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Rocco T. Thompson

Rocco is a film journalist, critic, and podcaster based out of Austin, Texas.

Udo Kier on Swan Song, Embodying Mr. Pat, and Being A Gay Icon

Interview: Udo Kier on Swan Song, Embodying Mr. Pat, and Being a Gay Icon

by Rocco T. Thompson
August 6, 2021

Udo Kier discusses Swan Song, his work across his 50-year-plus career, and how he feels about being labeled a gay icon.

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Review: Christophe Gans’s Brotherhood of the Wolf on Shout! Factory Blu-ray

by Ed Gonzalez Rocco T. Thompson
August 2, 2021

The newest release of Christophe Gans’s cult film will leave you howling for something better.

Vengeance Trails

Review: ‘Vengeance Trails: Four Classic Westerns’ on Arrow Video Blu-ray

by Rocco T. Thompson
July 30, 2021

The extras add immensely to the enjoyment of the four collected films.

House of Wax

Blu-ray Review: Jaume Collet-Serra’s House of Wax Joins the Shout! Factory

by Ed Gonzalez Rocco T. Thompson
July 11, 2021

Jaume Collet-Serra’s remake of House of Wax is a nostalgia trip worth taking for fans of noughties horror.

The Leather Boys

Review: Sidney J. Furie’s The Leather Boys on AGFA and Shout! Factory Blu-ray

by Rocco T. Thompson
June 28, 2021

The film has endured as a key text in the emergent queer cinema thanks to its largely empathetic view of same-sex desire.

Irezumi

Review: Masumura Yasuzô’s Proto-Feminist Shocker Irezumi on Arrow Blu-ray

by Rocco T. Thompson
June 21, 2021

Irezumi is a worthwhile reflection of Japan’s changing post-war attitudes toward sex, art, and liberation.

Son of the White Mare

Review: Marcell Jankovics’s Son of the White Mare on Arbelos Films Blu-ray

by Rocco T. Thompson
June 7, 2021

Son of the White Mare is a masterpiece of the medium that deserves a place of honor on every collector’s shelf.

Santa Sangre

Review: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre Gets 4K Edition from Severin

by Rob Humanick Rocco T. Thompson
May 16, 2021

Severin’s 4K transfer of Santa Sangre ensures that this is the definitive home-video release of Jodorowsky’s carnivalesque masterwork.

Spiral

Review: Spiral Myopically Rips a Familiar Page from the Book of Saw

by Rocco T. Thompson
May 12, 2021

Spiral seems primed to explore the present-day fight against police brutality, but it never lives up to that promise.

King Kong

Blu-ray Review: John Guillermin’s King Kong Joins the Shout! Factory

by Rocco T. Thompson
May 6, 2021

Shout! Factory’s release is stacked with enough goodies to satisfy a king-sized appetite for all things Kong.

Switchblade Sisters

Review: Jack Hill’s Exploitation Classic Switchblade Sisters on Arrow Blu-ray

by Rocco T. Thompson
April 20, 2021

Switchblade Sisters is the rare grindhouse joint that fully lives up to its reputation.

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