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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nALIENOID: RETURN TO THE FUTURE \u2013 Also released as Alienoid:\nThe Return to the Future<\/em>, this South Korean effort combines traditional\nperiod fantasy filmmaking and futuristic science-fiction elements. When a group\nof Taoists discover information about a powerful blade that could directly\naffect a disastrous event in the future, they travel ahead in time. The group\nattempts to obtain the weapon and put it to use against an alien enemy. The\npress was split on this feature (which is actually a sequel to a 2022 film\ncalled Alienoid<\/em>). About half admired the movie\u2019s wild story, but called\nthe film narratively confusing and thought that it was so fast-paced it became\ntiring. The same number stated that the feature was a blast, with incredible\nvisuals and plenty of exciting action, humor and thrills. It stars Ryu\nJun-yeol, Kim Tae-ri and Kim Woo-bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BOTTOM FEEDERS \u2013 A 20-year-old from rural Pennsylvania\nstruggles to see a positive outlook for his life, especially living with his\ninfantile father. He gets a brief break from this toxic relationship and\nfinancial woe when a childhood friend returns home for the holidays with his\nwealthy girlfriend. The lead sees it as an opportunity and involves himself in\ntheir relationship, hoping it will help him escape his troubles. This is an\nindependent feature that was released on the internet and recently got picked\nup for distribution on disc. No reviewers have officially reviewed the title\nyet, so there isn\u2019t any word on its quality. But those who support indie movie\nmaking may want to give it a shot. The cast includes Will Ehren, Jenny Zwigard,\nGraham Poore, and Jonny Nichols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FEED ME \u2013 Here is another low-budget indie effort vying for\nyour attention. This British horror\/comedy played at various festivals and has\nbeen released in Europe. Now, it\u2019s arriving on disc in North America. The plot\ninvolves a suicidal widower who ends up finding himself at the residence of a\ncannibal. The strange homeowner begins to try and convince the bereaved to take\nhis own life in the most shocking manner possible (one can assume that the\nflesh-eater wants to have a specific role in the death). So far, there haven\u2019t\nbeen too many notices but most that are available online are positive. They\nstate that the movie is very dark, but surprisingly well-acted and grimly\nmemorable. As one might expect, it isn\u2019t for the faint of heart. It features\nNeal Ward, Christopher Mulvin and Hannah Al Rashid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE FIRST OMEN \u2013 Most horror fans are familiar with the 1976\nclassic The Omen<\/em>, which is about an American diplomat who, after his\nwife has a stillborn baby, is helped by the hospital chaplain to adopt a baby.\nAlas, this youngster turns out to be the Antichrist. This is a prequel to the\noriginal film. The story involves a woman who travels to Italy to join a\nconvent. While there, she uncovers a conspiracy to bring about the birth of an\nevil incarnate. One can already guess how that will play out. Despite the\ntale\u2019s finale being pretty obvious, critics didn\u2019t mind this chiller. A small\nnumber described it as a cliched horror picture playing on nostalgia and doing\nlittle to match the original. But the majority called the picture well-acted,\natmospheric and scary, also making some fine points critiquing organized\nreligion (although one could argue that the original was subtly doing this as\nwell). Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga, Tawfeek Barhorn, Charles\nDance and Bill Nighy headline the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON \u2013 A\nteenage vampire infuriates her bloodsucking parents by refusing to take lives\nand drink the blood of victims. They eventually decide to cut off the plasma\nthey are providing her, hoping she will finally embrace their lifestyle. The\nprotagonist is forced to go on the hunt and luckily encounters a suicidal young\nman. They reach an agreement in which she must help fulfill his last wish\nbefore taking his life. As the evening progresses and they get to know each\nother, the task becomes even more difficult. Reviews were generally strong for\nthis French-language Canadian film. A small number didn\u2019t think it made the\nmost of its concept and that the story went in a familiar direction. Still, the\nmajority called the film a stylish and funny genre picture with likable\ncharacters with deeper themes about teenage rebellion and suicide. It stars\nSara Montpetit, Felix-Antoine Benard, Steve Laplante and Sophie Cadieux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I SAW THE TV GLOW \u2013 A teenager living in the suburbs feels\ndissatisfied and unhappy with his existence. A friend introduces him to a\nlate-night TV show about supernatural phenomena beneath his city. He becomes\nobsessed with the show, only to learn that it has suddenly been canceled. The\npair go on a trek to find out what happened and, as he delves further, it\nbegins to seem as though the lead may be losing his mind. The press gave this\nindependent creeper high marks. About one-fifth did complain that it kept them\nat a distance and came across as ponderous and pretentious. Still, most stated\nthat the film was moody, stylish and moving, effectively delivering on its\nthemes of gender identity. For the time being, this Blu-ray will only be\navailable for purchase on distributor A24\u2019s website. The cast includes Justice\nSmith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan,\nDanielle Deadwyler and Fred Durst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RENDEL: CYCLE OF REVENGE \u2013 Also known as Rendel 2: Cycle\nof Revenge<\/em>, this English-language picture from Finland is a sequel to the\n2017 feature Rendel: Dark Vengeance<\/em>. That title followed a superhero\nwhose need for revenge takes him down a dark path. In this follow-up, a new\nfigure takes over the criminal organization from the first movie, so the\nvigilante decides to give these new adversaries the same brutal treatment.\nProfessional reviewers haven\u2019t had the chance to see this picture. Right now,\nthere are only online reviews and they are less-than-complementary. They\nsuggest that the movie can\u2019t overcome its low-budget and that the story was\ndull, repetitive and dramatically flat. For the time being, this is a DVD-only\nrelease. It features Kristofer Gummerus, Sean Cronin and Bruce Payne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STING \u2013 Have a deep-seated fear of spiders? Then this Australian film may send shivers up your spine. The plot is actually set in a New York apartment building and features a blended family struggling to get along. When their 12-year-old girl finds a strange spider (of possibly extra-terrestrial origin), she decides to secretly raise it in her room. The creature soon grows to an enormous size and begins devouring tenants. Overall response to this independent feature was upbeat. There was a group of critics who complained that the movie wasn\u2019t funny, scary or disturbing enough for their tastes. However, the consensus was that this was a fun and entertaining little B-movie that pays homage to 50s creature features, delivering chuckles and chills in equal measure. Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Jermaine Fowler and Noni Hazlehurst. Read a full review of this film here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n THE SWEET EAST \u2013 A high school senior from South Carolina\ntakes a class trip to Washington, D.C. and gets separated from her classmates.\nShe decides to find her own way home and is declared missing with everyone\nlooking for her. Despite this, the lead continues, meeting all sorts of people\nalong the way. Some are friendly, others oddballs, as well as a potentially\ndangerous individual or two. In the process, she gets a firsthand glimpse into\nthe country she lives in. Write-ups for this independent drama were good. About\none-fifth commented that the pacing felt slow and that the surreal, eccentric\ntone was difficult to connect with. Regardless, most described the movie as an\namusing and clever satire on America with a great lead performer who charmed\nthem. The film stars Talia Ryder, Earl Cave, Simon Rex, Jacob Elordi, Jeremy O.\nHarris and Ayo Edebiri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TRAMPS! \u2013 London fashion trends of the late 1970s and early\n80s is the subject of this documentary. It follows the rise of the New\nRomantics movement after the fall of the punk music scene. Key members of the\nmovement are introduced and the picture follows how they changed the\nunderground art community and eventually reached mainstream culture. The\npicture played at various film festivals over the last couple of years and was\nnominated for some awards. The press liked it as well. It has been described as\nan interesting tribute to a somewhat forgotten era that actually will make some\nreassess movements like this and its lasting effect on popular culture. The\nmovie includes Interviews with Duggie Fields, Judy Blame, John Maybury and an\nappearance by Boy George. <\/p>\n\n\n\n WILLIAM SHATNER: YOU CAN CALL ME BILL \u2013 The long and storied\ncareer of 93-year-old entertainer William Shatner is examined in this\ndocumentary. From his early life in Montreal, Canada, through his roles on The\nTwilight Zone<\/em> and the Star Trek<\/em> series and films, to his curious\nsinging career and work as a science-fiction author, the actor talks about his\nexperiences and reveals details about his remarkable life. Most write-ups for\nthe picture had nice things to say about it. There were a few who complained\nthat the performer rambled and wasn\u2019t really giving us deep insight into his\nlife. Regardless, the majority were impressed by the subject, along with his\nfrank thoughts on his work and career. They noted just how charismatic he is\nand thought that any fan of Shatner would enjoy the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN \u2013 This surreal independent drama\nis set in a world where human hearts are made of various objects. Apparently,\nit\u2019s a universe where the only course of action is to keep feelings suppressed.\nOne day, a lonely woman quietly in love decides to rip her heart out for the\nobject of her desire. When he runs away with the organ, she must find him\nquickly and get it back. This independent film from Canada was well-received by\nthe press. A small number of write-ups found the world presented to them hard\nto buy into and lost interest in the plight of the lead. However, most\ndescribed the movie as very sweet and completely original. They thought the\ncast were excellent and that the message about love and compassion was most\nwelcome. It features Anna Maguire, Hamza Haq, Veena Sood, Donna Benedicto and\nArghavan Jenati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BLASTS FROM THE PAST!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wow, this is an incredibly busy week for older films and it\nseems like this site has reviewed them all (that\u2019s an exaggeration, but there\nare disc reviews available for many of these titles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arrow Video gets the ball rolling with the release of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. <\/em>(2015). It is available on either 4K Ultra HD or on Blu-ray. Based on the 1960s hit TV show and set during the Cold War, the plot follows an American agent forced to team with a Russian spy to help both of their countries. If you haven\u2019t seen it, this is a fantastically fun effort from Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Sherlock Holmes, The Gentlemen, The Covenant, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare<\/em>) that deftly mixes humor and action. It\u2019s a blast. Besides the picture upgrade, the release comes with a new film historian commentary, recently recorded interviews with the co-writer\/producer, co-star Luca Calvani, new featurettes about the original TV-series and Guy Ritchie\u2019s career. You\u2019ll also get all archival promotional material on the movie that was on the previous edition, as well as a trailer, an image gallery, a double-sided fold-out poster with new and original artwork, as well as a booklet with writing on the picture, all packed in a reversible sleeve. Read a full review of this release by clicking this link.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Nico Mastorakis Collection<\/em> is a Blu-ray box set containing several of the independent Greek filmmaker\u2019s works. You\u2019ll get The Time Traveler <\/em>(1984) aka The Next One<\/em>, Sky High<\/em> (1985), Terminal Exposure<\/em> (1987), Glitch! <\/em>(1988), Ninja Academy<\/em> (1989) and The Naked Truth<\/em> (1992). The press release states that these (mostly action\/comedies) titles are zany, shocking and unhinged\u2026 offering a satirical and sardonic skewering of American cinema with a chutzpah that must be seen to be believed. In addition to the films, bonuses include six new interviews with Mastorakis, a talk with the star of Sky High<\/em>, a discussion with Gerald Okamura from Ninja Academy<\/em>, as well as trailers and an illustrated booklet with writing on the moviemaker. Read a full review of the entire box set right here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Legendary filmmaker Howard Hawks is known for classics like Red River, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Rio Bravo<\/em> and many others, but far fewer have seen Red Line 7000<\/em> (1965), an ensemble melodrama about stock car racers that boasts an early performance by James Caan. The movie didn\u2019t do well during its original release but has built a following over the years. This Blu-ray of the hard-to-find feature arrives with a commentary featuring the daughter of the screenwriter and an interview with the assistant director (who shot the racing footage). There\u2019s also a visual essay on both the film and the women featured in the movie, also with promo materials, an illustrated booklet with writing on the picture and reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned art (which is also featured on a double-sided poster within). Click this link to read a full article on this disc.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Radiance Films is delivering a Blu-ray of the powerful period Japanese film Eighteen Years in Prison <\/em>(1967), starring ex-Yakuza gangster Noboru Ando as a man forced to endure a rough prison term with crooked guards and gang member inmates. This release comes with a trailer, a film historian discussion on the star and director, as well as a visual essay on Japanese prison films. A booklet with writing on the picture is also included and a reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned art for the title. Want to find out more? Read a review of the disc here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tchao Pantin <\/em>(1983) is an award-winning French drama about two unlikely friends dealing with inner and outer troubles in a seedy area of Paris. It won prizes for its performances and was a massive hit in its homeland. The picture comes from a recent 4K restoration approved by the cinematographer. There\u2019s also a lengthy documentary on the film and its tragic star, a discussion with a French film expert on the movie\u2019s importance in France, as well as a trailer. It also has a booklet with writing on the movie and a sleeve with new and original artwork. Check out a full disc review by clicking this link!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Severin Films is releasing the Danza Macrabra Volume 3<\/em> Blu-ray box set, which includes the 1970s Spanish genre flicks Necrophagus<\/em> (1971) aka The Butcher of Binbrook<\/em>, Cake of Blood<\/em> (1971) aka Pastel de Sangre<\/em>, Cross of the Devil<\/em> (1975) aka The Devil\u2019s Cross<\/em> and The Night of the Walking Dead<\/em> (1975) aka Strange Love of the Vampires<\/em>. All pictures have received either 4K or 2K image restorations and come with film historian commentaries, cast and crew interviews and more. Read a detailed review of this box set by clicking this link.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The distributor is also making Sherlock Holmes<\/em> (1968) available on Blu-ray. This was a BBC TV-series which featured a season with Peter Cushing starring as the famed detective. This set is a collection of the six surviving episodes from the run. All of the episodes include a film historian commentary. The release also comes with a Peter Cushing interview and snippets of the lost episodes. A full review of this disc can be found right here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DVD-Bottom-Feeders.jpg\")
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