A courtesan in Edo Japan tries to break the bonds imposed on her life in the extraordinarily colorful, in look and performance, Sakuran. The 2007 film is on Blu-Ray via 88 Films.
Author Archives: Bob Foster
The Dancing Hawk [1977] [Radiance Films LE Blu-Ray]
The birth-to-death of a Polish bureaucrat is followed in 1977’s strange and compelling The Dancing Hawk, written and directed by Grzegorz Krolikiewicz, on Blu-Ray via Radiance Films.
Cruel Tale of Bushido [1963] [Eureka! Masters of Cinema Collection]
A man recalls how seven generations of his family suffered under the expectations of the “honor code” in Tadashi Imai’s powerful 1963 drama Cruel Tale of Bushido, now on Blu-Ray via Eureka Entertainment.
Tow [2026]
Tow, directed by Stephanie Laing, is the true story of Seattleite Amanda Ogle, who took on a crooked towing company over a 21k bill.
Red Sonja [1985] [Arrow 4k UHD LE]
A warrior gets revenge for her sister’s death and aims to stop the plans of an evil queen in Richard Fleischer’s 1985 sword-and-sorcery flick Red Sonja, now on 4k UHD from Arrow Video.
Project Hail Mary [2026]
A scientist on a spaceship far from Earth has to find out why an organism is eating our Sun in the engaging, thrilling, and hilarious Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, based on Andy Weir’s novel.
Elvis ’56 [1987] [Lightyear Blu-Ray]
The year Elvis shot to stardom is explored in Alan & Susan Raymond’s 1987 documentary Elvis ‘56, now on Blu-Ray via Lightyear Entertainment.