Film Masters is TORMENTED (review)

Richard Carlson (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON) stars as a man TORMENTED by the ghost of an old flame before his wedding in this supernatural thriller from Bert I. Gordon (FOOD OF THE GODS).  Also stars Lugene Sanders, Susan Gordon, Juli Reding, and Joe Turkel.

REVIEW LINK: Film Masters (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

TORMENTED Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian/writer/filmmaker Gary Don Rhodes 
• "Untold Ghost Stories" unaired TV pilot of FAMOUS GHOST STORIES, made by Bert I. Gordon and hosted by Vincent Price 
• "Bert I. Gordon in the 1950s & 1960s: Bigger Than Life" 2024 documentary by filmmaker C. Courtney Joyner 
• "The Spirit Is Willing: CineMagic and Social Discord in Bert I. Gordon's TORMENTED" visual essay by The Flying Maciste Brothers 
• "Bert I. Gordon: The Amazing Colossal Filmmaker" archival interview with writer/producer/director Bert I. Gordon 
• "Mystery Science Theater 3000" episode of TORMENTED from 1992 
• Original Trailer 
• 2024 Recut Trailer 
• Includes a 24-page booklet with an essay titled by film historian Tom Weaver and "The Boy and His Film Favorite" by novelist-filmmaker John Wooley on TORMENTED star Susan Gordon.

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MVD Visual tugs on JOYSTICKS (review)

When a conservative businessman wants to shut down the local video arcade, the geeks, the girls, and the jocks must band together against his nefarious schemes in the eighties sex comedy JOYSTICKS.

REVIEW LINK: MVD Visual (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

JOYSTICKS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.78:1 Widescreen
• English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by MVD Rewind Collection's Eric D. Wilkinson, Cereal at Midnight host Heath Holland and Diabolik DVD's Jesse Nelson
• Audio Commentary by director Greydon Clark 
• Interview with director Greydon Clark 
• "Coin Slots" – Faux "Trailer" short written and directed by Newt Wallen and starring Mr. Lobo and Eric D. Wilkinson 
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Bonus Trailers 
• Comes with a reversible cover, two-sided foldout poster, and slipcover (first pressing only). 

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Severin Films gets lost in THE SPIDER LABYRINTH (review)

A young professor becomes entangled in a supernatural conspiracy when he travels to Budapest in search of a colleague studying an ancient religion that may not have entirely died out in this eighties Italian horror film with special effects by Sergio Stivaletti.

REVIEW LINK: Severin Films (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE SPIDER LABYRINTH 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs: 

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Dr. Will Dodson, Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies, and Ryan Verrill, host of The Disc Connected 
• International Trailer
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by Dr. Will Dodson, Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies, and Ryan Verrill, host of The Disc Connected 
• "Caught in a Web" interview with director Gianfranco Giagni 
• "Arachne" interview with screenwriter Gianfranco Manfredi 
• "All the Colors of a Spider" interview with cinematographer Nino Celeste 
• "Smile of the Spider Woman" interview with actress Paola Rinaldi 
• "Death in Stop Motion" interview with special make-up effects artist Sergio Stivaletti 
• "Web of the Weird: Placing Spider Labyrinth in the Weird Genre" discussion with Dr. Will Dodson, Ryan Verrill and Erica Shultz, author of "The Sweetest Taboo: An Unapologetic Guide to Child Kills in Film" 
• International Trailer

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Grindhouse Releasing gives in to IMPULSE (review)

William Shatner plays a gigolo and con man whose traumatic childhood expresses itself in violent psychotic rages in the William Grefé thriller IMPULSE.

REVIEW LINK: Grindhouse Releasing (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

IMPULSE Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Film:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English and French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by director William Grefé 
• "The Making of IMPULSE" documentary 
• "Shatner Saves Sakata" 16mm behind the scenes clip with audio commentaries by director William Grefé and actor William Shatner 
• 40th Anniversary Screening: Tampa Theater, Nov. 7, 2015 
• Theatrical Trailers 
• Bonus Features: 
• THE DEVIL'S SISTERS (1966):
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.66:1 Widescreen (480i MPEG-2) 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Audio Commentary by director William Grefé 
• "THE DEVIL'S SISTERS Resurrected" introduction by director William Grefé 
• "THE DEVIL'S SISTERS Revisited" interview with director William Grefé 
• "Bill Grefé and THE DEVIL'S SISTERS" new interview 
• 1968 Reissue Radio Spot 
• Photo Gallery 
• THE GODMOTHERS (1973):
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen (480i MPEG-2) 
• English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono 
• Introduction by director William Grefé 
• Easter Eggs
• Disc Two - Extras:
• Interviews: 
• "Between the Treks: Shatner in the 1970s" interview with filmmaker C. Courtney Joyner 
• "Kingdom of the Shatner: William Shatner Live in Santa Monica Oct. 9, 2022" 
• "Doug Hobart: The Corpse Speaks" 
• "Bill Grefé is Furious" 
• "Bill's Miami Stories" 
• "Bill's Sea Stories" 
• Bill Grefé 2011 interview 
• "LIVE AND LET DIE News Report" 
• "Legend Award" 
• Filmmaking Seminars – Bill Grefé's Seminars on Independent Film-making 
• Bill Grefé Industrials: 
• "Bacardi & Shatner" (1978) 
• "Fame with William Shatner" (1987) 
• "Investing in Movies with Lauren Bacall" 
• Bill Grefé Short Films
• Extensive Still Galleries 
• Grindhouse Releasing Prevues 
• Disc Production Credits 
• Easter Eggs
• Comes in a slipcase with a reversible cover, a booklet by underground filmmaker Jacques Boyreau, and a mini-poster of Wililam Shatner.

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Cult Epics exposes ALL LADIES DO IT! (review)

Happily-married Diana has her eyes and thighs opened up to the wonders of "happy banging" in Tinto Brass' erotica classic.

REVIEW LINK: Cult Epics (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo (DVDCompare)

ALL LADIES DO IT 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (HDR10) 
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo and Mono Tracks 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth Tinto Brass 
• Trailers: 
• "All Ladies Do It" 
• "Frivolous Lola"
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• English and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo and Mono Tracks 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth 
• 2001 interview with director Tinto Brass 
• Outtakes 
• Still Gallery 
• Tinto Brass Trailers: 
• "All Ladies Do It" 
• "Frivolous Lola" 
• "Paprika" 
• "P.O. Box Tinto Brass" 
• "IsTintoBrass"
• Comes with a reversible cover, slipcover, 20-page illustrated booklet featuring Eugenio Ercolani and Domenico Monetti's essay "From Demon to Saint: The Career of Claudia Koll" and credits, and four collectible lobby cards.

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Blue Underground stalks the NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER (review)

Christopher Lee strikes terror as the "Bloody Judge" putting to death supposed traitors to the Crown and burning witches at the stake in Jess Franco's horrific, erotic, historical drama NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER (aka THE BLOODY JUDGE aka THE WITCH-KILLER OF BLACKMOOR).

REVIEW LINK: Blue Underground (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo (DVDCompare)

NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH, French, and Spanish Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by critics Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw 
• Audio Commentary by film historians David Flint and Adrian Smith
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono 
• Optional English SDH, French, and Spanish Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by critics Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw 
• Audio Commentary by film historians David Flint and Adrian Smith 
• "Bloody Jess" interview with director Jess Franco and actor Christopher Lee 
• "Judgement Day" interview with Stephen Thrower, author of "Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jess Franco" 
• "In The Shadows" interview with filmmaker Alan Birkinshaw and author Stephen Thrower on producer Harry Alan Towers 
• Deleted and Alternate Scenes 
• Trailers and TV Spot 
• Still Galleries
• Reversible Cover
• Slipcover 

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Vinegar Syndrome Labs deals 5 CARD STUD (review)

Dean Martin is a poker player who must discover who is targeting the members of a card game who strung up a card sharp in the whodunit western 5 CARD STUD from Henry Hathaway (TRUE GRIT).

REVIEW LINK: Vinegar Syndrome (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

5 CARD STUD Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by author and film historian Brian Hannan 
• "Jack of All Trades" interview with film critic Walter Chaw on the films of Henry Hathaway 
• "A Woman of True Grit" interview with filmmaker Lizzie Francke on screenwriter Marguerite Roberts' legacy 
• Comes with a reversible cover and a 16-page booklet with an essay by Jim Healy. 
• A limited edition of 4,000 copies ordered directly from Vinegar Syndrome includes a spot gloss slipcover designed by Tony Stella.

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