To celebrate the release of Grindhouse on Blu-ray—at long fuckin’ last—how about a mini-fest on non-ironic exploitation? Start with the witty, slippery monster movie Splice, then move on to the complete Slumber Party Massacre series, then cleanse your palate with “the best worst movie” Troll 2 before testing yourself with The Human Centipede. Then, the next day, purge all that trash cinema with a quick run through Warner Bros.’ massive Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection. (What’s on it, you say? How about The Petrified Forest, Marked Woman, Kid Galahad, Black Legion, San Quentin, The Roaring Twenties, Dark Victory, Virginia City, The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, Invisible Stripes, High Sierra, They Drive By Night, Maltese Falcon, Across The Pacific, All Through The Night, Brother Orchid, Action In The North Atlantic, Passage To Marseilles, To Have And Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, Key Largo, Casablanca and Treasure Of The Sierra Madre?) Elsewhere on the list, you’ll find two problematic but oft-good TV sequels: Caprica and Baseball: The Tenth Inning. (Review of the latter coming next week.) And hey, you know what’s a surprisingly entertaining remake of a beloved ‘80s movie? The Karate Kid. (And you know what’s not? A Nightmare On Elm Street.)
All In The Family: The Complete Seventh Season
Shout! Factory, $29.93
Ally McBeal: The Complete Fourth Season
20th Century Fox, $39.98
Ally McBeal: The Complete Fifth Season
20th Century Fox, $39.98
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Lionsgate Blu-ray, $19.99
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
PBS, $24.99; Blu-ray, $29.99
Beauty And The Beast
Walt Disney Blu-ray, $39.99
The Blair Witch Project
Lionsgate Blu-ray, $19.99
Blue Mountain State: Season One
Lionsgate, $29.98 Blu-ray, $29.98