RELEASE DATE: May 2024 In May of 2024, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for CJ7, a 2008 science fiction comedy directed by and starring Stephen Chow (The Mermaid, Kung Fu Hustle). A poor laborer father and his young son’s lives are turned upside down when a fascinating and strange new pet enters their world. Amid the resulting comic mayhem, they ultimately learn a poignant lesson about the … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2024 On March 19, 2024, Shout! Factory is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for The Ring Collection, a 6-Disc set that will include 2002’s The Ring, 2005’s The Ring Two and 2017’s Rings. The Ring (2002): This cinematic thrill ride will keep you on the edge of your seat, from the stunning opening to the astonishing conclusion! It begins as just another urban legend – … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: April 29, 2024 On April 29, 2024, Radiance Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Shape of Night, a 1964 bleak thriller from director Noburo Nakamura (Twin Sisters of Kyoto) that stars Miyuki Kuwano (Cruel Story of Youth) and Mikijiro Hira (Sword of the Beast). Official details: A young woman from the countryside (Miyuki Kuwano) falls in love with a handsome hoodlum (Mikijiro Hira), who pushes … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2024 On March 20, 2024, Umbrella Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Chaser, a 2008 South Korean thriller from director Na Hong-jin (The Yellow Sea) that stars Kim Yun-Seok (Escape from Mogadishu) and Ha Jung-Woo (Assassination). Official details: Cut from the same blood-soaked cloth as our Kim Jee-woon films, The Chaser, from writer/director Na Hong-jin (The Wailing) blends all the violence, trauma, and … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2023 On December 19, 2023, Shout! Factory will release the Blu-ray for Deadly Outlaw Rekka (aka Violent Fire), a 2002 action thriller from Takashi Miike (First Love). The Blu-ray is a 1.85:1 barebones release with English subtitles. Kunisada is on a violent and surreal road trip as he searches for those responsible for the death of his gang boss. But with a violent temper and mouthy … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 2024 In February of 2024, 88 Films will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the cult classic Evil Dead Trap (read our review), a 1988 Japanese thriller from director Toshiharu Ikeda (Mermaid Legend). A late night TV presenter receives a snuff tape, in which a woman is brutally killed. She decides to take a crew out to a location indicated in the tape, but only death … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: February 2024 In February of 2024, 88 Films Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for 1992’s Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki, the “sequel” to 1988’s Japanese cult classic, Evil Dead Trap. Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki is directed by Izo Hashimoto (Lucky Sky Diamond) and stars Shoko Nakajima (Sayonara Color), Rie Kondoh (Rasuto Furankenshutain) and Shiro Sano (Godzilla 2000: Millennium). A female projectionist suddenly comes to the self-realization … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: January 30, 2024 On January 30, 2024, Radiance Films is releasing the Blu-ray for  The Sting of Death, a 1990 award-winning film from Kohei Oguri (Sleeping Man). Official details: In the aftermath of World War II, a writer’s love affair with another woman drives his wife mad with distrust. Realising his errors, he tries all he can to save her from literally losing her mind. Kohei Oguri’s haunting … Continue reading →