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The 20 Best DVDs and Blu-rays of 2016

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Budd Wilkins

“The embarrassment of home-video riches made available to cinephiles this year proves once again that the rumors about the death of physical media have been greatly exaggerated.” I provide the introduction and spread the love across four capsule reviews. Read … Continue reading →

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Demons 2 (Lamberto Bava, 1986)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Budd Wilkins

“Looking spectacular on Synapse’s otherwise barebones Blu-ray, Demons 2 trades in its predecessor’s penchant for wall-to-wall gore in favor of surreal shocks and quasi-Cronenbergian craziness.” Read my entire review of Lamberto Bava’s surreal successor to Demons, out this week in … Continue reading →

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Stagefright (Michele Soavi, 1987)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Budd Wilkins

“Birds of a fiendish feather will flock to Blue Underground’s sterling new Blu-ray transfer of Michele Soavi’s Stagefright, especially given the gaggle of bonus materials new to this presentation.” Read my entire review of Soavi’s smashing slasher debut, out recently … Continue reading →

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Perishing Dreams, Forgotten Deliriums: Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Budd Wilkins

Before discussing Argento’s film, it might be illuminating to put it in the context of its source material. It is a widely known fact that Argento drew inspiration for his films (the so-called “Three Mothers” series) from the writings of … Continue reading →

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10 Most Fearsome Films Since 2000

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

In conjunction with Slant Magazine‘s recent 25 Best Horror Films of the Aughts, to which I contributed three capsule reviews, I hereby submit my original list of the 10 Best, alongside 10 Honorable Mentions. Films under consideration did not by … Continue reading →

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Capsule Reviews: June 7 – 9

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

Black Narcissus (Michael Powell, 1947) – 5/5 One of the great exemplars of Technicolor cinematography (provided by Jack Cardiff, who also lensed Powell’s equally ravishing follow-up The Red Shoes [1948]) – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. A … Continue reading →

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