The closer to this post series exploring the contents of Arrow Video's jaw-dropping blu-ray box set Shawscope Vol. 2 has saved the wildest for last. The quartet of films covered here shows the surprises that Shaw Brothers has tucked away in their voluminous filmography…

these three albums are all interesting listens, particularly as a kind of aesthetic Rorschach test for how much of a prog traditionalist you are…

Part two of Schlockmania's overview for the films in Arrow Video's amazing blu-ray box Shawscope Vol. 2 explores a quintet of films that will appeal to fans of old-school kung fu - 4 from Chang Cheh and the Venom Mob, one from Lau Kar Leung

Despite the conflicting agendas and lineup shuffling, the three albums covered here are impressively consistent and artful, showing that the pressure of artistic conflict often produced diamonds in the world of prog rock.

Here is the first part in a three-post series devoted to exploring the films in this set. This installment serves up no less that four films masterminded by the great Lau Kar-Leung, including some all-timer favorites with martial arts film fans in The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin and Mad Monkey Kung Fu. Rounding out this quintet is a look at Five Superfighters, a comedy kung fu extravaganza that makes up what it lacks in budget or name stars with a jaw-dropping work ethic expressed via an array of intricately choreographed fight and training sequences.

As the Strawbs moved towards the mid-'70s, they reached their artistic peak. With founding member Dave Cousins guiding the ship, they cut of a string of progressive rock albums that combined lush, ambitious arrangements an approach that synthesized English folk, rock and progressive ambitiousness in the structuring of pieces and their ability to make a variety of styles cohere.

…if you waited for an affordably-priced domestic UHD release for Phenomena, Synapse Films has amply rewarded you here. You get all three versions of the film in sterling presentations plus an impressive slate of extras that take you inside the complex story of this film's creation.

Argento treats his storyline as a springboard for stylization, mixing delirious horror concepts (a giallo-style killer, nightmares becoming reality, a "thing" chained in a room, a family house with secrets, swarms of insects) with lavish visuals that utilize everything from swooping crane shots to underwater photography.

You could argue that the trio of albums presented in this Catalog Crawl represent the classic lineup of Genesis at its most unified and groundbreaking, delivering material that had complexity without sacrificing melody.

A few weeks back, Sonny Chiba's classic Street Fighter trilogy was covered so it's only natural to follow up with it's spin-off series, Sister Street Fighter. This was a vehicle for Chiba protege Etsuko Shihomi…

All three albums covered here represent a compelling and harmonious union between strong songwriting, ambitious musicianship and that vintage, earthy yet cleanly defined style of recording that defined so many great albums of the '70s.

This installment of Quick Schlock provides you with capsule review for all three films in the series. As a bonus it also includes two vehicles that Chiba starred in with his proteges, Etsuko Shihomi and Hiroyuki Sanada.

This installment of Catalog Crawl looks at their first three albums, which cover a rapid pattern of growth and development… By the final album covered here, they completed their lineup and their development into a style of progressive rock that would sustain them well into the '70s.

This box set shows how diverse the genre could be, delivering good cops-vs.-crooks programmers as well as a couple of films that mix cop procedural with dark explorations of the criminal mindset and - best of all - a pointed expose of how failings in the justice system could be exploited by the wealthy and unprincipled at the expense of the common man.

The Strawbs’ early albums stayed close to their roots in English folk music but gradually unveiled the progressive leanings that would soon come to the fore in their most popular work.

A fun entry in the Bigfoot film canon, a hard-working little regional indie flick that bridges the gap between traditional monster movie treatments of Bigfoot and the pseudo-documentaries.

A worthwhile disc of an overlooked modern horror film from a veteran that offers the best possible transfer for this visually challenging title and fortifies the presentation with a selection of worthwhile extras.

Satan's Little Helper proved that Lieberman could still put together an effective mixture of shocks and social commentary… if this is his last hurrah, it's got that signature style that his fanbase will appreciate.

Synapse's promotional materials reveal it was a 15 year journey to produce this set - and fans of '80s genre material will be thankful for the results. Read on for a breakdown of the standard edition release.