Welcome back for week two of Slipped Discs, where I give you a head’s up on what nerdy stuff is available to come home with you, because I still believe in physical media!

Once more, all this information comes from Blu-Ray.com, but they list everything that will be in the stores, whereas I shall provide you with what I feel is the interesting genre fare.

First up, a bit of a very personal interest, that actually came out back on the 24th, Blue Öyster Cult: Hard Rock Live Cleveland 2014. B-R doesn’t have any sort of a description, but I think the title tells us everything we need to know. I love BÖC, and I really shouldn’t have to explain their nerd cred. But I will! They contributed two songs to the Heavy Metal soundtrack, have songs based on the works of, and written by, fantasy legend Michael Moorcock, and are true legends of 70’s metal. Here’s a short list of tracks: “Veteran of the Psychic Wars“, “Imaginos“, “Black Blade“, “Vengeance: The Pact“, “Joan Crawford Has Risen From the Grave“, “Godzilla“, and, of course, “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper“. Need I go on? Because I could! I love this band, and that they’re still going strong.

And now, for the Tuesday releases!

Terminator: Dark Fate: The gist: “Sarah Connor and a hybrid cyborg human must protect a young girl from a newly modified liquid Terminator from the future.” A lot of people seemed to enjoy bagging on this movie, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Sure, it’s no T2, but what is? Arnold was fun, Davis was cool, I liked Reyes, and Hamilton is iconic as Connor. We need to see more women, especially more older women, in roles that are more than just Grandma. Like, Grandma with a rocket launcher. Anyway, it’s out on Blu, 4K and as another Best Buy Steelbook exclusive.

Parasite: The gist: “Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.” One of the top foreign films of last year, from iconic director Bon Joon-Ho. I personally haven’t seen it yet, but it’s definitely on my list.

Fail Safe (1964): The gist: “At the height of the Cold War, during the standard investigation of a possible incursion into US airspace by the Soviets, the nuclear bombers that are always in the air are sent towards their “Fail-Safe” points, about which they orbit while waiting to be sent to their targets if a preemptive attack by the USSR is confirmed. The alert turns out to be false and the various flights are recalled, but a technical error occurs, and one flight of 6 aircraft, armed with multiple 20 megaton nuclear weapons, passes beyond its “Fail-Safe” point, and heads towards its assigned target of Moscow. With the World racing towards WWIII, can the US President and Soviet Premier overcome their distrust, and avoid nuclear annihilation?!” One of the great Cold War movies, and one of the first to ask “Wait, we’re HOW close to nuclear Armageddon?!” Fantastic cast, incredibly tense, and yeah, the “serious” version of what happened in Dr. Strangelove. Anyone who lived through the era will get chills, and those too young, hey, look, the world’s always been in the brink of destruction!

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971): The gist: “Finally released from an institution after suffering a nervous breakdown, Jessica (Zohra Lampert) seeks the tranquility of a secluded home in Connecticut to help make her recovery complete. But instead of a restful recuperation with her husband Duncan (Barton Heyman) and a close friend (Kevin O’Connor) in the New England countryside, Jessica soon finds herself falling into a swirling vortex of madness and the supernatural.” One of the great psychological horror films of the 70’s, with a great “Is it the supernatural, or are they crazy” angle. Horror fans owe it to themselves to check this out.

Black Panther (2018): Do you really need the gist? Ok, fine: “ T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.” This is the 4K re-release in the exclusive Steelbooks that Best Buy has been doing for the Marvel movies. If you need it in 4K, this is a good option for you. I like ’em, so I’ll be picking this up.

Slumber Party Massacre (1982): The gist: “An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a slumber party. Meanwhile, a murderer of five people with a propensity for power tools has escaped and is at large, and eventually makes his way to the party, where the guests begin experiencing an attrition problem.” A classic of the slasher genre, and one of the only ones directed by a woman, Amy Holden Jones, who has a really great filmography. This movie is pretty iconic for the power drill kills, as well as having a smart script. Another one that horror fans should take a look at, especially as Scream Factory is giving this their patented deluxe Steelbook treatment.

Very Bad Things (1998): The gist: “Kyle and four friends are white suburbanites who set off for a debauched night in Las Vegas before Kyle gets married. But things go badly wrong when a prostitute is skewered on a coat hook as she entertains one of the pals, Michael. Yuppie Robert keeps his head, and goes so far as to murder a security guard who threatens to discover their little accident. The next step is to dismember and bury the bodies and then to return to LA and pretend nothing happened. Of course, guilt and nerves set in and outrageous steps are needed to keep a lid on things. But nothing — absolutely nothing — is going to stand between bride-to-be Laura and her trip down the aisle.” One of the darkest comedies ever made, getting the Blu Ray treatment from Shout Factory. You’re either gonna love it, or hate it, probably depending on how you feel about Christian Slater.

So only two new movies this week, but a lot of older stuff getting a release/re-release. Other possible titles of interest: “Tommy and the T-Rex“, “Body Parts“, “Angel Eyes“, “Along Came a Spider“, & “Footloose“

Let me know which of these are a must-buy for you, a pass, or which ones I missed!

Welcome to the first of what (hopefully) will be a new, weekly bit from me, a round-up of the new geeky movies hitting the store shelves, be it on DVD, Blu or 4K. Because I still believe in physical media, dammit!

All this information comes from Blu-Ray.com. Obviously, you could go look up this information yourself, but they list everything, whereas I shall provide you with what I feel is the stuff the nerd crew find interesting.

The House by the Cemetery (1981): A Lucio Fulci flick! The gist: “The plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England home – a home which happens to be hiding a particularly gruesome secret within its basement walls.” It’s Fulci, so it’s going to be weird, lurid, disturbing, and a must for horror fans.

Zombieland 2: Double Tap: The sequel to the breakout zombie hit of 2009! The gist: “Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.” Yeah, it took a while, but I enjoyed seeing this crew (and the surprise cameos) again. Best Buy will have a collectible Steelbook of it, and the first one, available for your undead library.

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot: The gist: “Jay and Silent Bob return to Hollywood to stop a reboot of ‘Bluntman and Chronic’ movie from getting made.” There was a time I loved everything by Kevin Smith. But that time is not now. I’ve heard a lot of not good things about this particular movie, but I will probably end up giving it a shot.

The Addams Family (2019): Ok, someone wasn’t paying attention when they wrote the gist: “A stop-motion animated version of Charles Addams’ series of cartoons about a peculiar, ghoulish family.” This movie is CG, not stop motion. I have no idea what they’re talking about. The movie itself, though, surprised me by being a lot of fun. It managed to capture and blend the tone of the original Addams comics, and the 90’s live-action movies.

Dragonfly (2002): A supernatural Kevin Costner flick that was trying to ride the Mothman vibe. The gist: “After his wife is killed while performing relief work in Central America, a doctor’s patients begin delivering messages from her from the afterlife. On a quest to determine what his lost soul mate wants, the doctor is forced to accept the impossible.” I remember it being very meh, but now it’s out on Blu for the die hard Criptid fands, or Costnerites.

Countdown: Everything you need to know about this meh movie is that they gave it the tag-line “Death. There’s an app for that.” Dull, uninspired, and just a waste.

In Search of the Last Action Hero: No, it’s not a sequel to the Arnold movie, but a new documentary that looks pretty interesting. The gist: “In Search of the Last Action Heroes details the action genre over the past 50 years from the early westerns to the contemporary movies of today. We explore the story behind the ’80s action genre many consider to be the golden Era and how it changed come the 90s and saw its decline and rise as we saw the old stars of the 1980s make a comeback. We examine how studios were able to turn outrageous concepts into genre-defining tropes, and how the one-man-army sub-genre produced the superstars of the era.” I love a good documentary, and this topic could be a lot of fun.

Other possible titles of interest: American Pie: Band Camp, Black and Blue, Kitten With a Whip (1964), Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000), Summer Days with Coo (2007), The Courier

Let me know which of these are a must-buy for you, a pass, or which ones I missed!