A reporter uses his correspondence with a serial killer for money and power in the cultural satire/giallo The Monster. The 1977 Luigi Zampa film comes to Blu-ray via Radiance Films this month.
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Hi, Mom! [1970] [Radiance 4KUHD & Blu-Ray]
A Vietnam vet becomes involved in voyeurism, avant-garde theatre, and terrorism in Brian De Palma’s pointed satire Hi, Mom! Now on 4k & Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
I Love Boosters [2026] [SIFF2026]
Three boosters find themselves in the middle of an anti-capitalist sci-fi caper in Boots Riley’s hilarious, raucous, and over-the-top satire, I Love Boosters. Presented as the opening selection at the Seattle International Film Festival, it now enters wide release on May 22nd.
Forbidden Fruits [2026]
A new employee at a mall boutique works her way into the witchy clique in the disjointed Forbidden Fruits, from director Meredith Alloway, based on the play by co-screenwriter Lily Houghton.
Network [1976] [Criterion 4kUHD & Blu-Ray]
The inner workings of a news station, including the cynical commodification of righteous rage, are explored in Sidney Lumet’s sharp and still prescient Network, written by Paddy Chayefsky. The 1976 Film is now on 4k UHD & Blu-Ray from the Criterion Collection.
Slanted [2026] [Women in Horror Month 2026]
An Asian-American teenager undergoes a radical medical procedure to become White in Amy Wang’s dramatic-horror-satire Slanted.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die! [2026]
A man claiming to be from the future convinces a handful of diner patrons to join him in taking down an AI in Gore Verbinski’s wild sci-fi comedy-adventure Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die!