Arrow Video Unveils February 2025 Lineup: A Month of Cinematic Treasures

Blight (US): Logan mysteriously disappeared on a camping trip one year ago. Her welcome home party is chaotic, with mysterious earthquakes and power outages.

Sea Fog (US): Written and produced by Bong Joon-ho (PARASITE, THE HOST), Sea Fog is a maritime thriller. Upon learning that his fishing trawler, the Junjin, is about to be sold, Captain Kang looks to make one final score. He’s smuggling illegal immigrants from China to South Korea to make some cash. After arriving at the agreed pickup point, a violent storm forces the Junjin to stall in open waters. As tension and unrest spread, Kang and his crew find themselves pitted against desperate passengers – all while an ominous fog envelops the ship and everyone onboard.

Wolves, Pigs, Men (US): “Three brothers find themselves pitted against each other as rivals in the Yakuza underworld. Jiro robs stolen loot from his younger brother, Sabu, and the gang. When their eldest brother, Kuroki, learns of this, he plans to conspire against them. This results in a treacherous nightmare of unbridled violence..”

The Reflecting Skin (US): An instant cult classic premiered on sold-out screenings at Cannes in 1990. It is a darkly humorous, nightmarish vision of the American dream. Growing up in the 1950s in a small town, 8-year-old Seth becomes convinced the neighbor is a vampire. When his older brother Cameron (Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen) returns home from military service and takes a liking to Dolphin, Seth feels it’s up to him to save Cameron from his friends’ fate.

Also, on February 7, do your best to survive until summer in a new ARROW exclusive title:

Killer Graduation (UK/IRE/US/CAN, released in the US as Departing Seniors). Graduation is a killer. When his recent clash with his bullies sends Javier (Ignacio Diaz-Silverio) to the hospital, he wakes up feeling… different. Psychic visions now plague him, but it’s perfect timing as there’s a masked killer on the loose. With the help of his best friend Bianca (Ireon Roch), they decide to take matters into their own hands and attempt to unravel the mystery of this deranged mask killer before the killer strikes again.

Kazuo Mori strikes twice on February 10 with a double bill of Japanese crime!

A Certain Killer (UK/IRE/US/CAN): Shiozaki’s low-profile existence as a chef at a local sushi restaurant is a front for his job as an assassin. He’s approached by Maeda, a low-ranking member of a local yakuza group, to take out a rival gang boss. However, when he meets a woman, Keiko (Yumiko Nogawa, Gate of Flesh), his relationship with his new employer is dramatically impacted.

A Killer’s Key (UK/IRE/US/CAN): Ichikawa’s lone wolf assassin is back in A Killer’s Key, this time masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta, who is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to influential figures in the political establishment.

Titles Include Vamp, A Taste of Blood, and Vampire Clay.

Also available on February 14:

Mockingbird Don’t Sing (US): Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this drama tells the tale of a young girl who was locked in a room for over 12 years.

The Invitation (UK/IRE/US/CAN): In this psychological thriller by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight), Will (Logan Marshall-Green) shows up at his ex-wife’s dinner party. The pair’s tragic past haunts an equally spooky present: Amid Eden’s suspicious behavior and her mysterious house guests, Will becomes convinced that his invitation was extended with a hidden agenda.

All About Lily Chou-Chou (US): Yuichi (Hayato Ichihara) is in the 8th grade and worships Lily Chou-Chou, a Bjork-like chanteuse whose epic music is lush and transcendent. Yuichi only lives for Lily Chou-Chou’s big Tokyo concert, where the lies and violence can be washed away by the presence of his goddess and her powerful music. But fate has yet another obstacle in store for Lily’s devoted fan.

Red Peony Gambler (US): Wandering female gambler Oryu the Red Peony (Junko Fuji), so known for the tattoo on her shoulder, rambles into town searching for her father’s killer with a wallet left at the crime scene as her only clue. At a card game, she meets a kindred spirit, the noble and handsome yakuza Katagiri (Ken Takakura), when they team up to foil a cheating player. As their paths continue to cross, she befriends a gang boss and other sundry denizens of the underworld, who all join forces to guide her on a blood-soaked quest for vengeance. With its fantastic tropes and charismatic stars, this inaugural entry in the Red Peony Gambler series proved an influential watershed of the “chivalrous gangster” genre. It was so popular that it spawned multiple sequels.

Jenn Wexler Selects (UK/US/CA/IRE). Jenn Wexler, the writer/director of the SXSW-nominated punk slasher The Ranger and boarding school horror The Sacrifice Game (Fantasia Film Festival Audience Award Winner) picks films from the ARROW catalogue.

“You know how there are some movies that worm their way into your brain, stick with you, and pull you back again and again? It could be because of an amazing image, a creepy concept, an incredible kill, a breathtaking performance, or a certain something you just can’t find the words for, but you know after viewing it that it’s changed the very core of your being. My ARROW picks span genres, countries, and decades – some of them are even by friends I’ve gotten to know and love on the film festival circuit. But they all have one thing in common: Each has nestled into my dark little heart and refused to let go. I hope you enjoy them.”

Titles Include Noroi: The Curse, The Deeper You Dig, and The Addiction.

Also, on February 21, the day’s flavor is sweetened cannibalism, space invaders, and mercenary justice.

The Bad Pack (US): Mexican immigrants in a small Texas border town, under attack by a local militia group, hire a band of mercenaries to protect them.

Hobgoblins (UK/IRE/US/CAN): A young security guard must track down diminutive aliens who kill people even as they make their fantasies come true.

Hobgoblins 2 (UK/IRE/US/CAN): The film takes place after the original film, in which McCreedy is locked in a psychiatric hospital after blowing up the film studio to destroy the Hobgoblins. Kevin and his friends are now in college, and their Professor introduces them to McCreedy, who warns them that Hobgoblins can still attack them. Despite McCreedy’s warning, Kevin and his friends re-encounter the Hobgoblins and must fight against them and their greatest fears to save their lives.                                                      

Ice Cream Man (UK/IRE/US/CAN): Poor Gregory. After being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, he only wants to make the children happy. So Gregory reopened the old ice cream factory, reprocessing all the unappreciative brats to fit the day’s flavor.

Caverna (UK/IRE/US/CAN): A cyclops strangles a man and chases a princess through a forest. In a progressive theater workshop outside of Florence, students Giorgia and Lorenzo act out their dreams and childhood traumas as teacher Alba pushes them to confront their inner myth.

Putney Swope (UK/IRE/US/CAN): The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairperson. In the maneuvering to ensure that enemies don’t get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board’s token black man, Putney Swope.

Shake the Dust (UK/IRE/US/CAN): Despite its genesis in the Bronx, Hip-Hop has become a universal language spoken across all cultures. Shake the Dust celebrates this global unity by chronicling three different break dance crews in the slums of Uganda, Yemen, and Cambodia, where Hip-Hop serves as a saving grace from the drugs, depression, and poverty grasping youth. The film includes music from Executive Producer Nas and Oscar-winning artist Common.