
“Calvaire” is a quirky French film that teases with a few sub-genres but settles on downright discomfort as its thematic tool for horror. A …continue reading The Daily Dig: Calvaire (2004)
“Calvaire” is a quirky French film that teases with a few sub-genres but settles on downright discomfort as its thematic tool for horror. A …continue reading The Daily Dig: Calvaire (2004)
Over-the-top scenes of nudity threatened to make this laughable, but the plot of “Arabella” attracted me enough to keep it interesting. A writer uses …continue reading The Daily Dig: Arabella Black Angel (1989)
A good mystery, stellar cinematography, and heavy drama make for an upper-echelon installment to the Giallo sub-genre. The death of a private investigator leads …continue reading The Daily Dig: My Dear Killer (1972)
This ’80s slasher flick based on real-life murders in Florence, Italy, doesn’t have any tricks we haven’t seen time and time again. A criminology …continue reading The Daily Dig: The Killer is Still Among Us (1986)
Celebrating ten years of critical work in film preservation and cult film distribution, Vinegar Syndrome kicks off 2023 in a huge way. Anyone who …continue reading Vinegar Syndrome Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – unless you moonlight as Santa in the violently sleazy 1984 thriller “Don’t Open Till Christmas”. …continue reading New On Blu: Don’t Open Till Christmas
Nothing says fall like curling up with a good movie, and our fave indie distributors have a bounty of new-on-blu treats to satisfy. It’s …continue reading Indie Release Radar: October 2022
“Fair Game” isn’t high art, but this ’80s Ozploitation flick is an entertaining revenge thriller with a strong female lead and great visuals. I …continue reading Syndrome Saturday: Fair Game (1986)
Short on a story, but with some practical gore, this DIY film from a skin flick director ditches dialogue for ominous tones and folk …continue reading The Daily Dig: Carnival of Blood (1970)
Though it doesn’t have enough laughs to be comedy or enough horror to be frightening, this monster spoof is at least nice to look …continue reading The Daily Dig: Old Dracula (1974)