Archive for December 2014
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: Great Teamwork on and off Screen
Also highly recommended for comic book fans.
Read MoreTusk (2014) DVD Review: A Black Comedy with Humor So Dark You Can’t See It
After seeing this, I can see why Kevin Smith has never been allowed to make a Batman or Superman movie.
Read MoreMatt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine Movie Review: A Deserving, Wonderful Tribute
A devastating and heartbreaking document.
Read MoreBook Review: The Art of the Films: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by Sharon Gosling and Adam Newell
An enjoyable read for those fascinated by how modern movies are made
Read MoreHorns Blu-ray Review: Daniel Radcliffe Can Still Talk to Snakes
The real reason to see Horns, of course, is for Daniel Radcliffe, who is quite good as Ig, American accent, horns, and all.
Read MoreThe Skeleton Twins Blu-ray Review: Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader Are Fantastic Centerpieces
Twins are reunited after ten years of estrangement and begin down a road that changes them both forever.
Read MoreThe Doors: Feast of Friends Blu-ray Review: Strange Days Revisited
A good meal for new fans; a familiar one for long-timers.
Read MoreWaking Sleeping Beauty DVD Review: How Disney Animation Got Its Groove Back
A fascinating documentary about the renaissance of Disney animation that occurred during the 1980s and ’90s.
Read MoreGhidorah, The Three-Headed Monster DVD Review: Admittedly Goofy but a Lot of Fun
The film where Godzilla turned from villain to hero.
Read MoreThe Night Porter Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Nazi Love Story
It’s a thin line between exploitation and art.
Read MoreInvasion of Astro-Monster DVD Review: The End of an Era
Thankfully, the plot holes don’t take away from the fun.
Read MorePride (2014) Is the Pick of the Week
It’s a slow week and I’m using that as an excuse to say very little.
Read MoreThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition Blu-ray Review: What Have They Done?
War is coming to Middle-earth.
Read MoreForbidden Hollywood, Volume 8 DVD Review: Four Films That Broke the Code
The Warner Archive Collection presents a quartet of Pre-Code classics that delve into vice with very little virtue.
Read MoreGuardians of the Galaxy Blu-ray Review: A Star-Lord is Born
They’re the heroes the universe deserves.
Read MoreBook Review: American Titan: Searching For John Wayne by Marc Eliot
Feels more like a history book than a biography.
Read MoreThe Maze Runner Digital HD Review: Lord of the Labyrinth Flies
Derivative of many other dystopian works, but with enough fresh spin and worthwhile performances to make it a winner.
Read MoreA Newly Widened Screen: Two Steve Martins and a Black Scorpion
The Warner Archive Collection re-releases several classic favorites in 16×9 widescreen.
Read MoreBook Review: Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas by Alonso Duralde
A guide to Christmas movies, from best to worst and everything in between, including Brazil.
Read MoreStonehearst Asylum Blu-ray Review: Might Make Poe Proud
It’s pretty good right up until it tries too hard.
Read MoreIntruders (2014) DVD Review: Moody Paranormal Thriller Looks Good but Lacks Depth
An interesting premise that’s well executed but not entirely thought through.
Read MoreArrested Development: Season 4 Is the Pick of the Week
Another banner week of releases as Christmas comes near.
Read MoreBook Review: Wonder Woman: The Complete Newspaper Strips 1944-1945 by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peters
IDW and the Library of American Comics give us a wonderful collection from the Golden Age.
Read MoreBook Review: Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ by Tom DeMichael
The choice of films makes the usefulness of this book; well, not very useful.
Read MoreTop Five Movie Review: Genuine Laughs with the Sting of Truth
Need a break from oh-so-serious Oscar bait? Chris Rock’s raucous, original comedy is funny, touching, and unexpectedly relevant.
Read MoreDoctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series Blu-ray Review: Perhaps Even the Best
As the 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi is off to a roaring start in the brilliant new series.
Read MoreThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Blu-ray Review: Peter Jackson Goes Back Again
The director returns to Middle-earth with mixed results.
Read MoreBook Review: Popeye: Classic Newspaper Comics, Volume Two 1989-1998: A Surprisingly Modern and Adult Take On The Classic Character
If you think Popeye is some silly kids comic from a bygone era, think again.
Read MoreThe Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Blu-ray Review: Shades of Gray
The Warner Archive Collection breathes new life into the innovative classic.
Read MoreWhen the Wind Blows (1986) Blu-ray Review: Wild Is the Wind
So, anyone for a nuclear holocaust, then?
Read MoreBook Review: Hope: Entertainer of the Century by Richard Zoglin
Yes, there is Hope for the holidays.
Read MoreThe Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) Blu-ray Review: Ex-Swordsman Blues
Wait, THIS lost to “The Barbarian Invasions”? THIS?!
Read MoreGuardians of the Galaxy Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us several Criterions; more Woody Allens; three TV collections; a talking, space-traveling raccoon; and so much more.
Read MoreThe Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears Blu-ray Review: Bizarre, Incomprehensible, and Mesmerizing
A hallucinatory fever dream of a film that is surprising, strange and wonderful.
Read MoreFlaming Star Blu-ray Review: Hunka Hunka Burning Death
Elvis Presley’s best performance? Well, if such a thing was ever possible, this is most assuredly it.
Read MoreDean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection, Vol. 1 & 2 DVDs Review: What, No Sammy Petrillo?
The Warner Archive Collection re-releases the long out of print Paramount sets featuring 13 of the duo’s best-known works.
Read MoreShe’s Beautiful When She’s Angry Movie Review: A Sober and Sentimental Reflection
Documentarian Mary Dore’s celebration of 2nd Wave Feminism opens in limited engagements in New York and Los Angeles.
Read MoreJudgment at Nuremberg Blu-ray Review: Picking Up the Pieces
Stanley Kramer’s powerhouse post-World War II courtroom drama gets another chance to shock and delight via Twilight Time.
Read MoreDr. Gillespie Film Collection DVD Review: Van Johnson and Keye Luke Join the Fun
The last six films of the original Dr. Kildare series eerily foreshadows one of contemporary television’s most popular medical dramas.
Read MoreHow to Train Your Dragon 2 Digital Download Review: Here Be Dragons
Hiccup and Toothless are still a great team and How To Train Your Dragon 2 is a nice middle chapter in their story.
Read MoreThe Best of The Danny Kaye Show DVD Review: If This Is the Best, I’d Hate to See the Worst
The one thing that worked throughout all of the episodes were the musical numbers.
Read MoreAustin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us an excellent concert series, some damn, dirty apes, short journeys, vampires, and more.
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