“Everyone Calls Me Mike” is a French language film exploring a family’s adventure sailing around the world when they run into trouble. In Djibouti, they have engine problems and pick up a helpful taxi driver named Mike. He finds parts for them and helps them navigate the city. He eventually asks to join the crew…
P.O. Box Tinto Brass [Cult Epics] 4K UHD/Blu-Ray Review
Tinto Brass is the celebrated director of classic erotica such as Caligula, Salon Kitty, All Ladies Do It, The Key and many others. It should come as no surprise that the great director receives lots of fan mail from fans around the globe. P.O. Box Tinto Brass gives us a glimpse into Brass’ world via…
The Boxer [Radiance Films] Blu-Ray Review
Hayato (Bunta Sugawara) is a down-on-his-luck ex-boxer who walked away from it all a decade ago mid-match. When Hayato’s brother is killed in a mishap at a construction site, he discovers that that person responsible is a young and untrained boxer named Tenma (KentarÃī Shimizu). Over time they forge an uneasy alliance and Hayato begins…
The Lost Patrol Blu-ray review
The Lost Patrol is a 1934 film directed by John Ford and is a war film with a definite Pre-Code touch. The movie features many fine actors, including Reginald Denny, Wallace Ford, Victor McLaglen, and one of my favorites, Boris Karloff. The story takes place during World War I and begins with a commanding officer…
Nine Demons [Visual Vengeance] Blu-Ray Review
Zou Qi (Tien-Chi Cheng) and Gan Yun (Chris Lee Kin-Sang) (or Joey and Gary in the included English dub) are best friends who run afoul of a rival clan. Gan Yun’s father is killed in the scuffle and Gan Yun is taken prisoner and sentenced to death while Zou Qi manages to escape. To seek…
Scott at the Tabletop #11 â Delta Green, Mothership, Infinity, Wingspan Pocket
This is the hottest September in Texas in recent history. No matter. That just gives me an excuse to stay inside my air-conditioned abode, sip a cup of tea (or something stronger), and get a bunch of new releases to the table. This month has been an excellent one for new (and new-ish) releases hitting…
The Acid Eaters/Space Thing [AGFA + Something Weird] Blu-ray Release
This Blu-ray double feature has two tales from producer David F. Friedman. I started my journey with “The Acid Eaters”. The film started off with a montage of office workers doing a variety of boring activities while an annoying clock ticks on and on. Then there are disgusting ADR sounds over close-ups of people eating….
Rise of the Super Tromettes [Troma] Blu-Ray Review
D.D. (Elizabeth D’Ambrosio) is an outsider and science geek at Troma High who is picked on by other students. All that changes when she meets fellow outsider Mercy (Mercedes the Muse). They become fast friends and soon form a crime-fighting duo when the men of Tromaville succumb to a mysterious virus that overtaxes their libidos…
Magnificent Bodyguards [88 Films] 3D Blu-ray Review
Lord Ting Chung (Jackie Chan) is hired by a mysterious and wealthy lady to escort her very ill brother to a specific doctor across the dangerous Stormy Hills. To aid in his mission he recruits some reliable and very skilled friends (James Tien and Bruce Liang) which is a good thing since they are beset…
La Tete Contre Les Murs [Radiance Films] Blu-Ray Review
Francois (Jean-Pierre Mocky) is a troubled youth who is committed to an asylum after exploding in anger at his father and stealing from him to pay off gambling debts. He is put through a series of dehumanizing treatments at the hands of the clinically cruel and falsely sympathetic Dr. Velmont (Pierre Brasseur). In opposition to…
