| Act of Violence | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Allied | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Aristocrat’s Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Isekai anime series. | ||||||||
| Arthur Dong’s LGBTQ Stories | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Collection of 4 documentaries about the historical experiences of LGBT people – Includes Coming Out Under Fire, Licensed to Kill, Family Fundamentals, and Out Rage ’69. | ||||||||
| Beetlejuice | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Bettie Page Double Feature (Kino Lorber) | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Blue Velvet (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Boy and the Heron | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | The most recent film from Hayao Miyazaki. | ||||||||
| Boys in the Band | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Boys in the Boat | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Case of Bloody Iris | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Giallo film focusing on a series of murders in a high-rise apartment building. | ||||||||
| China O’Brien 1 and 2 | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | A couple of the early starring roles of Cynthia Rothrock. | ||||||||
| Dexter’s Laboratory | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| First Slam Dunk | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | In spite of the title – this is actually an adaptation of the conclusion of the manga and the epilogue. | ||||||||
| Flash (1990) | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| For Heaven’s Sake | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Collection of films made in the wake of Bruce Lee’s tragic death, attempting to cash in on his popularity in a fairly crass and mercenary manner (including perpetuating the myth that Lee faked his death and would return in several years to get revenge on his enemies – this same myth would be dusted off again, with the names changed, following Tupac Shakur’s death) | ||||||||
| Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Girl in Every Port | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Godzilla/Kong Monsterverse 5 Film Collector’s Edition | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Good Burder 2 Movie Collection | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Greatest Question | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Hangman’s House | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Hunger Games 1-5 Collection | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| I Am Celine Dion | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Become Unrivaled in the Real World, Too | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Isekai anime series where the main character is able to travel between the fantasy world and our world. | ||||||||
| King of Kings | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Little Darlings | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Long Game | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Macbeth (Kino-Lorber) | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Machine Girl Chronicles | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Contains both Machine Girl films. | ||||||||
| Man I Love | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Man Who Laughs | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Conrad Veidt’s character in this film was a major influence on the Joker in Batman comics. | ||||||||
| Matinee | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Monkey Man | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Mother! | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Mr. and Mrs. Smith | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock | ||||||||
| NATURE: Raptor – A Fistful of Daggers | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Navy Seals | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| New Adventures of Batman | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| North Star / Armored Attack (Kino-Lorber) | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Oshi No Ko | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Comments | Very good suspense thriller series about the children of an idol (who are reincarnations of two of her fans – it’s slightly complicated) dealing with the aftermath of her murder – the daughter becoming an idol herself, and the son becoming an actor so he can find the person who killed her. | ||||||||
| Painter | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Purple Rain | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Shining Hour | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Swingers | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Team America: World Police | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| That Certain Thing | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Until They Get Me | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| When Night is Falling | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| When Worlds Collide | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
| Xena: Warrior Princess | |||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “Oshi No Ko is my anime pick of the week – it’s a solid mix of a entertainment workplace dramady (with the aspects of the two kids entertainment careers) and a suspense thriller (with the lingering menace of the presence of the murderer out there) – which makes it a really strong watch. My UHD and general pick of the week is Blue Velvet – my own personal journey through Twin Peaks has gotten me interested in the rest of Lynch’s work.” Blaine says, “I heartily recommend When Night Is Falling, a wonderful Canadian romance that is perfect for Pride Month.”
A lot of this week is historically interesting, with the likes of Lillian Gish, Conrad Veidt, and Louse Brooks silent films. I’ve not yet watched The Arthur Dong docs available this month, but I own a copy of Forbidden City, USA: it’s an incredible, career-making documentary.
We have the Pride related releases, from Xena to When Night is Falling to the groundbreaking Boys in the Band.
Little Darlings is a curiosity, an uneven female-based teen comedy from 1980 that’s very late-70s, and the story and young actors would be handled differently today.
Matinee is a good deal of fun.
I don’t know if any of these would be worth owning, but they’re certainly worth seeing.