Archive for the 'Deaf Crocodile' Category
June 18th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
If Monster Squad had been filtered through a Central European fever dream, you might land somewhere near Freckled Max and the Spooks — a long-lost Gothic oddity from Slovak auteur Juraj Jakubisko. Restored in all its haunted fairytale glory, this 1987 horror-comedy finally arrives on Blu-ray thanks to Deaf Crocodile Films and Comeback Company. Set in the shadow of Frankenstein’s castle, it’s a melancholic monster mash filled with slapstick, sorrow, and strange charm. And now, for the first time in the U.S., you can finally step into Max’s weird, whimsical world — fully subtitled and lovingly remastered. Continue reading ‘Freckled Max and the Spooks (Blu-ray Review)’
June 17th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Welcome to a dream made of static and sculpture, where logic is left at the door and emotion drives every frame. The Cathedral of New Emotions arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Deaf Crocodile Films, who continue to champion the visually bold and narratively unconventional. Directed by Helmut Herbst and originally released in 2006, this experimental animated feature embraces the chaos and collage of the Dada art movement. It plays more like a manifesto than a narrative — part digital tapestry, part audiovisual riddle. Viewers are thrust into a world where architecture speaks, abstraction reigns, and coherence is optional. Whether that experience resonates or overwhelms will depend on your taste for cinematic anarchy, but one thing is certain: it’s unlike anything else on your shelf. Continue reading ‘The Cathedral of New Emotions (Blu-ray Review)’
June 13th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to marry someone who accidentally unlocks godlike cartoon powers, I Married a Strange Person! has you covered. This 1997 animated cult classic by Bill Plympton is finally on Blu-ray, and it’s just as weird, wild, and wonderfully warped as you remember. But how does it look and sound in HD? And what’s packed into the disc? Let’s dig into this off-the-wall release from Deaf Crocodile. Continue reading ‘I Married A Strange Person! (Blu-ray Review)’
June 5th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Deaf Crocodile’s Felidae 4K UHD Blu-ray brings new life to a film long banned in some countries, hard to find in others, and barely whispered about outside cult animation circles. A murder mystery soaked in blood, brains, and philosophical dread, this is adult animation that doesn’t pull punches. It’s stylish, savage, and smart enough to make you forget you’re watching cats. And with Deaf Crocodile’s new 4K restoration, it finally gets the claws-out revival it deserves.
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June 5th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
You’ve never seen post-apocalyptic animation quite like this. Originally released in 1985, Gwen and the Book of Sand is a surrealist fever dream — part Dune, part daydream — blending the stark desolation of a desert world with hand-painted beauty and philosophical weight. Beautifully restored in 4K with the director’s participation for La Traverse Films in France, this new HDR edition from Deaf Crocodile feels less like a reissue and more like an archaeological triumph. For fans of Moebius, René Laloux, or the tactile strangeness of La Planète Sauvage, this one’s a must-see. But even if you’ve never heard of Gwen before, this UHD Blu-ray might just leave you hypnotized. But even if you’ve never heard of Gwen before, this Gwen and the Book of Sand 4K UHD Blu-ray might just leave you hypnotized. Continue reading ‘Gwen and the Book of Sand (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)’
May 30th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Buckle up for brain-melting disco, hallucinogenic mist, and some of the wildest production design ever to blast off from behind the Iron Curtain. In the Dust of the Stars finally arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of The DEFA Film Library in Germany, restoring this 1976 East German cult oddity to its full space-glam glory. Directed by Gottfried Kolditz (Signals: A Space Adventure), this one ditches the buttoned-up seriousness of Signals: A Space Adventure and goes all-in on psychedelic weirdness, synth-heavy grooves, and jaw-dropping costuming that feels equal parts Zardoz, Barbarella, and Space: 1999. It’s outrageous, it’s ridiculous, and somehow — it works. Even when the ship sets wobble and the budget strains, the sheer visual ambition keeps you locked in. And that mouth-spray disco scene? Instant sci-fi canon. Continue reading ‘In the Dust of the Stars (Blu-ray Review)’
May 30th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Dust off your space helmet and dial up the synths — Signals: A Space Adventure finally lands on Blu-ray, thanks to the restoration wizards at the DEFA Film Library in Germany. This 1970 East German sci-fi oddity blends Cold War tension with trippy futurism, serving up alien contact through the lens of socialist realism. Long out of reach for Western viewers, this new disc beams it back into orbit with style, substance, and more retro analog tech than a control room in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Continue reading ‘Signals: A Space Adventure (Blu-ray Review)’
May 7th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
In this newly restored Mosfilm release, our Zerograd Blu-ray review unpacks Karen Shakhnazarov’s darkly comic vision of a city where logic goes to die.If you like your surrealism dry and your bureaucracy soaked in absurdity, Zerograd might just be your next cult obsession. Newly restored in 2K and released on Blu-ray by Deaf Crocodile, this 1988 film from director Karen Shakhnazarov plays like Kafka by way of Monty Python, with a splash of Agatha Christie and a hint of Brazil. The story follows Varakin, a mild-mannered engineer who arrives in a remote Soviet city where the logic is circular, the locals are eerily polite, and the cake might be made of your own face. Zerograd is part noir, part social satire, and all weird. Continue reading ‘Zerograd (Blu-ray Review)’
May 7th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
In this The Outcasts Blu-ray review, we look at Robert Wynne-Simmons’ long-lost 1982 folk horror gem about suspicion, magic, and madness in rural Ireland. Recently restored by the Irish Film Institute and brought to the U.S. for the first time by Deaf Crocodile, the film captures the essence of folk storytelling with an eerie poetic spirit. This release sheds new light on a forgotten chapter of Irish cinema and features a trove of extras that highlight Wynne-Simmons’ roots in atmospheric storytelling. With its first official U.S. release, The Outcasts Blu-ray finally brings this haunting Irish folk tale to a wider audience. Continue reading ‘The Outcasts (Blu-ray Review)’
May 5th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
In this The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Blu-ray review, we dive into a wildly imaginative Czech cult film filled with baroque visuals, Monty Python-style absurdity, and old-school genre magic. Directed by Oldrich Lipský and adapted from a story by Jules Verne, this 1981 film finally gets the high-def restoration it deserves thanks to Deaf Crocodile. If you’re into gothic castles, bizarre gadgets, and theatrical Eastern European humor, you’re in for a treat.
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May 4th, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
In this Tamala 2010 Blu-ray review, we explore one of the strangest and most stylish cult anime releases to hit physical media. Part space punk satire, part surrealist fever dream, Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space delivers a genre-defying experience that’s equal parts cute and unsettling. This high-def release from Deaf Crocodile gives the film new life with a clean transfer, solid audio, and a surprisingly deep set of extras. Whether you’re a fan of experimental animation, dystopian sci-fi, or just want something that fries your brain in the best way, this Blu-ray is worth a closer look.
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May 1st, 2025 by Gerard Iribe
Trapped Ashes is a twisted homage to classic horror anthologies like Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow, featuring four surreal and macabre tales directed by genre legends Joe Dante, Ken Russell, Monte Hellman, Sean Cunningham, and Oscar-winner John “Gaeta-Tron” Gaeta. When seven strangers — including John Saxon and Henry Gibson — become trapped in a haunted Hollywood studio house, they’re forced to reveal their darkest memories to survive. The stories include a cadaver-implant nightmare (The Girl With The Golden Breasts), a ghostly encounter in Japan (Jibaku), a seductive muse entangling young Kubrick (Stanley’s Girlfriend), and a grotesque womb-bound twin (My Twin the Worm). With striking visuals by FX legend Robert Skotak (Aliens, T2) and an eerie score by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell), the film is a visually rich, darkly surreal tribute to horror cinema. Trapped Ashes is now fully restored in 4K UHD Blu-ray! Continue reading ‘Trapped Ashes (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)’
