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Man in a checked shirt and trousers sitting on a patterned rug, looking distressed with blood on his face and body.

Discover the stomach-turning thrills of this infamous ’80s slasher

by Anton Bitel

Juan Piquer Simón’s Pieces is among the goriest films ever made.

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Discover the schlock and gore of this sleazy ’80s horror

by Anton Bitel

Undead Nazi soldiers and gratuitous nudity overflows in Zombie Lake, now out on DVD.

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Discover the anti-military allegory of this classic Jack Nicholson buddy movie

by Anton Bitel

The actor delivers arguably his finest hour in Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail.

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Discover the sly social critique of this Blaxploitation classic

by Anton Bitel

Is Gilbert Moses’ Willie Dynamite a paean to pimp life or a flamboyant allegory of the American Dream?

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Discover the strange legacy of this cross-border ’70s classic

by Anton Bitel

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia has inspired everything from Barton Fink to Swiss Army Man.

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Discover the retrofuturist thrills of this modern anime classic

by Anton Bitel

Metropolis, Rintaro’s 2001 manga spin-off, is coming to DVD.

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The 20 best home ents releases of 2016

by David Jenkins

We run down a clutch of the year’s finest DVD and Blu-ray purchases. Did your favourite make the cut?

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Discover the primal thrills of this prehistoric B-movie

by Anton Bitel

Dinosaurs are well and good, but One Million Years BC proves it is sex that really sells.

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Discover the stomach-turning horrors of this Anne Hathaway baiting thriller

by Anton Bitel

Adrian Tofei goes full psycho-stalker in Be My Cat: A Film for Anne.

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The unbearable intensity of Abel Ferrara’s The Driller Killer

by Anton Bitel

A troubled man cracks under immense pressure in the director’s cult 1976 thriller.