Playful White Fingers is an early 70’s Roman Porno, which blends in elements of crime drama with its fleshy encounters. The focus is on a naïve & sentimental twentysomething woman, who gets whisked off her feet by a pickpocket, becoming more corrupted the deeper she gets involved with him & his connections. Here from 88 Films, as part of their series of reissues from Nikkatsu studios' Roman Porno cycle, is a Blu-ray taking in a new HD scan, a new commentary, and a few other extras.

The Island is a derranged redneck thriller/survival horror, Hong Kong Style. The mid-80s films start off fairly wacky/ light comedic, but as it progresses, things become more deranged and murderous.  Here from Eureka is the first time release outside of Asia of the film, with a new 2k scan, two new commentaries, and a few other things.

Jess Varley's feature debut, 2025, The Astronaut, stars Kate Mara as astronaut Sam Walker, alongside the always brilliant Laurence Fishburne as General William Harris, and Gabriel Luna in a supporting role. Varley, who previously directed two segments of the 2021 horror anthology Phobias (which earned praise from The New York Times for her standout work), wrote and directed this one. When I saw Fishburne's name attached, I was sold. I will watch anything that man is in.

Smote's (aka David Foggin) latest release, Songs From the Free House, is a heavy work of tribal drumming, low-register chanting, and dense electronica, with a bit of Tolkien-like mythos sprinkled in. 

Riding an old school riff attack straight into the 2020's, Atlanta GA's Occulsed hit Everlasting Spew with their sophomore album, Antegnosis. Hearkening back to Death Metal's vile, swampy, Tampa heyday, Occulsed focus on grime and a good time, blasting out some slimy, inspired fury. Metal is a wonderful style, open to many varied forms and approaches, celebrating those who want to experiment and push the envelope, as well as those who want to strengthen the bones of the genre-defining acts that inspired them to pick up their instruments. Occulsed consists of death dealers with over twenty years of experience, highlighting what it is that made them love the scene that made the genre a household name (well, in my house at least). Their modern old school death metal is perfect for both new and old fans alike, moving fast and furious, pummeling the listener with gloom and doom the entire time.

Lost Conversions is a recent two-track release from this Mtskheta, Georgia wall noise project. Each track runs at dead on twenty-five minutes. The first is thick and densely sludgy, while the second is a more eerily droned-out affair.