Wan Pipel comes wrapped in a slipcase, with no booklet and a few extras on the disc; in that regard, it’s not any kind of deluxe edition, but the extras are interesting enough. The film, shot in Suriname, was released in 1976, and was the first Surinamese film after the country achieved independence from the Netherlands; in that regard, it’s historically important, and the themes of nationalism and patriotism, and the relationship between the two countries, are loudly present in Wan Pipel (One People).

Live Wires is a split bringing together two of the most consistent. compelling and creative  American walled noise projects. There’s Cincinnati, Ohio’s Whore’s Breath, and Portland, Oregon’s Hana Haruna. Each party serves up around twenty three minute track, and each is distinctive.

Tendrils is a recently released slab of extremely grim and rapidly grinding walled noise from this UK-based project. 

Night Of The Rats is a zero-budget 2025 film that blends when-creatures-attack action with foaming-at-the-mouth zombie stalking. The picture has a tiny cast, only a few locations, and acting that moves between competent enough, to dull eyes/bumbling reading lines, and badly hamming it up. Though there’s a stab at foreboding to tense atmospherics, with rat attacks that move between passable( for low budget fare)  to the plain laughable. Here from Wild Eye Releasing is a DVD release of the film.

The Ugly Stepsister is a darkly satirical, at times bloody/gut-wrenching, retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale. The 2025 Norwegian film is a costume drama that is beautifully dressed with eye-catching set pieces and grand locations, though as it progresses, it dips into body horror and mutilation. The film has gained a lot of praise since its release, including an Oscar nomination- so fittingly, those masters of ultimate cinematic editions, Second Sight, have stepped in to release the film. 

Here we have a boxset celebrating the three cinematic collaborations between renowned Hungarian director István Szabó and actor Klaus Maria Brandauer. The three films date from between1981 & 1988,  and each are powerful/ at times moving European period drama, full of great cinematic craft, moodiness, and wonderful acting. The set appears on Second Run, with each film receiving a lovely 4k scan, a selection of short films, and a few extras.