Archive for July 2015
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Movie Review: The Best of the Series
Rogue Nation delivers great thrills, if you choose to accept it.
Read MoreJustice League: Gods and Monsters Blu-ray Review: A Lot of Sizzle Without a Lot at Stake
A dark and gritty alternative to the bleak and dreary comics.
Read MoreEvery Secret Thing DVD Review: Chilling Crimes and Very Bad Parenting
Twisty tale of monstrous mother love wastes talents of Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, and Dakota Fanning in downbeat police procedural.
Read MoreI Am FEMEN DVD Review: Sex Sells Everything, Perhaps Even Revolutions
“Naked bodies and politics is an explosive combination.”
Read MoreWhite God is the Pick of the Week
Every dog has his day (And cult movie collectors will have theirs this week!)
Read MoreLost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau is the Pick of the Week
A few intriguing new releases for the fan of variety.
Read MoreCannibal Ferox Blu-ray Review: Umberto Lenzi’s Unforgiving Subgenre Swan Song
The notorious cash-in of a craze beget by the cash-in of a cash-in makes its much-needed (?) High-Definition debut courtesy the finely deranged folks at Grindhouse Releasing.
Read MoreBurying the Ex DVD Review: Joe Dante Tries to Bring His Sensibilities Back From the Dead
If you are the kind of person who watches a Dante movie waiting for the Dick Miller appearance, and then get excited when you see him, this is for you.
Read MoreCemetery Without Crosses Blu-ray Review: An Obscure French Western Gets Its Day
The Good, The Bad, and the Boring.
Read MoreOnce a Thief (1965) DVD Review: Post-Beat America Meets the French New Wave
The Warner Archive Collection releases an excellent, atmospheric, innovative, and gritty crime drama from yesteryear. A definite must-see.
Read MoreSignpost to Murder DVD Review: Stuart Whitman Goes Loco for Joanne Woodward
The Warner Archive Collection brings us a seldom seen psychological thriller that has trouble finding its own direction.
Read MoreSlow West Blu-ray Review: Like Death, Westerns Are Universal
German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender stars and co-produces this New Zealand-made tale from the American West, which features many a Scotsman and Aussie. How’s that for diversity?
Read More42nd Street / Ladyhawke / Wolfen Blu-rays Review: The Musical, Magical, and Mythical
The Warner Archive Collection brings us three classic catalogue titles out of the Standard and into the realms of High-Definition.
Read MoreWonderfully Perfect: Fathom Events and TCM Present Double Indemnity
It’s a great pleasure seeing classic films on the big screen.
Read MoreMy Beautiful Laundrette Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Film Stands the Test of Time
A ground-breakingly potent depiction of bleak social commentary.
Read MoreRush (1991) Blu-ray Review: The ’90s Drug Genre Looks Inward
A slow-burn examination of drugs and police corruption is revealed in Kino’s recent Blu-ray release.
Read MoreLimelight Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Chaplin’s Coda
Age must pass as youth enters.
Read MoreWhat We Do in the Shadows Is the Pick of the Week
Its a great week to be a horror fan.
Read MoreBatman: The Television Series: The Second Season Part Two DVD Review: Back to the Batshow!
For any Bat collector who doesn’t already have them, this is a must-own.
Read MoreShark Blu-ray Review: Swim Along with Charismatic Killers
You won’t need four rows of teeth to chew through this delicious Planet Earth appetizer.
Read MoreHere Is Your Life Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Engrossing and Enervating Debut
The first feature film from Swedish filmmaker Jan Troell has its visual merits, but it’s bogged down by a leaden narrative.
Read MoreCan’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police DVD Review: An Inside Look at a Legendary Band
Based on Andy Summers’ memoir, the documentary reveals the rise and demise of the defining 1980s band.
Read MoreThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Blu-ray Review: Not as Exotic as the First, but Still Charming
Were it not for those remarkable actors even Lifetime would be embarrassed by this.
Read MoreBook Review: Bravo For Adventure by Alex Toth
Bravo for Alex Toth!
Read MoreBook Review: The Ultimate Woody Allen Film Companion by Jason Bailey
It’s a book to be savored, yet it’s so good one may rush through to discover all it offers.
Read MoreStray Cats: Live at Rockpalast Review: A Great Live Concert DVD
Two amazing Stray Cats concerts from 1981 and 1983 recorded live in Germany.
Read MoreState of Grace Blu-ray Review: Characters Anchor Crime Drama Neo-Noir
Twilight Time releases this underseen 1990s noir.
Read More’71 DVD Review: A Winning Depiction of a Losing Battle
In tackling the divisive topic of The Troubles in Northern Ireland director Yann Demange blurs the boundaries of loyalty and highlights humanity.
Read MoreStray Cat Rock Blu-ray Review: Motorcycle Girl Gangs and Hippy Crime Sprees
Five loosely connected Japanese exploitation movies capture the spirit, and looseness of their age.
Read MoreA Newly Widened Screen, Part II: Alibis and Those Who Sympathize
The Warner Archive Collection brings us two more titles from the early days of DVD in widescreen for the first time.
Read MoreThe Maltese Bippy DVD Review: Rowan and Martin Comedy is No ‘Laugh-In’ Matter
The first and only post-fame feature-length film from the classic sketch comedy hosts is a mostly dreadful horror spoof.
Read MoreEx Machina Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us sexy artificial intelligence, sexually transmitted haunting, boys with horses, exotic sequels and more.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Rebellion! Turmoil! Endless Talking!
From the hormonally-charged historical wrongdoings of King Henry VIII to David Mamet’s acclaimed verbal diarrhea, this batch of flicks has all bases covered.
Read MoreRifftrax Live: Sharknado 2 Review – The Second One is Still Funny!
While not as raunchy as The Room, Sharknado 2 has the Rifftrax guys doing what they do best.
Read MoreSesame Street: Count on Elmo DVD Review: That’s One, Ah-Ah-Ah, Great Family DVD
Don’t be a grump, a grouch or a Trump, and fall in love with Sesame Street again.
Read MoreEnter the Ninja Blu-ray Review: It Is Awesome
For fans of ’80’s action / exploitation / genre films, this disc is a must-have.
Read MoreDo I Sound Gay? Movie Review: Not Your Typical LGBT Documentary
An often hilarious, but very timely depiction of the ‘gay voice’.
Read MoreThe Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) Blu-ray Review: Anarchy, Sentiment, Family, Karaoke
Takashi Miike’s surrealist musical comedy finds its way to Blu-ray thanks to Arrow Video.
Read MoreBook Review: The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Vol. 1, 1979-1981 by Stan Lee and John Romita
This collection provides ideal format for cohesively enjoying the long-form stories.
Read MoreSociety Blu-ray Review: Glorious Mess of an ’80s Horror Movie
Brian Yuzna’s bizarre directorial debut is wildly uneven, but never less than fascinating.
Read MoreThe Killers (1946) / (1964) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: An Intriguing Double Feature
A great opportunity to see how artists and craftsmen handle the same material and obtain different results.
Read MoreGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.: The Complete Series DVD Review: This Is Good Stuff
This series is worthy of new recruits.
Read MoreThe Big Chill Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us some nostalgia via the Criterion Collection, Mick Jagger as an outlaw, two versions of a Hemingway story, the Governator battling zombies, and much more.
Read MoreMagic Mike XXL Movie Review: Flesh and Fantasy
The relaxed, sexy vibe of this ode to the male body beautiful almost makes up for its lack of narrative momentum.
Read MoreThe Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Blu-ray Review: Forgettable but Fun French Farce
A spy comedy that’s silly but never ridiculous.
Read MoreBook Review: Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett & Alex Raymond
Sometimes a “Dream Team” is better left to the imagination.
Read MoreDoctor Who: The Daleks (2015) DVD Review: Purchase It Just for the Tom Baker Story
BBC Entertainment releases a recent Daleks Greatest Hits but the real gem is a 1975 classic hidden on Disc 2.
Read MoreThe Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982 Blu-ray Review: Long Live Rock
If this was the only concert of the band on record, there’d be no doubt why they are rock ‘n’ roll legends.
Read MoreSpider Baby Blu-ray Review: An Extremely Offbeat but Amazing Movie
This really is the most maddening story ever told, but in a good way.
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