There’s lots to love in All Haunts Be Ours Volume Two. Not only are more films from other countries are explored, but also there’s plenty of world wide and first time on blu-ray premieres, but also the bonus features look made just for this release too!
Kier-La Janisse really loves her independent cinema and folk horror. After watching her award winning Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Documentary (review link), which is available in All Haunts Be Ours box set, I am hooked! And since she knows that collection isn’t the end all be all, what she’s gathered together for All Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 (Amazon link), looks simply amazing! The fact she’s delving into what other regions offer says it all, and I look forward to diving into the South Asian region which is where my heritage comes from!
Available to purchase on Amazon USA
When considering she is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University and authored many scholarly books in the subject of genre cinema, she is well respected in the cinema and horror community!
I need a week or two to watch as much as I can to give a detailed report, but in the meantime, here’s an onboxing video showcasing my initial reactions.
Unboxing All Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume Two
Wild Eye Releasing’s Visual Vengence is knocking it out of the park with blu-ray editions of fond classics from the 80s and 90s, and we got an unboxing video showing what to expect from their latest.
There’s been a lot of treats that Otaku no Culture has been looking at this month! Not only do we have a ton of terrific material to get caught up on from online (streaming or otherwise), but also there are books and home video releases we’re very excited to go through! One such offering is from Visual Vengeance, a subsidiary of Wild Eye Releasing, that we’re going to unbox, and will offer a more detailed write-up when the Halloween season is over (along with some reviews of series as a whole rather than separate episodes).
Kung Fu Rascals and Despiser (Amazon links) are works meant to be enjoyed as simple popcorn entertainment back when they first released. As Steve Wang pointed out (my interview with him can be read here), his film was his first foray into directing, and admitted there were problems. Despite some flaws, it’s a work to be appreciated because it helped show to Hollywood what he was capable of.
As for other works in this distributor’s catalog, one can find other movies were their final film school project, or perhaps something else. Some were attempts to test the waters of some genre, others designed for fun, and the rest–it’s like a roulette wheel: one can never be too sure if it’d be a wild success or not. Whatever the case, this label has a commitment to revive these works to show that it’s possible to love these lowbrow works for what they are.
Bruce Lee is simply a legend! Although I wasn’t even born when the movies he made played at cinemas, I did find his works broadcasted on television. Also, because Bruceploitation was everywhere, I wondered how could a studio even advertise a work when I knew he was dead! Thankfully the release of The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Vol 1 helped answer all my questions, even though I had to wait more than thirty years to arrive. As a kid, I was scratching my head!
When I found films at a mom-and-pop video rental store in Chinatown that claimed to be new, I laughed. I at least knew the likeness was not perfect. But for the operation bootlegging everything they could get their hands on, they didn’t care. It was business as the love for Lee was still big; and even my local television stations were showing dubbed versions which I ate up like being at the movies on a Saturday night.
There’s lots to unpack and unravel in this latest release from Shout! Studios for fans of Wuxia style cinema. We look at what’s included in Shaw Brothers Classics Volume 4!
Over winter break, I received a lot of packages from the PR firms representing of various studios, and a few direct from the distributors themselves. As the past unboxing videos have revealed, there was a lot for me to go through! Over Boxing Day, I did the opposite and posted my unboxing video of Shaw Brothers Classics Volume 4 from Shout! Studios (formerly Shout! Factory).
There will be a follow-up written piece to go into greater detail on the new featurettes that’s been made exclusively for this set. There’s certainly a lot to unpack, and to give this set its fair diligence, I’d rather not speed through the content since it goes into academic detail. Also, there’s a lot of reflection from those folks who worked for this studio to digest too!
For those curious in what the past volumes are like, my review can be here by following through with this link.
Masaaki Yuasa is the genius who founded Science SURU with producer Eunyoung Choi in 2013, and ever since then, they have been producing wave after wave of spectacular hits. Some are visually marvelous to behold, and others have a well meaning tale in the action. I’ve been a fan since Ride the Wave and have often wondered how can I get my hands on his shorts.
But there are works of his that aren’t available until now. After a few technical difficulties on this unboxing video made, I present a look into the booklet that comes with. Other reactions are included in the footage below.
Sometimes, gifting that pop culture enthusiast in the family is tough, and we got our top new release picks (from this year) on what to give that person!
Anyone searching for a holiday home video gift guide of the godzilla sized home box sets of beloved franchises released this year are in luck! In this year’s edition on what to give that nerd in the family, what I offer is a list of works which I think are must own over others. Most of these major releases are available to purchase now.
There’s only two which will be out very soon, so they should arrive in time for the holiday. What’s offered looks amazing for genre fans and although a few of them are repackaged material, that’s okay since I’m considering anniversary releases too.
To note, each entry is separated out into its own page (please scroll further down to find the next page markers). Presented in alphabetical order are:
ALF: The Complete Series (Deluxe Edition) + Bundle
Love him or hate him, Alf was part of 80s pop culture!
Everyone’s favourite wise-cracking alien from Melmac, Gordon Shumway — better known to Earthlings as ALF crash-lands onto DVD in this definitive 24-disc collection. The collection includes every episode of this interstellar hit series, restored to their original broadcast length for the first time in 30 years. It also includes the 1996 film Project: ALF starring Martin Sheen, and all 47 episodes of Saturday morning’s ALF: The Animated Series and ALF Tales! Never has a collection been so out of this world!
This ShoutFactory.com Exclusive includes the NEW DVD release of ALF, an exclusive 18” x 24” rolled poster featuring new artwork, a retro prism sticker, a 7″ vinyl, an enamel pin set, a lunch box, and an authentic Melmac rock.
really loves her independent cinema and folk horror. After watching her award winning Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Documentary (review link), which is available in All Haunts Be Ours box set, I am hooked! And since she knows that collection isn’t the end all be all, what she’s gathered together for All Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 (Amazon link), looks simply amazing! The fact she’s delving into what other regions offer says it all, and I look forward to diving into the South Asian region which is where my heritage comes from!
There’s been a lot of treats that Otaku no Culture has been looking at this month! Not only do we have a ton of terrific material to get caught up on from online (streaming or otherwise), but also there are books and home video releases we’re very excited to go through! One such offering is from Visual Vengeance, a subsidiary of 
Anyone searching for a holiday home video gift guide of the godzilla sized home box sets of beloved franchises released this year are in luck! In this year’s edition on what to give that nerd in the family, what I offer is a list of works which I think are must own over others. Most of these major releases are available to purchase now. 