It’s New Release Tuesday! This week we’ve got tons of vintage horror from Vinegar Syndrome, a fresh batch of classic titles from Kino, a 75-minute single take samurai slaughter, the entire run of the 70’s Wonder Woman series, and more.

10 DAYS WITH DAD (2020) 

Antoine is the Head of HR of a big company. When his wife decides to go on holiday and leave him with the responsibility of their four kids, he knows it will be easy. But Antoine has underestimated the mess that it can be. (DVD)

ALONE WITH HER DREAMS (2020) 

Lucia must stay behind under the care of her stern and overbearing grandmother in 1960’s Sicily, while her parents and younger brother emigrate to France to find work. The girl is distraught and bitter about being left behind, and mopes the days away as the relaionship with her grandmother grows more and more contentious. Lucia grows increasingly curious about her grandmother’s hatred towards other members of the family on the island, and begins to befriend them behind her grandmother s back until one day she discovers the reason why and uncovers a terrible secret. Acclaimed director Oliver Stone call the film ‘A New Italian Classic From the Heart.’ (DVD)

AMERICAN SKIN (2019) 

A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands. (DVD)

BABY DOLL (1956) (WARNER ARCHIVE)

Times are tough for cotton miller Archie (Karl Malden), but at least he has his child bride (Carroll Baker), who will soon be his wife in title and truth. The one year agreement keeping them under the same roof, yet never in the same bed, is about to end. But a game with a sly business rival (Eli Wallach) is about to begin. In Baby Doll, as in A Streetcar Named Desire, director Elia Kazan and writer Tennessee Williams broke new ground in depicting sexual situations, earning condemnation from the then powerful Legion of Decency.  (BLU-RAY)

BLOOD CEREMONY (1973) 

In 19th century Europe, the people are in the grip of ancient superstitions and the fear of vampires runs riot through the land. Strange rituals are enacted to seek out the resting places of the undead and macabre trials are held over disinterred corpses. The Countess barely notices what is going on. She is more concerned that her beauty is fading and that her husband seems only interested in his birds of prey and observing the behaviour of the superstitious locals. Her faithful lady’s companion tells the Countess that there are ways to reignite her husband’s passion – and also ways to preserve her looks. She reminds the Countess of her ancestor, the notorious Erzebeth Báthory, who bathed in the blood of virgins to maintain her youth. The Countess is unsure, but then one day the blood of a servant girl drips onto her hand and she is convinced that her skin has become whiter as a result. Soon she is searching for more blood and to her surprise, her husband becomes the one to provide it for her. (BLU-RAY)

BURIED ALIVE (1990) 

From Frank Darabont, the acclaimed director of The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Majestic and The Mist, comes this gripping thriller starring Tim Matheson (Impulse, Up the Creek), Jennifer Jason Leigh (Rush, Flesh+Blood), William Atherton (Die Hard, Oscar) and Hoyt Axton (Gremlins, Disorganized Crime). Clint Goodman (Matheson) enjoys the simple life he’s created in the small town where he grew up. However, his wife (Leigh) yearns for a more glamorous existence and begins an affair with the local doctor, who offers her a sinister but seemingly perfect way out. But the illicit couple’s insatiable greed produces some grave consequences that lead to a heart-pounding conclusion. With a teleplay by Mark Patrick Carducci (Pumpkinhead), based on a story by David A. Davies (Gas Pump Girls), Buried Alive is an engrossing suspense tale with stylish direction and fine performances that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the final frame. (DVD)

CHER (1975) (5 DISKS)

CRAZY SAMURAI 400 VS 1 (2020) 

When a master samurai arrives to duel the disgraced Yoshioka dojo, he walks into an ambush. In the world s first 77-minute, one-take action film sequence, Miyamoto Musashi (Tak Sakaguchi) fights for his life against 400 warriors, earning a place in history. (DVD and BLU-RAY)

CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN (2020) 

The definitive feature documentary on Irish musical icon Shane MacGowan, best known as the lead singer of The Pogues. Exploring the wild and roving life of Ireland’s most beloved punk poet through unseen archive footage, as well as contributions from Shane himself and those who know him best, CROCK OF GOLD provides the ultimate celebration of the man, his unique talent and his enduring legacy. (DVD)

DAM BUSTERS, THE (1954) 

An epic war story of World War II. Scientist Dr. Barnes Wallis believes World War II can be shortened by destroying the Ruhr dams, thus paralyzing the enemy’s industrial nerve center. In spite of the difficulties caused by the critical situation at the time, he works steadily to perfect a special bomb of his own invention for the purpose. Air Ace Wing Commander Guy Gibson is chosen to form, train and lead the hand-picked squadron. The final attack scene inspired the attack on the Death Star in the first Star Wars film. (DVD)

DON IS DEAD, THE (1973) 

From Richard Fleischer, the outstanding director of The Narrow Margin, Compulsion, The Boston Strangler and Mr. Majestyk, comes this action-packed mob classic starring screen legend Anthony Quinn (Across 110th Street). Power Built an Empire… Passion Destroyed It! When the reigning Don dies, a bloody, all-out power struggle ensues to determine who will be the next Capo. Don Angelo (Quinn), a notorious crime czar, is poised to take control of the Syndicate. But when he discovers that an ambitious lieutenant (Robert Forster, Jackie Brown) from his own family has become a rival for the love of his beautiful mistress, the Don vows to turn the streets red with the blood of the traitor, triggering an internal mob war of wills and weapons in this hard-hitting tale of betrayal, ambition and revenge. Based on a novel by Marvin H. Albert (Duel at Diablo) and co-starring Frederic Forrest (Hammett), Al Lettieri (The Getaway), Joe Santos (TV’s The Rockford Files), Abe Vigoda (Newman’s Law), Victor Argo (Taxi Driver), Sid Haig (Busting) and Vic Tayback (Special Delivery). (BLU-RAY)

DUNKIRK (1958) 

It is early May: the year 1940. In London, the civil population, lulled into an atmosphere of false security, goes about its business as usual. Even the official war communiqués merely report activity on the Front. But Charles Forman, war correspondent, knows better. As the war in France takes a turn for the worse, he signs on with the Merchant Navy and volunteers for the greatest mission ever mounted – the evacuation of Dunkirk. (DVD)

GOLD DIGGERS: THE SECRET OF BEAR MOUNTAIN (1995) 

ICE COLD IN ALEX (1958) 

A thousand square miles of blazing, pitiless desert, and a story so unusual, so gripping that it could spring only from life itself. The Mediterranean of 1942; along the barren North African coast where war has turned towns into smoking ruins, and the grim struggle surges to and fro. But that is just the background; the story is about people, not war – and it happens to be true. (DVD)

IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER (2019) 

Harks back to the legendary Ip Man’s early days before the Communist Revolution. Ip, portrayed by Dennis To for the third time as the martial artist who famously tutored Bruce Lee, was then a police captain in Foshan. He is targeted for vengeance by Qing Chuan (played by scene-stealing newcomer Wanliruo Xin), the dangerous daughter of Third Father (Michael Wong), a ruthless but honorable mobster who’s been killed under mysterious circumstances while in police custody. Forced to quit the force, Ip Man must soon also contend with the arrival of the Japanese army in Guangdong province. (DVD)

JEKYLL AND HYDE (2015) (3 DISKS)

A 10-part drama set in 1930s London focusing on Robert Jekyll, the grandson of the original doctor. The show follows Robert Jekyll’s quest to discover his real identity and the true nature of his family’s cursed history. (DVD)

MAFIA INC (2019) 

1994. Frank Paterno (Sergio Castellitto), a Montreal mafia boss, hopes to legitimize his criminal operations by investing $180 million in an ambitious bridge project that would connect Sicily with southern Italy. First, however, he has to recover the necessary funds from his Greek creditor. Frank entrusts this mission to his protégé Vincent (Marc-André Grondin), the son of tailor Henri Gamache (Gilbert Sicotte), who has been dressing the Paternos for three generations. But after Vincent executes a ruthless plan to smuggle millions in drugs out of Venezuela, his reprehensible tactics ignite a war between the two families. (DVD)

MAMBO MAN (2020) 

Based on a true story. In 2017, after more than half a century since Castro s revolution, Cuba opens her arms to the West and the Yankee dollar. Born into communism, JC (Héctor Noas) is a big fish in a small pond a local music producer and promoter, farmer and small-time hustler who lives by his wits and imagination. To support his family and small circle of business associates and maintain his local Godfather status, JC lives beyond his means a fact that creates strains in his marriage to Rita (Yudexi de la Torre Mesa). When his crops are threatened by late rains JC has to juggle the demands of organizing music concerts while also sourcing pig feed, fixing water pumps and entertaining a group of visiting British music tourists. Along the way there is betrayal and heartbreak but behind JC s wisecracking persona is a considerate man. He is not greedy he just wants to provide for friends and family and escape the precarious, hand-to-mouth existence that threatens to derail his life at any moment. An unexpected phone call offers the chance to make a fortune and change his life forever. This triggers a frantic search for cash and a mysterious rendezvous that leads to a nerve-racking finale. (DVD)

MARKIE IN MILWAUKEE (2019) 

Fundamentalist Baptist minister Mark Wenzel decides at age 46 to come out as a transgender woman named Markie. It’s a decision that ends her 20- year marriage and estranges her three children. It also sees her dismissed from her beloved church and exiled to the margins of her community. (DVD)

MY GIRL/MY GIRL 2 (1994) 

A double dose of 90s coming-of-age nostalgia! In My Girl a young girl, on the threshold of her teen years, finds her life turning upside down, when she is accompanied by an unlikely friend. In My Girl 2, Vada Sultenfuss must go to LA to stay with her Uncle Phil to do some research on her mother’s life, but finds much more. (BLU-RAY)

ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND (2019) 

When you’re a bored teenager looking for thrills, sometimes the only thing you can turn to is rock ‘n’ roll. Having no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, a feared trio of high school delinquents nevertheless decide they are destined for musical glory in a quest to impress their only friend, avoid a rival gang, and—most importantly—jam out. Animated almost entirely by director Kenji Iwaisawa, and featuring a lead performance by Japanese alt-rock legend Shintaro Sakamato, On-Gaku: Our Sound presents a highly original take on the beloved slacker comedy: a lo-fi buddy film with a blaring musical finale that will leave you wanting an immediate encore! (BLU-RAY)

PALINDROMISTS, THE (2020) 

QUEENS OF EVIL (1970) 

In this dark, gothic fairy tale for adults Ray Lovelock plays David, a lone hippie motorcyclist, cruising the highways, in search of a better world. One night on a lonely mountain road he stops to help out the owner of a Rolls Royce with a flat tyre. The middle aged driver of the car gives David a lecture about responsibility and, unknown to David, punctures the front tyre of his motorbike before driving off. Furious, David gives chase. There is an accident and the car crashes, killing the driver. Fearing trouble from the police, David heads off down a side road into a dark forest and spends the night in a deserted barn. He is awakened the next morning by three beautiful young women who live in a luxurious villa nearby. These three women appear to be toying with David, playing an elaborate and sinister game, involving perplexing rituals and night-time vigils. The climax of their game takes place at a party in a nearby castle where David appears to be the guest of honour…but for what purpose? (BLU-RAY)

QUEER JAPAN (2019) 

Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to shine in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan. From glossy pride parades to playfully perverse underground parties, QUEER JAPAN pictures people living brazenly unconventional lives in the sunlight, the shadows, and everywhere in between. Interviewees include drag queen Vivienne Sato, erotic manga artist Gengoroh Tagame, butoh dancer Atsushi Matsuda, multimedia artist Nogi Sumiko, HIV+ advocate Hiroshi Hasegawa, activist Akira the Hustler, and transgender author Tomato Hatakeno. (DVD)

RENT-A-PAL (2020) 

Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother (Kathleen Brady). While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy (Wil Wheaton), the tape offers him much-needed company, compassion, and friendship. But, Andy’s friendship comes at a cost, and David desperately struggles to afford the price of admission. (DVD)

SAN FRANCISCO (1936) (WARNER ARCHIVE)

SIX BY SONDHEIM (2013) 

SMALL SOLDIERS (1998) 

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, it quickly goes wrong as the toys spring to life and start taking their battle directives seriously. (BLU-RAY)

SOFTIE (2020) 

SOFTIE is the portrait of a committed activist, but it’s also about politics, family, and what it means to be Kenyan. And it’s a gripping campaign film too. Director Sam Soko followed Softie for five years, as Softie’s activism tests their marriage and his ability to be present for their kids. (DVD)

SPIRAL (2019) 

A same-sex couple move to a small town so they can enjoy a better quality of life and raise their 16 year-old daughter with the best social values. But nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood. And when Malik sees the folks next door throwing a very strange party, something shocking has got to give. (DVD)

STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT (1992) 

TOUKI BOUKI (1973) (CRITERION)

With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a fractured portrait of the disenchantment of postindependence Senegal in the early 1970s. In this picaresque fantasy-drama, the disaffected young lovers Anta and Mory, fed up with Dakar, long to escape to the glamour and comforts they imagine France has to offer, but their plan is confounded by obstacles both practical and mystical. Alternately manic and meditative, Touki bouki has an avant-garde sensibility characterized by vivid imagery, bleak humor, unconventional editing, and jagged soundscapes, and it demonstrates Mambéty’s commitment to telling African stories in new ways. (BLU-RAY)

TRAVELS IN THE CONGO (1927) 

In 1925, Marc Allégret accompanied André Gide on a journey to French Equatorial Africa, the Congo, as his secretary, and novice filmmaker. Filming throughout their 11-month travels, and only three years after Nanook of the North, Allégret’s goal was to immerse viewers as we ourselves had been, in the atmosphere of this mysterious country. Unusual for its time Travels in the Congo (Voyage au Congo) is a largely observational documentary (with one dramatized sequence) showing aspects of the lives, culture, and built environments of diverse groups in the region, amongst them the Baya, Sara, and Fula peoples, and without trying to shoehorn them into a dramatic narrative. Travels in the Congo does, of course, retain a certain colonial gaze; in writing about the film, Allégret referred to its subjects as a humanity without history. But overall it remains steadfast in its approach, presenting its subjects on their own terms. (DVD)

VANGUARD (2020) 

Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world’s deadliest mercenary organization. (DVD)

WONDER WOMAN: SEASONS 1-3 (1975) (2 DISKS)

YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS (2020) 

The lights and cameras are all in position. The moderator takes a last quick look at his notes. The final seconds of the intro ad roll by, and then the show goes live. Tonight’s guest is Maryam, a young woman condemned to death for murdering her husband. With her in the studio is Mona, the daughter of the dead man. Maryam is supposed to beg for forgiveness, and her life, for the camera. If Mona grants her forgiveness, Maryam will live, and the show’s sponsors will pay Mona a reward. If she denies it, Maryam will die. Millions of television viewers are tuning in on the night of Yalda, the Persian celebration of the winter solstice, to see Maryam’s fate unfold. Alluding to a real, popular Iranian TV show, the television studio serves as a stage for a startling chamber play between these two women, and the social pressures behind their circumstances. (DVD)