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Budd Wilkins

Budd Wilkins's writing has appeared in Film Journal International and Video Watchdog. He is a member of the Online Film Critics Society.

The 10th Victim

Blu-ray Review: Elio Petri’s Sci-Fi Comedy ‘The 10th Victim’ on Kino Lorber

by Budd Wilkins
March 20, 2025

Visually speaking, The 10th Victim is, at bottom, a Pop Art melting pot.

Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

Review: Oldřich Lipský’s ‘Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians’ on Deaf Crocodile Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
March 18, 2025

Beneath all the japery, there are some serious matters that are being sent up.

The Golden Fern

Review: Jiří Weiss’s Black-and-White Fairy Tale ‘The Golden Fern’ on Deaf Crocodile Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
March 13, 2025

Weiss’s film is a haunting fable about arrogance and infidelity.

The Outcasts

Review: Robert Wynne-Simmons’s Irish Drama ‘The Outcasts’ on Deaf Crocodile Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
March 7, 2025

The Outcasts brings rural Irish folkways and folk tales to vivid and entrancing life.

Performance

Review: Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg’s ‘Performance’ on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
March 4, 2025

The film effectively hammers the last nail in the counterculture’s coffin.

Felidae

Review: Michael Schaack’s Graphic Animated Feature ‘Felidae’ on Deaf Crocodile Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
February 11, 2025

The film examines hefty sociopolitical issues through the lens of familiar genre tropes.

Vixen Trilogy

A Long Fuse and a Big Bang: Russ Meyer’s ‘Vixen’ Cult Classic Sexploitation Trilogy

by Budd Wilkins
January 24, 2025

Russ Meyer was a veritable one-man band.

Murder by Decree

Review: Bob Clark’s ‘Murder by Decree’ on Kino Lorber 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
January 21, 2025

The film still resonates with its themes of political corruption and abuse of power.

Rampo Noir

Review: ‘Rampo Noir’ J-Horror Anthology on Arrow Video Limited Edition Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
January 3, 2025

The extras new and old provide much-needed context for this outré anthology film.

No Country for Old Men

Review: Joel and Ethan Coen’s ‘No Country for Old Men’ on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Nick Schager Budd Wilkins
December 12, 2024

The Coens’ bleak and beautiful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel gets a gorgeous transfer.

The Addiction

Review: Abel Ferrara’s ‘The Addiction’ on Limited Edition Arrow Video 4K UHD Blu-ray

by Chuck Bowen Budd Wilkins
December 10, 2024

Addiction here springs from self-absorption, which is the common denominator of all evil.

Hard Wood: The Adult Features of Ed Wood

The Old In-Out: ‘Hard Wood: The Adult Features of Ed Wood’ on Severin Films Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
December 10, 2024

The four films collected here chronicle a seismic shift in cult filmmaker Ed Wood’s oeuvre.

All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror: Volume Two

From Sullen Earth: ‘All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror: Volume Two’

by Budd Wilkins
December 4, 2024

The set is a fabulist bestiary replete with witches, werewolves, and all manner of vengeful spirits.

Godzilla

4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Honda Ishirô’s ‘Godzilla’ on the Criterion Collection

by Budd Wilkins
November 5, 2024

Criterion’s new UHD release of Godzilla gives the big lizard a welcome 4K makeover.

The Classic Ghosts: 1970s Gothic Television

Small Screen Screams: ‘The Classic Ghosts: 1970s Gothic Television’ from Kino Cult

by Budd Wilkins
October 26, 2024

True to the set’s title, most of the films take inspiration from classics of the ghost story genre.

Bring on the Night: ‘American Twilight: The Cinema of Tobe Hooper’

by Budd Wilkins
October 10, 2024

If this volume sends you back to Hooper’s films, it’s more than accomplished its job.

Torso

Review: Sergio Martino’s 1973 Giallo ‘Torso’ on Arrow Video Limited Edition 4K UHD

by Budd Wilkins
September 11, 2024

Torso is a top-shelf giallo that also clearly paved the way for the rise of the slasher film.

Viva la Muerte

Review: Fernando Arrabal’s ‘Viva la Muerte’ on Radiance Films Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
September 4, 2024

Viva la Muerte embodies the surrealist desire to meld the real and the dreamlike.

Door-to-Door Maniac

Review: Bill Karn’s ‘Door-to-Door Maniac’ on Film Masters Special Edition Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
August 28, 2024

This fever dream of a heist film features a ferocious turn from country music icon Johnny Cash.

Squirm

Review: Jeff Lieberman’s ‘Squirm’ on Special Edition Kino Cult Blu-ray

by Budd Wilkins
August 21, 2024

The film strikes a delicate balance between funny and truly creepy.

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