Kiwi Kult: Volume 1: In the Dark - BLU-RAY

American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike (Eisenberg), a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe (Kristen Stewart), is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

Step into the shadowy side of Aotearoa with three unforgettable films that reveal a country as unsettling as it is beautiful. From the rural gothic chills of THE SCARECROW (1982), to the twisted psychological horror of JACK BE NIMBLE (1993), and the cultural reckoning of THE CROOKED EARTH (2001) THE SCARECROW (1982) A haunting blend of gothic melodrama, psychological thriller, and coming-of-age tale, THE SCARECROW is one of New Zealand's most acclaimed films, based on the classic novel by Ronald Hugh Morrison. When 14-year-old Ned wakes to find his chickens stolen, a seemingly minor mystery spirals into something far darker. Hundreds of miles away, a teenage girl is found murdered, and the trail leads to Hubert Salter magician, predator, and killer. His twisted obsession? Ned's sister, Prudence. As evil closes in, Ned and Prudence must confront the truth no one else dares to see in a town that would rather look away. JACK BE NIMBLE (1993) Abandoned as children and raised apart, Jack (Alexis Arquette) and Dora (Sarah Smuts-Kennedy) are siblings bound by a psychic connection, and a haunting past. Dora, gifted with telepathy, searches for Jack, who has escaped from years of abuse at the hands of his adoptive parents. But Jack is no longer the boy he once was. Tormented and vengeful, he's on a path of destruction, pursued by the monstrous foster sisters who want him back. As the siblings race to reunite, their reunion will unleash forces both human and supernatural, in a world where innocence is lost, and monsters wear many faces. A cult classic of New Zealand gothic cinema, JACK BE NIMBLE is a twisted, emotionally charged journey into the heart of darkness. CROOKED EARTH (2001) When Will Bastion (Temuera Morrison) returns home to bury his father, a respected Maori chief, he's drawn into a community on the brink of upheaval. His brother Kahu (Lawrence Makoare) has claime

Take elite commandos, send them on a do-or-die assignment -- and sit back and watch the action explode. The men-on-a-mission formula that worked in 1967's The Dirty Dozen and in Where Eagles Dare (released in the U.S. in 1969) provides another salvo of volatile screen adventure with this strike force saga released in 1968. Rod Taylor and Jim Brown are among a mercenary unit rolling on a steam train across the Congo, headed for the dual tasks of rescuing civilians imperiled by rebels and recovering a cache of diamonds. The film's violence is fierce, unforgiving, ahead of its time. Quentin Tarantino would offer a tribute of sorts to this red-blooded wallop of a cult fave by using part of its compelling score in Inglourious Basterds (2009).