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The Third Saturday in October: Part V and The Third Saturday in October: Part I: An implacable killer stalks and butchers the occupants of houses across the stretch of one lone country road while the residents prepare to watch a yearly college-football bout. Aiming to recreate the by-gone video store days when horror fans might have had to watch a franchise out of order, the filmmakers intended for viewers to start with Part V and then go back to Part 1. (Digital, VOD only)
Evil Dead Rise: In this new addition to the "Evil Dead" franchise, the action moves out of the woods and into the city, and tells a twisted tale of two estranged sistersm whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 27)
John Wick: Chapter 4: John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe, and forces that turn old friends into foes. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 13)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Children of the Corn
(2020) Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey, Bruce Spence. Twelve-year-old Eden, possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, recruits the other children in her small town to rise up and take control. Tired of having to pay the price for their parents’ mistakes, Eden leads the kids on a bloody rampage, killing the adults and anyone who opposes her. With all the adults jailed or dead, it comes down to one high schooler who won't go along with the plan and becomes the town's only hope of survival. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes. (RLJE Films).
Mahakaal
(1993 -- India) Karan Shah, Johny Lever, Archana Puran Singh, Kulbhushan Kharbanda. After the brutal murder of her kid sister, Anita begins to have horrible nightmares where a ghastly monster with an iron glove torments her. Once awake, she finds that the injuries suffered in her dreams have manifested into the physical world. Although her family and friends dismiss her warnings, it’s not long before people around her are picked off one by one by this hideously disfigured being. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: "Bollywood Crypt" interview with Deepak Ramsay; extensive stills gallery. (Massacre Video).
Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar
(2023) Michael Paré, Olivier Gruner, Sarah French. Life is an adventure for space scavengers Kip Corman and his daughter Taylor as they navigate their ship through a universe filled with monsters, aliens, and robots in order to reach the mythical Deepstar and collect the riches within. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Uncork’d Entertainment). Read more here
Unicorn Wars
(2022 -- Spain) A provocative and darkly beautiful animated horror comedy described as Bambi meets Apocalypse Now. For ages, teddy bears have been locked in an ancestral war against their sworn enemy, the unicorns, with the promise that victory will complete the prophecy and usher in a new era. Aggressive, confident teddy bear Bluet and his sensitive, withdrawn brother Tubby could not be more different. As the rigors and humiliation of teddy bear bootcamp turn to the psychedelic horrors of a combat tour in the Magic Forest, their complicated history and increasingly strained relationship will come to determine the fate of the entire war.
Formats: Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras:
Interview with director Alberto Vásquez; “Working in Blender” featurette; feature-length animatic; trailer. (GKIDS/Shout! Factory). Read more here
Unwelcome
(2022) Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney, Kristian Nairn. A couple escapes their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to hear stories of mysterious beings who live in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden. As warned by their new neighbors, in Irish lore the Redcaps will come when called to help souls in dire need of rescue, but it’s crucial to remember that there is always a dear price to pay for their aid.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Well Go USA).
Yellowstone: Season 5, Part 1
(2022) Four-disc set with eight episodes. Determined to protect his land and legacy at any cost, John Dutton (Kevin Costner) takes his fight to the halls of government in the most explosive season yet. But with greater power comes further scrutiny ... of his family, his land, and the morally questionable measures he’s taken to protect them both. As new threats emerge and old enemies return, John, Beth, Kayce, Rip, and Jamie learn that power has a price. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "Undeniable Passion: Beth & Rip/Monica & Kayce" interviews; "Musical Crosscurrents" with composers Brian Tyler & Breton Vivian; "Giving Everything to This Land: Yellowstone Returns"; "Inside Yellowstone: Season 5"; "Inside the Real Yellowstone Ranch"; "Yellowstone: Inside the Phenomenon"; "Behind the Story" for every episode; "Stories from the Bunkhouse" for every episode. (Paramount).
All Quiet on the Western Front
(2022 -- Germany) elix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault De Montalembert, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl. The poignant story of a young German soldier on the Western Front during World War I. Spring 1917. 17-year-old Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) and his friends are extremely eager to go to war, to beat the French soundly and march to Paris victorious. This is how the boys imagine it. This is the war they are promised by their principal in a rousing speech. With jubilation, fanfare and song, the “youth of iron” marches off – for Emperor, God and Fatherland. The enthusiasm, however, does not last long. When they arrive at the Western Front after days of marching it’s pouring rain. The trenches are filling up and fast becoming a swamp. But the French do not wait to attack. Flares rise up, brightening no-man's land with a surreal beauty. Until all hell breaks loose again and the French bombard the trenches. What follows portrays Paul and his comrades’ first-hand experience of how the initial euphoria of war turns into horror, suffering and fear as they desperately fight for their lives in the trenches. Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque. Won four Oscars for International Feature, Production Design, Original Score and Cinematography. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary from director Edward Berger; making-of trailer, teaser.
Read more here (Netflix/Capelight Pictures).
Knock at the Cabin
(2023) While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
Vitals: Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Stars: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint.
CC, MPAA rating: R, 100 min., Horror, North American box office gross: $35.397 million, worldwide $54.736 million, Universal.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
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(2022 -- Germany) The poignant story of a young German soldier on the Western Front during World War I. Spring 1917. 17-year-old Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) and his friends are extremely eager to go to war, to beat the French soundly and march to Paris victorious. This is how the boys imagine it. This is the war they are promised by their principal in a rousing speech. With jubilation, fanfare and song, the “youth of iron” marches off – for Emperor, God and Fatherland. The enthusiasm, however, does not last long. When they arrive at the Western Front after days of marching it’s pouring rain. The trenches are filling up and fast becoming a swamp. But the French do not wait to attack. Flares rise up, brightening no-man's land with a surreal beauty. Until all hell breaks loose again and the French bombard the trenches. What follows portrays Paul and his comrades’ first-hand experience of how the initial euphoria of war turns into horror, suffering and fear as they desperately fight for their lives in the trenches. Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque. Won four Oscars for International Feature, Production Design, Original Score and Cinematography.
Vitals: Director: Edward Berger. Stars: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault De Montalembert, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl.
CC, MPAA rating: R, 148 min., War Drama, Netflix/Capelight Pictures.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary from director Edward Berger; making-of trailer, teaser.
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Branded to Kill
(1967 -- Japan) When Japanese New Wave bad boy Seijun Suzuki delivered this brutal, hilarious, and visually inspired masterpiece to the executives at his studio, he was promptly fired. "Branded to Kill" tells the ecstatically bent story of a yakuza assassin with a fetish for sniffing steamed rice (the chipmunk-cheeked superstar Joe Shishido) who botches a job and ends up a target himself. This is Suzuki at his most extreme — the flabbergasting pinnacle of his sixties pop-art aesthetic. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Shaolin temple, Shih Shao-Feng (James Tien), has eliminated thousands of his former colleagues in exchange for power from the Manchus under the Qing dynasty, a surviving master of Shaolin, Yun Fei (Tan Tao-Liang), is tasked with the mission of bringing Shih to justice. In order to defeat Shih's overwhelmingly large army -- led by the ruthless Tu Qing (Sammo Hung) -- Yun Fei will need to team up with a skilled blacksmith (Jackie Chan) and a reluctant swordsman to beat the odds and avenge his fallen brothers. With early signs of John Woo's affinity for brotherly bonding amidst heroic bloodshed, and featuring one of Jackie Chan's earliest speaking roles after proving his mettle as a stuntman, "Hand of Death" is an old school hard-hitting kung fu gem (with a dash of wuxia) that any fan of classic Hong Kong cinema needs in their collection. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New feature commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng & Michael Worth; "From Hong Kong to Hollywood," an archive featurette on John Woo’s early career, including interviews with Woo, Chow Yun-fat and Peter Lau; never-before-seen archive interview with star Tan Tao-Liang, filmed by his former student Michael Worth; archive interview with co-star Sammo Hung; alternate credits sequence, as "Countdown to Kung Fu"; trailer gallery; image gallery; double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch; illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by film programmer William Blaik. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). Read more here.
Knock at the Cabin
(2023) Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Stars: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint. A tight-knit family are taken hostage by four armed strangers while vacationing at a remote cabin. The visitors demand that the young girl and her parents make an unthinkable choice: to save their family or save humanity.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. (Universal).
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