Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Introduction and Into the Blu YouTube– 0:12 “Dahmer” Review – 0:35 “Necropolis: Legion” Review – 9:29 “10/31 Part 2” Review – 14:42 “Scare Package” Review – 25:12 “The Mortuary Collection” Review – 32:30 “Spiral” Review – 40:31 “Hubie Halloween” Review – 46:15 “Before the Fire” Review– 52:30 “Kyrie Eleison”– 57:56 “The Fetist” Review- 1:00:54 “I Stand Alone” Review – 1:05:23 Patreon Pick “Parasite” Review – 1:11:24 Survive 2005 “Executive Koala” Review – 1:18:02 Survive 2005 “Gurozuka” Review – 1:21:41 I’m Gonna Regret This Episode 3 “Visitor Q” Review with Jeremy – 1:26:27 Blindspot “Akira” Review with Jeremy – 1:40:11 MrParka’s Get off my lawn segment– 1:54:17 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Underrated Horror Directors?” – 2:05:23/2:08:59/2:15:57 Update – 2:16:21 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Into the Blu YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Govjw5whuoQR-62G8vUCA Video Reviews"Dahmer" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Marquee Collection)![]() JEFFREY DAHMER. ONE MAN. 17 BODIES. HIS STORY IS FINALLY TOLD. A butcher. An animal. A monster. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (Academy Award© nominee* Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker", Marvel's "The Avengers") was vilified when authorities discovered he murdered, dismembered, and even tried to consume the bodies of 17 young men in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But is there such a thing as a human monster? Starting somewhere between popular legend and historical fact, Dahmer dares to explore the truth of a man many called an abomination of nature, but who was most decidedly a living, breathing person. Inspired by life events, it takes you into the demented world of this lonely factory worker and examines the ways in which his twisted personal pain led to the most self-destructive extremes of human cruelty. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the main feature from a brand new 4K HD master struck from the original camera negative supervised by director David Jacobson presented for the first time in its original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Audio: DTS 5.1 Surround, 2.0 Mono LPCM English and Spanish Subtitles Audio commentary by director David Jacobson and actors Jeremy Renner and Artel Kayaru Making of Featurette (SD, 16:17) Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery Story Boards Red Band Home Video Trailer (SD, 02:14) Original Theatrical Trailer (HD, 01:45) MVD Collection Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection/ “Dahmer” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/dahmer-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Necropolis: Legion" DVD Review (Full Moon)![]() The Witch is Back! A re-imagining of the 1986 Empire Pictures exploitation movie classic, NECROPOLIS: LEGION tells the tale of satanic vampire sorceress Eva, whose sexually-charged midnight rituals are interrupted when God-fearing local villagers burst into her lair and murder her. A century later, motorcycle-riding writer Lisa moves into the same cabin where Eva was executed, with the intent to write a book about the supposedly haunted spot's history. Soon, Lisa is having vivid, perverse dreams and slowly, surely, Eva begins taking over the young woman, using her body as a vessel to commit even more atrocities in the name of resurrecting an ancient monster from the underworld. Bonus Materials Full Moon Features Trailers On Set Interviews Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Necropolis: Legion” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/necropolis-legion-dvd "10/31 Part 2" DVD Review (Scream Team Releasing)![]() More Blood Soaked Tales of Horror and the Macabre Creatures of the night awaken for this years Halloween Monster Marathon hosted by Malvolia: The Queen of Screams. Strap in for more freaky flicks with a new batch of indie directors. Spooky tales such as a Halloween celebration turned deadly in "A Samhain Liturgy", and something unholy in the basement desires a nun in "Sister Mary" (Tory Van Buskirk of 'Alone'), otherworldly strangers need fresh meat in "Dead Lift" (Stephen Wolfe of 'Doll Factory'), explore the difference between hatchets and tomahawks at the best Halloween party ever in "Apache Hatchet Massacre II" (Max Groah of 'Bong of the Living Dead') and a serial killer has a big problem in "Overkill" (Drew Marvick of 'Pool Party Massacre'). Including faux trailers from other indie filmmakers -"Treaters" (Zane Hershberger of 'Force to Fear'), "Truck Squatch" (John Hale of 'The Conduit'), "The Candy Taker" (Robert Lanphere of 'Cryptids') and "The October Kids" (Brett DeJager of 'BoneJangles'). Scream Team Releasing – https://screamteamreleasing.com/ “10/31 Part 2” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/10-31-part-ii-dvd "Scare Package" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() In this riotous anthology, Chad Buckley is a lonely Horror aficionado, spending his days overseeing a struggling video store and arguing with his only customer, Sam. When an unsuspecting applicant arrives, Chad sets out to teach him the rules of Horror; weaving in and out of hilarious segments geared toward the ropes and tropes of terror. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Scare Package” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/scare-package/5a945d116c14774c "The Mortuary Collection" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, nothing is as it seems... A misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. There she meets Montgomery Dark, an eccentric undertaker with more than a few skeletons in his closet. Montgomery chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “The Mortuary Collection” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-mortuary-collection/10a23753c21d8355 "Spiral" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() Aaron and Malik move to a small town so they can enjoy a better quality of life, and raise their 16 year-old daughter with the best social values. But nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood. And when Malik spies the neighbors next door throwing a very strange party, something shocking has got to give. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Spiral” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/spiral/b36996d384bca6fd "Hubie Halloween" Streaming Review (Netflix)![]() Hubie's not the most popular guy in Salem, Mass., but when Halloween turns truly spooky, this good-hearted scaredy-cat sets out to keep his town safe. “Hubie Halloween” Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/80245104 "Before the Fire" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Sky Films)![]() As a global pandemic engulfs Los Angeles, rising TV star Ava Boone is forced to flee the mounting chaos and return to her rural hometown. As she struggles to acclimate to a way of life she left behind long ago, her homecoming attracts a dangerous figure from her past- threatening both her and the family that serves as her only sanctuary. Brimming with tension and paranoia, and featuring a tough-as-nails performance from its lead actress, the pre-apocalyptic road movie Before the Fire is a shockingly timely tale of the strength of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable odds. Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/films/horror/ “Before the Fire” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Before-Fire-Blu-ray-Jenna-Adams/dp/B08CWM8R14/ "Kyrie Eleison" Review![]() Description: A female detective tries to live a life of surveillance and of spying on couples having affairs while her husband is in a strange coma. But she lives in a world of desperate emptiness that erupts in perversions and violence, her psyche cracking under the existential pain. “Kyrie Eleison” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107326/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_25 "The Fetist" Review![]() A Japanese LGBT-themed horror film about a young gay man who gradually becomes a serial murderer. “The Fetist” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2413240/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10 "I Stand Alone" DVD Review (Strand Releasing)![]() IN THE BOWELS OF FRANCE The Butcher has done some time in jail after beating up the guy who tried to seduce his teenage mentally-handicapped daughter. Now he wants to start a new life. He leaves his daughter in an institution and moves to Lille suburbs with his mistress. She promised him a new butcher shop. She lied. The butcher decides to go back to Paris and find his daughter. Strand Releasing – https://strandreleasing.com/ “I Stand Alone” Blu-Ray Import – https://www.amazon.com.au/I-Stand-Alone-Blu-ray/dp/B01A9R7I8U Patreon Pick "Parasite" 4K Review![]() Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide "indispensable" luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims' newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks. By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, Parasite showcases a modern master at the top of his game. “Parasite” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Parasite-Blu-ray-Kang-Ho-Song/dp/B086PVRDRY Survive 2005 "Executive Koala" DVD Review (Synapse Films)![]() Tamura is an average Japanese salaryman working in the offices of a pickle distribution company. He is well liked in the office, hard-working, polite, wears a suit and tie, and also happens to be a six-foot tall koala bear. But when his girlfriend Yoko turns up dead one day and Tamura is the chief suspect, he is forced to enlist the help of his boss (a white rabbit) and a friendly convenience store attendant (a frog) in order to prove his innocence. A psychological thriller wrapped up in the packaging of a nonsense comedy – with giant animals – EXECUTIVE KOALA is like nothing America has ever produced…which is why it was made in Japan! Special Features Anamorphic (1.85:1) Widescreen Transfer Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Newly-Translated, Removable English Subtitles “Making Of” Featurette Theatrical Trailer and TV Spot Synapse Films – https://www.synapsefilms.com/ “Executive Koala” DVD – https://www.synapsefilms.com/product/executive-koala-dvd/ Survive 2005 "Gurozuka" DVD Review (Synapse Films)![]() A fun getaway turns into a journey to Hell for some teenage girls visiting an isolated house to rehearse and perform a play for their private movie club. Taking the trip with an adult chaperone, the girls learn a previous club member supposedly went missing in the house, and another insane! Shortly after they arrive, a mysterious videotape is found with footage of a violent killer wearing a Japanese “deigan” mask. Is this footage real or fake? Soon, their food and equipment disappears and one of the girls is haunted by ghostly visions of the masked demon. Someone or something is in the house, and gruesome death awaits those who cannot escape! Synapse Films is proud to present Yôichi Nishiyama’s GUROZUKA, a stylized horror film in the tradition of SCREAM and genre-bending Japanese classic, THE RING! Special Features The Making of GUROZUKA Featurette Original Trailer Synapse Films – https://www.synapsefilms.com/ “Gurozuka” DVD – https://www.synapsefilms.com/product/gurozuka-dvd/ I'm Gonna Regret This Episode 3 "Visitor Q" DVD Review (Tokyo Shock)![]() A troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures. “Visitor Q” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Visitor-Q-Kenichi-End%C3%B4/dp/B00006FDBW/ Blindspot Episode 25 "Akira" Streaming Review (Hulu)![]() A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by two teenagers and a group of psychics. “Akira” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Akira-Blu-ray-Johnny-Yong-Bosch/dp/B08JDTN396/ Ask a Question/Answer a Question Massively underrated horror directors? Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-181-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesDahmer – 2002 – David Jacobson
Necropolis: Legion – 2019 – Chris Alexander 10/31 Part 2 – 2019 – Stephen Wolfe/Zane Hershberger/Jennifer Nangle/Tory van Buskirk/Max Groah Scare Package – 2019 – Noah Segan/Emily Hagins/Baron Vaughn/ Aaron B. Koontz/ Chris McInroy/ Anthony Cousins/ Hillary Andujar/ Courtney Andujar The Mortuary Collection – 2019 – Ryan Spindell Spiral – 2019 – Kurtis David Harder Hubie Halloween – 2020 – Steven Brill Before the Fire – 2020 – Charlie Buhler Kyrie Eleison – 1993 – Hisayasu Satô The Fetist – 1998 – Hisayasu Satô I Stand Alone – 1998 – Gaspar Noé Parasite – 2019 – Bong Joon-ho Executive Koala – 2005 – Minoru Kawasaki Gurozuka – 2005 – Yôichi Nishiyama Visitor Q – 2001 – Takashi Miike Akira – 1988 – Katsuhiro Otomo
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Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Introduction and 22 Shots Podcast– 0:09 “Cold Light of Day” Review – 0:30 “Ivans xtc” Review – 6:44 “Mallrats” Review – 13:59 “Death Rage” Review – 21:49 “Graveyard Shift” Review – 27:19 “Bacurau” Review – 31:40 Survive 2005 “Next Door” Review – 36:44 Patreon Review “Housebound” Review– 40:15 Blindspot “Pin” Review with Jeremy – 45:28 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week “Best alternative to YouTube for video reviews?”- 59:24/ 1:01:46/ 1:09:18 Update – 1:10:12 Room Tour – 1:15:00 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Video Reviews"Cold Light of Day" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property's residents, Dennis Nilsen - a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant - is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain. Offering a grim and gritty retelling of the story of "Des" Nilsen, often dubbed the "British Jeffery Dahmer", 1989's Cold Light of Day stars Bob Flag (the face of Big Brother in Michael Radford's 1984) as Nilsen-cipher Jorden March, delivering one of the most chilling and credible portrayals of a serial killer ever committed to screen. From writer-director Fhiona-Louise, Cold Light of Day - which picked up the UCCA Venticittà Award at the 1990 Venice International Film Festival - is a hugely underseen and underrated British effort that can stand proudly alongside the likes of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as one of the most unflinching true-crime films of all time. Bonus Materials Limited Edition of 2000 units Brand new 2K restoration from the original 16mm camera negative approved by director Fhiona-Louise Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with writer/director Fhiona-Louise Brand new audio commentary with film historians/writers Dean Brandum and Andrew Nette Newly-filmed interview with actor Martin Byrne-Quinn Newly-filmed interview with actor Steve Munroe Original Cold Light of Day promo film made to raise financing for the feature Re-Release Trailer Two short films starring Cold Light of Day director Fhiona-Louise and photographed by Star Wars DP David Tattershall, newly restored in HD: Metropolis Apocalypse (1988, 11 mins) and Sleepwalker (1993, 2 mins) Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx Limited Edition Die-cut O-card Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jo Botting and a look at how the press reported Dennis Nilsen’s real-life crimes by Jeff Billington Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Cold Light of Day” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/cold-light-of-day-limited-edition-blu-ray "Ivansxtc" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Lisa Enos star in this biting satire on the behind-the-scenes of the Hollywood film industry, with all its drink and drug-fueled excess, from director Bernard Rose (Candyman, Paperhouse). Opening with the death of its titular protagonist, ivansxtc goes back in time to chart the final days of hot-shot Tinseltown agent Ivan Beckman (Huston) and his fast-paced, wheeler-dealer lifestyle, which will ultimately lead him to an early grave after a shock cancer diagnosis. Loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's celebrated 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and featuring a searing performance by Danny Huston at its core and wonderfully sleazy turn from Peter Weller as Ivan's biggest client, ivansxtc is a powerful meditation on life, death and morality set against the glitzy backdrop of La La Land. Bonus Materials FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Robert J Simpson Extended Party Sequence Outtakes Charlotte's Story - a brand new documentary on the making of the film from Lisa Enos Q&A with Lisa Enos, director Bernard Rose, actors Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Adam Krentzman from a 2018 screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles Original Theatrical Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Peter Strain Archival interviews with Lisa Enos and Bernard Rose from the 2001 Santa Barbara Film Festival Theatrical Cut presented in two versions; the preferred director's version and the producer's version, with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Extended Producer's Cut with Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio, presented for the first time Brand new commentary for the Extended Cut with co-writer/producer/ actor Lisa Enos and filmmaker Richard Wolstencroft Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Ivans xtc” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/ivansxtc-blu-ray "Mallrats" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() THEY'RE NOT THERE TO SHOP. THEY'RE NOT THERE THERE TO WORK. THEY'RE JUST THERE. Following the smash success of his first feature, Clerks, Kevin Smith returned with Mallrats. Spawning a raft of characters and in-jokes that Smith would carry throughout his career, the film continued the one-of-a-kind comedic world known as the View Askewniverse. Simultaneously dumped by their girlfriends, comic book obsessive Brodie (Jason Lee) and best friend TS (Jeremy London) plan to ease the pain of their losses by taking take a trip to the local mall. Amongst shoppers, they discover the mall is being used as the venue for a dating show, in which TS's girlfriend Brandi is the star. Hatching a plan to win back their significant others, Brodie and TS enlist the help of professional delinquents Jay and Silent Bob to hijack the gameshow in a bid to win back Brandi. Meanwhile, Brodie carries out his own mission to make good his relationship with Rene (Shannen Doherty), who has attracted the attentions of his nemesis Shannon (Ben Affleck). Featuring a cast including Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, who would go on to be recurring collaborators in Smith's movies, Mallrats celebrates its 25th Anniversary in this limited edition set boasting a brand new restoration and hours of bonus content. Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Brand new restoration by Arrow Films of both the Theatrical and Extended cuts of the film, approved by director Kevin Smith and cinematographer David Klein Newly assembled TV cut of the film featuring hilarious overdubbing to cover up profanity High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Philip Kemp Fold out poster featuring replica blueprints for ‘Operation Drive-by’ and ‘Operation Dark Knight’ DISC ONE - THEATRICAL AND EXTENDED CUTS Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary with director Kevin Smith, producer Scott Mosier, archivist Vincent Pereira, and actors Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, and Jason Mewes Brand new introduction to the film by Kevin Smith My Mallrat Memories - and all-new interview with Kevin Smith A newly filmed tribute to producer Jim Jacks by Kevin Smith Brand new interview with actor Jason Mewes Brand new interview with Cinematographer David Klein Hollywood of the North: A newly produced animated making-of documentary featuring Minnesota crew members who worked on the film Deleted Scenes - Kevin Smith and Vincent Pereira discuss deleted scenes and sequences originally cut from the film Outtakes and behind the scenes footage Cast interviews from the original set Erection of an Epic: The making of Mallrats - archival retrospective with cat and crew looking at the making and release of the film Q&A with Kevin Smith - archival Q&A filmed for the 10th anniversary Build Me Up Buttercup music video Stills galleries Theatrical Trailer DISC TWO - TV CUT Newly assembled TV cut of the film featuring hilarious overdubbing to cover up profanity Original stereo audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new introduction to the TV cut by director Kevin Smith Stills gallery of the comic books featured in the film’s opening sequence Easter eggs Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Mallrats” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/mallrats-blu-ray "Death Rage" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force)![]() Bronson started it in DEATH WISH... Yul Brenner finishes it in DEATH RAGE Yul Brynner (The Ten Commandments) plays Peter Marciani, a former hitman haunted by his brother's murder. His old gang lures him out of retirement for one last job by revealing the identity of the killer - Gennaro Gallo, the capo of a rival mob. As Peter prepares for the kill, he comes to the grim realization that he's been played for a fool. His former associates are the ones who killed his brother, to ensure he would take the hit on Gallo. Enraged, Peter vows to track down and execute each of his old "friends"...as painfully as possible Please note there are a few scenes in the film that are in Italian without English Subtitles. The majority of the film is in English Bonus Materials 'Con La Rabbia Agli Occhi' Original Italian Trailer Yul Brynner Smoking PSA Dark Force – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/shop-all/ “Death Rage” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/death-rage-blu-ray "Graveyard Shift" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() Synopsis Workers clock in for their shift ... and clock out for good! From master storyteller Stephen King (Pet Sematary) comes his most terror-filled tale yet ... When an abandoned textile mill is reopened, several employees meet mysterious deaths. The link between the killings is the hour: all occurred between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. – the graveyard shift. The sadistic mill foreman has chosen a group to clean up the mill's rat-infested basement. But what the workers find is a subterranean maze of tunnels leading to the cemetery – and an unimaginable horror that comes alive in the dead of night. Bonus Features NEW Filmmaking In King Country/Working The Night Shift – Two Interviews With Producer/Director Ralph S. Singleton NEW Back Off Man – An Interview With Actress Kelly Wolf NEW We're Going To Hell Together – An Interview With Actor Stephen Macht NEW Let's Go Surfing Now – An Interview With Actor Vic Polizos NEW Yes, Mr. Warwick – An Interview With Actor Robert Alan Beuth Theatrical Trailer Radio Spot Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/graveyard-shift?product_id=7401 “Graveyard Shift” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ "Bacurau" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber)![]() A few years from now... Bacurau, a small village in the Brazilian sertão, mourns the loss of its matriarch, Carmelita, who lived to be 94. Days later, its inhabitants (among them Sônia Braga) notice that their village has literally vanished from online maps and a UFO-shaped drone is seen flying overhead. There are forces that want to expel them from their homes, and soon, in a genre-bending twist, a band of armed mercenaries led by Udo Kier arrive in town picking off the inhabitants one by one. A fierce confrontation takes place when the townspeople turn the tables on the villainous outsiders, banding together by any means necessary to protect and maintain their remote community. The mercenaries just may have met their match in the fed-up, resourceful denizens of little Bacurau. Blu-ray Extras Include: Bacurau on the Map, a making-of documentary by Kleber Mendonça Filho (60 minutes) Deleted Scene Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles and Sonia Braga in conversation (courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center) Booklet essay by film critic Fabio Andrade New interview with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles Mens sana in corpore sano (2011, a short film by Juliano Dornelles) Theatrical trailer Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/ “Bacurau” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/bacurau-blu-ray Survive 2005 "Next Door" DVD Review (Danger After Dark)![]() SOME DOORS SHOULD NEVER BE OPENED. After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies. “Next Door” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Next-Door/dp/B000GTLQUI/ Patreon Pick "Housebound" Blu-Ray Review![]() TERROR GETS DOMESTICATED When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she’s forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement. “Housebound” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Housebound-Blu-ray-Morgana-OReilly/dp/B076CQCGSB/ Blindspot Episode 24 "Pin" DVD Review![]() A PLASTIC NIGHTMARE A doctor has a lifelike, anatomically-correct medical dummy, with muscles and organs visible through its clear skin, named Pin (after Pinocchio). Via ventriloquism, Pin explains bodily functions in a way kids can relate to. When the over-strict doctor and his wife are killed in a car crash, his son (Leon) transfers his alter-ego into Pin, whom he always believed was alive. He starts using Pin as an excuse to over-protect his sister (Ursula) from admirers and deflect unwanted intrusions, even to the extent of committing murder. “Pin” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Pin/dp/B000089QFA/ (sorry forget to include a trailer) Ask a Question/Answer a Question What is the best alternative to YouTube for video reviews? Podcast Versionhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-180-audio-version/ Update4K
Film NotesCold Light of Day – 1989 – Fhiona-Louise
Ivansxtc – 2000 – Bernard Rose Mallrats – 1995 – Kevin Smith Death Rage – 1976 – Antonio Margheriti Graveyard Shift – 1990 – Ralph S. Singleton Bacurau – 2019 – Kleber Mendonça Filho/Juliano Dornelles Next Door – 2005 – Pål Sletaune Housebound – 2014 – Gerard Johnstone Pin – 1988 – Sandor Stern Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps Contest Drawing– 0:12 “Massacre in Dinosaur Valley” Review – 1:05 “Black Test Car/The Black Report ” Review – 10:52/15:47 “Warning from Space” Review – 19:26 “Lolita Vibrator Torture” Review – 33:30 “Celluloid Nightmares” Review – 39:24 “Monstrum” Review – 43:47 “Metamorphosis” Review – 47:54 “Warning: Do Not Play” Review– 51:23 “0.0MHz” Review – 55:01 “Ninja: Shadow of a Tear” Patreon Review – 58:18 Survive 2005 “Cello” –1:02:56 Survive 2005 “Noroi: The Curse” Review with Jeremy – 1:07:18 Blindspot “Forbidden Planet” Review with Jeremy – 1:20:50 Questions/Answers/Question of the Week? “What is your favorite Korean film?” – 1:38:23/1:39:12/1:44:16 Update – 1:44:24 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Video Reviews"Massacre in Dinosaur Valley" Blu-Ray Review (Severin Films)![]() It’s been called “top-notch entertainment” (Rock! Shock! Pop!), “a rip-roaring riot of Italian exploitation” (DVD Beaver) and “a weird cross between ROMANCING THE STONE and CANNIBAL FEROX” (The Video Graveyard). Now experience the wildest ‘80s cannibal movie you’ve never seen scanned uncut in 4k from the original negative: Michael Sopkiw (BLASTFIGHTER, KILLER FISH) stars as a cocky paleontologist who crash-lands into a jungle hell chockfull of fashion models, graphic violence, rampant nudity, and tasty gobs of flesh-chomping mayhem. Marta Anderson (BARE BEHIND BARS) co-stars in this ”fromaggio gem from another era” (Bloody Good Horror) – also released as AMAZONAS and CANNIBAL FEROX II – co-written by the legendary Dardano Sacchetti (THE BEYOND, DEMONS) that B&S About Movies says “delivers on everything it promises, except dinosaurs.” Special Features: Valley Boy – Interview with Actor Michael Sopkiw Lost in Brazil – Interview with Co-Writer Dardano Sacchetti Deleted and Extended Scenes Reel Trailer Italian credits Reversible Wrap Exclusive Slipcover Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Massacre in Dinosaur Valley” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/midv-slip-blu/ "Black Test Car/ The Black Report" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() Japanese maverick director Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast) helms a bitingly satirical espionage thriller set in the heart of the Japanese auto industry in his 1962 landmark Black Test Car, which launched a series of similarly themed "Black" films. In a bitter, take-no-prisoners corporate war between the Tiger Motorcar Company and their competitors, the Yamato Company, undercover spies have infiltrated both sides. As Tiger prepares to launch its newest "Pioneer" car and a prototype bursts into flames, Toru (Hideo Takamatsu, The Last Emperor) heads a secretive task force to root out Yamato's spy, and find out what they can about the competitor's familiar-looking new model. Making its worldwide Blu-ray debut, Black Test Car is paired here with the English-language video premiere of its follow-up The Black Report, also directed by Masumura. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation of Black Test Car and The Black Report Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio on both films Optional newly translated English subtitles on both films Newly recorded critical appreciation by Jonathan Rosenbaum Theatrical trailers for both films Image galleries for both films Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet with new writing on the films by Mark Downing Roberts Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Black Test Car/The Black Report” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/black-test-car-the-black-report-blu-ray "Warning from Space" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() The first Japanese science fiction film to be made in color, Koji Shima's Warning From Space features eye-popping special effects from the same team at Daiei Studios that would bring Gamera to life a decade later. As Japan is rocked by mysterious sightings of UFOs over Tokyo and large one-eyed aliens attempting contact, scientists collaborate to investigate the unexpected rise in extraterrestrial activity. Unbeknownst to them, one of the aliens has already assumed human form and is about to deliver a very important message... that could be humanity's last hope for survival. With a witty script by Hideo Oguni (screenwriter of several Akira Kurosawa classics including Seven Samurai) and iconic starfish-like aliens designed by avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto, the original Japanese version of Warning From Space finally makes its official English-language video debut. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio Optional newly translated English subtitles Brand new commentary by Stuart Galbraith IV, author of Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! First-ever HD transfer of the American release version of the film, including a newly restored English dub track Theatrical trailers Image galleries Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Matt Griffin FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring an essay on artist Taro Okamoto by Japanese art historian Nick West, and an essay on the production of the American edit of the film by David Cairns Arrow Video – https://arrowfilms.com/ “Warning from Space” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/collections/home-page-featured-by-release-date/products/warning-from-space-blu-ray "Lolita Vibrator Torture" (Impulse Pictures)![]() A sicko lures a young girl to his freight container and subjects her to plenty of mean and nasty. Impulse Pictures – https://impulse-pictures.com/ “Lolita Vibrator Torture” DVD – https://impulse-pictures.com/product/lolita-vibrator-torture-dvd/ "Celluloid Nightmares" Review![]() A gruesome snuff video is found in a sex booth. It shows a young woman who is tortured, killed, and dismembered by an unknown sadist.The deadly blade is hidden inside the camera itself. Hisayasu Sato’s regular Kiyomi Ito begins to investigate the videotape. “Celluloid Nightmares” IMDb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095961/ "Monstrum" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() It’s the 16th Century. The plague has taken over and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumors of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan—called “Monstrum” by terrified masses—begin to spread, fear turns into panic. In order to quell the rising panic, King Jungjong brings his most trusted general, Yoon-gyeom, out of retirement. Is the creature, Monstrum, real? Or a figment of mass imagination? A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Monstrum” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/monstrum/d8abc4aa4d314239 “Monstrum” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Monstrum-Blu-ray-Hyeri-Lee/dp/B08FP1677K/ "Metamorphosis" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() A demon from his past has inflitrated exorcist Joong-su's family, disguising itself and deceiving everyone within. Wracked with guilt, Joong-su must face the force of evil once and for all, risking his own life in the process. Clever, paranoid and frightening, METAMORPHOSIS is a refreshing new spin on demonic possession. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Metamorphosis” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/metamorphosis/3ff74d72da0aefc6 “Metamorphosis” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Metamorphosis-Blu-ray-Sung-Woo-Bae/dp/B08FP7P4TN/ "Warning: Do Not Play" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() Aspiring director Mi-jung is struggling with ideas for a new horror film, until she hears about a mysterious film. One that's rumored to be shot by a ghost. The hunt begins, but as Mi-jung gets closer to the truth, the line between her film and her life begins to blur. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Warning: Do Not Play” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/warning-do-not-play/a3e7491e558997ed "0.0MHz" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() Members of a paranormal exploration club go to an abandoned house to prove the existence of a frequency that contacts spirits. Frighteningly, the young students become the ghost’s host in this new Korean chiller. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL. Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “0.0Mhz” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/00-mhz/a64d0dc781724fad Patreon Review "Ninja: Shadow of a Tear" Streaming Review (Tubi TV)![]() AN ANCIENT HERO RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE. Fight everyone and trust no one: it’s the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one. “Ninja: Shadow of a Tear” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Ninja-Double-Feature-Blu-ray-Adkins/dp/B07JJ6HPVX/ Survive 2005 "Cello" DVD Review (Tartan Asia Extreme)![]() A cellist is haunted by strange events after a car wreck. “Cello” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Cello-Hyun-Ah-Sung/dp/B000FS9FIA/ Survive 2005 "Noroi: The Curse" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() SADAKO VS. KAYAKO director Kôji Shiraishi helms this highly praised, riveting found-footage horror must-see. NOROI takes the form of a documentary by a prominent paranormal journalist named Kobayashi, who went missing shortly after completing it. What begins as an investigation into strange noises soon evolves into the chilling mystery of a demonic entity named Kagutaba, as suspense and terror build steadily to a heart-stopping finale. A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/ “Noroi: The Curse” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/noroi-the-curse/6886ca2eae6160c5 Blindspot Episode 23 "Forbidden Planet" Blu-Ray Review ![]() A dutiful robot named Robby speaks 188 languages. An underground lair offers evidence of an advanced civilization. But among Altair-4's many wonders, none is greater or more deadly than the human mind. Forbidden Planet is the granddaddy of tomorrow, a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be reverse-engineered into many cinematic space voyages to come. Leslie Nielsen plays the commander who brings his spacecruiser crew to the green-skied world that's home to Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), his daughter (Anne Francis)...and to a mysterious terror. Featuring sets of extraordinary scale and the first all-electronic musical soundscape in film history, Forbidden Planet is in a movie orbit all its own. Features Deleted Scenes and Lost Footage Two Follow-Up Vehicles Starring Robby the Robot TCM Original Documentary Watch the Skies! Two Featurettes Excerpts from The MGM Parade TV Series Theatrical Trailers of Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy “Forbidden Planet” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Planet-Blu-ray-Walter-Pidgeon/dp/B0019NB9A2/ Ask a Question/Answer a Question Favorite Korean films? Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-179-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesMassacre in Dinosaur Valley – 1985 – Michele Massimo Tarantini
Black Test Car – 1962 – Yasuzō Masumura The Black Report – 1963 – Yasuzō Masumura Warning from Space – 1956 – Koji Shima Lolita Vibrator Torture – 1987 – Hisayasu Satô Celluloid Nightmares – 1988 – Hisayasu Satô Monstrum – 2018 – Huh Jong-ho Metamorphosis – 2019 – Kim Hong-sun Warning: Do Not Play – 2019 – Kim Jin-won 0.0Mhz – 2019 – Yu Seon-dong Ninja: Shadow of a Tear – 2013 – Isaac Florentine Cello – 2005 – Lee Woo-chul Noroi: The Curse – 2005 – Kôji Shiraishi Forbidden Planet – 1956 – Fred M. Wilcox Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 22 Shots/Contest/ Just the Discs Shout Out– 0:12 “Random Acts of Violence” Review – 2:15 “Spree ” Review – 8:17 “The Honeymoon Phase” Review – 13:32 “Primitives” Review – 18:24 “Cruel Jaws” Review – 25:33 “Live Feed” Review – 36:39 “Circus of the Dead” Review – 43:37 “Willard 2003” Patreon Review– 51:35 Survive 2005 “2001 Maniacs” Review – 58:09 Survive 2005 “The Booth” Review – 1:04:08 Blindspot “Picnic At Hanging Rock” Review with Jeremy –1:07:45 Questions/ Answers – 1:24:30/1:25:42 Top 25 of 1991 Update – 1:30:33 Question of the Week “What precautions do you take with your collection?”/ Update – 1:35:32/1:36:42 Screamingtoiletcontest@gmail.com Enter Contest 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Just the Discs YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffVK8TcUyjCpr0F9SpV53g Final Interview Blu-Ray Preorder – https://www.thefinalinterviewmovie.com/products/pre-order-limited-3-disc-collectors-edition Video Reviews"Random Acts of Violence" Streaming Review (Shudder)![]() When comic book creator Todd Walkley embarks on a road trip to a convention, people start getting killed. It soon becomes clear that a crazed fan is using Todd’s “SLASHERMAN” comic as inspiration for the brutal murders. As the bodies pile up–and Todd’s friends and family become victims themselves–Todd will be forced to take artistic responsibility. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL “Random Acts of Violence” Shudder – https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/random-acts-of-violence/f49b152d9dfeb849 "Spree" Streaming Review (Amazon Prime Rental)![]() Kurt Kunkle, a rideshare driver thirsty for followers, has figured out a deadly plan to go viral. As his disturbing livestream is absurdly embraced by the social media hellscape, a comedienne emerges as the only hope to stop this rampage. “Spree” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Spree-Joe-Keery/dp/B08DKHFWMZ/ "The Honeymoon Phase" DVD Review (Dark Sky Films)![]() Down on their luck and needing some quick cash, struggling young lovers Tom and Eve lie about their relationship in order to enter THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT, an experiment for married couples run by the mysterious Director and Handler. With the promise of $50,000, Tom and Eve must survive 30-days isolated together in a futuristic smart home, while the researchers attempt to determine why couples fall out of love. Over the course of their stay, Eve begins a violent decent into madness as she questions if her lover really is the man she thinks he is. A paranoid sci-fi thriller about the nature of trust in relationships, The Honeymoon Phase is as much classic Twilight Zone as contemporary Black Mirror, and an all-too-terrifying answer to the question, “How well can you ever really know someone?” Dark Sky Films – https://darkskyfilms.com/ “The Honeymoon Phase” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-Phase-Chloe-Carroll/dp/B08BGC8K9Q/ "Primitives" Blu-Ray Review (Severin)![]() Four years before they rocked Asia with SATAN’S SLAVE, director Sisworo Gautama Putra, screenwriter Imam Tantowi and producer Gope T. Samtani made their collaborative debut with Indonesia’s first – and still only – Italian-style cannibal shocker: When three naïve anthropology students go in search of a lost primitive tribe, they’ll instead discover a nightmare of bloody rituals, depraved torture, jaw-dropping music cues and flesh-chomping brutality. Indonesian martial arts legend Barry Prima (THE WARRIOR) stars in this “peculiarly local, sometimes psychedelic and virtually unseen” (Mondo Digital) chunk of graphic jungle carnage – released in the UK as SAVAGE TERROR and classified as a Section 3 ‘Video Nasty’ – now scanned in HD from the Jakarta vault negative for the first time ever. Special Features: Producing PRIMITIVES – Interview with Producer Gope T. Samtani Way Down in the Jungle Deep – Interview with Screenwriter Imam Tantowi Trailer Alternate Title Sequence Reversible Wrap Exclusive Slipcover Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Primitives” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/primitives-slip-blu/ "Cruel Jaws" Blu-Ray Review (Severin)![]() He defied all laws of good taste and international copyright with SHOCKING DARK and ROBOWAR. He reset the bar for batsh*t crazy ItaloHorror with RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR and HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD. And in 1995, legendary director Bruno Mattei – here as ‘William Snyder’ – stunned the civilized world with this ultimate sharksploitation saga that liberally borrows characters, plot and footage from Joe D’Amato’s DEEP BLOOD and Enzo G. Castellari’s THE LAST SHARK (and that’s just the tip of a very litigious fin). Filmed in South Florida with a cast of now-ashamed unknowns that includes a Hulk Hogan lookalike, experience “the epitome of outrageous thievery cinema” (All Movie) – actually released in some countries as JAWS 5 – now remastered uncut in HD for the first time ever. Special Features: The Snyder Cut – Unreleased Japanese Extended Cut The Great White Way – A Study in Sharksploitation with Rebekah McKendry These Things Got Made! – Interview with Actor Jay Colligan Trailer Severin Films – https://severin-films.com/ “Cruel Jaws” Blu-Ray – https://severin-films.com/shop/cj-blu/ "Live Feed" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films)![]() They will all pay the price! Five young Americans on a trip to Asia are disturbed by a meat stall at a market where a sinister character is butchering a dog. Later in a bar, they encounter Mike (Kevan Ohtsji) a suave Chinese man who befriends them. One of the group, Mike (Lee Tichon) spills a drink on a triad boss (Stephen Chang) and Miles has to defuse the situation, ushering his new pals out the door. They then find an adult theater and decide to go in but Miles pleads with them not to enter. The butcher from the market is the star performer, carving up fresh meat for the gang boss they met earlier who watches via live-feed. The thing is, the butcher has moved on from canine victims... Unearthed Films – https://www.unearthedfilms.com/ “Live Feed” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/live-feed-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Circus of the Dead" Blu-Ray Review (Dread/Epic Pictures)![]() A sadistic group of clowns kidnap an unsuspecting man and his daughters, forcing him to play a deadly game in order to save his family. SPECIAL FEATURES: World Premiere at TFW Reunion Documentary Deleted & Extended Scenes Short Film: Doll Boy and more New and Improved Trailer Classic trailers Epic Pictures – https://epic-pictures.com/ “Circus of the Dead” Blu-Ray – https://epic-pictures.com/merchandise/circus-of-the-dead-blu-ray "Willard 2003" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory ) Patreon Review![]() Synopsis For years, Willard Stiles (Crispin Glover, The Wizard of Gore) has been trapped in a dead-end job with no friends and no future. Willard's life seems hopeless until he makes an eerie discovery: he shares a powerful bond with the rats that dwell in his basement. Now a guy who has been trampled in the rat race his entire life is suddenly ready to tear up the competition ... beginning with his boss. Crispin Glover leads the pack in this skin-crawling thriller that takes an unforgettable journey into the mind of a madman! Bonus Features NEW 2K Scan Of The Original Film Elements NEW Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Glen Morgan And Director Of Photography Robert McLachlan NEW Audio Commentary With Animal Trainers Mark Harden And David Allsberry Of Animals For Hollywood NEW The Road To Willard – An Interview With Writer/Director Glen Morgan NEW Destination Willard – An Interview With Director Of Photography Robert McLachlan NEW The Rat Trainer’s Notebook – Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Animals For Hollywood Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Glen Morgan, Producer James Wong, Actors Crispin Glover And R. Lee Ermey The Year Of The Rat – A Documentary On The Making Of Willard Rat People: Friends Or Foes? – A Real Rat Documentary Deleted/Alternate Scenes With Optional Commentary Music Video Ben By Crispin Hellion Glover With Optional Commentary Behind-The-Scenes Footage And Interviews From The Electronic Press Kit Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Shout! Factory – https://www.shoutfactory.com/ “Willard” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/willard?product_id=6981 Survive 2005 "2001 Maniacs" Blu-Ray Review![]() YOU ARE WHAT THEY EAT! On their way to Spring Break, college kids take a detour through an old Southern town. The people of Pleasant Valley insist the kids stay for their annual barbecue celebration… but instead of getting a taste of the old South, the old South gets a taste of them! “2001 Maniacs” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/2001-Maniacs-Blu-ray-Digital-HD/dp/B003ZSI6P0/ Survive 2005 "The Booth" DVD Review (Tartan Asia Extreme)![]() Shogo (Ryuta Sato), the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ committed suicide several years ago. Suddenly, Shogo begins receiving disturbing calls, the voice on the line whispers “Liar” over and over. Is the joke on him, has someone discovered the truth about his sinister past, or has the curse of Studio 6 been unleashed again? In this Booth, all sins will be atoned for. “The Booth” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Booth-Maiko-Asano/dp/B000F0UUMI/ Blindspot Episode 22 "Picnic at Hanging Rock" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion) ![]() This sensual and striking chronicle of a disappearance and its aftermath put director Peter Weir on the map and helped usher in a new era of Australian cinema. Based on an acclaimed 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock is set at the turn of the twentieth century and concerns a small group of students from an all- female college who vanish, along with a chaperone, while on a St. Valentine’s Day outing. Less a mystery than a journey into the mystic, as well as an inquiry into issues of class and sexual repression in Australian society, Weir’s gorgeous, disquieting film is a work of poetic horror whose secrets haunt viewers to this day. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES Remastered high-definition digital film transfer, supervised by director Peter Weir, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray Extended interview with Weir New piece on the making of the film, featuring interviews from 2003 with executive producer Patricia Lovell, producers Hal McElroy and Jim McElroy, and cast members New introduction by film scholar David Thomson, author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film A Recollection . . . Hanging Rock 1900 (1975), an on-set documentary hosted by Lovell and featuring interviews with Weir, actor Rachel Roberts, and source novel author Joan Lindsay Homesdale (1971), an award-winning black comedy by Weir Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author Megan Abbott Criterion – https://www.criterion.com/ “Picnic at Hanging Rock” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/565-picnic-at-hanging-rock Ask a Question/Answer a QuestionHow cautious are you with your collection? Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?\ https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-178-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesRandom Acts of Violence – 2019 – Jay Baruchel
Spree – 2020 – Eugene Kotlyarenko The Honeymoon Phase – 2019 – Phillip G. Carroll Jr Primitives – 1980 – Sisworo Gautama Putra Cruel Jaws – 1995 – Bruno Mattei Live Feed – 2006 – Ryan Nicholson Circus of the Dead – 2014 – Billy 'Bloody Bill' Pon Willard – 2003 – Glen Morgan 2001 Maniacs – 2005 – Tim Sullivan The Booth – 2005 – Yoshihiro Nakamura Picnic at Hanging Rock – 1975 – Peter Weir |
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