A police detective tries to solve the killing of judges in Francesco Rosi’s wonderful 1976 political thriller, Illustrious Corpses, re-released on Blu-ray by Reliance Films.
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Blood of Revenge [1965] [Radiance Films LE]
The politics and rivalries of crime, business, and personal wants come to a head in Tai Kato’s lush 1965 yakuza melodrama Blood of Revenge, on its first Blu-ray via Radiance Films.
Mother of Flies [2026]
A young woman and her father seek a cure for her illness via a strange and dangerous witch in The Adams Family’s affecting folk horror Mother of Flies, now streaming on Shudder.
Cheap Thrills [2013] [Arrow Video LE Blu-Ray]
Two down on their luck guys perform increasingly dangerous dares for cash in E. L. Katz’s wonderfully nasty 2013 dark comedy Cheap Thrills, now with a new LE Blu-Ray from Arrow Video.
Night Patrol [2026]
In Ryan Prows’s total mess Night Patrol, a new LAPD cop tries to join the eponymous elite, racist vampire squad targeting minorities, especially one who witnessed a murder they committed.
Frightmare [1981] [Troma Blu-Ray]
A group of 20-somethings steals the body of a dead horror star. The horror star doesn’t like that and gets his revenge in Norman Thaddeus Vane’s 1981 midnight movie Frightmare, rereleased on Blu-Ray from Troma Entertainment.
Luther The Geek [1989] [Troma Blu-Ray]
A deranged, clucking man with metal teeth descends on an isolated farmhouse in Carlton J. Albright’s 1989 cult flick Luther the Geek, re-released on Blu-ray by Troma.