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Latest DVD Reviews Genre: cult

DVD Review: A HOLLIS FRAMPTON ODYSSEY (BLU-RAY)

The Criterion Collection has gone the avant-garde short film route before, so I'm sure their collection of iconic American filmmaker Hollis Frampton's best works is sure to dazzle film fans on Blu-ray.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - May 27, 2012, 7:00 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: avant-garde, audacious, thrilling

DVD Review: THOU SHALT NOT KILL...EXCEPT (BLU-RAY)

I tried to watch this movie 10 years or so ago and simply couldn't get through it. Now, with Synapse responsible for this new Blu-ray treatment I'm more than willing to give the film another shot.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - May 5, 2012, 7:52 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: war, hell, cult, crazed

DVD Review: ASTRON-6 COLLECTION

I'll admit to never having heard of Astron-6 before receiving this new DVD collection, but, with Troma responsible for this release, I'm sure we're all in for plenty of fun, insane depravity.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - December 7, 2011, 11:36 am - DVD Review
Keywords: fear, nightmarish, absurd

DVD Review: THE NEW YORK RIPPER

Italian exploitation master took a step away from the supernatural for this rather standard (relatively speaking) serial killer flick. He didn't, however, tone down on the sex, violence, and, most importantly, gore.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - August 26, 2011, 7:30 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: sex shows, exploitation, killer

DVD Review: HOUSE (BLU-RAY)

I'd never heard of this flick until about a year ago, but since that first mention of it, the talk has been non-stop. Now, The Criterion Collection makes seeing this obscurity a reality, thanks to this potentially amazing Blu-ray disc.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - October 21, 2010, 6:42 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: psychedelic, ghost, hallucinatory, nightmarish

DVD Review: BY BRAKHAGE: AN ANTHOLOGY VOLUMES ONE AND TWO (BLU-RAY)

It's so great that The Criterion Collection continues to release their standard definition releases on Blu-ray, and the decision to put all of their Stan Brakhage collection into one, amazing Blu-ray package is their best move yet.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - May 25, 2010, 5:52 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: visionary, taboos, explicit

DVD Review: THE FERNANDO ARRABAL COLLECTION 2

It'll be difficult to top the first DVD collection featuring Arrabal's best-known cult classics, but Cult Epics second box set promises to deliver the goods once again.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - April 3, 2010, 7:43 am - DVD Review
Keywords: cult classics, dystopia, phantasmagoric

DVD Review: ATTRACTION

This is another cult classic from the great Tinto Brass, with the DVD cover promising "A Psychedelic Pop Art Experience." Sign me up!

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - October 25, 2009, 7:11 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: psychedelic, carnal offerings

DVD Review: THE NEW YORK RIPPER

This cult classic comes to us via Blue Underground, and the promise of a new Hi-Def transfer makes it worth revisiting.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - October 3, 2009, 10:33 am - DVD Review
Keywords: cult classic, psychopath, brutal murder