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No Orchids for Miss Blandish — No Orchids for Miss Blandish( Blu Ray) No Orchids for Miss Blandish is a 1948 British gangster/ noir movie directed by St. John Leigh Clowes (Grand Prix, Frozen Fate and Things Happen at Night) and b

A 4 out 5 review of controversial-when-released 1948 noir No Orchids for Miss Blandish on @88films.bsky.social www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/no-o...

Sana / Sana: Let Me Hear — Sana / Sana: Let Me Hear ( Blu Ray boxset) J-pop and J-horror combine in Takashi Shimizu’s return to his horror roots. Having shot to the top table of the genre by masterminding the menace-heavy Ju-On fr

Review of @arrowvideo.bsky.social release of the Sana boxset: www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/sana...

The Residents — Animal Lover- Evolution Edition First released in 2005, Animal Lover was the twenty-fifth album from those avant-pop/ prime sonic experimenters, The Residents. It featured fifteen tracks, been

Review of the 3 CD 'evolution edition' of #TheResidents 2005 album Animal Lover @cherryredrecords.bsky.social, #MVDEntertainmentGroup www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/the-...

review of @severinfilms.bsky.social release of 1993's Skinheads 'a well-paced, well-acted, and impactful racist drama- which will stay with you long after it’s finished'.
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Dead Kids — Dead Kids( UHD/ Blu Ray) Dead Kids (Strange Behaviour) is an early-80s slasher/mad-doctor horror hybrid. The small-town-set film blends subtly quirky characters, some tense stalking, an

4 out of 5 review of slasher mad doctor crossbreed Dead Kids aka Strange Behaviour on @indicator.bsky.social www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/dead...

#ThrowbackThursday 2018 interview with Austrian experimental music label #Klanggalerie- discussing their then twenty-five years of existence, and their work with the likes of @theresidents.bsky.social, and Renaldo & The Loaf.
www.musiquemachine.com/articles/a-l...

It's such a distictive and darkly satirical film- a must...here's our thougths on the film/exellent release www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/the-...

Target — Target(Blu Ray) Target is a mid-80s globetrotting thriller/adventure, featuring Gene Hackman & Matt Dillon as estranged father and son, who have to team up when Dona, the p

Review of 1985's Target: musiquemachine.com/reviews/target-target-1775668076703
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Some very say news just in, but Shozin Fukui, director of Pinocchio 964 and Rubbers Lover, passed away on 2 April. As some might know, in the midst of a resurgence of interest in his work that culminated with a 2025 retrospective at K's Cinema in Shinjuku, he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

Having Fun And Enjoying Casual Misery

Interview with King Futile, by Scotland-based Lea Cummings( Kylie Minoise, Official Music Team), & it’s a big departure from his normal noise or retro sample/ electronica sound. It's lo-fi acoustic music, with an outsider feel bit.ly/4tw514s

For the first time in our 25-year run, we've relaunched our site- all shiny 'n' new...which is now all up to date with easy review shares, larger/clearer look. and so many other improvements.
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In-depth/lengthy review of @filmsradiance.bsky.social Essential Polish Animation box set bit.ly/41JL8Lk

#ThrowbackThursday Interview with highly respected and infulital canadian walled noise/ harsh noise project The Rita. It dates from 2010. #HNW #wallednoise #harshnoise
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For April's #releaseofthemonth, we've selected Blood Sick Promotions Blu-ray release of Coven of the Black Cube- a 2024 SOV film that blends threads of witchcraft curses, queer romance, metalhead drama, and horror. #MVDEntertainmentGroup
bit.ly/3NYx25J #SOV

ICYMI, apparently there's some kind of BIG sale going on..?

Huge savings, Limited Editions in a sale for the first time, additional 25% discount when buying 3 selected Standard Editions, that kind of thing.

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For the 91st in our #exclusive #patreon series from the M[m] archive. We've selected six of our favourite releases from the Czech New Wave- one of the most creative, daring, and fascinating points in worldwide cinema.
#SecondRunDVD @deafcrocodile.bsky.social

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Donate to Support Molly Harvey Through a Difficult Health Journey , organized by Helena Amherst Britton If you’re a fan of mysterious and beautifully unconventional … Helena Amherst Britton needs your support for Support Molly Harvey Through a Difficult Health Journey

Long term, The Residents collaborator Molly Harvey is facing a serious health battle and needs your support - contribute to her GoFundMe campaign here!
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Essential Dub Records: 1973-1985 Dub’s studio alchemy changed music forever. Discover the roots of its genre-defying influence.

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#ThrowbackThursday Interview with UK-based Black metal project Glemt, who released one of the recent years' BM highlights Eclipsing Through The Womb Of Twilight And Dementia on Inferna Profundus Records. #ukbm #blackmetal bit.ly/3xuoPO2

A 4 out of 5 scored review of #BFI release of Strongroom & The Man In The Backseat 'a great double bill of British crime/noir films. With informative/interesting new commentary tracks, and a worthy selection of archive extras' bit.ly/40WtL9V #noir

Two weeks early #patreon access to our interview with King Futile, the new project from Lea Cummings( Kylie Minoise, Official Music Team). It's lo-fi acoustic music, with an outsider feel, & often quite tongue-in-cheek/ sarcastic tone to the lyrics.
patreon.com/posts/153818...

review of #vciclassicfilms release of 1973's sleazefest Delinquent Schoolgirls. 'If you enjoy just plain wrong/ bad taste/ morally corrupt sexploitation, which often makes you feel awkward & icky, then Delinquent Schoolgirls will be your bag.' bit.ly/4c2yCMX #mvdentgroup

A black and white photo of the shadows of a pair of chimneys on the side of a brick building mirrored by the chimneys on the building itself

Chimneys

📷 Leica M4-2
📍 Spalding, Lincolnshire
🎞️ Kentmere 400

Review of @filmsradiance.bsky.social release of The Stuntman 'it manages the not-so-easy balancing of different genres- like dark comedy, film-making satire, psychological thriller, drama & action. This release features a lovely 4k scan & a good selection of extras. bit.ly/3PtUQP8

#ThrowbackThursday Interview with the Unboxed, Watched And Reviewed YouTube channel- it covers the most transgressive/ odd/downright perverse in film. The interview is from 2018, and the channel has recently relaunched
bit.ly/3BEDULG #grindhouse #ExtremeFilm #grindhouse

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Review of 1980's Fade To Black 'an original crossbreed between slasher and character study. This new
@88films.bsky.social release presents us with a 4k scan, and a good selection of interesting/ informative extras.' bit.ly/4ljMLsm
@thc-podcast.bsky.social

#ThrowbackThursday Interview with Fouke. The Bigfoot-focused #HNW project of highly respected and influential US noisemaker Richard Ramirez. It dates from 2022 #harshnoisewall #richardramirez
musiquemachine.com
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