Archive for May 2015
Black Patch (1957) DVD Review: A Genuinely Magnificent, Forgotten B Western
Imagine if David Lynch traveled back in time to the ’50s, made a TV show, then re-edited it into a feature film to create the Spaghetti Western movement.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents European Dramas, American Musicals, and Zardoz
Caution: Musicals, intense British drama, and ’70s cinematic hallucinogens lie ahead.
Read MoreLooney Tunes Musical Masterpieces DVD Review: Bugs and the Gang’s Tunes are Looney Fun
A fun-filled musical romp through classic cartoons.
Read MoreGrateful Dead 2015 Meet-Up at the Movies: Alpine Valley, WI – 07/19/89 Review
Live from Wisconsin, it’s the Grateful Dead!
Read MoreSpellbound (2002) Movie Review: C-A-P-T-I-V-A-T-I-N-G
A wonderful change of pace to see the glorification of being smart in a society where so many are trying to dumb things down.
Read MoreEscape from East Berlin DVD Review: Don Murray Flees Communist Oppression!
The Warner Archive Collection digs up the fictionalized account of a famous digging out co-starring Colonel Klink himself.
Read MoreThe Velvet Touch (1948) DVD Review: Shades of Colombo in the Shadow of Birdman
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off the charming, well-made film noir howcatchem starring Rosalind Russell and Sydney Greenstreet.
Read MoreThe Confession and State of Siege Are the Picks of the Week
This week brings us some interesting Criterions, Bob Dylan in the Basement and lots of TV collections.
Read MoreBook Review: Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life by William V. Madison
The unique comedic chameleon gets a bio that contextualizes her career but comes up short on the person behind the performer.
Read MoreZombeavers DVD Review: Three Ladies Tending to Their Rotting Beavers
An admirable entry into the horror comedy genre.
Read MoreThe Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 Blu-ray Review
“I try my best/ to be just like I am/ but everybody wants you/ to be just like them.” – “Maggie’s Farm”
Read MoreMurder in the First: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Boring in the Second
Steven Bochco seems to have forgotten what decade it is and made a TV show from the late ’80s.
Read MoreBook Review: Bravest Warriors: Things to Doodle and Do!
Expand your mind and let your creativity run wild with games, puzzles, and inter-dimensional activities.
Read MoreCPO Sharkey: The Complete Season 1 DVD Review: Should Fit Right in on Today’s TV Landscape
A contradiction that may actually work in this day and age.
Read MoreCops: Wildest Chases DVD Review: A Good Representation of the Series
See what the bad boys (and girls) do when they come for them.
Read MoreA Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Movie Review: Vampires of Iran
Evocative and intriguing, and worth checking out.
Read MoreSociety (1989) Blu-ray Review: Nice Buildup to the Impressively Grotesque
Smart and slightly cheesy, but you cannot unsee that finale.
Read MoreMad Max: Fury Road Movie Review: Everyone Who Enters Will Lose
The Max we have come to know and love is nowhere to be found.
Read MoreThe Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us Larry Sanders, Cybermen, women in prison, midwives, Charlie Chaplin, Bette Midler playing Janis Joplin, and more.
Read MoreHot Pursuit (2015) Movie Review: In the Race for Worst Film of the Year
It will eventually be on DVD and television, but Hot Pursuit is going to be awful in any format.
Read MoreBook Review: Usagi Yojimbo: Senso by Stan Sakai
It contains the expected exquisiteness one associates with Sakai’s work.
Read MoreBatman Unlimited: Animal Instincts Blu-ray Combo Pack Review: A Forgettable Adventure
Might be best for younger kids who are mainly interested in watching lots of different heroes and villains fighting it out.
Read MoreThe Midnight Special Three-DVD Set Review: Relive Friday Night at Any Time
A great snapshot of a bygone era of entertainment.
Read MoreBroadchurch: The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Weak Story, Emotionally Wrecking
Season Two is more confined by its genres, but delivers the goods with its characters.
Read MoreB.B. King: Live at Montreux 1993 Blu-ray Review: Let the Good Times Roll
B.B. reveals himself to be the consummate professional throughout the night.
Read MoreBook Review: We’ll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin’ Showbiz Saga by Paul Shaffer with David Ritz
It’s a very fun read.
Read MoreOne Cut, One Life Movie Review: A Metaphor Only Goes So Far
A documentary that does not leave a lasting legacy for Ed Pincus.
Read MoreThe Stranger Collection DVD Review: The Man with No Shame Trilogy
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off a trio of strange spaghetti westerns starring the even stranger Tony Anthony.
Read MoreRetaliation Blu-ray Review: Japanese Gangster Exploitation Mayhem
Another fine Arrow release of a late-’60s era Japanese exploitation picture.
Read MoreBroadchurch: The Complete Second Season Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us the wonderful David Tennant, cyber hackers, Alzheimer’s dramas, cartoon burgers, lesbian vampires, and more.
Read MoreDark Star: H.R. Giger’s World Movie Review: Engaging, Affecting, Poignant
“He feels at home in places we would flee from and lives his life among the very things we fear.”
Read MoreBad Men of Tombstone DVD Review: The First of the Last of the Badmen
Barry Sullivan and Broderick Crawford team up for a fabulous, forgotten B western of high grade ore.
Read MoreThe D Train Movie Review: Star-Struck Straight Guy Goes Off the Rails
Confusing, cringe-inducing Jack Black comedy offers moments of poignance and insight along with a few laughs.
Read MoreTabloid Movie Review: The Legend May Be as Insane as the Truth
Errol Morris looks at obsession, sex, and media in Tabloid.
Read MoreCake Blu-ray Review: Learning to Live Again
A film about how grief stalls our lives and how we can learn to get unstuck.
Read MoreThe Cure: Three Imaginary Boys (Expanded and Remastered) Album Review
A good listen at “10:15 Saturday Night,” or any other time you desire.
Read MoreMad Max: Fury Road Movie Review: George Miller Gets It Spectacularly Right
If you loved The Road Warrior, you will love Fury Road.
Read MoreRifftrax Live: The Room Review: The Funniest Riff of a Terrible Movie
Rifftrax gets down and dirtier than normal with Tommy Wiseau’s magnum opus of ridiculousness.
Read MoreFace of Fire (1959) DVD Review: Slow but Poignant Human Horror
Filmmaker Albert Band manages to pave the way for every other sci-fi and horror series ever with one simple drama now available (at last) from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreJourney to the Center of the Earth / First Men in the Moon Blu-rays Review: In & Out
Twilight Time explores the various space in-between the minds of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.
Read MoreThe Fugitive: The Complete Series is the Pick of the Week
It’s a Cinema Sentries Team-Up.
Read MoreTeen Titans Go!: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Polarizing Superhero Hijinks
The Muppet Babies of the DC Universe.
Read MoreRifftrax Co-Host Bill Corbett Talks Bad Taste and Entering Tommy Wiseau’s The Room
“We’re just weird enough to enjoy it!” – Bill Corbett
Read MoreDay of Anger Blu-ray Review: The Rules of the Game
Fans of spaghetti westerns and Lee Van Cleef shouldn’t experience any anger if they add this to their collection.
Read MoreThe Mentalist: The Seventh and Final Season DVD Review: Wrapping Up Loose Ends
The cast was a big reason I kept tuning into the series.
Read MoreAlways Woodstock DVD Review: Predictability, Love, and Music
Girl leaves soulless music industry job to rediscover her sonic mojo in the legendary town of Woodstock. Bet you can’t guess what happens next.
Read MoreAvengers: Age of Ultron Movie Review: Plenty of Bang for Your Buck, but Too Much Bunk
Joss Whedon simply tries to give us too much and ends up getting in the Avengers way.
Read MoreDirector Jason Priestley on His Feature-film Debut, Cas & Dylan
“I fought for rehearsal time with these two and it brought such huge dividends.”
Read MoreBook Review: Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records by Kevin Prested
A thorough look at the rise and fall of one of the 1990s great indie labels.
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