Penny Dreadful | Season 1 | Rating: 9/11 Vampires, werewolves, vengeful spirits, oh my! You might have thought that this monster genre has run its course, but Showtime’s Gothic drama Penny Dreadful, whose eight episode premiere season is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray, keeps it going in a way that’s refreshing and suspenseful. With a superior cast and cinema-worthy […]

About a year ago, some great names in entertainment came together to support New York City. Why? Well, The City (and part of Jersey & Connecticut) had been hit by Hurricane Sandy. Homes were destroyed, flooded, and abandoned. Memories were lost. People were scared. You may remember the 12-12-12 concert and this disastrous event, but you’ve never seen it like […]

Llik Your Idols Directed by Angelique Bosio MVD Visual Pick up a copy of Angelique Bosio’s Llik Your Idols and find out how films about castration-happy cops and self-disembowelment came to inspire modern day fashion photography. Bosio’s documentary is a brief but beautiful introduction to the Cinema of Transgression, the cinematic counterpart of No Wave. As Sonic Youth and Swans […]