With a title like Crash And Burn, you might be expecting a road-based action film- featuring some form of vehicle in chases ‘n’ chaos.  But in reality, it’s an early 90’s sci-fi film, finding a group of characters stuck inside an industrial facility/ TV station, where a deadly synthetic human/android is hiding out.  The film's most notable cast member is Bill Mosely( The Texas  Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, The Devil's Rejects). Here from Full Moon Features, as either a Blu-Ray or DVD, the release is a reissue of the film. I’m reviewing the former, which takes in a new director/ actor commentary track and a few other extras.

From the early 1980’s, Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy is a truly wacked-out/tonally shifting mix of sci-fi, fantasy, skewed sitcom, and demented creature feature. The joint Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Croatia production regards a geeky/ bearded amateur author who seemingly brings to life/ earth his alien creations. Here from Deaf Crocodile Films is the region A Blu-ray release, taking in a new scan, a new commentary track, a new essay, and a selection of shorts from the director.

Nothing makes one feel the warm summer sun and breeze from the top deck quite like Yacht Rock - the audio equivalent of a cold wine cooler, warm, illicit substance tingles, and grooving with your shades on. While this micro-genre is primarily focused on the California sound or West Coast (USA) in general, never put it past the Germans and Austrians to focus in on lush grooves and make them their own. Under and Above the Clouds focuses on the Yacht Rock released in the two countries from '79-'91. Cold war but warm tunes, this compilation looks at the extremely fertile rock scene at that time, with its lens to the funky, sunny vibes we now call Yacht Rock.

Long Bright Summer pairs up English avant-garde saxophonist Evan Parker with French double bassist Joëlle Léandre, for a eight track improv collab. The release largely flirts between the taut and the fiery.

First appearing in the mid 70’s, Ja-Gan is a mellow & tuneful collection of instrumental dub reggae.  The twelve-track album blends upfront melodica (a blowable electronic instrument that sounds akin to accordion or harmonica), with organ, piano, guitar, & percussion. Here, from Doctor Bird is an expanded CD reissue of the album, taking in eight bonus tracks, and a glossy sixteen page booklet- featuring a six page write-up, single labels, studio logs, and pictures.

Libido is a mid 60’s Are-they-mad-or-not thriller, which blends in elements of psycho-sexual unease, gothic moodiness, and black-gloved Giallo. It regards a young man returning to his childhood seaside mansion home, where his father tied up & murdered a woman, before seemingly committing suicide. The film features a small, well-picked cast,  a great sense of uncertainty, mystery & unease, with a few neat twists. Here from Radiance is a new Blu-ray release of the film, featuring a crystal clear 2k monochrome print, a new commentary track, and a few new interviews