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!