Archive for June 2015
Planet Ant DVD Review: Tiny Social Wonders
They’re not so different from us.
Read MoreContamination (1980) Blu-ray Review: On Earth, Everyone Can Hear You Scream ‘Rip-Off!’
The cycloptic grandpappy of ALIEN clones makes its chest-bursting, worldwide High-Definition Blu-ray debut courtesy Arrow Video.
Read MoreBook Review: Star Trek: New Visions Volume 2 by John Byrne
These new voyages fit right alongside the old ones.
Read MoreThe Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982 Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us some live rock and roll, classic Jack Nicholson, weird Czechoslovakians, and Will Ferrell in corn rows.
Read MoreSmokey and the Hotwire Gang DVD Review: Anthony Cardoza Strikes Again!
Witness an unforgettably forgettable failure from one of low budget cinema’s most notable underachievers.
Read MoreR.E.M. by MTV Blu-ray Review: Fables of the R.E.M. Construction
This should satisfy fans, most of whom likely already know the story, but it’s great to hear it directly from the band members.
Read MorePit Stop Blu-ray Combo Review: One of Jack Hill’s Very Best Films
An unusually exciting story of wild youth and fast cars.
Read MoreBook Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 18: 1957-1959 by Chester Gould
Gould’s writing entertains because of the unpredictable twists the stories take along the way to their expected conclusions.
Read MoreGerontophilia DVD Review: A Perverse, but Tenderly Made Turning Point in LGBT Cinema
A great film with moments of pure hilarity and emotional intensity.
Read MoreTCM Presents: Jaws 40th Anniversary Movie Review: I Love Movies Because of Jaws
It brings back memories from opening night.
Read MoreSlash Featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators: Live at the Roxy 9/25/14 Blu-ray Review: So Good That You’ll Believe You’re Really There
This concert Blu-ray is the best I’ve ever seen.
Read MoreThe Fisher King Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us some classic Terry Gilliam, live Rolling Stones, resurrected British Crime TV, John Travolta forging Monet, and much more.
Read MoreRipper Street: Season Three DVD Review: Risen from Cancellation
A social media campaign brought it back and it was well worth the fight.
Read MoreThe Best of The Ed Sullivan Show 6-DVD Collector’s Set Review
A who’s-who (and “who’s that?”) of mid-20th Century entertainment.
Read MoreWelcome to Me Blu-ray Review: Kristen Wiig Is Amazing, but This Movie Is Far from Perfect
Kristen Wiig’s magnum opus, or sort of.
Read MoreSol Madrid DVD Review: The Nutty NCIS Kojak Batman Star Trek 007 Affair
David McCallum’s solo venture into the ’60s spy genre is odd, compelling, and worth a look.
Read MoreInsider Access to Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out Review: Inside and Out of Site!
An early preview of Pixar’s newest film with special guests, behind-the-scenes goodness, and an enormously good time.
Read MoreThe Pillow Book Blu-ray Review: Peter Greenaway’s Idiosyncratic Collage
Eroticism and revenge mingle as aspect ratios shift.
Read MoreValley of the Cycle Sluts DVD Review: Sluts Rule!
Weird retro Cycle Slut fun from MVD Visual.
Read MoreChappie Is the Pick of the Week
This week features some critically panned sci-fi, some critically adored art-house, some wonderful animation, and much more.
Read MoreJurassic World Movie Review: A Sequel 22 Years in the Making
The fourth film in the popular series is everything that the previous sequels should have been, but never could have.
Read MoreBook Review: Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips, Volume Four: 1974-1979
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.
Read MoreRio Bravo Blu-ray Review: A Western Classic Restored
Howard Hawks’ classic Western gets a nice upgrade with some new extras, what else is there to say?
Read MoreThe Searchers Blu-ray Review: Revisionist Western Before There Were Revisionist Westerns
John Ford’s justly praised western classic explores the contradictions of glory and brutality in the settling of the West.
Read MoreJohn J. Malone Mystery Double Feature DVD Review: Pat O’Brien vs. James Whitmore
The Warner Archive Collection rescues two forgotten comedies featuring the less-than-celebrated fictional sleuth.
Read MoreThe Book of Negroes DVD Review: Important Miniseries Adds New Perspective to North American History
How historical fiction can counter the dominant narrative of history.
Read MoreArrow in the Dust DVD Review: This is More Like Dust in the Wind
The Warner Archive does its best to preserve a flick where Sterling Hayden punches Lee Van Cleef, and l’il wooden Indian figures are set aflame and thrown off a ledge. And that’s about it.
Read MoreKingsman: The Secret Service Is the Pick of the Week
Slim pickings this week my friends
Read MoreDawn Patrol Movie Review: Surf, Sand, and Stupidity
MTV-esque white trash masquerading as a surf movie.
Read MoreFive Easy Pieces Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: One Easy Role to Nicholson’s Stardom
Nicholson breaks out in this early headlining role.
Read MoreThe Wonder Years: Season Three DVD Review: The Best Season of the Series
Kevin goes from algebra to zits this season.
Read MoreMcFarland, USA Blu-ray Review: Deserves to be Running in Your Home on a Regular Basis
Harkens back to the old days of Disney filmmaking when the stories were simple yet powerful and poignant.
Read MoreThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne / Island of Death Blu-rays Review
Much like The Damned before them, the folks at Arrow Video USA have fallen in love with some genuine video nasties.
Read MoreThe War Zone: Historic Tanks & Battles of WWII DVD Review: Tanks for the Memories
An in-depth study of the tanks utilized during World War II.
Read MoreKid Glove Killer DVD Review: Van Heflin Shines in Unsuccessful Film Pilot
Is it a film noir? A political corruption yarn? A forensics investigatory piece? A rom-com? It’s all these things, and more!
Read MorePretty Little Liars: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: The Show Does Several Things Very Well
The dialogue is snappy and clever, and those improbable story lines are fun.
Read MoreWelcome to Me Movie Review: Alice Doesn’t Live off of TV Anymore
Kristen Wiig made a bold venture in doing this film.
Read MoreThe Scorpio Letters DVD Review: Amusing Z-Grade Eurospy Fodder
The only thing poisonous about these letters was found in the Nielsen ratings.
Read MoreParks and Recreation: Season Seven Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us the conclusions of two great shows, the high definition upgrade of a better one, plus Kevin Costner, loads of cannibals, and a naked Helen Mirren.
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