It’s March, and with it comes an all-new lineup of cult cinema on Arrow Video’s subscription-based ARROW platform. This month’s lineup includes shorts by new talent, deep dives into industry-changing filmmakers, 4K cult horror, and a collection of films curated by director Jake West.
ARROW kicked off the month with “End of the Road,” a collection of cult films featuring four-wheeled thrills, reckless road trips, and breakneck car chases, with titles that include “Threshold,” “Black Test Car,” and “Fill’er Up With Super.”
Additionally, you can catch a trio of Paul Joyce documentaries about iconic filmmakers Dirk Bogarde and Nagisa Oshima. In “Dirk Bogarde: By Myself,” the filmmaker talks about his life and decades-long career, his transitions from heartthrob to icon of edginess, from leading man of the British Box office to novelist and director. This in-depth interview is divided into two parts. “Nagisa Oshima: The Man Who Left His Soul on Film” profiles Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Oshima and explores the pioneer of the Japanese New Wave whose boundary-pushing output is chronicled through interviews with Paul Mayersberg, Donald Richie, Roger Pulvers, and Oshima himself.
On March 8, ARROW debuts “Keep the Faith,” a collection that sees the godly and not-so-godly pushed to the edge and beyond by visions, murderers, the undead, and the sordid. Titles in the collection include “The Righteous,” “Black Rainbox,” and “Crimes of Passion.”
March 8 also marks the arrival of a showcase of new short films from emerging talent, with Ciarán Hickey’s sci-fi horror “Terrible Things,” Alex Baro-Cayetano’s unnerving chiller “Keith,” Drew Maxwell Weiss’s stalker story “The Anatomy Maestro,” and Ryan Irving’s twisted comedy horror “Bark.”
On March 11, ARROW taps into horror director Jake West to curate a list of cult films for your enjoyment. West, known for films like “Razor Blade Smile,” the “S is for Speed” segment of “ABC’s of Death,” and “Evil Aliens” includes films like “The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey,” “The Red Queen Kills 7 Times,” and “Switchblade Sisters” to this latest lineup of Selects.
“Putting together this list of my recommended ARROW favourites has been a bloody delight, but also presented me with a massive dilemma,” said West. “I haven’t felt such indecision to pick since the heady and good old ‘nasty’ days of browsing lurid VHS video covers In a proper independent video shop! And now I find myself back in a beautifully arcane store with a superlative horror and cult film section…how the hell do I pick favourites out of a selection this great?”
“So, after hours of browsing the endless treats on offer, I’ve somehow managed to boil it down. So if you also aren’t quite sure what to pick, then here’s my cross-section recommendations of stone-cold classics; video nasty gorey mayhem: retro thrills and some bizarre mind-expanding cult delights that range from brutal to hilarious, and classy to trashy. I love ‘em all! So if you’re looking for guidance or just want to take a chance, you really can’t go wrong with any of these.”
On March 15, ARROW unveils its Spring collection with “Fashion Victims.” This collection of films shows the models and photographers of the hottest fashions falling victim to the cruelest killers. Titles include “Crimes of Passion,” “There’s Always Vanilla,” and “Swap Nude for Your Killer.”
On March 22, “Must Be Losing It” will debut, a collection of films that are losing their grip on reality and struggle to tell the difference between what is real and what is not. Titles in the collection include “Naked Lunch,” “The Third Eye,” and “Laguna Ave.”
ARROW concludes the month on March 28 with the arrival of “Cult in 4K,” a collection of cult films presented in glorious 4K. Titles include “Ringu,” “Terrible Things,” and “Hellraiser.”
ARROW is available in the US, Canada, the U.K., and Ireland on Roku, Apple T.V. & iOS devices, Android T.V. and mobile devices, Amazon Fire devices, and on all web browsers at https://www.arrow-player.com. Specially curated by members of the ARROW team, ARROW is home to premium film and TV entertainment, exclusive new premieres, cutting-edge cinema, international classics, and cult favorites. Subscriptions are available for $6.99 monthly or $69.99 yearly. Title availability can vary by region.
