Exploits Feature “The Call of Cthulhu” By Orrin Grey • October 1st, 2021 There are a million ways to read “The Call of Cthulhu,” but this one sure is the prettiest.
I Played It, Like, Twice... Dead Ends: Learning Something About Myself with Cursed City By Orrin Grey • September 30th, 2021 I dove into Cursed City in the hopes that the familiarity of its similarities to Silver Tower would help to ease some of that intimidation fact, but Cursed City has more in common with Blackstone Fortress.
New Order, Same As the Old Order: Siege (1983) on Blu-ray By Orrin Grey • September 23rd, 2021 Siege is a 1983 Canadian exploitation flick that is one of a long line of movies aping John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13.
Tough Business: Giants and Toys (1958) and the Tragedy of Modernization By Orrin Grey • September 16th, 2021 Every figure in Giants and Toys is ultimately a tragic one, caught up in a web that is eating them all alive.
I Played It, Like, Twice... Candles Against the Dark: Surviving the Night (and Each Other) in Deranged By Orrin Grey • August 26th, 2021 A character who is Deranged is normal by day but becomes a monster by night.
They Were Heroes: A Strike Commando Double-Feature By Orrin Grey • August 19th, 2021 I’ve seen a couple of the Italian schlockmeister’s other films, so I had some inkling of what to expect when it came time to watch Strike Commando and Strike Commando 2.
A Born Man-Eater: Irezumi (1966) on Blu-ray By Orrin Grey • August 12th, 2021 One of the things that makes Irezumi work as brilliantly as it does is the way these moments of violence are handled,
I Created It as I Went Along: Bill Rebane’s Weird Wisconsin Box Set from Arrow Video By Orrin Grey • August 5th, 2021 Prior to sitting down with this substantial Bill Rebane Blu-ray set the full and complete extent of my knowledge of his filmography came from Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Exploits Feature The Shadow of the Cat By Orrin Grey • August 1st, 2021 An old lady gets knocked off by her husband and servants in a relatively brutal opening, and the only witness is the cat. So far so good.
I Played It, Like, Twice... Shelf Stability: Good Design Gets Out of the Way in Ex Libris By Orrin Grey • July 29th, 2021 Ex Libris looks complicated, but all the moving parts click together pretty seamlessly, and there are rarely any of those awkward moments where you’re left scratching your head over how one card mechanic interacts with another.
