Islamic Psychotronic! Two Egyptian Movies!

I recently rented and watched two films made in Egypt, one from the 60s - THE VENGEANCE OF THE DESERT - and one from the early 70s - ADRIFT ...

Kim Ki-young's THE HOUSEMAID coming to DVD!

"E-tailer" YesAsia now has Kim Ki-young's masterpiece THE HOUSEMAID up for preorder. This is a major event for all fans of un...

Metin Erksan's KADIN HAMLET!

Just bought a copy of this rare and weird Turkish drama on DVD, a version of HAMLET set in the 70s and with a female lead. Below are a coup...

Region One DVDs Galore!!

Here's the next installment of our ongoing look into the perilous, precarious world of R1 DVD "cult" film releases. As always,...

DVD Review: The Kim Ki-young Collection

South Korean movies pre-1990s were the red-headed stepchild of East Asian cinema. Never heralded by the international arthouse community li...

The Worldweird Trailer Show!

Here's a couple of YouTube trailers that some friends have brought to our attention recently. Both are excellent and completely insane....

In other Syanpse news ...

In addition to keeping the Panik House and Casa Negra titles in print Synapse continues to release weird gems on their own and the latest...