A strip mall restaurant finds success with a new ingredient in Ricky Glore’s comic horror musical Sweet Meats, now on Blu-ray from Troma!
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Buffet Infinity [2026] [Yellow Veil/Vinegar Syndrome]
The downfall of a Canadian town is detailed with Lovecraftian comic-absurdity through faux TV programs and commercials in writer-director Simon Glassman’s Buffet Infinity, now on Blu-ray from Yellow Veil through Vinegar Syndrome.
Boorman And The Devil [2026]
The creation and aftermath of the notorious Exorcist II: The Heretic, along with the line of art and artist, is explored in David Kittredge’s uproarous, strangely uplifting, and often unbelievable documentary BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL.
Roaring Fire [1981] [Toy Robot Blu-Ray LE]
A young man searches for his family and finds himself embroiled in crimes, hijinks, and Sonny Chiba in Roaring Fire. The 1981 film, directed by Norifumi Suzuki, is set for release on Blu-ray in the first wave from Toy Robot, Arrow Video’s new imprint.
TAG [1982] [Synapse Films Blu-ray]
A college campus dart gun game gets deadly when one student takes it too far in Nick Castle’s 1982 comedy-action-noir-horror (yeah a lot but it works) TAG: The Assassination Game. Now on Blu-ray from Synapse.
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.
The Bootleg Files: Fun on the Run
BOOTLEG FILES 946: “Fun on the Run” (1949 short incorporating sequences from Abbott and Costello’s feature “Here Comes the Co-Eds”).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Only available in 16mm and 8mm formats.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: None.
One of the most contentious political issues today involves the presence of biological men who identify as transgender playing in women’s sports. But back in 1945, the idea of a man playing on a woman’s sports team was strictly the stuff of comedy – specifically, the Abbott and Costello feature “Here Comes the Co-Eds.”
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