Imperium (Blu-ray Review)
November 1st, 2016 by Shohan Cagle
The marketing for Imperium was completely misleading! They presented it as just another film about Neo-Nazi America that just HAPPENS to star Daniel Radcliffe. This totally bums me out because I TOTALLY would’ve seen this in the theater! Honest to god, I freaking LOVE movies about Neo-Nazis! But more on that later. The biggest thing that the trailers left out about this movie was the way the Government, or more specifically the FBI, perpetuates the idea that Arab extremists are the primary threat when it comes to domestic terrorism in America. When in reality the majority of the terrorist activity that takes place in the states is actually perpetrated by white extremists.
A romp through childhood full of heart and humor, the new animated feature Snowtime!is a captivating cinematic adventure about the kids in a small village who decide to have a massive snowball fight to amuse themselves during the winter school break. An official selection of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, this tale of hope and friendship makes its home entertainment debut on November 8th, 2016. Available as a 3D Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo pack and on DVD, Snowtime! also comes loaded with bonus features, including interviews with stars Sandra Oh, Ross Lynch and producer Marie-Claude Beauchamp, as well as interviews with 
No matter what creative entertainment endeavor he takes on, at the end of the day John Fallon is a guy who truly loves movies. Be it his groundbreaking start as the famed critic “Arrow” of the popular horror film site Arrow in the Head, his myriad of acting roles over the years (check out his notable work in both Eric Red’s 100 Feet and David Cholewa’s Dead Shadows!) or his slew of scripts made into feature films (see American Muscle and Trance with Dominique Swain!), Fallon has been immersed in all things cinema for a very long time. But being a student of the technical aspects of filmmaking as well, Fallon has added one more moniker to his impressive array of talents – director. His feature film debut is a suspenseful little Polanski inspired indie he both wrote and directed entitled 
Well Go USA Entertainment brings two terrifying installments in the cult favorite Phantasm series from legendary writer/director Don Coscarelli when the fifth installment in the franchise PHANTASM: RAVAGER and the original PHANTASM: REMASTERED debut on Blu-ray™ and DVD December 6.
Following up my actual appearance (finally!) on the 
Bubba Ho-Tep was a movie that found itself being a good movie among my friends and I back in college. At the time, anything new with Bruce Campbell in a lead role that we could get our hands on was something to behold. And this one sounded so damn weird, but we were all surprised at how good it was and how we weren’t the only ones that happened to think so. We were obviously all right as its getting the highly coveted Collector’s Edition treatment from the horror home video kings Scream Factory. It carries over the loads of material from the previous release while adding new meaty interviews with Bruce Campbell, Don Coscarelli and Robert Kurtzman. You’ll be able to pick up this heartbreak senior hotel of a jailhouse mummy rock on November 8th.
Lights Out is the directorial debut of Davd S. Sandberg, based off his short film. Produced by James Wan, its almost as if he’s giving back as his first film was based off of a short he made (Saw). Turning a horror short into a feature length film can be a tricky business. These ideas are killer in their short form and sometimes there’s nothing more to tell than what was in that quick time frame. James Wan managed to do it well with the first Saw film. One that didn’t work was When A Stranger Calls; a film with an epic and legendary opening fails to prove it has reason to exist beyond that. Fortunately for Sandberg, he found a way to make this work, and he thrilled audiences all the way to the bank with one of the summer’s most profitable films. And it looks like we’ll be keeps the switch off again in the near future with a sequel, too. 
The Da Vinci Code book was one of those that come around every so often that make non-readers take note of and spend time doing something they normally wouldn’t…they READ. Yes, I’m one of those suckers too. While I love to read I often have this problem in life called no time. By the time I snuggle up with a book it’s like I have taken a large dose of Tylenol PM. A book, good or bad, usually puts me right to sleep just like a classic X-Files episode does calming my hectic nerves. Dull reading material is prone to giving me narcolepsy during the middle of the day. However, every once in awhile that magical manuscript does come along that wildly captivates and fascinates my imagination. It ceases to let go of me as it manages to keep me engrossed, excited about and invigorated over throughout the read. Those are the books that I can’t inexplicably put down and just want more of. The Da Vinci Code was one of these so called “magical” books for me. It kicked off mad fervor for author Dan Brown. I fondly remember those moments like they were yesterday. 
Catching films is like catching rodents – you gotta move fast if you want to get them all. And speaking of scurrying creatures, it’s fittingly one of the doc themes featured in the five films reviewed this week, alongside some campfire terror tales and even a courtroom drama. (Scary but for different reasons of course!) Follow the trail of meaty movie morsels via our Encapsulated Movie Reviews for the skinny on Rats, The Whole Truth, The Windmill, Fire At Sea and The Unspoken all below!
The continued pairing/relationship of IFC Midnight and Scream Factory of bringing some independent, lesser seen modern horror films continues with the film Carnage Park. This one stars horror genre vets Pat Healy (Starry Eyes, Cheap Thrills, The Innkeepers) and Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism). Directing and also writing the film is up and coming genre player Mickey Keating. He’s been making his presence known lately with films like Pod and Darling. Carnage Park is the latest and its made its way through big time festivals like South By Southwest and that little one known as the Sundance Film Festival. The throwback film makes its way to the Blu-ray format on November 1st! 
Its hard to believe that its been sixteen years since director Ang Lee announced himself as a powerhouse director with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film burst onto the scene to great acclaim in the United States, even moreso than in its native land. Critical acclaim and audience enjoyment followed with an incredible amount of awards love for a foreign film. Lee’s film garnered ten Academy Award nominations that year, including Best Picture and Best Director. While it didn’t take the big prizes, it wouldn’t go home empty handed, winning for Best Foreign Film, Art Direction, Cinematography and Original Score. This also launched a bit of a craze for this sort of martial arts film in the United States with the likes of House of Flying Daggers and Hero following in its wake, as well as launching the career of Zhang Ziyi. 
Man, now THIS is the kinda of live show that is sorely missing from this generation of artists! Folks today think they can get away with throwing up a bunch of flashy lights and random explosions and still call it a live show! Peter Gabriel is here to tell you that that concept just isn’t up to snuff! The man actually attempts to visually recreate his songs while onstage. Each and every song gets it’s own unique visual interpretation. Whether it’s something as simple as synchronizing himself with a few musicians as they twirl to the beat of the music. Or it’s something as grand as climbing inside a giant inflatable plastic bubble and rolling it around while the stage itself rotates at the same time! Growing Up Live is simply a JOY to watch!
From the macabre mind of Rob Zombie (
Olive Films is continuing its march toward newfound greatness with the release of another classic Western, The Night Of The Grizzly featuring Clint Walker. Its not the last western that they’ll be dropping in this signature series, a Raquel Welch classic is coming next month. That seems to be where their focus is right now with the Signature series. If you’re reading, Olive Films, I want to put my request in for The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers as soon as you can get to it. The original one, that you’ve already put a release out for. Yeah, you knew that. Shut up, Brandon and talk about The Night of the Grizzly? Oh okay okay. This new edition features a carry over interview and some neat archival videos. Alongside John Ford’s The Quiet Man, The Night of The Grizzly Olive Signature Edition will be available 10/25/2016. 
