1970's "Bloody Mama" is a difficult picture. While the plot concerns the life and times of outlaw Kate "Ma" Barker (Shelley Winters) and her gang of troublemaking sons (including Robert De Niro) as they murder, rape, and kill, director Roger Corman seems to think he's making comedic romp at times, with the first half of the movie cleared to celebrate the destructive antics of these angry characters. It's a bizarre choice, and one that confuses the tone of the feature, which submits itself as "fun," only to detail horrific, lurid acts of dehumanization, sold with customary Corman frugality. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com