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Blue Velvet
In the end, Blue Velvet is awesome. It has so many of those amazing beautiful moments, down to the music that you see echoed throughout Lynch’s later work. The Blu-ray keeps it complete, adding in essential additions of lost footage, reviews, documentaries and more.
My first exposure to the world of David Lynch was at too young of an age. I remember my dad dubbing a VHS of Eraserhead for my uncle one night in the mid ‘80s. I walked in on the baby spitting up, to which I asked “Dad, what’s wrong with the baby?”
His reply?
“It’s just a little messed up.”
After that, I, too, was a little messed up.
When Twin Peaks hit the air in 1990, my good friend and I took a huge liking to Kyle MacLachlan. A few years later, we rented any movie we could with him, including Blue Velvet, in which slowing down the chewed VHS tape in choice scenes was worthless, because, well, it was a chewed VHS tape.
There are so many fantastic elements in the film that just scream what you can now call “Lynch” and I am very proud to say that my first exposure to Blu-ray is David Lynch’s Blue Velvet.
To start, I literally just got Blu-ray player. I am late to the game, right? However, I’ve spent many a day at Costco going ‘Whoaaa’ as I watch something on a sample TV that makes me feel like I’m looking through a window.
For a 25 year old film, Blue Velvet may not fully display in the manner of modern Blu-ray HD quality; however, the print is cleaned up so nicely that it looks as a film made this past week. Some of the outdoor shots, including the insects in the grass, look absolutely amazing. The sound, too, is great. A perfect example is when Jeffrey (MacLachlan) checks out Dorothy Vallen’s apartment building. The elevator sign that is shorting out is buzzing about in a prominent manner, where in the prints I’ve ever seen, it is not. Basically, the quality is so good for its age that if my friend and I had this quality back in the day, we wouldn’t have been bored on the weekends.
I think my personal draw to Lynch is the atmosphere, which is probably best summed up in Blue Velvet. The atmosphere encompasses exactly what a nightmare is like, and not in a negative sense. More so in the ‘What the f*** is going on!?’ sense. Almost to the point that you feel as out of your mind as Dennis Hopper had to have been during production. However, the nightmare components are so damn intriguing, you’re constantly trying to make sense of them, and quite possibly there is no sense to be made. The fact that the film has made its way to Blu-ray will just emphasize all of these elements that make it so breathtaking.
On a side note, you should definitely invest in this disc if you’re as big (or small) of a Twin Peaks fan as I am (ex. I have Laura Palmer’s picture on a shelf in my house). One should adore Blue Velvet for all of the TP precursors, including the score, the dramatic elements, the use of a football head character named Mike, use of curtains, small town mentality – basically any theory you can just Google online to save space here.
The extras include some great things starting with the original Siskel & Ebert review that begins with Roger Ebert stating the film is cruelly unfair to its actors. They go on to basically proclaim how they don’t go for it. I must disagree, sir. I give it two thumbs up.
Mysteries of Love, an hour long documentary, starts from the origins of the story and follows it to fruition. If you were confused on what that VHS thing I was talking about earlier was, just watch this and you will see. The clips of young David Lynch just make me beam. You might think the disc could be worth the documentary alone.
The outtakes and lost footage are the reason why you need this Blu-ray. Remember that nightmare element I spoke of earlier? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Like who the hell knew that Megan Mullally played Kyle MacLachlan’s girlfriend in a cut scene? Who knew that if you pay attention and don’t fast forward around minute 2:55 of the outtakes that you will see a woman light her nipples on fire?!
In the end, Blue Velvet is awesome. It has so many of those amazing beautiful moments, down to the music that you see echoed throughout Lynch’s later work. The Blu-ray keeps it complete, adding in essential additions of lost footage, reviews, documentaries and more.
In the immortal words of Frank, “Heineken?! Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!”
This week’s big new horror release is of course Evil Dead Burn in theaters later in the week, but you don’t have to wait until this weekend to inject fresh nightmares into your eyeballs.
Five brand new horror movies have already released at home this week.
Here’s all the new horror that released on Tuesday, July 7, 2026!
Director André Øvredal’s (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Last Voyage of the Demeter) new movie Passenger is now available on Digital at home.
Here’s the synopsis for Passenger: “A few weeks into their van life adventure, a young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. Soon they’re being pursued by a demonic stalker who’s impossible to outrun and follows them wherever they go.”
André Øvredal told Bloody Disgusting in an exclusive chat, “It’s a road movie, which is what I really fell in love with. It’s totally unique for me as a horror movie. Bridging the road movie with a haunting, essentially, on the road. I think it’s the scariest movie I’ve made.”
The cast includes Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Melissa Leo, Tony Doupe, Bonni Dichone, Devielle Johnson, Jessica Cruz, Miles Fowler, and Alan Trong.
The screenplay is written by Zachary Donohue (The Den) and T.W. Burgess (Mister Howl). Former Warner Bros production executive Walter Hamada, who steered the Conjuring and It franchises, is producing via his 18hz as part of his first-look deal with Paramount. It screenwriter Gary Dauberman is also producing via Coin Operated.
Supernatural horror, psychological suspense, and an eye-catching creature take center stage in The Leaching, now available on Digital from Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment.
“After waking up in a grave on her father’s isolated forest property with no idea of who she is or how she got there, Vivian must use her limited memory to piece together the nightmarish truth, all the while being tormented by the undead, a giant leech monster, and her ‘father.’
“Over the next few days, she will uncover the framework of a truly nefarious supernatural scheme, but will it be too late?”
The Leaching is written and directed by Evan Showalter (Ante Mortem, Bad Music Terry).
“The Leaching is an exploration of faith, the loss of self, and the monsters (literally) that emerge when people surrender themselves to something greater than they can understand,” says Showalter. “It’s an isolating horror film that plays with a very uncomfortable question.”
A film student finds herself trapped in a giallo nightmare in lo-fi horror movie City Wide Fever, which is now streaming exclusively on the Midnight Pulp streaming service.
The meta horror movie is from debut writer/director Josh Heaps.
In City Wide Fever, “Sam, a young film student, discovers a USB detailing the life and career of forgotten Italian horror director Saturnino Barresi.
“As she begins to investigate his mysterious disappearance, Sam finds herself pulled into a violent conspiracy eerily similar to those of the films she adores.”
Diletta Guglielmi, Angelica Kim, and Nancy Kimball star with Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood), Larry Fessenden (You’re Next), Carolyn Farina, and comedian Ian Fidance.
Paul Lê wrote in his review for Bloody Disgusting, “This isn’t just a case of throwback filmmaking that’s been achieved with contemporary technology; the director used era-authentic equipment to help create this striking and nostalgic piece of modern horror. The end result is a movie… teeming with enough verve and style to make it feel fresh.”
A Gen Z slasher that pays homage to ’90s teen slasher movies, You’re Dead to Me is now available on Digital outlets at home courtesy of distributor Dark Star Pictures.
In the slasher film, “Three high school seniors skip prom for a secluded weekend party free from parents, school, and responsibility, but their escape turns terrifying when they learn one of their classmates has been brutally murdered.”
Denise Richards (Valentine) stars alongside Siena Agudong (Sidelined: The QB and Me, Sidelined 2: Intercepted), Jessica Belkin (“Baywatch” ), Ella Anderson (“Henry Danger,” Song Sung Blue), and Conor Husting (“Boo, Bitch”, Hollywood Stargirl).
The film was directed by Juan Pablo Arias Munoz.
You’re Dead to Me was co-written by Sarah Howard and Terry Castle, the daughter of the legendary producer and filmmaker William Castle (House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler).
Steven Quale (Into the Storm, Final Destination 5) directed the supernatural thriller Black Box, which has now taken flight on Digital outlets courtesy of Aura Entertainment.
The film is based on the short film The Vessel, and an original screenplay from horror writer Stephen Susco (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Hell Fest).
Black Box (Flight 298) follows the supernatural events surrounding Vero Airlines 298 from New Orleans to Seattle.
Tom Brittney, Holly Leena White, Betsy Blue English, Dane Whyte O’Hara, Kaja Chan, Asa Ali, Boadicea Ricketts, Ceallach Spellman, Georgina Leonidas, Molly Belle Wright, Hanneke Talbot, Danny Mack, and Weronika Rosati star in Black Box.
Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici (Barbarian, Boy Kills World) and Jon Oakes (Drive, The Guilty) will produce alongside Capstone’s Christian Mercuri and David Haring (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Warren Zide (The Final Destination, American Pie), and Susco. Ruzanna Kegeyan and Roman Viaris of Capstone, and Clark Baker (Vessel) will executive produce.
What happened to Flight 298? Find out on Digital outlets now.
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