Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Do we talk about The Collector and its sequel enough? That lean, efficient horror twosome with some badass make-up from Gary J. Tunnicliffe. I’m not sure we do, and the same applies to its writer-director, Marcus Dunstan, who during… Read More DTV Junkyard 85
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Forgive, if you will, this protracted love in of Larry Fessenden that I’m about to embark upon, but who out there isn’t willing to kneel at the altar of the great independent filmmaking genius? From Habit to Wendigo to… Read More DTV Junkyard 84
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Because I live a life of debased solitude, I happen to pay a concerning amount of attention towards a variety of small-scale DTV labels and distributors. One that raised an eyebrow recently was Wild Eye Releasing, who since their… Read More DTV Junkyard 83
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Aside from releasing some of the most drool-inducing special edition Blu-ray’s of a whole host of spectacular cult movies from the last few decades, Scream Factory should also be credited with having a keen eye for a contemporary pick-up.… Read More DTV Junkyard 82
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… A cursory glance at the IMDb page for THE HAUNTING OF ANNIE DYER, or Nocturnal Activity as it was previously known, boasts little to persuade you to invest in a purchase of 88 Films’ latest acquisition from director Steve… Read More DTV Junkyard 81
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… I took home Misconduct the other day, the directorial debut of Shintaro Shimosawa, a guy who’s perhaps best known for producing the very recommendable remake of The Grudge with Sarah Michelle Gellar. It was a run-of-the-mill thriller, helped along… Read More DTV Junkyard 80
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… We’re big fans of the Bousman here at Zombie Hamster, and rightly so, for in the last decade the thirty-seven year old filmmaker from Kansas has curated a varied and energetic body of work. From the consistency he brought… Read More DTV Junkyard 79
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… “We’re not too keen on the artwork provided by the distributors” say Jack in the Box Films on their Facebook page about OFF PISTE, a movie they produced. Gilt Edge Media’s sleeve design is certainly eye-catching, but it’s not… Read More DTV Junkyard 78
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Faced with the latest Asylum title to find its way onto UK shores, there’s probably little point in spending the next two hundred words extolling the virtues of David Michael Latt’s low-budget production factory, as chances are the mere… Read More DTV Junkyard 77
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