Stanley Stepanic    Described by none other than Quentin Tarantino as his favorite film in the Exploration subgenre, Brian Trenchard Smith’s Dead End Drive in receives a jam packed disc UHD special edition from the fine folks at Umbrella Entertainment. A queasy mix of dayglo Post Nuke goodness and genuinely...

Stanley Stepanic    Now in the completely bugged out category of Cinema, Andrea Bianchi’s Burial Ground returns to amaze us all in the definitive version compliments of our friends at Severin Films. This film has confused and amused us for decades since its release in by Motion Picture Marketing and subsequent...

Stanley Stepanic    Get ready for more Grade A Troma quirkiness with Vinegar Syndrome’s new release of Emmanuel Kerwyn’s Rabid Grannies. This one has been the stuff of legend ever since when Troma and Media Home Entertainment released their horribly cut VHS edition. Rumors that this was an out and out...

Stanley Stepanic    We can finally all rest in peace, with smiles on our faces. The story of The Primevals is long, though quite interesting. The brainchild of David Allen RIP , known for his stop motion work on a variety of films, including the original Puppet Master and odd stints doing animation sequences...

Stanley Stepanic    After a long gestation period and serious time spent in Rights Hell, Charles Martin Smith’s Trick or Treat is finally getting a new US release compliments of our buddies at Synapse Films. In an unprecedented move by Synapse, the company has chosen to leak their new transfer a full year ahead of...

Stanley Stepanic    Long may they ride The jewel in the paste crown of Amando De Ossorio’s erratic career, Tombs of the Blind Dead is a minor masterpiece of Spanish Gothic Horror that has finally been lovingly restored by Synapse Films in time for its K UHD debut. Does this movie deserve the reputation it has Let’s...

Stanley Stepanic    For lovers of vintage Hong Kong weirdness, the gang over at Error have got all bases covered with an eclectic lineup of releases and a future slate of titles that are downright mouth watering. This month, they truly became my heroes for giving Bloody Billy Tang’s Run and Kill the Blu ray...

Stanley Stepanic    One of the most beautiful things about the Boutique Label movement is the careful consideration and attention paid to films that have simply flown under the proverbial radar and been ignored for far too long. Hyped considerably by Bill Landis in the pages of Sleazoid Express yet ignored elsewhere...

Stanley Stepanic    It’s Vinegar Syndrome Month here at Deaf Sparrow and this writer would like to highlight two exceptional releases that are currently flying under the proverbial radar. These are criminally underrated films that will blow your fucking socks off if given the chance yet through some bizarre...

Stanley Stepanic    Upon release in , Charles Kaufman’s Mother’s Day has confused, enraged and intrigued audiences the world over with its uneasy mixture of crude humor and sheer terror. Made famous by a scathing takedown by Roger Ebert and praise from FANGORIA, the film continues to baffle with its tonal shifts....