Arrow Video has announced its January 2022 lineup for its subscription-based ARROW platform. The January 2022 lineup leads with the ARROW release of Stefan Lernous’ hilarious and toe-curling debut feature “Hotel Poseidon,” which will be available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland.
In “Hotel Poseidon,” David reluctantly pretends to be the manager of Hotel Poseidon, where fungus covers the walls and comments such as “faded glory” and “has seen better times” entirely fall short of describing this establishment. He wanders the corridors of his personal Overlook Hotel like a zombie, being a passive spectator to what happens around him. Whether it’s clients without cash, his mother castrating him with her sharp tongue, or the recently deceased aunt in the hallway whose pension kept the place going. David will gradually lose his balance and tumble into a waking nightmare, in which his hotel is transformed into an existential purgatory. With inner demons on the booze, lustful creatures tempting his lonely soul to sin, and a big plunge into the proverbial metaphysical shithole, David can expect some strong comments on Trip Advisor. “Hotel Poseidon” will arrive on ARROW on January 3.
Also arriving on January 3 is Mario Bava’s final feature, “Shock,” where a woman is haunted by a series of nightmares and hallucinations.
January 3 will also kick off ARROW’s Seasons for 2022, starting with “New Year Body Transformations.” This isn’t some new weight-loss fad; this is a collection of films that are all about transforming into something more, whether that be a creature of the night or just living your best life. Films in this collection include “Irezumi,” “Tokyo Fist,” and “Wolf Guy.”
Also launching on January 3 is “RIP Advisor,” centered on the trips you don’t come back from. A selection of ARROW films featuring put-you-ups that you may not survive staying in long enough to leave a one-star review of. If the creepy, damp, and decrepit Hotel Poseidon gave you a taste for edgy lodgings, give one of these hotels, motels, boarding houses, or new digs a try – you’ll check-in, but you might not check out. Titles include “Hotel Poseidon,” “The Possessed,” “Basket Case,” and “Inferno.”
January 7 sees the arrival of “Deadly Games,” a tale of madness, murder, and adultery from writer/director Scott Mansfield. A masked maniac with a penchant for a horror-themed board game is playing his own twisted game with the women of a small American town. Each time the dice is rolled, another victim meets a grisly end.
January 10 hosts the launch of a pair of deadly delights from Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia. “Perdita Durango,” starring Oscar nominee Rosie Perez and Academy Award winner Javier Bardem and “The Day of the Beast,” which follows a rogue priest who discovers the exact date The Antichrist will be born. Hoping to prevent the Apocalypse, he summons Satan himself with the aid of a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic.
January 13 debuts documentary retrospective “Still Tickin’: The Return of A Clockwork Orange” to mark the 50th Anniversary of Kubrick’s classic. In this fascinating documentary contemporary directors like Sam Mendes, Mary Harron, and Tony Kaye, critics, and lead actor Malcolm McDowell discuss one of the most debated and controversial works of cinema of all time.
January 14 sees the debut of “Red Angel,” “Bloodbath at the House of Death,” and “Cradle of Fear.” “Red Angel is Yasuzo Masumura’s unflinching look at the horror and futility of war through the eyes of a dedicated and selfless young military nurse. “Bloodbath at the House of Death” follows a group of scientists as they investigate a mysterious massacre, and “Cradle of Fear” amps up the tension when a respectable lawyer and his partner discover they are not alone.
January 17 caps off the month with a trio of stunning examples of Asian Cinema with Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Anti-War Trilogy: “Casting Blossoms to the Sky,” “Seven Weeks,” and “Hanagtami.” In “Casting Blossoms to the Sky,” Endo Reiko visits the city of Nagaoka and listens to a motley cast’s stories. During her visit, she learns about the city’s history, its fireworks, and how war ravaged and changed the city and the narrator’s lives. In “Seven Weeks,” a former hospital director runs an antique shop in Ashibetsu with her family. In “Hanagtami,” Obayashi fulfills his filmmaking dream of 40 years by telling a timeless story of the pureness of youth beset by the chaos of war.
January will also include a curated “Best of 2021.” With an incredible year of new releases, this selection will bring together the best of the best from the last year, allowing fans to catch these films if they missed them previously. The “Best of 2021” titles will be revealed in January.
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