Ti West’s Pearl has always stood apart from the rest of the X trilogy—at least for me. While X delivers retro-slasher grit and MaXXXine goes full neon fever dream, Pearl is the one that lodged itself under my skin and refused to leave. Maybe it’s Mia Goth’s fearless, feral performance.
Read MoreTales of the Walking Dead: Season 1 (2025) #BluRay
Even as someone who’s never fully fallen under The Walking Dead spell, I have to admit that Tales of the Walking Dead makes a strong case for revisiting its world. My parents are big fans, and for once I can see the appeal: this anthology spin-off brings an impressive lineup of actors and a refreshing variety of storytelling styles that might tempt even the skeptics. Arriving just in time for spooky season, the series unfolds over six standalone episodes, each venturing into different emotional and psychological corners of the post-apocalyptic universe.
Read MoreOff Season (2012)
Katie Carman-Lehach’s Off Season unfolds like a whispered confession—soft, unsettling, and carried along by the lonely rhythm of a deserted shoreline. After her husband’s financial crimes destroy their lives, Sylvie Stone escapes to a remote beach house hoping for silence. Instead, she finds a growing sense of dread, strange noises echoing through empty rooms, and a green glow outside her windows that makes it clear she’s not as alone as she hoped.
Read MoreThe Walking Dead - Dead City: Season 2 (2025) #bluray
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 is now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital from Acorn Media International. If you care about physical media or you collect genre television, this is one of the clearest must-own television releases of 2025. Not just because the show is excellent, however, this particular physical release offers the exact kind of high-detail visual clarity that Dead City was built for.
Read MoreAmerican Mobster: Retribution (2021)
American Mobster: Retribution, directed by Gregory Hatanaka, is a low-budget indie crime thriller that manages to be both captivating and so-bad-it’s-impossible-to-look-away entertaining. Picking up ten years after the first film, it follows Nick Romano as he fights to maintain his place at the top of Miami’s criminal underworld. Murder, betrayal, and violence abound, and the film leans into every exaggerated gangster stereotype imaginable—sometimes awkwardly, sometimes hilariously.
Read MoreSamurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015)
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance, directed by Gregory Hatanaka, attempts to recapture the unintentional charm of its cult predecessor. While it brings back familiar faces like Mathew Karedas as Joe Marshall and Mark Frazer as Frank Washington, the film struggles to match the original's unique appeal. The plot centers on Joe Marshall, now in self-imposed exile, who is drawn back into action when his former partner Frank Washington seeks his help to dismantle a powerful criminal syndicate.
Read MoreAmong Them (2018)
Kevin James Barry’s Among Them is one of those small, scrappy independent thrillers that manages to do a lot with very little. Reportedly based on a 90-page script written in just two days and filmed with minimal resources, it’s a testament to how far atmosphere, tension, and committed performances can take a film—even when the budget doesn’t stretch far. The setup is classic: after a robbery gone wrong, two criminals and their hostage hole up in a desolate seaside motel during the off-season.
Read MoreThe DeMarco Crew (2024)
Gregory Hatanaka’s The DeMarco Crew is another entry in his long-running line of low-budget, crime-fueled thrillers—this time diving headfirst into heist territory with a touch of personal drama. At just over an hour, it’s brisk, loud, and packed with the kind of scrappy energy that defines much of Hatanaka’s work. The film follows Dean DeMarco, a master thief with a crew that’s as loyal as they are reckless.
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