A varied group of 50 women are kidnapped by a secret society, imprisoned, and forced to fight to the death, tournament style, in a dungeon-like arena for the amusement of the rich members of the quasi-cult. If they choose not to fight, or if they lose, a loved one will be killed while they watch on closed-circuit television. Alliances are forged and rivalries are carved as the women's numbers lower by one with each subsequent fight, until a single champion comes out on top.
Read MoreMs. 45 (1981) #BluRay
As much as I love films like Bad Lieutenant and King of New York, director Abel Ferrara's masterpiece, in my book, has always been Ms. 45. A vigilante thriller by way of Polanski's Repulsion, the 1981 classic has been remastered in HD from the original negatives and given a limited theatrical release, uncut for the first time in North America by Drafthouse Films. Now that I've gotten my title-dropping out of the way, does it live up to repeated scrutiny?
Read MoreAll The Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
After Mandy Lane experienced “the change” over the summer and has suddenly become hot, blonde, and unattainable, she has become all the rage. The girls want to be her and the guys want to be with her. When she is invited to a ranch for a weekend long party after the tragic death of a classmate, everyone around Mandy starts dying one by one.
Read MoreRewind This! (2013)
A documentary revolving around the VHS culture of the 80s and early 90s that still looms large for many collectors today, Rewind This! traces the history of this magnetic tape medium, the impact that it had on the film and television industry, and discusses why so many people still hold it in such high regard. Full disclosure – I am around the same age as many of the subjects featured in this film, so I have my own set of fond memories for the VHS format. As a child/teenager, we approached renting VHS tapes in one of two ways.
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