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Consumed in the Fire of His Own Making: Apprentice to Murder (1988) on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • November 27th, 2019

“Apprentice to Murder isn’t an undiscovered classic…but it’s better than its two-and-a-half-star average on Letterboxd would suggest.”

Because Bigger is Better: RoboCop (1987) on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • November 26th, 2019

“Our modern morass fits right in with the RoboCop…”

A Beautiful Pattern: Knives Out and What’s Wrong with America

By Orrin Grey • November 25th, 2019

“The people who were hitting Rian Johnson with death threats on Twitter over making The Last Jedi “too political” are going to love this one, is what I’m saying.”

I Want to Tell You a Curious Story: The Prey (1984) on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • October 15th, 2019

Despite ample opportunity, The Prey is a slasher that features neither Bigfoot nor Smokey Bear as the villain.

That’s a Recipe for Romance: The Norman J. Warren Collection

By Orrin Grey • September 23rd, 2019

Non-existent budgets, full frontal nudity, cash-in plots and five cult movies that are more interesting than they have any right to be.

One Day This City’s Gonna Explode: Friedkin’s Cruising (1980) on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • August 19th, 2019

“I hope this is the wrong kind of crowd.”

Now She’ll Be All Alone: The American Horror Project Volume 2

By Orrin Grey • June 28th, 2019

Arrow is doing the lord’s work by giving such loving, hi-def releases to these kinds of underseen horror films.

Man Against Time: The Big Clock on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • June 10th, 2019

Orrin takes on The Big Clock, an unusual hybrid of noir and screwball comedy.

Humanoid Cockroaches: Terraformars on Blu-Ray

By Orrin Grey • May 20th, 2019

If Takashi Miike hadn’t directed it, would we even be talking about this spectacularly silly movie?

Female Problems: The Sister Street Fighter  Collection on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • April 25th, 2019

Orrin Grey steeps in the Etsuko Shihomi’s Sister Street Fighter trilogy-plus-one.

No More Mercy: Karate Kid Showdown on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • March 25th, 2019

Just the story of a small town boy who moves to California and learns martial arts.

It’s A Scary World: Audition on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • February 26th, 2019

Orrin Grey watches Audition and finds it just as horrifying as he did 20 years ago.

Because It’s the ‘90s: Double Dragon on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • February 6th, 2019

Orrin Grey watches the glorious mess that is 1994s Double Dragon.

State of the F*cking Art: Albert Pyun’s Nemesis on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • January 18th, 2019

Nemesis epitomizes one of the ’90s weirdest subgenres: kickboxing cyborg movies.

Wizard of Gore

Of Giallo and Gore: A Review

By Orrin Grey • December 7th, 2018

Orrin Grey talks Torso and The Wizard of Gore and what the unlikely pair of ’70s horror movies have in common.

I Accidentally a Film Festival: Part Two

By Orrin Grey • October 1st, 2018

Orrin’s accidental home film festival wraps up, with Erik the Conqueror, My Friend Dahmer and more.

I Accidentally a Film Festival: Part One

By Orrin Grey • September 28th, 2018

Orrin Grey embarks on a film festival…in his living room. Join him as he watches The Twilight People, The Ghoul and Bruce’s Deadly Fingers.

If the Devil Is to Exist in This World, It Cannot Look Like a Devil

By Orrin Grey • July 6th, 2018

Orrin Grey digs up Toho’s “Bloodthirsty Trilogy,” three Japanese vampire films that underscore the influence of Hammer films while showcasing the potential for Japan’s horror film future.

A mans face, his nose and forehead cut in a clean red line, one eye bright with terror.

What Happens Now Will Drive You Mad

By Orrin Grey • November 15th, 2017

A running theme throughout Blade of the Immortal is the question of what, if anything, differentiates the good guys from the bad ones.

Life in the Monster Squad

By Orrin Grey • October 27th, 2016

Orrin Grey joined The Monster Squad as a kid and life’s never been the same since.

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