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Doriana Gray (1976) Blu-ray

Doriana Gray (Blu-ray Edition Review)

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Beginning his cinema career in the late 1950s as an assistant director to the likes of influential Spanish Filmmaker Juan Antonio Bardem, Jess Franco would blaze a path all his own. A prolific filmmaker with over 175 films to his credit, Franco wrote, directed, produced, ... Read More
Death Packs a Suitcase / Kino Lorber (2025)

Death Packs a Suitcase (Blu-ray Review)

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The mark of a special filmmaker is the ability to float between genres and still create something compelling and entertaining. A rare talent, one who checks off each box, is Spain’s  Jess Franco, the director of well over 175 feature films in a broad range ... Read More
Bone Lake / Bleecker Street (2025

Bone Lake (Movie Review)

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Naming a film Bone Lake seems to give many a strong sense of, “This is going to be terrifying.” However, not all titles live up to their expectations… or are terrifying in a completely different way.  The title of talented Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan (known ... Read More
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The Demoness (Movie Review)

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For some strange reason, humans love the threat of something evil lurking on Earth. People wait outside in cold temperatures just to catch the opening night of films such as The Evil Dead (1981) and spend an insane amount of money on movie bundles for ... Read More
Sea of Love (1989)

Sea of Love (4K Ultra HD Edition Review)

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By 1989, Al Panico had already established himself as one of Hollywood’s top-tier actors. Jumping into the limelight seventeen years earlier with his role in 1972’s The Godfather, in the years to follow, he made waves with films like 1973’s Serpico, 1975’s Dog Day Afternoon, ... Read More