Feature: Catching Up at the Video Store

It used to be you could keep up with the latest home video releases. During the VHS era, new titles were released either as “rental” (titles were sold to rental stores only for an exuberantly high $80+ a cassette!) or “sell-through” (wherein the public could buy the title in stores for under $30 a pop). Then came DVD (and later Blu-ray) and we suddenly had anamorphic widescreen, DTS surround, bonus materials, and more — but mainly just more to choose from. It’s probably impossible for even a full-time couch potato to keep up with all of the new releases (from both major and independent distributors alike) that seem to pile up on rental and retail shelves every week. And so, it is with bloodshot eyes and a thorough lack of sleep that I bring to you another list of titles you may have missed…

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• Slash-and-Earn: Six Really Cheapo Horror Movies

  Films like these are a dime a dozen. Hence, I guess they make a profit!

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Apr 27, 2012

• Getting Schooled by Athena Learning

  War, religion, politics — they're all valid here.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Apr 19, 2012

• TV Classics from CBS/Paramount

  Seven hits (and a few misses) from yesteryear.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Apr 06, 2012

• Troma-tic Experiences

  Six releases from Troma Entertainment guaranteed to Troma-tize.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Feb 26, 2012

• More Mysteries from the Other Side of the Pond

  Private dicks, coppers, spies, and all the fun things they bring with 'em.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Feb 13, 2012

• Made in Italy

  Westerns, mysteries, documentaries, acid trips — nobody does it like the Italians!

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Jan 29, 2012

• From Hairstylists to Hippies, Musicians to 9/11

  Six documentaries and biographies for you to behold.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Jan 21, 2012

• Dramarama! No, Not the Rock Group: This is Prime British TV

  Six spectacular TV series brought to you by Acorn Media.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Jan 18, 2012

• Skin. Sin. Win.

  A look at several home video releases your mother should have warned you about.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Jan 12, 2012

• Highlights in High-Def

  Six titles to keep an eye out for — for better or for worse.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Jan 12, 2012

• Comical Imbalance

  Six home video releases that dish out their own special brand of comedy.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Nov 19, 2011

• Horrible Horror, Part V - 13 Tales of Terror from Cheezy Flicks

  Vampires, ghosts, man-made monsters, Sasquatch, aliens, werewolves, blood farmers and plenty of bad actors, too!

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Oct 31, 2011

• Horrible Horror, Part IV - Freaks and Shrieks

  It's time for a healthy does of good ol' fashioned nightmare fuel.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Oct 25, 2011

• Horrible Horror, Part III - You Call This Horror?

  Six terrors that terrorize for all the wrong reasons.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Oct 20, 2011

• Horrible Horror, Part II - Slashed, Bashed and Rehashed

  Six flicks that cut like a knife — but feel so right!

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Oct 07, 2011

• Horrible Horror, Part I - College is a Real Killer

  Six films with people that couldn't even survive an online university.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Oct 01, 2011

• Wising Up with Athena

  Brought to you by the letter A, the number 5 and Athena Learning.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Sep 29, 2011

• RiffTrax Presents Low Blows in High-Def

  The gurus of masterfully-timed insults return with four more DVD (and Blu-ray!) releases.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Sep 18, 2011

• From Madcap to Just Plain Mad - A Look at Several British TV Titles

  A look at numerous strolls down Lunacy Lane, courtesy our cousins across The Pond.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Sep 14, 2011

• High-Def Hijinks!

  Six Blu-ray releases that with nothing in common except the ability to entertain.

  Review by Luigi Bastardo — on Aug 28, 2011