Joe Price
@backwoodsaltar.bsky.social
Writer for Complex News and Pigeons and Planes, also previously published in Dazed and DIY. Fix your hearts or die.
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Been experimenting with some out of date film stock, the results aren’t always great but sometimes you’ll get an abstract smearing of colour that looks really cool even if you’re not quite sure what you were originally taking a photo of.
April 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Been experimenting with some out of date film stock, the results aren’t always great but sometimes you’ll get an abstract smearing of colour that looks really cool even if you’re not quite sure what you were originally taking a photo of.
I’m going v-cinema mode
April 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I’m going v-cinema mode
Favourites for March include Walter Hill's underrated neo-Western Extreme Prejudice (1987), Shinya Tsukamoto's stunning WWII drama Shadow of Fire (2023), the methodical and very German heist movie The Cat (1988), and Toshiharu Ikeda's gorgeous pinku neo-noir Scent of a Spell (1985).
April 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Favourites for March include Walter Hill's underrated neo-Western Extreme Prejudice (1987), Shinya Tsukamoto's stunning WWII drama Shadow of Fire (2023), the methodical and very German heist movie The Cat (1988), and Toshiharu Ikeda's gorgeous pinku neo-noir Scent of a Spell (1985).
I love a Vinegar Syndrome delivery day. Such a great month from them and their partners, especially the always reliable Kani and Bleeding Skull. We’ve got HK black magic, a collection of AGFA mixtapes, a British thriller starring Sting, a Filipino classic, high-brow pinku, and no-budget punk art.
March 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I love a Vinegar Syndrome delivery day. Such a great month from them and their partners, especially the always reliable Kani and Bleeding Skull. We’ve got HK black magic, a collection of AGFA mixtapes, a British thriller starring Sting, a Filipino classic, high-brow pinku, and no-budget punk art.
Jeremy Corbyn is on Letterboxd now and I saw this comment on one of his reviews
March 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Jeremy Corbyn is on Letterboxd now and I saw this comment on one of his reviews
February was another really strong month: Poison for the Fairies (1986), Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), Journey to the West (2021), and The Snow Woman (1968).
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
February was another really strong month: Poison for the Fairies (1986), Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), Journey to the West (2021), and The Snow Woman (1968).
all-timer revenge flick Mermaid Legend is finally available on blu-ray, track this down immediately if you haven’t seen it already
February 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
all-timer revenge flick Mermaid Legend is finally available on blu-ray, track this down immediately if you haven’t seen it already
Favourite first time viewings of January: Love Hotel (1985), Disembodied (1998), The Italian Connection (1972), and The Sting of Death (1990).
Wouldn’t’ve stumbled across these if not for the excellent releases from Third Window Films, Bleeding Skull, Raro Video, and Radiance Films, respectively.
Wouldn’t’ve stumbled across these if not for the excellent releases from Third Window Films, Bleeding Skull, Raro Video, and Radiance Films, respectively.
February 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Favourite first time viewings of January: Love Hotel (1985), Disembodied (1998), The Italian Connection (1972), and The Sting of Death (1990).
Wouldn’t’ve stumbled across these if not for the excellent releases from Third Window Films, Bleeding Skull, Raro Video, and Radiance Films, respectively.
Wouldn’t’ve stumbled across these if not for the excellent releases from Third Window Films, Bleeding Skull, Raro Video, and Radiance Films, respectively.
I'm still thinking about Lost Highway after finally revisiting it. Might just be Lynch's best-looking film.
January 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm still thinking about Lost Highway after finally revisiting it. Might just be Lynch's best-looking film.
Making my way through the second of Arrow’s Shaw Brothers sets and having a lot of fun with it, even if some of the movies are rather forgettable. But most importantly, I rewatched Lost Highway last night after picking up the Criterion UHD. Initially, I thought this was a miss, but it’s incredible.
January 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Making my way through the second of Arrow’s Shaw Brothers sets and having a lot of fun with it, even if some of the movies are rather forgettable. But most importantly, I rewatched Lost Highway last night after picking up the Criterion UHD. Initially, I thought this was a miss, but it’s incredible.
if you thought the last four years of posting were bad,
January 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
if you thought the last four years of posting were bad,
this new fangled internet technology seems to be a great way to connect with each other, can’t wait to see where it leads !
January 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
this new fangled internet technology seems to be a great way to connect with each other, can’t wait to see where it leads !
With the new Lontalius album out, I feel confident sharing my personal AOTY list. Man, what a great year for music.
December 12, 2024 at 6:10 PM
With the new Lontalius album out, I feel confident sharing my personal AOTY list. Man, what a great year for music.
Second Sight’s UHD of The Hitcher, which comes with the entire script no less, is a thing of beauty. A stunning restoration for an underrated thriller worthy of such a loving treatment. Perhaps my favourite release of the year.
September 29, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Second Sight’s UHD of The Hitcher, which comes with the entire script no less, is a thing of beauty. A stunning restoration for an underrated thriller worthy of such a loving treatment. Perhaps my favourite release of the year.
2023 will be defined as the year I threw up my hands and admitted I’m really into crappy SOV horror.
November 2, 2023 at 1:17 PM
2023 will be defined as the year I threw up my hands and admitted I’m really into crappy SOV horror.
Fun late addition to my Halloween season viewing plans
October 20, 2023 at 3:46 PM
Fun late addition to my Halloween season viewing plans
I think about how good this sandwich must’ve tasted at least once a week
September 24, 2023 at 3:22 PM
I think about how good this sandwich must’ve tasted at least once a week
Just saw this horse in my living room! hope nothing bad happens lol
September 22, 2023 at 8:19 PM
Just saw this horse in my living room! hope nothing bad happens lol
It’s that time of year when major studio horror classics get their long overdue 4K UHD release. Very happy to see this has both cuts in 4K!
September 19, 2023 at 12:15 PM
It’s that time of year when major studio horror classics get their long overdue 4K UHD release. Very happy to see this has both cuts in 4K!
Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy is so good. The last one is especially great, dealing with the destruction the kaiju battles have on the population. The miniatures are consistently fantastic, it's sometimes shot like a horror film, and at one point characters use a Dreamcast to help their research.
September 9, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy is so good. The last one is especially great, dealing with the destruction the kaiju battles have on the population. The miniatures are consistently fantastic, it's sometimes shot like a horror film, and at one point characters use a Dreamcast to help their research.
I love all of the gang of four in Riki-oh but if I had to pick just one it would be West Block
September 8, 2023 at 2:35 AM
I love all of the gang of four in Riki-oh but if I had to pick just one it would be West Block