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Arrow Video US – March 2018 Release Schedule

New from Arrow Video US and Arrow Academy US   DONNIE DARKO [Blu-ray+ DVD] (3/6) THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS – LIMITED EDITION [Blu-ray + DVD] (3/6) THE CRAZIES [Blu-ray] (3/13) SEASON OF THE WITCH [Blu-ray] (3/13) THERE’S ALWAYS VANILLA [Blu-ray] (3/13) KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE [Blu-ray] (3/27) ROBERT ALTMAN’S IMAGES [Blu-ray] (3/20) SACHA GUITRY: FOUR FILMS 1936-1938 LIMITED EDITION [Blu-ray + DVD] (3/27) ERIK THE CONQUEROR (Original Motion …

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Film Review: Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018)

SYNOPSIS: One year after the events of “Kickboxer: Vengeance”, Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6’8″ 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in …

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FANTASM presents #2: Linnea Quigley NOW ON PRE-SALE

FANTASM presents – FANTASM Media‘s specialty line of licensed film and pop culture magazines – is excited to dedicate its second issue entirely to the First Lady of Indie Fright and the Queen Bee of the B’s…Lady Linnea Quigley! From her early days in cheeky flicks like Charles Band’s Fairy Tales to her memorable appearances in movies like Silent Night, Deadly Night to her iconic …

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Film Review: The Dorm That Dripped Blood (Pranks) (1982)

SYNOPSIS: On the eve of Christmas vacation, a college dormitory stands condemned… the dark halls now vacant, and unsafe. Student Joanne Murray and her close friends volunteer to help close down the building, unaware a psychopathic lunatic is hiding in the shadows. As the students disappear one by one, Joanne discovers the horrifying reality that if she is to survive, …

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Film Review: The Dinner Party (2009)

SYNOPSIS: Conflicting fates collide in this dark psychological thriller from Canberra, Australia, when an unstable woman (Lara Cox) plots an evening to remember where the invited guests of her soiree are not guaranteed to leave the table alive. Tensions mount as the true nature of the gathering becomes frighteningly clear to those at the table, and what should have been …

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Film Review: Hangman (2015)

SYNOPSIS: The Millers return home after a vacation and discover that their home was robbed. After the mess is cleaned up, they have no idea that their nightmare has just begun. REVIEW: Sometimes one little twist is enough to make a mediocre experience feel like something far more important. I remember the first time I’ve watched Maniac (the remake, 2012). …

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Film Review: Conquest Of Space (1955)

SYNOPSIS: “A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain’s religious beliefs may get in the way.” (thanks to IMDB for that elaborate synopsis) REVIEW: Hungarian-born filmmaker George Pal became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. For seven consecutive years his short animations were nominated for Academy Awards and he …

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Film Review: Life After Beth (2014)

SYNOPSIS: Zach’s girlfriend, Beth, comes back from the dead. He resumes his relationship with her, but all is not well, he soon finds. REVIEW: LIFE AFTER BETH is a hip, feel-good romantic comedy . . . with zombies. Comparisons to WARM BODIES will inevitably be made, but that’s beside the point. Beth (Aubrey Plaza) has died. No one is taking …

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Film Review: The Devil’s Dozen (2013)

SUMMARY: The Devil’s Dozen is a supernatural horror/thriller where twelve strangers find themselves in a life or death game where sins are judged and every choice a testament to their character. The innocent must strive to maintain their integrity, while the guilty can only hope their deaths lead to the truly innocent walking out alive. REVIEW: At one time or …

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Film Review: ATM (short film) (2015)

SYNOPSIS: Short Film by Gigglyboy called “The ATM”. REVIEW: I gots some more short films for you, folks! Today we have THE ATM, an animated short from gigglyboy.com. GigglyBoy appears to be a website where a collective of computer animators create short clips of surrealism and entertainment. This film features music by a hip-hop artist called Tunsi.

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Film Review: FilmGore (1983)

SYNOPSIS: A bloody collection of film clips from many of the most violent films ever made. Driller killers, Plasmatic Perverts and Sadistic Slashers are just a few of the disturbed individuals starring in this morbid collage. REVIEW: In what feels like a throwback to the video store days, when we judged the VHS tapes almost solely on their covers (and …

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Film Review: American Poltergeist (2015)

SYNOPSIS: A group of friends move into a vacation home with a sinister past in Fall River, Massachusetts. Suspicious of the home’s owner, Taryn feels a strong connection to the house and finds herself at the center of one of the most deadly poltergeists in American history.

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Film Review: Shark Lake (2015)

SYNOPSIS: When a shark is accidentally released into a the lake at the quiet town of Lake Tahoe, it’s up to an overzealous cop who ignores the law, her love interest and aging exotic animal dealer to stop the shark before the body counts rises further. (source: me) REVIEW: Shark Lake is a poorly written, directed, CGI-ed and acted attempt …

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Film Review: Death Rattle LSD (2011)

SYNOPSIS: In the blackest corner of a mans mind reality is bent when Lawrence calls upon his friend Ron to help him make a snuff film. As this drug induced murder film begins Lawrence becomes trapped in a hell he can’t get out of. Can this killing be stopped before it’s to late? Or will Lawrence be damned for eternity? …

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Film Review: A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)

SYNOPSIS: After an author gets so submersed in his research on Victorian serial killers he starts to believe someone is lurking around every corner. A chance meeting with his agent reveals a Hollywood film producer is interested in his work. Will he be able to subdue his paranoid fears or will Jack be rendered paralyzed with A Fantastic Fear of …

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Film Review: Jennifer 8 (1992)

SYNOPSIS: A big-city cop from L.A. moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, the cop, John Berlin, meets a young blind woman named Helena, who he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose and only John knows it. REVIEW: Right off the bat I …

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