A nerdy, shy high school kid convinces the most popular girl to spend a weekend together to prove he’s a nice guy.
Blu-ray Review: “Ping Pong” Has Style But Fails To Connect
“Ping Pong” follows high school best friends and table tennis players: the brash, arrogant “Peco” and the quiet, apathetic “Smile”. As intense regional tournaments approach, formidable rivals test their lifelong bond and opposing philosophies on the sport.
Blu-ray Review: Shuji Terayama’s “The Boxer” Offers An Uneven Character Study
A young boxer accidentally kills an ex-boxing champion’s brother. He then approaches the ex-champ to train him to become the next champion.
Blu-ray Review: “The Double” Gradually Brings Its Fragments Into Focus
As he lies dying of a gunshot wound, an architect recollects the events that led to his demise, including adulterous liaisons and jealous envy.
Blu-ray™ Review: Director Chang Cheh’s “The Nine Demons” Unleashes Campy Demonic Mayhem
After striking a deal with the devil, fighter Zou Qi is able to summon nine demon spirits. Armed with supernatural abilities and bound to a chain of skulls that unleashes the flesh-hungry minions, he sets out to settle a bloody score.
Blu-ray™ Review: Director Georges Franju Examines Institutional Psychiatry In “La Tête Contre Les Murs”
The film follows François, a reckless young rebel who is forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital by his wealthy, vengeful father after being caught stealing. Inside, François battles oppressive asylum methods and attempts to escape.
Movie Review: Troma’s “Sugar Cookies” Delivers A Stylish But Uneven Sexploitation Thriller
After a pornographer murders an actress during an erotic “game” that is made to look like a suicide, her lesbian lover uses another aspiring starlet as a pawn to exact revenge.
Blu-ray Review: “Aesthetics Of A Bullet” Offers A Character Study Instead Of A Traditional Yakuza Film
A low-life crook gets a job as a yakuza hit-man and proceeds to pretend to be a big shot. There are, however, things that cannot be faked.
Movie Review: “Solo” Delivers A Fast And Gripping Crime Drama
The film follows a carefree violinist and jewel thief who is forced into a dangerous political struggle when he learns his younger brother is part of a radical leftist revolutionary group being hunted by the police.