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Sam Raimi
SAM RAIMI IS BACK BABY! And he brought back all the horror, comedy, and lunacy you would expect from him. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien give career performance in this darkly twisted take on the shipwrecked genre. The plane crash scene is both harrowing and the funniest thing I have seen all year, perfectly embodying the ying and yang of this film. Read more

The Quick and The Dead

Sam Raimi
Can't talk about Sam Raimi without mentioning my rediscovered obsession with The Quick and The Dead. All time cast of greats, but producer/lead actor Sharon Stone is absolutely mesmerizing, giving and insanely unmatched performance. The shot of her running/screaming in the dark pouring rain two fisting her shooters haunts me. Fun fact: they couldn't find a stand in for her, so she learned how to quick draw which lead to her male cast mates to learn as well as they didn't want to get out shined. Sharon Stone is the coolest ever. Read more

Dogville Comedies (DVD)

Zion Myers and Jules White
Shortly after we attached sound to film, MGM asked "What if dogs could talk?" Thus born THE BARKIES! Collected by Warner Archives, The Dogville Comedies are an insane collection of shorts starring dogs in various scenes from westerns to dramas, tackling adultery, murder, and mayhem. Few things are funnier than a bulldog dressed as a bartender. Read more

Bitter Root and Bitter Root: The Next Generation (Book)

DAVID F. WALKER, SANFORD
Steampunk Lovecraft country meets Ghostbusters during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. This comic series follows the Sangerye Family as they battle an evil called the Jinoo (what people become when they given into hate, bigotry, and racism). A genuinely exciting and beautiful epic, Bitter Root delivers on many levels. Recently followed up with The Next Movement, which picks up with the family in the 1960's during the Civil Rights movement. Adding 1960's soul and futuristic sci-fi style to the action. Each issue included essays covering the time, the music, and more. One of my favorite recent reads, I can't recommend this series enough to comic and non-comic readers alike. Read more

Stray Dogs and Stray Dogs: Dog Days (Book)

Tony Fleecs (Author), Trish
Described as Lady and the Tramp meets Silence of the Lambs, Stray Dogs follows a group of dogs that realize their master is a serial killer who kidnapped them from their owners after murdering them. Playing with the idea that dogs easily forget, this mini series and its prequel anthology is heartbreaking as hell. Incredible writing that gets to the core of why we love dogs, Stray Dogs and SD: Dog Days are fantastic and tragic reads. Read more

Feral (Book)

Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner,
Described as The Walking Dead meets the Aristicats, Feral is just that. WIth an art style that mimics classic Disney 2D animation, Feral is a brutal ongoing series of survival. An extremely dangerous strain of rabies breaks out, forcing a group of house cats to survive without (and sometimes against) humans. The series hits all the tropes of a zombie story, while incorporating the many facets and personality traits of cats. Its a great read with 4 volumes out already (Vol. 5 in September), Feral gets under your skin and breaks your heart. Read more

Powerwash Simulator 1&2 (Other)

Square Enix
You know, life is chaotic and anxiety riddled. Why spend your free time playing a frustrating video game? Why get called names online by a 12yr repeatedly? Why die so many times on a level you want to throw you controller? Powerwash Simulator is a first person shooter where you wash things with, you guessed it, a powerwasher. Cars, trucks, houses, and so much more. No high scores, no time limit, just dirt that needs to be washed away. Zen out for a bit. The DLC is also great and incorporates IP such as Spongebob, Back to the Future, Shrek, Tomb Raider, Warhammer 40k, and so much more. Read more

RAD

Hal Needham
Greatest BMX movie EVER! No contest (sorry BMX Bandits). Stuntman turned director Hal Needham taps into 80's BMX culture and the blissful notions of potential that come with youth, RAD holds up as a genuinely fun time whether its your first or 20th viewing. Having a soundtrack stacked with 80's ballads by John Farnham, Sparks, and Real Life help make this film a cinematic earworm that stays with you. Read more

Cinema's First Nasty Women (BLU)

Kino Lorber
So much of film history focuses on male filmmakers, but Kino Lorber's 4 disc collection of Cinema's First Nasty Women feature over 14hrs of silent films (99 to be exact) about feminine protest, slapstick rebellion, and suggestive gender play. After watching a few of these films, you'll be holding Leontine and Lea in the same regards as Chaplin and Keaton. Read more

Tension 1&2 and Tour Live 2025 (LP)

Kylie Minogue
What a time to be a Kylie fan. Not only did we have Tension 1 & 2 come out over the last couple years, but the Tension Live Tour album dropped last year, with the concert film and documentary out this year. What can be said about Kyle that hasn't been said before? She's the greatest. Read more

Starfleet Academy (Other)

Gaia Violo, Alex Kurtzman,
Finally, Trek explores the post burn era more than Discovery's McGuffin chasing final few seasons. While some might be turned off by the YA school drama (its not bad, get over yourselves) those that give the show a chance will find some of the most Start Trek riddled stroylines in years. From an episode talking about the displacement of a culture, to the love letter to Benjamin Sisco and DS9, I loved this series. Plus you get Paul Giamatti chews the hell out of all the scenery as the main villain and Holly Hunter's inability to sit in a chair like an ADHD riddle theater kid. The show has heart, love for all eras of Trek, and is really great. Read more

Masters of the Universe Revelation/Revolution (BLU)

Kevin Smith
Whether you are a He-Man fan or not (I wasn't) MOTU: Revelation and Revolution features some of the best writing and animation for the genre in years. The series focuses on Teela after He-Man and Skeletor disappear. Its an excellent exploration of a world that had is main focus of good and evil removed from the picture. What happens when the world is constantly being pushed into war between good and evil? Also, it has Mark Hamill as Skeletor which is 1000x better than Jared Leto. The Blu-ray is house in a cool as hell steelbook, so go get it. Read more

Shock Treatment (1981) (BLU)

Jim Sharman
Rock Horror's equal (not a sequel) may not have matched the cult phenomenon in popularity, but this bizarre 80's musical has a fantastic bop of a soundtrack, wild premise, and the incredible Jessica Harper as Janet. Critiquing consumerism and reality TV before it was invented, Shock Treatment deserves a chance or a revisit. You'll be singing to your refrigerator if you do. Read more

Upgrade Soul (Book)

Ezra Clayton Daniels
Beautifully written sci-fi and incredibly tactile artwork, Upgrade Soul hits on the questions of souls, mortality and morality, and what love is. For their anniversary, Hank and Molly decide to undergo an experimental rejuvenation procedure, but their hopes for youth are dashed when the couple is faced with severely disfigured yet intellectually and physically superior duplicates of themselves. Read more
Adam Protextor
Amoeba Hollywood

AKA p-teK. Physical media evangelist and art omnivore. I make alt hip hop as Protextor, host live events, and produce film and comedy. Can I say hi to your dog?

Speed Racer

An absolute revelation in digital moviemaking, the Wachowski's criminally misunderstood 2008 masterpiece rewrote the rules of film grammar and quite possibly discovered a few new colors, all while telling a pulse-pounding, imaginative, and earnestly moving sports story based on the classic anime. Pure, unchecked creative freedom in a studio movie this big is nothing short of a miracle, and the new 4K remaster does it eye-popping justice. Read more

Full Contact

While action classics Hard Boiled and The Killer put Chow Yun-Fat on the international stage, this 1992 collaboration with director Ringo Lam often remains overlooked. A gem of gun-fu, motorcycles, and who-can-you-trust plotting, Full Contact is the exact infusion of adrenaline fans of HK cinema have been celebrating for decades. Read more

Jackie Chan's Breakout Hits!

Jackie Chan's prowess as stunt performer, filmmaker, and action icon is well established now, but once upon a time he was an actor in Hong Kong trying to make a crossover hit big enough to go international. Assembled here are six of those hits, restored to UHD glory by Arrow and packaged in a big ol' gorgeous rigid case. Often edited for American audiences upon their original release, this is a box set for reappraisal, rediscovery, or -- for a lucky few -- some of the most fun first-time watches of their life. Read more

Point Blank

John Boorman's no-nonsense, unflinching revenge thriller (later remade as Payback with Mel Gibson) is a multicolored, psychedelic mixture of 60's Hollywood action and French new wave influence. Nobody walks quite like Lee Marvin. Read more

Delusion (LP)

Tempers
By turns ghostly, dancey, synthy, and melodramatic, Delusion is a driving, confident genre-blend that's by turns both catchy pop and melancholy post-punk. Read more
Yuanfu Liu
Amoeba Hollywood

Planet Mu 30 (CD)

Various Artists
Great up to date compilation from forward thinking English electronic label of Mike Paradinas, aka μ-Ziq. Read more