaspar Noé’s films to recognize him as one of the most transgressive voices in modern film working today. Irreversible, his second feature, opened to some controversy at Cannes when approximately 250 audience members walked out as it played. Critics could parse that…

Film

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Reversibility and ‘Irreversible’s’ Hidden Qualities
Reversibility and ‘Irreversible’s’ Hidden Qualities
Film

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Feb 7

Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘A Woman Kills’ Review

Radiance Films presents the restoration of the recently unearthed French genre-intersectional underground film from director Jean-Denis Bonan. — During the late 1960s the French New Wave movement hit an apex. Directors like Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Agnès Varda, and Jacques Demy (to name a few) emerged as titans of their respective, iconoclastic techniques in…

Film Reviews

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Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘A Woman Kills’ Review
Blu-Ray Spotlight: ‘A Woman Kills’ Review
Film Reviews

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Jan 30

‘Waking Karma’

Waking Karma, Carlos Montaner & Liz Fania Werner’s first feature-length film starring Michael Madsen, Hannah Christine Shetler, and Kimberly Alexander saw a release on multiple VOD platforms Friday, January 27th. The film centers around Karma and her mother Sunny adjusting to a life without…

Horror

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‘Waking Karma’
‘Waking Karma’
Horror

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Jan 20

‘Attachment’ Taps Into Jewish Mysticism But Still Feels Restricted

Coming to Shudder — The world is vastly deprived of original Jewish horror and director Gabriel Bier Gislason works to remedy that in his debut feature Attachment. The film does well for its respectful depictions of Jewish mysticism, which is established rather firmly. By allowing the fantastical elements of the Kabbalah to flourish in…

Horror

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‘Attachment’ Taps Into Jewish Mysticism But Still Feels Restricted
‘Attachment’ Taps Into Jewish Mysticism But Still Feels Restricted
Horror

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Dec 20, 2022

There’s a Grinch in All of Us. ‘The Mean One’ Proves It

If you ever found yourself aching for a horror retelling of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (this one specifically, which is arguably already partially in the horror spectrum — although this version) then you have something to look forward to this holiday season. Steven LaMorte directs a script from…

Movie Review

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There’s a Grinch in All of Us. ‘The Mean One’ Proves It
There’s a Grinch in All of Us. ‘The Mean One’ Proves It
Movie Review

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