Barker’s bloody but tender creature feature gets a nifty A/V boost from Shout! Factory.
Arrow reminds us that time has been relatively kind to Barker’s sadomasochistic morality play.
The set boasts crisp new 2K transfers and a cornucopia of bonus materials, all wrapped up in one gorgeously designed package.
Dark and gritty streets don’t get that way by themselves. Lurking eyes, thoughts soured by peril and desperation, and minds numbed by sickness and perversion make them that way.
Its overriding ridiculousness (and nagging budgetary shortcomings) can’t disguise the fact that the movie is at least unwittingly a product of the AIDS crisis.