What begins as a brutal tale of discipline and disobedience quickly unravels into a blood-soaked reckoning with identity, loyalty, and survival.
Altered (2025) [Well Go USA]
A dystopian future, in which genetically altered humans look down upon those without abilities, has only hope for a better tomorrow that comes from someone who doesn’t just lack powers, but finds himself confined to a wheelchair.
It Happened in August (short) (2024)
Following her mother’s passing, Aim returns to her chosen home of New York City where she cares for her brother and suddenly finds herself faced with the reappearance of a past love.
Obex [2026]
An agoraphobic computer artist embarks on a strange journey of self-discovery in the engaging and off-kilter Obex, from writer-director-star Albert Birney.
Dead Man [1995] [Criterion 4k UHD & Blu-Ray]
An accountant embarks on a strange journey across the late 1800s American West in Jim Jarmusch’s 1995 alt-Western Dead Man, now on 4k via Criterion.
The Bootleg Files: A Salute to Stan Laurel
BOOTLEG FILES 925: “A Salute to Stan Laurel” (1965 TV special with an all-star cast).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Not cleared for home entertainment release.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Doesn’t seem likely at the moment.
You may be wondering why there is a photo of Fred Gwynne’s Herman Munster on top of an article about “A Salute to Stan Laurel.” After all, “The Munsters” share no common ground with Stan Laurel, either as a solo performer or in his teamwork with Oliver Hardy. However, the inclusion of Herman Munster – playing a violin, no less – in a celebration of Stan Laurel is typical of the incoherent nature of this bizarre production, which arguably deserves to be considered on any list of the worst television specials of all time.
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Primate [2026]
Primate, from Johannes Roberts, is 90 minutes of murder monkey mayhem with much mean malice. Mmm..