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Blu-ray Review: This Island Earth (1955)

Square-jawed jet pilot cum nuclear physicist Cal Meacham’s (Rex Reason) life is going all fucky; his plane almost crashes but is saved by an eerie green light that lands his craft safely, then he receives parts for some shitting thing called an “interroceter” (truthfully it’s a flat-screen TV with a Skype feature…which in ’55 was amazeballs A.F., but now is merely a cumbersome cellphone…and with the way it overheats and explodes, it’s obviously a Samsung) that when put together puts him in contact with a high-headed, smug looking mutha called Exeter (Jeff Morrow) who sends ol’ Cal to a secret location to work on a mysterious project involving energy research. Once there Cal discovers his old flame Dr. Ruth Adams (Faith Domergue) is also working on the project…a project they soon realize involves brainwashing and changing the personalities of those involved, but that’s not all; as it’s also sponsored by aliens from the planet Metaluna who need a new energy

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DanXIII
Jul 7, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Earthquake (1974)

Ahh…the classic, star-studded disaster movie; they sure don’t make them like that anymore…well, sure they do make star-studded movies that are disasters, just not specifically about disasters. This seems like a long reach for a chuckle from you lot, so let’s just jump into my revoltin’ review of 1974’s Earthquake! Our story begins with Graff (Charlton fuckin’ Heston baby) getting nagged by his wife Remy (Ava Gardner)…because that’s what the kids dig; hen pecked husbands and their pill-poppin’ wives. Following that we get a “high speed” police chase (complete with Zsa Zsa Gabor’s bush…technically a hedge) and that heart-warming ol’ chestnut; a dead child, a mustachioed Marjoe Gortner giving a lady with a sky-high perm (Dallas‘ Victoria Principle) a big slab of his free meat (it involves store credit), Richard Roundtree sportin’ the slickest motorcycle threads/Black Vulcan costume known to mankind and doing his best Evel Knievel bit, Walter Matthau dressed like a pimp sipping booze…pretty much every rando (and

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DanXIII
Jun 1, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: The Street Fighter Collection (1974)

In the early to mid 1970’s Sonny Chiba kicked so many asses that there was a serious concern that their would be no more asses to kick going forward. These are the chronicles of those events…or a collection of three of his most legendary films, all falling under the Street Fighter banner on Blu-ray from Shout! Select…either/or… Let’s kick things off with: The Street Fighter (1974): Terry Tsurugi (Sonny Chiba) is one hard-ass mother fucker. Take this for an example: our hero frees a condemned man from prison by performing his “oxygen coma punch” causing him to collapse just before he can be executed, and as he is spirited to the hospital, Terry attacks the ambulance and frees him. Small problem there; the convict’s family can’t pay Terry’s fee so he goes to beat the shit out of the family which results in one fresh corpse, and a woman sold into sexual slavery courtesy of local crime boss Renzo Mutaguchi

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DanXIII
Mar 17, 2019
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A Murderous Cult Stalks A Family In The Trailer For ‘Jackals’

From Director Kevin Greutert comes Jackals, a dark twisted tale of murder that centers on a young man trying to escape from a murderous cult, teased in a new trailer. Deborah Unger, Stephen Doriff, Johnathaon Schaech, and Nick Roux star in Jackals, written by Jared Rivet. Alyssa Julya Smith, Chelsea Ricketts, Ben Sullivan, Jason Scott Jenkins, Cassie Hernandez, Alex Kingi, Alex Castillo, and Carol Abney co-star. In the film, set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back. A vicious battle unfolds, testing their familial loyalties and unleashing a bloodbath. Jackals, which is produced by Tommy Alastra (Sunset Strip), will open in theaters and arrive on Demand and Digital on September 1, 2017 from Shout! Factory.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2017
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Bite Sinks Its Teeth Into A Blu-ray And DVD Release Date

Chad Archibald’s Bite, From Black Fawn Films, has been given a DVD release date for later this summer. The stomach-churning film follows Casey, a young woman returning home after a bachelorette getaway. After being bitten by a mystery insect of her trip, Casey begins to feel herself changing. She’s becoming something new. After canceling her wedding Casey gives into her new urges and builds a hive where her eggs feed on flesh. Elma Begovic stars as Casey. Denise Yuen, Annette Wozniak, Jordan Gray, Barry Bimberg, Lawrene Denkers, Daniel Kimitz, Caroline Palmer and Tianna Nori co-star in Bite, which made some theater goers physically ill. Bite will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on August 2, 2016 from Shout Factory. You can now pre-order your copy at ShoutFactory.com. The Blu-ray and DVD features five behind-the-scenes shorts, including the film’s special-effects makeup and more. Other Articles You Might Like: Viewers Faint And Vomit At The Screening Of Bite Chad Archibald’s The Drownsman

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2016

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Blu-ray Review: This Island Earth (1955)

Square-jawed jet pilot cum nuclear physicist Cal Meacham’s (Rex Reason) life is going all fucky; his plane almost crashes but is saved by an eerie green light that lands his craft safely, then he receives parts for some shitting thing called an “interroceter” (truthfully it’s a flat-screen TV with a Skype feature…which in ’55 was amazeballs A.F., but now is merely a cumbersome cellphone…and with the way it overheats and explodes, it’s obviously a Samsung) that when put together puts him in contact with a high-headed, smug looking mutha called Exeter (Jeff Morrow) who sends ol’ Cal to a secret location to work on a mysterious project involving energy research. Once there Cal discovers his old flame Dr. Ruth Adams (Faith Domergue) is also working on the project…a project they soon realize involves brainwashing and changing the personalities of those involved, but that’s not all; as it’s also sponsored by aliens from the planet Metaluna who need a new energy

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jul 7, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Earthquake (1974)

Ahh…the classic, star-studded disaster movie; they sure don’t make them like that anymore…well, sure they do make star-studded movies that are disasters, just not specifically about disasters. This seems like a long reach for a chuckle from you lot, so let’s just jump into my revoltin’ review of 1974’s Earthquake! Our story begins with Graff (Charlton fuckin’ Heston baby) getting nagged by his wife Remy (Ava Gardner)…because that’s what the kids dig; hen pecked husbands and their pill-poppin’ wives. Following that we get a “high speed” police chase (complete with Zsa Zsa Gabor’s bush…technically a hedge) and that heart-warming ol’ chestnut; a dead child, a mustachioed Marjoe Gortner giving a lady with a sky-high perm (Dallas‘ Victoria Principle) a big slab of his free meat (it involves store credit), Richard Roundtree sportin’ the slickest motorcycle threads/Black Vulcan costume known to mankind and doing his best Evel Knievel bit, Walter Matthau dressed like a pimp sipping booze…pretty much every rando (and

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 1, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: The Street Fighter Collection (1974)

In the early to mid 1970’s Sonny Chiba kicked so many asses that there was a serious concern that their would be no more asses to kick going forward. These are the chronicles of those events…or a collection of three of his most legendary films, all falling under the Street Fighter banner on Blu-ray from Shout! Select…either/or… Let’s kick things off with: The Street Fighter (1974): Terry Tsurugi (Sonny Chiba) is one hard-ass mother fucker. Take this for an example: our hero frees a condemned man from prison by performing his “oxygen coma punch” causing him to collapse just before he can be executed, and as he is spirited to the hospital, Terry attacks the ambulance and frees him. Small problem there; the convict’s family can’t pay Terry’s fee so he goes to beat the shit out of the family which results in one fresh corpse, and a woman sold into sexual slavery courtesy of local crime boss Renzo Mutaguchi

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 17, 2019
Horror Fuel

A Murderous Cult Stalks A Family In The Trailer For ‘Jackals’

From Director Kevin Greutert comes Jackals, a dark twisted tale of murder that centers on a young man trying to escape from a murderous cult, teased in a new trailer. Deborah Unger, Stephen Doriff, Johnathaon Schaech, and Nick Roux star in Jackals, written by Jared Rivet. Alyssa Julya Smith, Chelsea Ricketts, Ben Sullivan, Jason Scott Jenkins, Cassie Hernandez, Alex Kingi, Alex Castillo, and Carol Abney co-star. In the film, set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back. A vicious battle unfolds, testing their familial loyalties and unleashing a bloodbath. Jackals, which is produced by Tommy Alastra (Sunset Strip), will open in theaters and arrive on Demand and Digital on September 1, 2017 from Shout! Factory.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 8, 2017
Horror Fuel

Bite Sinks Its Teeth Into A Blu-ray And DVD Release Date

Chad Archibald’s Bite, From Black Fawn Films, has been given a DVD release date for later this summer. The stomach-churning film follows Casey, a young woman returning home after a bachelorette getaway. After being bitten by a mystery insect of her trip, Casey begins to feel herself changing. She’s becoming something new. After canceling her wedding Casey gives into her new urges and builds a hive where her eggs feed on flesh. Elma Begovic stars as Casey. Denise Yuen, Annette Wozniak, Jordan Gray, Barry Bimberg, Lawrene Denkers, Daniel Kimitz, Caroline Palmer and Tianna Nori co-star in Bite, which made some theater goers physically ill. Bite will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on August 2, 2016 from Shout Factory. You can now pre-order your copy at ShoutFactory.com. The Blu-ray and DVD features five behind-the-scenes shorts, including the film’s special-effects makeup and more. Other Articles You Might Like: Viewers Faint And Vomit At The Screening Of Bite Chad Archibald’s The Drownsman

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2016