No Bad Movie

"No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough." -Roger Ebert

Vinegar Syndrome: November 2025

Christopher Haskell
45–68 minutes

The Garbage Pail Kids

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome Ultra ⍟

| VSU-014 BOX |

1987 | 96 min | 1.85:1 | English Mono
Directed by Rod Amateau
Starring: Mackenzie Astin, Katie Barberi, Phil Fondacaro, Anthony Newley, Ron MacLachlan, Arturo Gil

This special limited edition deluxe magnet box + slipcover set (designed by Brent Engstrom and Michael DeForge), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 8,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Dodger (Mackenzie Astin) finds himself in Captain Manzini’s (Anthony Newley) antique shop, seeking refuge from a group of bullies. Manzini, a friend and protector of Dodger, provides him a safe haven while warning Dodger not to touch a grimy-looking garbage can crusted with slime. When the bullies find Dodger, a fight breaks out, and the garbage can topples over, releasing a bevy of pint-sized, grotesque aliens known as the Garbage Pail Kids®. The kids – Ali Gator, Nat Nerd, Greaser Greg, Foul Phil, Messy Tessie, and Valerie Vomit – befriend Dodger and help him get revenge against his bullies, defying the laws of good taste in the process!

Based on the popular Topps trading cards, THE GARBAGE PAIL KIDS® MOVIE captures the irreverence and gross-out humor of its source, mixing obnoxious gags with painstakingly disgusting make-up effects courtesy of John Carl Buechler (Re-Animator, Tammy and the T-Rex). Vinegar Syndrome Ultra is proud to present the world UHD premiere of one of the grossest movies ever made for children, from a new 4K scan of its original 35mm camera negative, giving every ounce of fluid and every wrinkle of latex the resolution it has always deserved.

  • 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
  • 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
  • Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
  • Commentary track with lead actors Katie Barberi and Mackenzie Astin, moderated by film programmer William Morris
  • “Tangerine’s Dreams” (27 min) – a brand new interview with actress Katie Barberi
  • “Anything is Possible” (26 min) – a brand new interview with special effects & animatronics artist Hal Miles
  • “The Effects of the Garbage Pail Kids Movie” (12 min) – an archival interview with special makeup effects creator John Carl Buechler and makeup effects artist Gino Crognale
  • “On the Set” (6 min) – an archival interview with first assistant director Thomas A. Irvine
  • “The Artful Dodger” (27 min) – an archival interview with actor Mackenzie Astin
  • “The Kids Aren’t Alright” (21 min) – archival interviews with actors Arturo Gil (Windy Winston) and Kevin Thompson (Ali Gator)
  • Original trailer
  • 40-page perfect-bound book with essays by: Austin Trunick, Chris Shields, Walter Chaw
  • Reversible sleeve artwork
  • English SDH subtitles

Timecrimes

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-518 CASE |

2007 | 92 min | 1.85:1 | Spanish, English 5.1 Surround
Directed by Nacho Vigalondo
Starring: Karra Elejalde, Nacho Vigalondo, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga

This special limited edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Adam Maida), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 7,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Héctor (Karra Elejalde) lives with his wife Clara (Candela Fernández) in the peaceful Spanish countryside. One day, while relaxing in their backyard, Héctor spies a woman removing her clothes in a nearby forest via his binoculars. Once alone, he travels to her location to find the woman naked and presumably dead. He is attacked by an unknown, bandaged man, causing him to run further into the forest, where he stumbles upon a top-secret research facility, which happens to be home to a time machine. Upon meeting El Joven (played by director Nacho Vigalondo), a scientist in control of the facility and its machine, Héctor travels back in time one hour. Operating against El Joven’s wishes, Héctor leaves the facility, setting off a series of events with increasingly dark consequences.

The feature film debut of writer/director Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal, Open Windows), TIMECRIMES is an audacious mash-up of science fiction, horror, and murder mystery. Shot entirely on Super 16mm film by Spanish cinematographer Flavio Martínez Labiano (The Day of the Beast), a frequent collaborator of Álex de la Iglesia, and featuring almost entirely analog effects, TIMECRIMES is a lovingly old-fashioned throwback to the sci-fi films of the 60s and 70s while retaining much of the expected excesses of the genre films of the 2000s. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present Nacho Vigalondo’s impeccably crafted, often very nasty, journey through time in a brand new 4K restoration of its 35mm DI negative for its world UHD premiere.

  • 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
  • 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
  • Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm DI negative
  • Brand new commentary track with writer/director/actor Nacho Vigalondo, moderated by Justin Laliberty
  • Brand new commentary track with writer and podcaster Alexandra West
  • Archival commentary track with Nacho Vigalondo
  • “Bigger than Me” (18 min) – a brand new interview with Nacho Vigalondo
  • “Rewind. Repeat. Revisit.” (13 min) – a brand new video essay by film scholar Dr. Valeria Villegas Lindvall and EmeErre
  • Alternate chronological edit of Timecrimes (69 min)
  • “The Making of Timecrimes” (44 min) – an archival documentary from 2008
  • “The Makeup of Timecrimes” (6 min) – an archival featurette from 2008
  • Archival cast & crew interviews (10 min)
  • Footage from the Timecrimes promotional internet game (33 min)
  • “7:35 de la mañana” (8 min) – an Oscar® Nominated short film from 2003, directed by Nacho Vigalondo
  • Spanish trailer
  • English trailer
  • 40-page perfect-bound book with essays by: Charles Bramesco, Mary Beth McAndrews, Katie Rife
  • Reversible sleeve artwork
  • Newly translated English subtitles

Shaw Scares: Volume 1

⍟ Vinegar Syndrome ⍟

| VS-521 BOX |

1980-1984 | 89 / 96 / 99 min | 1.85:1 / 2.35:1 | Cantonese Mono
Directed by Chun Keung Chiu, Tai-Heng Li, Chor Yuen, and Mou Tun-Fei
Starring: Tony Liu, Wai Yee Chin, Mabel Kwong, Kuan-Chung Ku, Leanne Lau, Derek Yee, Yueh Hua, Kent Tong, Yun Ling, Li Ching, Chen-Chi Lin, Locke Hua Liu, Shen Chan

This limited edition box set (designed by Chris Barnes and Haunt Love) includes a 40-page perfect bound book, is limited to 8,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

The engine behind Shaw Brothers never faltered in enthusiasm, willing to blend concepts both wildly ambitious and cleverly inspired by other cinema hits. Their waning days in the 1980s were no exception, and perhaps their most eclectic. Here we present to you a spectrum of horrors from the Shaw system, encompassing everything from demonic possession, atrocities of World War II, ghost stories, rape and revenge, police infighting, mahjong competition, blind prophets, the wages of good fortune, mother hatred, and even cannibalism.

SEX BEYOND THE GRAVE

When Ming, an inveterate gambler at mahjong, is given a lucky tablet by a blind peddler, his overwhelming greed takes over his life. Upon a lapse in winning, he is forced to sell his ancestral home, the Tao Tao mansion, ignoring strong warnings from the peddler. Ming is unaware of what happened there, as this home was the scene of a heinous sexual assault and murder during World War II and has been haunted ever since. After Ming’s scientist friend David and his family move in, they ignore both the warnings and the various eerie accidents happening around them. When an evil ghost drags their son Nicky into a well, it’ll test both their faith and their nerves to get him back.

Combining heavy influences of Poltergeist, intense mahjong action, twentieth-century history, and a shocking dose of sleaze, SEX BEYOND THE GRAVE again proves that Shaw Brothers could craft singular entertainment from an array of influences. Written and co-directed by Tai-Heng Li (assistant director of Dirty Ho, writer/assistant director of Legendary Weapons of China) and photographed by An Sung-Tsao (The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter) and Mu-To Kung (Five Deadly Venoms), it stars Tony Liu (Human Lanterns), Kuan-Chung Ku (Bastard Swordsman), and Mabel Kwong (Possessed II). The winds and dragons at Vinegar Syndrome are delighted to bring you this spirited shocker, newly scanned and restored from its original camera negative, and featuring its original, unaltered film-sourced soundtrack.

HELL HAS NO BOUNDARY

While out enjoying a seaside picnic with her fellow officer boyfriend, policewoman May becomes possessed by a murdered little girl spirit who immediately unleashes violent rage within her. While these strange powers benefit her at work, they also fuel burning, murderous contempt at all her co-workers and help her manipulate people and circumstances. As those close to her attempt to free her from this vengeful entity, the almighty forces of black magic threaten to overcome her forever. 

Functioning as both a dark horror story and a study of maternal issues and feminine rage, HELL HAS NO BOUNDARY takes a possession story into realms of dread and trauma lasting generations. Directed by Chuan Yang (Seeding of a Ghost) and photographed by Chin Chiang Ma (Holy Flame of the Martial World), it stars Derek Yee (Magnificent Warriors), Kent Tong (Police Story), and features an astonishing Leanne Liu (The Lady Assassin) as May. Vinegar Syndrome is enthralled to present this demonic horror drama newly scanned and restored from its original camera negative, and featuring its original, unaltered film-sourced soundtrack.

HAUNTED TALES

PART 1. Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Chow have landed themselves a beautiful yet remote home at Forever Garden. But Mrs. Chow is exceedingly worried about strange happenings on the grounds. There are graves for two children, and no one knows why. Who are the lovely young renters next door who seem too eager to entertain her and her husband? A disfigured man named Stephen keeps bothering her, asking for his eye back. Will she discover the plot before it’s too late?

PART 2. Lowly building superintendent Ah Shing discovers children playing a Ouija-like game with a saucer in an empty apartment. When the saucer reveals itself to be a Fox spirit, it delivers him a winning lottery number and a warning. His good luck will reverse unless he promises to refrain from prostitutes, using drugs, and committing murder. The lecherous Ah Shing cannot help himself once emboldened with cash, and as he begins to break his promise, the saucer spirit awaits.

Co-directed/co-written by Chor Yuen (Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan) and Mou Tun-Fei (Men Behind the Sun), HAUNTED TALES is a bracing horror anthology combining two different projects into an efficient package. Co-written by Szeto On (The Boxer’s Omen) and Alex Cheung (Man on the Brink), it features Li Ching (The Boxer from Shantung), Yun Ling (Killers on Wheels), Chan Shen (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), and Chi-Ching Yang (Come Drink with Me). Vinegar Syndrome is eager to extend these chilling tales to you, newly scanned and restored from its original camera negative, and featuring its original, unaltered film-sourced soundtrack.

  • 3-Disc Region A Blu-ray Set
  • 40-page perfect-bound book includes essays by John Charles and Keith Allison
  • Newly translated English subtitles for all three films

SEX BEYOND THE GRAVE

  • Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
  • Commentary track with film historian Samm Deighan

HELL HAS NO BOUNDARY

  • Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
  • Commentary track with Asian cinema historian Frank Djeng
  • “To Hell with the Devil” (30 min) – an interview with screenwriter and assistant director Lawrence Cheng

HAUNTED TALES

  • Newly scanned and restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
  • Commentary track with Lance Schibi and Erica Shultz of the Unsung Horrors podcast
  • “Adapting Liminal Home into Haunted Tales” (12 min) – an interview with screenwriter Alex Cheung & Teddy Robin

At Close Range

⍟ Cinématographe ⍟

| CIN-026 CASE |

1986 | 116 min | 2.39:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by James Foley
Starring: Christopher Walken, Sean Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn, David Srathairn, Kiefer Sutherland, Crispin Glover

Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinématographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome’s Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card.

This special limited edition J-card MediaBook slipcase (designed by Tony Stella) is limited to 5,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. Limited Edition Slipcase + This Is Cinématographe: A Journal of American Cinema – Fall 2025. Limited to 500 units.

Bradford “Big Brad” Whitewood Sr. (Christopher Walken, King of New York) is the leader of a rural Pennsylvania gang of career criminals and his son, Bradford “Little Brad” Whitewood Jr. (Sean Penn, State of Grace), is an unemployed teenager who decides he wants a taste of his father’s flashy lifestyle and the power that comes with it. Embarking on a budding life of crime with his brother Tommy (played by Sean Penn’s real life brother Chris Penn, True Romance), Little Brad gets arrested, sparking a tense showdown between father and son, and their family and friends who get caught in the middle. 

Based on the real life Pennsylvania gang run by Bruce Johnston, from a script by Nicholas Kazan (Patty Hearst), At Close Range marks the sophomore feature for acclaimed American genre filmmaker James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross; After Dark, My Sweet). Featuring an eclectic ensemble cast that puts the leads opposite Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes), Crispin Glover (River’s Edge), Tracey Walter (Repo Man), David Strathairn (Matewan), and Kiefer Sutherland (Stand By Me) with striking night time cinematography by regularly Foley collaborator Juan Ruiz Anchía (Glengarry Glen Ross, The Corruptor), Foley’s film is one of the great American crime films of the 1980s. Cinématographe is proud to present the world 4K UHD debut of James Foley’s masterclass in true crime drama in a brand new restoration from its original camera negative.

  • 2-Disc Set: 4K Ultra HD + Region A Blu-ray
  • New audio commentary with film historians Bill Ackerman and Jim Laczkowski
  • Archival audio commentary with director James Foley, moderated by film historian Nick Redman, recorded in 2015
  • Hillbilly Lucifer – a new video interview with actor Christopher Walken
  • Controlling Your Destiny – a new video interview with actor Sean Penn
  • Casting Badasses – a new video interview with casting directors Risa Bramon Garcia and Billy Hopkins
  • It’s Blood, Don’t Break It – a new video essay by film historian Chris O’Neill
  • Archival interview with director James Foley, recorded in 2018
  • Archival interview with composer Patrick Leonard, recorded in 2020
  • Crime in Pennsylvania, The Real Johnston Gang – an archival interview with former reporter and author of Jailing the Johnston Gang Bruce Mowday, recorded in 2020
  • Badlands – short location video of key geographic locations of actual events
  • Theatrical trailer
  • New text essays by film programmer Cristina Caccioppo, film critic Matt Lynch, film historian Adrian Martin and writer and filmmaker Dan Mecca
  • English SDH subtitles

The Films of Hisayasu Satô: Volume #2 – An Aria on Gazes / Love – Zero = Infinity

⍟ Pink Line ⍟

| PL-002 CASE |

1992-1994 | 127 min (combined) | 1.85:1 | Japanese 1.0 Mono
Directed by Hisayasu Satô
Starring: Kiyomi Itô, Momori Asano, Kyôko Nakamura, Issei Sagawa, Takeshi Itô, Ryûmei Homura

The 1970s through 1990s saw a boom in transgressive genre filmmaking throughout Asia, but particularly in Japan where the “Pinku Eiga” became one of the most popular types of films produced in the country. With young filmmakers seizing an opportunity to hone their craft, countless soon-to-be celebrated directors created work which were more daring, unusual, and often shocking than just about any of the other genre cinema ergering across the globe. Pink Line will present exclusive new restorations of select works from key Asian erotic filmmakers, with a focus on Japan’s Pinku Eiga genre.

This special limited edition Blu-ray comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Luke Insect), includes a 40-page perfect bound book, and is limited to 4,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

As pink film auteur Hisayasu Satô evolved as a filmmaker, he both expanded and refined his fascination with connecting elements of melancholy, violence, voyeurism, and repressed sexuality. In this second installment of THE FILMS OF HISAYASU SATÔ, Pink Line presents two of his most celebrated and also most controversial features from his prolific early 90s output, presented in new director-approved restorations from their 35mm original camera negatives.

In AN ARIA ON GAZES (aka The Bedroom), an exclusive Tokyo club offers a safe haven for its clients to anonymously indulge in perverse and deeply personal erotic fantasies as the lines between reality and imagination become increasingly opaque – and dangerous. One of Satô’s most lyrical and structurally experimental films, which effortlessly blends moments of tenderness and brutality, centers on a stirring performance by Kiyomi Itô (Muscle) and an appearance by real-life cannibal Issei Sagawa.

In LOVE – ZERO = INFINITY, Satô’s focus on bonding and connection through voyeurism hits a fever pitch in this simultaneously unsettling and romantic saga of two disturbed outsiders finding unexpectedly kindred spirits in each other. Tōru Bessho, a lonely voyeur whose feverish desire for companionship borders on stalking, is hired by a doctor to follow his mysterious young wife. But as they each grow increasingly aware of the other’s presence, violent desires also begin to erupt within them in this fatalistic piece, blurring intimacy and blood ritual.

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • 40-page perfect-bound book (limited edition only) includes essays by Jasper Sharp, Hayley Scanlon, and Filipe Furtado
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • Newly translated English subtitles for both films

AN ARIA ON GAZES:

  • Commentary track with Asian cinema historian Pierce Conran & critic James Marsh
  • “I’m Being Watched” (14 min) – an interview with director Hisayasu Satô
  • “Lost in the Bedroom” (12 min) – an interview with actress Kyôko Nakamura

LOVE – ZERO = INFINITY:

  • Commentary track with Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp
  • “Unidentified Followed Objects (UFOs)” (10 min) – an interview with director Hisayasu Satô
  • “Walking in Circles: Part 2” (24 min) – a locations featurette with director Hisayasu Satô

REVIVER 1

⍟ Reviver ⍟

| RVVR-001 SLIP |

1970-1980 | 142 min (combined) | 1.85:1 | English Mono
Directed by 111111111111
Starring: 1111111111111111111, 111111111111111, 111111111111111111111

The Reviver sub-label releases lost films and missing movies found within the Vinegar Syndrome Film Archive. Each release is a “mystery box” of archival curios scanned from their best-surviving film elements and programmed by VS archivist & vault manager Oscar Becher. Purchases of Reviver releases directly fund archival expenses and day-to-day maintenance of the film archive.

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Robert Sammelin) is limited to 6,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Over the past ten years, Vinegar Syndrome has become home to one of the largest archivally-stored collections of film materials in the world. Although VS’ curatorial focus has always been forgotten cult classics in the form of feature films produced between the 1960s-1990s, the Film Archive itself includes works of all types, genres, film formats, and durations, with titles created as early as the 1920s and as recently as the 2000s.

Receiving new collections, their inventorying and cataloging, rehousing them into archival cans, and then finally shelving them where they will remain safe for the future is just the start in every title’s possible VS Film Archive journey. But every decrepit cardboard box, sticker-encrusted shipping can, or rusty reel offers a fresh mystery to discover and many of those mysteries have remained stashed in the Film Archive for years; deemed too weird, rare, or just out of place with the established Vinegar Syndrome release pattern…that is, until now!

Reviver, a new line of releases curated by Vinegar Syndrome Film Archive, will at long last shed light onto films which might otherwise languish, maybe forever, forgotten to time. This line will focus on resurrecting films – both full length features and short films – which have gone missing for years. In this inaugural release we’ll be offering the home video debut of a regional murder thriller lost for nearly a half century, alongside a trio of hometown shorts to get you in the mood. But just like we only discovered these films by watching them, we want you to experience the same delight, surprise, and bewilderment as the treasures (or trash?) contained herein unspool before your eyes, with no other hints, titles nor advance info given. Reviver is a mystery box of cinematic oddities you won’t soon forget.

The profits from each REVIVER go directly to helping to fund the operations and upkeep of the Vinegar Syndrome Film Archive. That means that by purchasing this Blu-Ray you are directly helping us pay for archival film cans, colder and drier (read: safer) film storage and expanding our archive’s ability to continue the hunt for lost films. Thank you for your support.

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Newly scanned and presented from its best surviving film element: a 35mm release print (80 minutes)
  • 11111111 – a short location-centric documentary scanned from its 35mm color reversal intermediate
  • 111111111 – a short horror film scanned from its only 16mm reversal print
  • 11111111111111111111111111 – a short horror film scanned from its super 8mm reversal original
  • “Winding Through 1111111111111111111” a disc-exclusive (unredacted) educational video from the Vinegar Syndrome Film Archive (14 minutes)
  • English SDH subtitles

The Advent Calendar

⍟ Shudder ⍟

| SHU-023 SLIP |

2021 | 104 min | 2.39:1 | French, German DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Patrick Ridremont
Starring: Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri, Janis Abrikh, Cyril Garnier

Called “one of the best streaming services in the world” by RogerEbert.com and described by Thrillist as “pretty much everything a horror fan could want,” Shudder is a premium streaming service offering the best selection of horror, thriller and supernatural movies, series and specials.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Black Coffiend) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Eva has been paraplegic for the past three years. When her birthday arrives, she receives a strange advent calendar as a gift. But instead of the traditional sweets, every day reveals something different; sometimes pleasant but often terrifying, and increasingly bloody. It’s going to be a very deadly Christmas this year.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • New audio commentary by film critic Mary Beth McAndrews
  • New video introduction to the film by director Patrick Ridremont
  • Booklet with new writing by film critic Amber T
  • English subtitles

The Chain Reaction

⍟ Umbrella entertainment ⍟

| UMB-019 SLIP |

1980 | 92 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Ian Barry
Starring: Arna-Maria Winchester; Hugh Keays-Byrne; Ralph Cotterill; Ross Thompson; Steve Bisley; Mel Gibson

Umbrella Entertainment has been a 100% Australian-owned and operated distributor for over 20 years. Their vast home entertainment catalogue features an extensive range of Australian classic, cult and exploitation films restored under the eyes of the original filmmakers. All sourced from national archives, underground collectors and local basements.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Lucas Peveril ) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Boasting high-octane car chases and spectacular stunts staged by George Miller, the director of Mad Max, and appearances from the stars of that film (Steve Bisley, Hugh Keays-Byrne and Mel Gibson), The Chain Reaction is a slick, futuristic action thriller that hurls you into the nightmarish world of terror and nuclear holocaust.

For mechanic Larry Stilson (Steve Bisley, Mad Max, The Great Gatsby) and his wife Carmel (Arna-Maria Winchester, Coda), a weekend in paradise turns into their most horrifying nightmare. At their retreat in an isolated mountain valley, they are confronted by Heinrich (Ross Thompson, Boulevard of Broken Dreams), the victim of a deadly nuclear spill who is in the throes of a horrifying radiation death. A top-secret government security team moves in with an army of vicious decontamination workers to seal off the valley, forcing Larry and Carmel to attempt a daring high-speed escape……But, the question growing more urgent by the minute is – can the radioactive waste be contained?

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Extended NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD interviews with cast members Steve Bisley, Arna-Marie Winchester, Director Ian Barry and Associate Producer Ross Matthews
  • Thrills & Nuclear Spills featurette
  • The Sparks Obituary featurette
  • Deleted and Extended Scenes
  • The Man at the Edge of the Freeway: Early Cut
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spot
  • VHS Trailer
  • Image Gallery
  • Booklet with new writing by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • English SDH subtitles

Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point

⍟ IFC FIlms ⍟

| IFC-021 SLIP |

2024 | 106 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Tyler Taormina
Starring: Matilda Fleming, Maria Dizzia, Ben Shenkman, Francesca Scorsese, Elsie Fisher, Michael Cera, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg, Chris Lazzaro, Caveh Zahedi

Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent film. Its unique distribution model makes independent films available to a national audience by releasing them in theaters as well as on VOD. Partnered with OCN Distribution, IFC will release new titles on home video and revisit past favorites in brand new editions, with many making their HD physical media debuts.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Michael DeForge) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Four generations of the Balsano family gather for what may be the last Christmas in their family home on Long Island. Amidst the rowdy celebration, two cousins sneak away to claim the suburban winter wonderland for teenage rebellion.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • This Is Everything: a new video interview with director and co-writer Tyler Taormina
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Booklet with new writing by film critic Brandon Streussnig
  • Double sided fold out poster insert with new art by Michael DeForge and original art from the film
  • Refraction glasses included with Limited Edition only
  • English SDH subtitles

Girls Town

⍟ Film Movement Classics ⍟

| FMC-013 SLIP |

1996 | 90 min | 1.37:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Jim McKay
Starring: Lili Taylor, Bruklin Harris, Anna Grace, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Guillermo Diaz, Michael Imperioli

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Sam Smith) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Mid-1990s, New York City. Patti, Angela, Emma and Nikki are high school seniors and best friends preparing for life beyond graduation. Their dreams for the future differ greatly – Angela wants to become a poet, Emma and Nikki have are heading for college, and Patti is a young mother looking for stability in her kid’s life – but the four bright, young women are steadfastly loyal to each other in a way only teenagers know how to be. Their lives are then completely upended when, after being sexually assaulted, Nikki unexpectedly commits suicide. Grieving, angry and forced to return to daily life without satisfying recourse for their feelings, the girls must come of age with a newfound understanding about the patriarchal world in which they live.

Led by Lili Taylor, Bruklin Harris, Anna Grace and recent Academy Award-nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (KING RICHARD), the 1996 award-winning Sundance indie was co-written by the actors in collaboration with first-time filmmaker Jim McKay, lending “a welcome little gust of teen-age realism” (The New York Times) to the film’s coming-of-age narrative. One of the first films of its kind to frankly address sexual violence as women experience it, GIRLS TOWN continues to be relevant in a post-#MeToo world. An energetic, all-female soundtrack featuring 1990s musical icons Queen Latifah, PJ Harvey, Roxanne Shante, Salt-N-Pepa and others underscore the films timeless message of empowerment.

The 4K restoration by IndieCollect was funded with support from the HFPA Trust, Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, IndieCollect donors, and Fellow Citizen, Inc.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Making of
  • Conversation with director Jim McKay and activist Yasmeen Hassan
  • Select Scene Commentaries with cast and crew:
    • JIM MCKAY (Director) on NIKKI
    • JIM MCKAY (Director) on CORNER DELI
    • AUNJANUE ELLIS-TAYLOR (Actor) on NIKKI AND EMMA ON THE BED
    • ANNA GRACE (Actor) on BASEMENT: NIKKI’S DIARY
    • LILI TAYLOR (Actor) on JOSH’S CAR
    • ANNA GRACE (Actor) on EMMA AND DYLAN IN THE CAFETERIA
    • JIM MCKAY (Director) on ANGELA AND HER MOM
    • LAUREN ZALAZNICK (Producer) on THE DUGOUT
  • Trailer
  • 20-page booklet with essay by Julia Gunnison
  • English subtitles

Hardcore Poisoned Eyes

⍟ Saturn’s Core ⍟

| SC-053 SLIP |

2000 | 89 min | 1.33:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Sal Ciavarello
Starring: Christine Gallo, Wendy Allyn, Jessica Hester, Anthony Fariello

Saturn’s Core Audio & Video is a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn’s Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Three girlfriends descend upon a remote cabin for an idyllic, weekend getaway. Amidst the partying, Angelique (Christine Gallo) begins to research the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of her grandfather, the former owner of the cabin. She soon discovers that her grandfather had collected documented evidence of a local satanic cult and their evil endeavors. After a drunken prank goes horribly wrong, a cloaked and claw-gloved satanic killer lays siege upon the cabin; forcing the girls to fight for their sanity and lives.

The startling feature debut from New York based writer / director Sal Ciavarello, Hardcore Poisoned Eyes is a claustrophobic, cabin bound, winter set chamber piece which Rue Morgue magazine called both “atmospheric and jarring”. By utilizing a single location, an insular cast, and the dynamic visual stylings of Emmy-nominated cinematographer Huy Truong, Ciavarello’s Hardcore Poisoned Eyes was significant for delivering genuine tension and nail-biting chills which were commonly absent from the work of his SOV contemporaries.

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • New 2025 Director’s Cut restored under the supervision of director Sal Ciavarello
  • New 2025 audio commentary with director Sal Ciavarello moderated by Ross Snyder of Saturn’s Core
  • New transfer of the 2000 Director’s Cut from the original master tapes
  • Original archival DVD / VHS cut
  • Archival 2000 commentary with director Sal Ciavarello, cinematographer Huy Truong, and producer Anthony Fariello
  • “Rewound: Hardcore Poisoned Eyes” – new 25th Anniversary feature length documentary featuring new interviews with director Sal Ciavarello, cinematographer Huy Truong, and actresses Christine Gallo & Jessica Hester
  • Archival behind the scenes footage and bloopers
  • Archival interview with director Sal Ciavarello moderated by filmmaker Roy Frumkes (Street Trash, Document of the Dead)
  • Sal Ciavarello short films:
    • Blue Shadows (16mm / 1995)
    • Lycanthropes (16mm / 1993)
    • Attack of the Spider (VHS / 1987)
  • Trailers
  • Reversible sleeve
  • English SDH subtitles

Hot Spring Shark Attack

⍟ Utopia ⍟

| UTO-036 SLIP |

2024 | 77 min | 2.35:1 | Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Morito Inoune
Starring: Shoichiro Akaboshi, Takuya Fujimura, Kiyobumi Kaneko, Koichi Makigami, Masaki Naito, Mio Takaki, Shigeo Ôsako

Utopia is a film acquisitions, sales, and technology company with a ‘filmmaker first’ approach. Utopia focuses on creating new revenue and monetization opportunities, improving the direct-to-consumer experience, and helping filmmakers maintain a global presence. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing Utopia’s brand new line of home video releases!

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Johnny Ryan) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In a small hot spring town in Japan, a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and begins terrorizing the local hot spring facilities. As the threat escalates, the townspeople band together to protect their beloved town from the menacing predator, leading to a fierce and thrilling battle.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Audio commentary by assistant director / special effects coordinator Jun Shimazaki and writer/ director Morihito Inoue
  • Crowdfunding promotional video
  • Social Media Trailers
  • Atami Monster Film Festival Trailer
  • “Fake News” Teaser Trailer
  • “Hot Spa Shark” Early Teaser Trailer
  • Recording the musical score
  • Footage of the 3D Billboard Advertisement in Shinjuku
  • Making the Practical Special Effects
  • Making the Visual Effects
  • “Scorching War Song” – Theme from Hot Spring Shark Attack music video
  • Audience footage from the 2024 Tokyo International Shark Film Festival
  • Booklet with new writing by film critic Sam Cohen
  • English subtitles

Krazee Kidz Video Party

⍟ American Genre Film Archive ⍟

| AGFA-071 SLIP |

1957-1965 | 301 min (combined) | 1.33:1 | English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Various
Starring: Various

Presented in partnership with Something Weird Video… The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) represents the world’s largest theatrical catalog of exploitation cinema. Their home video line presents a diverse selection of movies, ranging from new preservations of classics from the vast library of Something Weird to the wildest in shot-on-video (SOV) titles. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In the 1990s, Something Weird Video mesmerized a generation of film fanatics by unearthing the most wildly surreal genre films of all time—all via the magic of VHS. KRAZEE KIDZ VIDEO PARTY is a loving tribute to those cathode-tube-fueled days. Featuring five deranged kiddie features—all preserved from the original Something Weird S-VHS masters—this collection serves as a time machine to a beloved era in home video history.

THE BIG BAD WOLF (1957, 53 mins, Color)
Inflicting trauma on kids across the country during its original theatrical run, this is a surreal anthropomorphic nightmare that masquerades as a children’s film.

FUN IN BALLOON LAND (1965, 53 mins, Color)
Calling all “weirdees” for this campy amateur production that documents the 45th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia and other strange sights.

POLLY POCKETS (1960s, 25 mins, Color)
Meet us at the Castle of Gloom for this un-aired kiddie TV show pilot that’s best viewed under the influence of a mind-altering substance. 

THE PRINCESS AND THE MAGIC FROG (1965, 78 mins, Color)
Leprechauns, wizards, and puppets unite in this WIZARD OF OZ homage that was filmed by the lunatics responsible for THE MAGIC CHRISTMAS TREE.

KINGDOM OF CROOKED MIRRORS (1963, 76 mins, Color)
Resembling an acid-tinged, live-action cartoon, this Russian fairy tale is an imaginative, stylish, and wonderfully surreal discovery.

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Preserved from the original 1990s Something Weird S-VHS tape masters
  • Nightmarish trailers and drive-in snipes
  • Watch the full, uninterrupted program in “all nite slumber party” mode
  • English SDH subtitles

The Legend of MexMan

⍟ Dekanalog ⍟

| DKA031 SLIP |

2023 | 89 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Josh Polon
Starring: Germán Alonso, Tyler Soper, Ben Soper, Jonathan Sims, Moctesuma Esparza and José Manuel Alonso

Dekanalog is a film and soundtrack distribution company dedicated to the release of the most unique filmmaking voices and musical scores from around the world. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Working out of an abandoned hangar at a small regional airport in East Los Angeles, Germán Alonso surrounds himself in a Gilliam-esque fantasy world, expressing his vision the only way he knows how: making phantasmagorical films with help from his friends, family and hundreds of handmade puppets.   

But when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes along to adapt a feature-length version of his college thesis film, about a Mexican immigrant-turned-cyborg named “MexMan” — Alonso’s own superpowers begin to strain, as creative conflicts emerge with his producers and an old crush reappears.

Welcome to THE LEGEND OF MEXMAN, the (almost) unbelievable outsider-turned-hero tale that Film Threat calls “One of the great stand-up-and-cheer underdog sagas of all time.”

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Audio commentary with Director Josh Polon and Germán Alonso moderated by Dekanalog’s Elijah Drenner
  • Deleted Scenes
  • A Selection of Short Films by Germán Alonso
  • Animation Tests
  • 2018 Slamdance Q&A
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Essay by Alex Lei
  • English SDH subtitles

Love’s Whirlpool

⍟ Film Movement ⍟

| FM-029 SLIP |

2014 | 123 min | 1.85:1 | Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Daisuke Miura
Starring: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Mugi Kadowaki, Ken’ichi Takitô, Eriko Nakamura, Hirofumi Arai, Yôko Mitsuya

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Matt Needle) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Six strangers meet at an underground sex club in Japan for a night of anonymous pleasure. While first-timers and regulars collide, each member’s attitude towards sex and satisfaction becomes challenged as their kinks and inhibitions begin to reveal more than they were initially willing to let on.

Adapted from the critically acclaimed play of the same name, LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL explores Japan’s fuzoku (sex industry) with candor, humor and freewheeling indecency. “Stylishly shot and explicit,” Daisuke Miura’s foray into the city’s erotic underbelly provides “great thrills, both erotic and comedic, as well as genuine emotion” (Screen Anarchy).

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Interview with director Daisuke Miura
  • English subtitles

Marmalade

⍟ Brainstorm Media ⍟

| BST-010 SLIP |

2024 | 99 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Keir O’Donnell
Starring: Joe Keery, Camila Morrone, Aldis Hodge, Ozioma Akagha, Wayne Duvall, Amy Warner

Since Brainstorm Media’s inception in 1995, the company has had a forward-thinking approach to a growing indie marketplace. With an ethos of adaptability, Brainstorm continues to expand its network of partners and explore unique models of distribution. Brainstorm’s mission is to realize focused and creative distribution strategies for its content partners.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Luke Insect) is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Recently incarcerated Baron (Joe Keery) strikes up a friendship with cellmate Otis (Aldis Hodge), a man with a well-versed history of prison breaks. As the pair hatch an escape plan together, Baron recalls the story of how he met Marmalade (Camila Morrone), the love of his life, and their “Bonnie and Clyde” style scheme to rob a bank in order to care for his sick mother and give the couple the life they’ve always dreamed of.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Audio commentary by director Keir O’Donnell
  • BTS Photo Gallery
  • Costume Sketch Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • English SDH subtitles

Martin Roumagnac

⍟ Icarus Films ⍟

| IC007 SLIP |

1946 | 108 min | 1.33:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Georges Lacombe
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Jean Gabin

Since 1978, Icarus Films has been a leading distributor in North America of independent documentary, narrative, and experimental films from around the world and now represents a collection of over 1,000 titles. We value meeting the diverse needs of film lovers, educators, activists, and service providers, as well as challenging audiences, and programmers, with original creative films. Icarus Films is proud to be active in traditional and new media, and to work with new talent as well as old masters.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Brandon Schaefer) is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

This tragic postwar romance is a tale of class anxiety and classic Romantic fatalism, run through with a typically French frankness about sex and gender. Jean Gabin is the titular character, an unpretentious and proudly working class building contractor, who falls in love with Marlene Dietrich’s ravishing shopgirl Blanche, quite unaware that she comes trailing a notorious sexual history and attracts the determined ardor of every man she meets. Among her current lovers (the American title was The Room Upstairs) is a local politician who plans on marrying Blanche once his terminally ill wife dies, but Gabin’s sensible lug doesn’t care, though it’s clear that the ever-opportunistic Blanche will choose wealth over love.

Until she doesn’t. Both Lacombe’s film and Dietrich’s performance have a sphinx-like attitude toward this femme fatale, and that still-gestating film noir stereotype is subtly deepened. Blanche is not judged or made to seem amoral. The men that buzz around her are not villainized, either – they’re just following their toxic hearts, in a culture where women like Blanche have so few options. Meanwhile, as the melodrama heats up, Gabin and Dietrich radiate pure matinee charisma, in the only movie these two icons ever made together.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Booklet with an essay by Blandine Etienne
  • English subtitles

The Mike Diana Film Collection

⍟ Factory 25 ⍟

| FTF-170 |

1987-1990 | 209 min (combined) | 1.33:1 | English Dolby Digital 2.0
Directed by Mike Diana
Starring: Matt Diana, Jerred Assonio, Brian Bartlet, Paul Piazza, Michelle Zito, Tammara Diana, Debbie Kreamers, Nick Zito, Pheobe Zito, Matt Kreamers, Patricia Piazza

Factory 25, a Brooklyn-based independent film distribution company was founded in 2009 by Matt Grady. F25 is a home for conceptually provocative narratives and documentaries. Its mission is to deliver specialized film and music titles in an aesthetically captivating way while exposing the indie world to under-the-radar films, music, and other curiosities in various ways and formats — theatrically, digitally, on TV, VOD, via subscription, limited edition DVDs,  Blu-ray’s, books and vinyl. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Infamous for his arrest trial and conviction in the 1990’s for his self-published comix, artist Mike Diana also made a string of homemade films. Starting with 8mm in the early ’80s and graduating to video, Diana enlisted his own family and neighborhood kids in an array of bizarre, gross, and hilarious movies, to varied levels of completion. The 1989 feature Blood Brothers is Dianas demented update on the slasher trend. Quite literally a “backyard movie,” it mostly stars children, and what it lacks in its zero-dollar budget it makes up for with unhinged charm. Illicit substances, coat-hanger abortions, mutilation and decapitation have never been so fun.

1990’s Baked Baby Jesus is a loud, unapologetic shot-on-video revolt against the downfall of American society. As if it was designed to be seen by Diana’s enemies instead of his peers, the shorts marry together real abortion rally footage, a necrophiliac love story, and perhaps the most infamous sequence of all, a tour of the infant-only cemetery Babyland. 

Both films were originally traded through the mail, and have only been available directly through Mike Diana himself. Factory 25 has gone back to the original video sources and provided higher quality than ever before possible (previous versions had primitive sound dubbing and editing) and has overseen the reconstruction of several otherwise lost short films, some completed here for the first time.

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • FEATURE FILMS:
    • Blood Brothers 2025 Remaster
    • Baked Baby Jesus 2025 Extended Remaster
  • SHORT FILMS WITH NEW INTROS:
    • The Shed 2 (1987), Deadly Punk (1987), Toolbox Massacre (1988), Fetus On Toast (1990)
    • Compilation reel of 1980s 8mm films featuring The Shed, Nuclear Energy, and other unfinished shorts
  • BLU-RAY FEATURES:
    • Outtakes reel
    • “Blood Family Diary” featuring Mike Diana and his mother, brother, sister, and nephew, discussing the making of his films
    • “Moving to Florida” a discussion between Mike Diana and Dead Formats Convention organizer Noelle Huffman
    • “One Man Crew” a discussion between Mike Diana and filmmaker Victor Bonacore
    • “The Horror Host Generation” a discussion between Mike Diana and artist/filmmaker John Michael McCarthy
    • “The Nasty ’90s” a video essay by Mike Hunchback
    • Unsung Horrors Podcast with Erica Shultz and Lance Schibi on Blood Brothers
    • Audio commentary on Blood Brothers and Baked Baby Jesus by Mike Diana, Noelle Huffman, and Mike Hunchback
    • 32 page booklet by Mike Diana with artifacts and comix
  • English subtitles

Model Hunger

⍟ Wild Eye Releasing ⍟

| WER-002 SLIP |

2016 | 82 min | 1.85:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Debbie Rochon
Starring: Lynn Lowry, Tiffany Shepis, Brian Fortune, Carmine Capobianco, Michael Thurber, Suzi Lorraine, Babette Bombshell

Founded in 2006, Wild Eye Releasing has carved out a name as a driving force in low-budget, underground, and outsider cinema, earning a cult following among filmmakers and fans alike. Wild Eye champions horror, action, sci-fi, exploitation, arthouse, documentaries, and vintage gems from across the globe, delivering them worldwide via home video, digital and theatrical avenues. We also produce our own in-house features and mockbusters like the fan-favorites Cocaine Shark, Amityville in Space and the Ouija Shark and Jurassic Shark series, while proudly distributing VHS era classics such as Splatter Farm, Zombie Bloodbath, Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell and The Necro Files via our sister imprint, Visual Vengeance.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Suspiria Vilchez) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

A former model (Lynn Lowry) cast aside by the beauty-obsessed entertainment industry takes brutal revenge on young, attractive women. But when a new couple (Tiffany Shepis, Carmine Capobianco) moves in next door, they begin to suspect something sinister. The list of missing girls is growing—and all signs point to Ginny’s basement. What horrors has she been hiding all these years… and who will survive her hunger for revenge?

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Complete and uncensored Director’s Cut
  • 2024 Commentary with Director Debbie Rochon
  • 2024 Commentary with Producer / Co-writer James Morgart and Adam Torkel
  • Archival 2015 commentary with Director Debbie Rochon and Actor David Marancik
  • Model Hunger – Audio Essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • Debbie Rochon: Unfolded – Career Retrospective
  • Debbie Rochon – Director Interview
  • James Morgart – Producer Interview
  • Harry Manfredini – Composer Interview
  • Lynn Lowry – Actress Interview
  • Tiffany Shepis – Actress Interview
  • Debbie Directs: Behind the Scenes
  • Model Hunger Outtakes
  • Behind the Scenes Image Gallery
  • Michael O‘Hear – Tribute Video
  • Babette Bombshell Interview
  • Bob Bozek Interview
  • Brian Fortune Interview
  • Dave Marancik Interview
  • Paul McGinnis Interview
  • Voltaire Interview
  • Short Film: Weenie Wonderland
  • Music Video: Song for Debbera
  • 24-page booklet with new introduction and short story
  • Reversible sleeve featuring alternate art
  • English SDH subtitles

Nevermore: The Raven Effect

⍟ ETR MEdia ⍟

| ETRM041 |

2025 | 92 min | 1.78:1 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Geordie Day
Starring: Raven, Chris Jericho, Billy Corgan, Rob Van Dam, Diamond Dallas Page, Bubba Ray Dudley, Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, Perry Saturn, Kevin Sullivan, Blue Meanie, Shane Douglas, Lodi, Brian Meyers, D’Lo Brown, Buff Bagwell, Sami Callihan, Moose, Scott D’Amore

ETR Media is the brand new film distribution arm of Enjoy the Ride Records, a Long Island based record label, specializing in cult following reissues through a variety of genres. ETR Media releases will adhere to the same quality standards as fans have come to associate with their lavish LP reissues. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this new and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

“Wrestling is such a brutal business, it doesn’t surprise people that it attracts sociopaths, fame whores, coke whores, and adrenaline junkies. But why did it attract an artist?” asks Billy Corgan, frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins and wrestling promoter. It’s the central question posed in Nevermore: The Raven Effect, a documentary exploring a pivotal shift in wrestling history through the eyes of Scott Levy, also known as Raven, a brilliant, self-destructive performer who helped shape the style and tone of the no-holds-barred ECW, a notoriously extreme indie promotion known for its bloody matches and use of real weapons.

After being fired from WCW and WWF, Nevermore: The Raven Effect follows Raven’s entry into ECW, where he brought a darker, more rebellious energy that electrified fans and helped ignite the 1990s wrestling boom. The chaos in the ring was fueled by a backstage world of drugs, alcohol, and sex. From “slip and slide rhino orgies” to being revived from an overdose by an adrenaline shot to the heart and wrestling just hours later, the line between performance and reality was dangerously thin.The film shifts between Raven’s present-day reflections and his devil-may-care past, charting a wild ride marked by untimely deaths and the looming shadow of CTE. Interviews with legends like Chris Jericho, Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, DDP, and Rob Van Dam provide an unfiltered window into the era.

Though hard-hitting, the documentary also captures moments of tenderness, pride, and nostalgia as Raven and his peers look back on what they built, despite the wreckage it left behind. Nevermore: The Raven Effect celebrates Raven’s legacy and the transformation of wrestling in the 1990s while unflinchingly confronting the brutal cost of this high-stakes, high-drama world.

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Trailer
  • Deleted scenes
  • Extended interviews
  • English SDH subtitles

Pink Cut & Top Stripper

⍟ Kani ⍟

| KANI-034 |

1982-1983 | 130 min (combined) | 1.85:1 | Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita
Starring: Kaori Okamoto, Ken Miyawaki, Nami Misaki, Ayako Ota, Jun Ueno, Yudo Yoshikawa, Akio Kaneda

Named after Yasujiro Ozu’s custom-made, tatami-level, crab-like tripod, Kani is a new home video label dedicated to leveling the gaze and furthering the understanding of Asian cinema in North America. Focused on genre-defying films, Kani aims to expand the canon, bolster up-and-coming filmmakers and reintroduce repertory classics in context. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Before The Family Game redefined the Japanese cinema of the 1980s, Yoshimitsu Morita cut his teeth on two remarkable erotic films for Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno line: Top Stripper (1982) and Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep (1983). Marked by an atypically sweet, sex-positive tone and an infectious pop sensibility that stands out amongst the more tortured classics of the genre, both films find the independent filmmaker working with studio resources for the first time and therefore experimenting with various new modes of filmmaking.

Top Stripper follows Yoichi (Kensuke Miyawaki), a bright-eyed delivery boy who misguidedly falls in love with the stripper next door, Gloria (Kaori Okamoto). Shot on-location in a near-documentary style that forefronts delightful bygone locations and the camaraderie inherent to the strip club’s troupe, the film hits a surprising note of coming-of-age, suffused with open-ended questions about spectatorship that prove critical of the medium itself. Its pop-inflected counterpart, Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep, sees Morita working on a set for the first time, basking in the artificiality of it all. Morita goes as far as staging musical numbers, in a fantasmatic tale of entrepreneurship that finds Mami (Mayumi Terashima) and Yuka (Mai Inoue) open a barbershop best known for its… special services. A pure candy-colored concoction emblematic of the 1980s, it reveals Morita as a thoroughly versatile filmmaker that here takes his first steps towards the striking, playful postmodernism that would define his entire oeuvre.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • High Definition presentation
  • Interview with producer Kazuko Misawa on Yoshimitsu Morita (2025)
  • Kazuko Misawa introduces Top Stripper (2026)
  • Kazuko Misawa introduces Top Stripper
  • Booklet with on-set photographs and new writing from Aaron Gerow
  • New art from Seosie Kim
  • English, English SDH subtitles

Psychotropic Overload

⍟ VHSHITFEST ⍟

| VHSHitfest-019 SLIP |

1994 | 82 min | 1.33:1 | English DTS HD-MA 2.0
Directed by Joseph F. Alexandre
Starring: Joseph F. Alexandre, John Thomas, David Whitman

VHSHITFEST has been uncovering and releasing movies on video for over a decade, across DVD and VHS, and is now moving into blu-ray, with the same goal to showcase the most unique, crazy, and obscure movies that they’ve discovered through years of collecting VHS, allowing even more people to actually be able to experience these nearly lost gems in the best versions possible.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Earl Kessler Jr.) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

A psychiatrist, a fashion photographer and a detective find their lives intertwined in a curious case involving the disappearance of several male models. Steven Callahan (David Wittman) is a well respected therapist has just taken on a new client named Christian (Joseph F. Alexandre) who’s an aspiring fashion photographer who suffers from a series of bizarre and violent fantasies. As the fantasies become more vivid Steven becomes suspicious these are more than just random thoughts. Simultaneously, foul mouthed detective Tim Poroski (John Thomas) is faced with a series of murders and disappearances of several male models.

Psychotropic Overload is one of the most unique independent horror movies of the 90s. It’s a very Hitchcockian movie and cleverly blends the video format with 8mm and 16mm films elements. We are so excited for this to get a new audience and I think it will genuinely surprise you how well made it is.

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Audio commentary with director Joseph F. Alexandre and actor Tracy Reis
  • Audio commentary with Joseph F. Alexandre
  • Making of documentary
  • A critical response
  • Fan appreciation
  • Press gallery
  • English SDH subtitles

Shall We Dance

⍟ Film Movement Classics ⍟

| FMC-012 SLIP |

1996 | 137 min | 1.85:1 | Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0
Directed by Masayuki Suo
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Elizabeth Yoo) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Shohei Sugiyama (Koji Yakusho) seems to have it all – a high-paying job as an accountant, a beautiful home, a caring wife and a doting daughter he loves dearly. However, he feels something is missing in his life. One day while commuting on the train he spots a beautiful woman staring wistfully out a window and eventually decides to find her. His search leads him head-first into the world of competitive ballroom dancing.

An “infinitely touching” (Washington Post) modern classic from director Masayuki Suo, SHALL WE DANCE? is a feel-good romantic comedy that “will sweep you off your feet” (Austin Chronicle). A box office sensation in North America upon its initial release (which led to a Hollywood remake with Richard Gere), Film Movement Classics presents SHALL WE DANCE? in a new 4K restoration of the original 137-minute film, available uncut for the first time in North America.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • New introduction by director Masayuki Suo
  • Archival interviews with the director and cast
  • English subtitles

Sightseers

⍟ IFC Films ⍟

| IFC-020 SLIP |

2012 | 88 min | 2.35:1 | English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Starring: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Roger Michael, Tony Way

Established in 2000 and based in New York City, IFC Films is a leading U.S. distributor of independent film. Its unique distribution model makes independent films available to a national audience by releasing them in theaters as well as on VOD. Partnered with OCN Distribution, IFC will release new titles on home video and revisit past favorites in brand new editions, with many making their HD physical media debuts.

This special limited edition spot gloss slipcover (designed by Chris Barnes) is limited to 2,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Chris wants to show his girlfriend Tina his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things Chris simply needs her to see. But it doesn’t take long for annoying tourists, overbooked camp sites, and Tina’s meddling mother to spoil Chris’ dream. Now he’s out to prove that hell truly hath no fury like a vacationer scorned. Director Ben Wheatley (Kill List) cleverly mixes pitch-black humor with over the top violence to create an uncomfortably hilarious portrait of a seemingly normal man pushed over the edge.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • New audio commentary with film historian Kim Newman and writer and filmmaker Sean Hogan
  • Commentary with director Ben Wheatley, and actors Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, and Richard Glover
  • Commentary with director Ben Wheatley, and Director of Photography Laurie Rose
  • Making Of Documentary
  • Outtakes
  • Interviews with:
    • Alice Lowe (Tina)
    • Steve Oram (Chris)
    • Richard Glover (Martin)
    • Director Ben Wheatley
    • Producer Nira Park
    • Producer Claire Jones
    • Director of Photography Laurie Rose
  • UK Trailer
  • US Trailer
  • Booklet with new writing by film programmer and historian Heidi Honeycutt
  • English SDH subtitles

Sultana’s Dream

⍟ Cartuna ⍟

| TDC-008 SLIP |

2023 | 76 min | 1.78:1 | English, Spanish, Hindi DTS-HD MA 2.0
Directed by Isabel Herguera
Starring: Mary Beard, Miren Arrieta, Mireia Gabilondo, Maurizio Faraoni, Manu Khurana, Arunima Bhattacharya, Ranjitha Rajeevan, Paul B. Preciado

Cartuna is a cartoon company and indie film distributor focused on animation, puppetry, DIY art, and alt-comedy. Please enjoy our personal collection of films, our artists will thank you for it!

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

In Sultana’s Dream, director Isabel Herguera brings one of the earliest works of feminist science fiction to life in a bold and visually striking animated feature. Inspired by Begum Rokeya’s 1905 tale of a peaceful, women-led utopia called Ladyland, the film follows Inés, a Spanish artist who travels to India and becomes captivated by this visionary world — and the real woman who imagined it. Moved and unsettled by the story’s radical vision, Inés begins to examine her own relationship to feminism, history, and identity.

As she journeys across India, Inés’s path begins to blur with that of Rokeya herself, conjuring surreal and poetic encounters with real-life archives, suppressed histories, and imagined futures. Shifting animation styles — from watercolor to shadow puppetry to mehndi — reflect the film’s exploration of cultural exchange, gender roles, and the power of imagination as resistance.

Sultana’s Dream is a poetic, political, and visually dazzling celebration of feminist thought across time. At once a tribute to a forgotten pioneer and a rallying cry for new ways of seeing, it offers a powerful reminder: to imagine another world is the first step toward building it.

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Director’s and Writer’s Commentary
  • Making of Sultana’s Dream
  • Isabel Herguera Short Films:
    • La Gallina Ciega (2005)
    • Ámár (2010)
    • Bajo La Almohada (2012)
    • Amore d’Inverno (2015)
    • La Mujer Ilustrada (2023)
  • Trailer
  • English SDH, Spanish, Hindi, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese subtitles

You Are Not Me

⍟ Music Box Selects ⍟

| MBS-013 SLIP |

2023 | 99 min | 2.39:1 | Spanish DTS-HD MA 5.1
Directed by Marisa Crespo, Moisés Romera
Starring: Roser Tapias, Pilar Almeria, Álvaro Báguena, Alfred Picó, Jorge Matos

Music Box Selects is a brand new home video library from the revered independent film distribution company Music Box Films which is dedicated to curating a diverse repertoire of films and television from around the world. The Music Box Selects line will consist of blu-ray debuts of catalog titles and home video premieres, all of which will adhere to the quality and diversity that fans have come to expect from the Music Box name. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Time Tomorrow) is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Aitana returns home for the first time in three years, excited to introduce her wife and their adopted infant son to her extended family and celebrate Christmas together. The family villa in the Spanish countryside is exactly as she remembers – except for the addition of Nadia, a Romanian refugee who has claimed Aitana’s bedroom, her clothes, and her family heirlooms. Why have Aitana’s conservative parents, long suspicious of immigrants, embraced the mysterious Nadia with such uncharacteristic warmth? Is Nadia a shrewd usurper, or an unwitting vessel for darker forces spreading across the land? A twisty thriller that locates the uncanny in the reflexive cordiality of the holiday season, YOU ARE NOT ME is a dark and disturbing dispatch from the most irrational realm: family.

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Feature Audio Commentary by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
  • Interview with Roser Tapias, Moisés Romera and Marisa Crespo from Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival
  • Deleted Scene
  • 9 Steps award-winning short film by M+M
  • 11/11 short film by M+M from 2007
  • Image Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • English, English SDH subtitles

Behind the Green Door

⍟ Mitchell Brothers Film Group ⍟

| MBFG-001 CASE |

1972 | 71 min | 1.33:1 | English, French (Dubbed) DTS-HD MA 1.0
Directed by Jim and Artie Mitchell
Starring: Marilyn Chambers, Johnny Keyes, George McDonald, Ben Davidson

San Francisco based Jim & Artie Mitchell were at the forefront of bringing the sexual revolution to American cinema. Working within their filmmaking collective known as Cinema 7, the brothers and their group of regular artistic collaborators created dozens of intelligent, thought provoking, and radically minded erotic feature and short films. Mitchell Brothers Film Group will bring their extraordinary body of work to Blu-ray and 4K UHD in deluxe, restored editions, many of which will be coming to disc for the first time.

This special limited edition 3-Disc 4k Ultra HD/Blu-ray/CD Combo comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Robert Sammelin), includes a 24-page perfect bound book, and is limited to 4,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Gloria Saunders arrives at a quiet, bayside hotel for a relaxed evening. But the tranquility of her stay is quickly interrupted when a trio of men violently kidnap her, bringing her to a strange club. Confused and frightened, Gloria is soothingly informed that she is to be the centerpiece of an elaborate sexual performance which will fulfill her deepest longings and hidden desires, only to have no memory of the experience after it concludes. With no choice but to participate, she is prepared and brought on stage where anonymous lovers of all types begin to emerge through the mysterious green door. A low budget, but highly ambitious effort which would become one of the biggest X-rated hits of the 1970s, The Mitchell Brothers’ landmark BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR made an international sensation and bonafide star out of its leading lady, Marilyn Chambers (Rabid), while also becoming one of the first hardcore features to win mainstream acclaim for both its technical innovation and artistic merits. With a supporting cast including Johnnie Keyes (SexWorld), George McDonald (Powder Burns), NFL star Ben Davidson (The Black Six), and many more figures from San Francisco’s underground and counterculture art scenes, which helped further develop its cult reputation, BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR at last comes to 4K UHD and Blu-ray, from the Mitchell Brothers Film Group. This genre classic is newly restored from its 16mm camera original alongside a bountiful selection of special features, including a bonus CD containing its outstanding original soundtrack.

  • 3-Disc set: 4K UHD/Region Free Blu-ray/CD
  • 4K UHD Disc contains the 71 minute feature presentation of BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR presented in HDR and newly restored from the 16mm reversal A/B rolls with the following sound options:
    • Original English language mono soundtrack
    • French dubbed soundtrack
    • Feature length audio commentary with Marilyn Chambers biographer Jared Stearns
    • Audio interview with actor George McDonald moderated by Ashley West of The Rialto Report
  • Also included is a Blu-ray Disc containing everything on the UHD disc plus the following special features:
    • Behind The Mitchell Brothers Film Group: Preserving The Legacy
    • Marilyn Chambers: From Soap to Superstar
    • Winding Through: Behind The Green Door
    • 8mm digest version of Behind The Green Door
    • Initial release trailer
    • Wide release trailer
    • Japanese promo trailer
    • Archival image gallery
  • 24 page booklet with the original short story for Behind The Green Door
  • 11×17 replica Japanese one-sheet
  • Reversible cover artwork
  • English SDH subtitles
  • French translation subtitles
  • German translation subtitles
  • Also included is a bonus CD with the original soundtrack of Behind The Green Door

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