Sentiment Has No Value: American Yakuza (1993) on Arrow Video Blu By Orrin Grey • February 20th, 2026 For those who don’t remember, the early 90s were relatively obsessed with yakuza vs. mafia stories.
No Place for Heroes: Surviving in Spaaaaaaace with Outland (1981) and Red Planet (2000) By Orrin Grey • November 19th, 2025 Both look and sound probably about as good as their source material would ever allow them to, which honestly isn’t bad in either case.
What is Best in Life: Conan Movies on 4K By Orrin Grey • February 14th, 2024 When the pouty virginal princess asks Zula how one goes about getting a man, no one but Grace Jones could sell her response, as she growls, “You grab him! And take him!”
Building Empire: Arrow Video’s Enter the Video Store – Empire of Screams Collection By Orrin Grey • July 13th, 2023 In their latest boxed set, Arrow Video pays tribute to these days of amazing trash at your local video store, with a collection of five films spanning nearly the entirety of Empire’s short tenure.
Everyone Has a Job: The Future of Silent Running (1972) By Orrin Grey • December 13th, 2022 Anyone who complains that modern movies are too didactic probably shouldn’t watch Silent Running, which puts all its theses into the mouth of Bruce Dern’s space-bound ecologist.
Lunatic Meets Lunatic: Two Good-Natured Caper Films from Hong Kong Director Johnnie To By Orrin Grey • August 17th, 2022 A pair of surprisingly lightweight and amiable caper flicks in the vein of more recent thriller confections such as 2013’s Now You See Me.
Today’s a Good Day to Die: Reliving the Past with Flatliners (1990) By Orrin Grey • August 9th, 2022 It’s no surprise that Schumacher made the campiest of Batman movies, because there’s an extravagance to the production design here that would have been right at home in Burton’s Gotham City.
