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‘Mindwarp’ on Blu-ray February 22, 2021!

In the future, life will be a dream. And reality a nightmare. In a post-apocalyptic world, one woman (Marta Alicia) relies on computer fantasies to entertain herself, but a glitch sends her to a far-off wasteland to deal with monsters called Crawlers. She is saved by a young rebel (Bruce Campbell; the Evil Dead franchise, Bubba Ho-Tep), but […]

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True Indie: Life And Death In Filmmaking By Don Coscarelli (Book Review)

Being a huge fan of both filmmaker Don Coscarelli and his impressive and original body of work, reading his new memoir entitled True Indie: Life And Death In Filmmaking for me is a no brainer.  But what about those who aren’t so aware of his famed exploits – can a mere film student or average […]

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Phantasm IV: OblIVion (Blu-ray Review)

In 2017 (Kinda the end of 2016, but hear me out), one of my BIGGEST bucket list items for Blu-ray finally was checked off; the entire Phantasm series arrived on Blu-ray. The iconic Tall Man’s entire chronicles of antagonizing the ice cream man Reggie and his friend Mike arrived in glorious restored 1080p glory. The […]

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Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead (Blu-ray Review)

In 2017 (Kinda the end of 2016, but hear me out), one of my BIGGEST bucket list items for Blu-ray finally was checked off; the entire Phantasm series arrived on Blu-ray. The iconic Tall Man’s entire chronicles of antagonizing the ice cream man Reggie and his friend Mike arrived in glorious restored 1080p glory. The […]

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PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD & PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION Make Their Standalone Blu-ray Debuts September 18th!

Mike (Michael Baldwin) faces off against a lethal arsenal of terrible weapons when he confronts a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) in horror icon Don Coscarelli’s PHANTASM III: LORD OF THE DEAD (1994) and PHANTASM IV: OBLIVION (1998). Two of the most popular titles in the Phantasm franchise, the films will be available separately when […]

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Brandon’s Best Of 2017: Two Formats, Two Top 10 Lists!

Another year of home video releases in the books. While digital and streaming continue to be a thing, the physical market is still the best possible way to view or take in your entertainment. And whatever the numbers tell you what, whether its “dying” or “doing well”, what’s clear is that the overall quality of […]

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Wishmaster Collection – Collector’s Series (Blu-ray Review)

Twenty years ago this September launched a little horror series called Wishmaster.  Back when a horror movie could do over fifteen million at the box office and be considered a success, that’s what this was.  While coming post-Scream, it was before the effects and wave had taken over (That would come a month later with […]

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The Ball Is Back With This Tall Order PHANTASM COLLECTION From Well Go USA!

Well Go USA Entertainment announced today the all-new bonus materials included in the upcoming THE PHANTASM COLLECTION, scheduled to release in a limited edition, six-disc Blu-ray™ box set on April 11. In addition to the previously released archival material included in the box set, Phantasm creator Don Coscarelli has produced hours of never-before-seen material, featuring […]

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Phantasm: Ravager (Blu-ray Review)

I’ve been waiting like 15 years or so for this movie.  The fifth and final Phantasm movie.  And it was done in super secret with the trailer surprising the hell out of EVERYONE when it randomly popped up a year or so ago.  For years there were rumors and such, but Reggie Bannister was the […]

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Phantasm: Remastered (Blu-ray Review)

If you’ve been an avid reader of my stuff here on this site (And let’s be honest, why wouldn’t you be?), its been pretty consistent that one of the most massive movies on my Blu-ray bucket list has been Phantasm.  The whole series, really, but mainly this first movie.  I honestly didn’t realize how much […]

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PHANTASM REMASTERED & PHANTASM RAVAGER Drop The Ball On Blu-ray December 6th!

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. . . .

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Encapsulated Movie Reviews – Six New Indie Titles

With the Halloween month of October scaring up things now it seems fitting to have some past and present fright flicks included in the cinematic crop below.  Tall men, silver spheres and empty graves both new and old are examined, but also painful past relationships, men who haven’t gone through puberty and tough teens searching […]

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PHANTASM Series, Including Ravager, Comes To Blu-ray Courtesy Of Well Go USA!

Well Go USA Entertainment announced its acquisition of North American rights for Don Coscarelli’s legendary Phantasm series, including an all-new 4K restoration of the original 1979 cult classic Phantasm: Remastered, never-before-seen HD restorations of 1994’s Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead and 1998’s Phantasm IV: Oblivion, and the long-anticipated debut of the fifth and final film in the series, 2016’s Phantasm: […]

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Brandon’s Blu-ray Wishlist – May 8, 2014

Double feature month continues with a big headscratcher!  Although, hopefully this won’t be on the wishlist for too long. . . . .

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Subspecies (Blu-ray Review)

Ah, it’s been a long time coming with our next review.  Fresh off  our trip to Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego, California, one of my real purposes of going was to snag me a copy of the Full Moon Entertainment production of Subspecies featuring one of my favorite vampire incarnations of all time: Radu.  It […]

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