New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray release of Dead End Drive-In, a true cult classic and one of the best of the Ozploitation subgenre that mixes elements of Mad Max, The Cars That Ate Paris, Australian car culture, and crazy youth subcultures. Set in a dystopian future, this one deals with the government locking […]
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The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray/DVD release is The Bloodstained Butterfly, a veritable masterpiece of giallo cinema that breaks away from the traditional tropes and provides a unique twist on the genre. The story involves a woman who is murdered in the park and the police investigation that follows. When a man is arrested […]
Microwave Massacre (1983) Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray/DVD release Microwave Massacre, an absolutely delightful horror-comedy that could easily be considered an offspring of the cult director John Waters. The story is about the aging construction worker Donald (Jackie Vernon), who has grown tired of his wife’s attempts at fancy cuisine and an upscale lifestyle. He gets […]
Female Prisoner Scorpion Box Set Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray/DVD release of the complete Female Prisoner Scorpion collection, featuring legendary cult movie actress Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood and Stray Cat Rock series) as the stoic and deadly prisoner who comes to be referred to as Scorpion. This exploitation series falls under multiple subgenres including women in prison films, […]
The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray/DVD release of The Swinging Cheerleaders, which is from director Jack Hill. Hill had become known in the seventies for his films that focused on tough female characters, including Switchblade Sisters, The Big Doll House, Coffy, and Foxy Brown. After making two blaxploitation pictures, he was offered financing to […]
Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Volume 2 Arrow Video Blu-ray Review
New from Arrow Video is the Blu-ray/DVD release of Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Volume 2, which is a collection of three films from the oldest studio in Japan. Starting in the late 1950’s, the studio began to model old Hollywood by finding talent and contracting them to their Diamond Line for a series of wild genre […]