The B-movie horror films of the 80s typically sink to the depths of hell in quality, which makes "Witchcraft" a welcome surprise.  The plot involves a pregnant woman carrying something quite unnatural.  It's not great horror by any means, but it's entertaining.  The gore is standard low-budget cheapo-effects, but there's a real sense of atmosphere and enough chills to please any horror fan.

At least the quality to this Simitar release is an improvement over some of their earlier releases. Even for an obviously low-budget film, the original negative appears to be of better than average stock.  The picture is generally sharp, and slightly improved in the darker scenes over the older laserdisc version. The stereo sound offers minimal separational effects. 

The second in an apparantly successful series of "Witchcraft" films, "Witchcraft 2:The Temptress" features Della Sheppard is convincingly seductive as the title character.  The plot involves a boy haunted in his dreams by what may be a demonic secret.  Standard fare that college kids can sit back and enjoy with a few beers and a girl.  The special effects aren't a real improvement over its predecessor, but the quality of the DVD transfer is better than average. While the DVD isn't as sharp as the laserdisc version, the stereo sound displays more depth.

Tangerine Dream, the musicians responsible for "Risky Business" "Sorcerer" and many other sensational  "mood" film scores,   provides  excellent background music to this visual exploration of the Grand Canyon.  While some of the images may seem repetitive at times, the DVD transfer is generally sharp, although bordering on grainy at moments.

The musical score from Philip Glass is enough to recommend purchasing "Anima Mundi."   However, when paired with the stunning images of all forms of wildlife, big and small, this one shouldn't be missed.  The quality of the DVD transfer is superior to that of  the previously released laserdisc.  The stereo sound appears to be the same high quality.

Former teen-age horror in his own right, Corey Feldman and the late Jack Nance star in this surprisingly effective horror thriller set around a college fraternity involved with voodoo.  There are some genuine creepy moments, and the DVD transfer is in above average condition.  The stereo surround offers some effective directional effects.

The sprite of a dead Indian Warrior wreaks havoc on college co-eds at a house in the woods.  No surprises here, and awfully slow.  The DVD transfer is fair, with average quality due to some washed out images.  However, the stereo sound is above average with an impressive score.

Jackie Chan should be ashamed of making such a boring, uneventful martial arts-film, but the below average quality of this DVD transfer is even more embarassing.  For the most part, this release looks like a mediocre videotape. There are continuous examples of poor source material throughout the film and the mono sound is at times hard to hear.   The images have been badly cropped as well.

When one first hears the narration of Joey Travolta, it's easy to assume this is going to be a below-average documentary.  It's not.  Combining two television episodes from a show entitled, "From Beyong."  While the quality of the images making up most of the footage is average at best, it doesn't really detract from the film's fun.  After all, the documentary is dealing with sub-standard "home movies" of flying saucers for the most part.  There's some captivating abduction stories, including a segment devoted to author Whitley Streiber and his "experiences."

This one's horrible by anyone's standards.  A woman seeing a psychiatrist is haunted by what may be premonitions of a serial killer.  The gore and sex can't stop the audience from yawning throughout the film.  The quality of the DVD transfer is way below average, with grain throughout and mediocre sound quality.