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Admittedly, I’m newer to Vinegar Syndrome releases, so I didn’t know what to expect when I got a review copy of their recent 2k restoration of Russell Mulcahy’s Resurrection. Does it hold up alongside other distributors focused on genre film preservation like Criterion or Arrow? Find out within! Resurrection was …
Read More »Bernard Launois’ ‘Devil Story’/’Once Upon A Time… The Devil’ (1986) Vinegar Syndrome’s 4k Restoration Blu-ray Review
Now, I have seen some weird movies in my Vinegar Syndrome travels, but I think Bernard Launois’s 1986 French film, Devil Story/Once Upon A Time… The Devil/Il Etait Une Fois… Le Diable, may just take the cake. Let me explain. Devil Story was written and directed by Bernard Launois (Pigalle …
Read More »Thomas R. Rondinella’s ‘Blades’ (1989) Vinegar Syndrome 2k Restoration Blu-ray Review
It’s time for another Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray release! Today, we’re talking about Thomas R. Rondinella’s 1989 horror comedy, Blades. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Blades, huh? Must be about knives… a slasher! Or maybe about ice skates… a hack ’em up hockey team! Ooh or maybe it’s about …
Read More »John P. Finnegan’s ‘Girls School Screamers’ (1986) Vinegar Syndrome 2k Restoration Blu-ray Review
Next up from Vinegar Syndrome’s August 2021 releases is John P. Finnegan’s movie, Girls School Screamers, from Troma Entertainment. Despite the Troma label, this isn’t a typical Lloyd Kaufman puke and poop adventure. This film is an out-and-out slasher with beautiful girls, stereotypical characters, and maybe a gallon of blood. …
Read More »Joseph F. Robertson’s ‘Auntie Lee’s Meat Pies’ (1992) Vinegar Syndrome 4k Restoration Blu-ray Review
There’s no telling what will come in the mail from Vinegar Syndrome. It’s always a complete surprise to me what they will choose to send for review. For August 2021, I found 3 Blu-rays waiting patiently in my mailbox: John P. Finegan’s Girls School Screamers (1984) and a delectable little …
Read More »Gary Marcum’s ‘Through The Fire’ AKA ‘The Gates Of Hell Part II: Dead Awakening’ (1988) Vinegar Syndrome 2K Restoration Blu-ray Review
It’s time for another Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray review, folks! This time, we’re looking at Gary Marcum’s one and only time in the director’s chair, a Satanic panic film called Through the Fire (AKA The Gates Of Hell Part II: Dead Awakening). The script was co-written by Marcum and Brad Potter (Interface …
Read More »Tom Daley’s ‘The Lamp’ AKA ‘The Outing’ (1987): Vinegar Syndrome 2k Restoration Blu-ray Review
Let’s travel back to 1987 and talk about the genre flick, The Lamp/The Outing, Director Tom Daley’s only foray into the world of feature film. The script was written by Warren Chaney (Behind The Mask 1992), whose wife, Deborah Winters (The Winds Of War 19983), was cast in the film …
Read More »Kathy Ireland’s Film Debut: ‘Alien From L.A.’ (1988) Vinegar Syndrome 2k Restoration Blu-Ray Review
Along with my most recent delivery from Vinegar Syndrome of Surf II: The End Of The Trilogy (1983 – read my review here) came Alien From L.A., a 1988 sci-fi adventure film directed by Albert Pyun (Nemesis 1992) from a script co-written by Pyun, Debra Ricci (Journey to the Center …
Read More »No Budget Nightmare: Jay Woelfel’s ‘Beyond Dream’s Door’ (1989) Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray Review
The homemade aesthetic of no budget indie horror flicks has long had an appeal to me. They have a different flavor from their more polished and conventionally made brethren. I also love seeing my longtime home of Columbus, Ohio, onscreen since it doesn’t happen very often. I’m sure most American …
Read More »Jack Snyder’s ‘Fatal Exam’ (1988) Vinegar Syndrome 2k Restoration Blu-ray Review
Yes! It’s another Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray review! The last two VinSyn releases we looked at, Anson Williams’ All-American Murder and Kevin Tenney’s The Cellar, were fantastic and beautiful to look at. This time, we’re looking at Jack Synder’s 1990 film, Fatal Exam, which the restoration company is offering as part …
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