Soldiers and a scientist’s daughter try to take down an AI in 2024’s truly awful MUTANT: GENESIS, now on disc from Cleopatra.
Author Archives: Bob Foster
The Hot Spot [1990] [Radiance Films 4k UHD & Blu-ray LE]
A low-level criminal sets up shop in a rural Texas town during a heat wave in Dennis Hopper’s 1990 erotic thriller/neo-noir The Hot Spot, now on 4k from Radiance Films.
Shogun’s Ninja [1980] [Arrow Video Blu-Ray LE] [Asian Cinema August]
A young man trains for revenge against a murderous shogun in Norifumi Suzuki’s entertaining but convoluted ninja film mishmash, Shogun’s Ninja. The 1980 film is now on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Troy [2004] [Arrow Video 4kUHD & Blu-ray LE]
The story of the Trojan War is given the epic treatment by Wolfgang Petersen in TROY. Both cuts of the 2004 film are presented in 4k UHD & Blu-ray by Arrow Video.
Penny Lane is Dead [2026] [Female Filmmaker Friday]
A girl’s trip goes horribly wrong when a gang of criminals shows up in Mia Kate Russell’s Ozploitation throwback PENNY LANE IS DEAD, now on Shudder.
Buddy [2026]
A child and her friends have to escape from their 90s kids’ show when its host, BUDDY, shows a darker side in Casper Kelly’s reality-breaking, hilariously demented horror-comedy.
The Dog Stars [2026]
In a post-apocalyptic Colorado, a man searches for hope and community. Ridley Scott’s THE DOG STARS is steadily engaging, yet also dull. Continue reading