Everything Else

2019 has come and gone and once again, we here at Rock! Shock! Pop! have been lucky enough to review a lot of the really great releases that have come out in the last twelve months. Continuing the tradition started a few years ago, it’s once again time to look back at the best of the best.

So without further ado, here are our favorite titles that we were able to write up this year, ranked in no particular order and based on the ever important mix of entertainment value and quality of the release itself.

Rock! Shock! Pop’s Top 25 Releases Of 2019:


Movies don’t get much more macho than Umberto Lenzi’s The Tough Ones! Sure, the movie might be a little light on plot and story but it’s ...

The last few years have seen a resurgence in the popularity of cult titles on DVD and especially Blu-ray and for fans, well, 2017 was an embarrassment of riches. We hear at R!S!P! have been privileged enough to have the opportunity to review a lot of the best and most interesting to come out this year, and with 2018 just a few short hours away, why not look back on the last twelve months?

So without further ado, here are our favorite titles that we were able to write up this year, ranked in no particular order and based on the ever important mix of entertainment value and quality of the release itself.

Rock! Shock! Pop’s Top 20 Domestic Releases Of 2017:

Blue Underground really rolled out the red carpet for their release of Deathdream, carrying over all of the extras from their previous DVD edition, adding a bunch of new supplements to the mix and presenting the film in excellent shape. As to the movie itself? Deathdream is an excellent film, a genuinely chilling horror picture that is really well made ...

By Alex Kattke

Released on: May 26th, 2017
Developed by: Illfonic
Published by: Gun Media
Platform: Steam

Note: this review pertains to the PC version on Steam. This is not a reflection of the game’s current state on Xbox One or Playstation 4.

Friday the 13th is regarded as the big bad motherfucker of the Slasher movie sub-genre and not needing much in the way of introduction. Any horror fan has most likely seen most of the films in the franchise and has at least one favorite. The general public far and wide is at least aware of the franchise’s notoriety, an emphasis on sex and gore, and the series’ main antagonist Jason Voorhees AKA The Sultan if you’re a fan.

It’s a franchise heavily embedded in our culture. Being parodied too many times to count ...

Arthouse and Grindhouse: Blurred Lines.
By Alexander Kattke

It opens in black and white in slow motion. Pleasant chamber music plays to create a contrast. A middle-aged couple are shown fucking. We cut to the balls slamming against the wife’s ass. A young boy enters the room unaware of what’s happening in front of him. The ...

Last weekend my wife and I attended the Saskatoon Comic and Entertainment Expo (or SaskExpo) in the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ...

OK, here's the deal - the good people at MGM have been kind enough to offer us up one set of the upcoming Chuck Norris Blu-ray releases to give away to one lucky forum member (so long as said forum member lives in the US or Canada - sorry international ...

Did you know we're giving away a copy of the new DVD release of Apollo 18?

It's true! You can win your very own copy by entering ...

I’ve loved Pee-Wee Herman ever since I was a kid. In a lot of ways, I haven’t changed much since then so when I found out The Pee-Wee Herman Show was ...

I am not a huge fan of the chorus effect when it comes to guitar. Used on keyboards, synths, etc, it can add a cool effect similar to what you get from a high speed Leslie rotating ...