Archive for August 2015
The French Lieutenant’s Woman Criterion Collection Review: Parallel Tales Rooted in Forbidden Passions
The dual roles played by Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons provide each of them the opportunity to portray desperation, longing, and tortured vulnerability.
Read MoreLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! Review: A Surefire Success for Your Household
LEGOs + Superheroes = the Best of All Possible Worlds.
Read MoreBatman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem Blu-ray Review: The Joker is Back to Take Over the World
…and give Batman another exciting adventure.
Read MoreCall Me Lucky Director Bobcat Goldthwait Talks about Barry Crimmins, the Loss of His Best Friend, and the State of Comedy Today
“This movie is just a weird combination of my love for Barry and the courageousness Barry has and the byproduct ended up being this thing that sometimes helps other people.” – Bobcat Goldthwait
Read MoreCount Your Blessings (1959) DVD Review: More of a Curse, Really
Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, and Maurice Chevalier sink in a dreary comedy set across the English Channel.
Read MoreThoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Pilot”
At least we have Sunday Dead again!
Read MoreCallaway Went Thataway DVD Review: Mad Men and a Drunken Hopalong Cassidy
Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, and multiple Howard Keels shine in this delightful MGM comedy.
Read MoreHe Ran All the Way Blu-ray Review: Beautiful Cinematography Elevates Standard Noir
A small thriller (John Garfield’s last film) draped in spectacular black and white imagery by cinematographer James Wong Howe.
Read MoreRun of the Arrow DVD Review: Samuel Fuller’s Dances with Wolves
A blaring Rod Steiger and a bronzed Charles Bronson highlight a forgotten feature with an still-relevant social commentary.
Read MoreA Sentry Spends a Summer Sunday at the Cinema
The weather was hot this summer. The movies were not.
Read MoreHoneymoon Hotel (1964) / Come Fly with Me DVDs Review: Sexist ’60s Rom-Coms
Two more rarities from the swingin’ jet-set era by director Henry Levin make their digital debuts courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreBook Review: The Shining: Studies in the Horror Film, Edited by Danel Olson
A deep dive into every aspect of The Shining combines academic analysis, technical explanations and fun facts for fanboys.
Read MoreTwo Days, One Night Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us a timely drama from Belgium, a terribly reviewed comedy from Hawaii, a serious documentary, and a gory zombie show.
Read MoreLa Grande Bouffe Review: Strangely Succeeds Despite Its Uncomfortable Content
Warning: You may need several bottles of Pepto Bismol and a few grains of salt for this one.
Read MoreSpenser: For Hire: The Complete Second Season (1986-87) DVD Review: SPEN-SAH!
The criminally neglected cult ABC TV series starring the late great Robert Urich returns courtesy of the Warner Archive.
Read MoreMusic from Love & Mercy Album Review: An Auditory Journey into the Mind of a Troubled Genius
The soundtrack reveals the good and bad in the life of Brian Wilson.
Read MoreYellowbeard Blu-ray Review: A Brutal and Brutally Unfunny Pirate
Half of Monty Python, a gaggle of Mel Brooks regulars, and James Mason waste their time and ours.
Read MoreWizard World Chicago 2015 Review: It Was a Good Show
The convention was, in a word, insane.
Read MoreThe Babysitter (1995) Blu-ray Review: For Those Too Scared to Watch Cinemax
Alicia Silverstone shows she’s still clueless in this 1990s erotic thriller lacking in both areas.
Read MoreJohnny Angel / Riff-Raff (1947) DVDs Review: Double Fistin’ RKO Film Noir
The Warner Archive Collection unleashes several underrated film noir gems from the iconic studio.
Read MoreShe’s Funny That Way Movie Review: Wastes the Talent of the Cast and the Time of the Audience
It tries desperately to be a kitschy Woody Allenesque farce but never really gathers enough comedic momentum to go anywhere.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Absolute Beginnings and Bitter Endings
From Bowie to Brando to Blofelds, this selection of five fairly forgotten flicks has an awful lot going on.
Read MoreX-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut Blu-ray Review: Two Versions of the Same Story
For those looking to spend more time with the X-Men, The Rogue Cut will satisfy.
Read MoreThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series DVD Review: Still the Best
Is it a very long DVD review? A semi-comprehensive episode guide? Why, it’s all those things, and still more!
Read MoreFive Came Back (1939) DVD Review: The Birth of the Disaster Film Genre
The powerful melodrama, co-written by Dalton Trumbo, makes its long-overdue debut from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreDay For Night is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us Francois Truffaut’s film about filmmaking, a Spaghetti Western, a French-Italian film about eating yourself to death, and some Disney shorts.
Read MorePsycho Beach Party Blu-ray Review: The Lovechild of Norman Bates, Gidget, and Mrs. Vorhees
It’s like a Scooby Doo mystery for adults.
Read MoreBook Review: Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays, Volume 1 (1949-1953)
Super shenanigans, madcap hijinks and tomfoolery… they sure don’t make Men of Steel like this anymore.
Read MoreStill of the Night Blu-ray Review: Not Everything Meryl Is Gold
Little life or suspense is contained in this sluggish Hitchcock homage.
Read MoreLa Grande Bouffe Blu-ray Review: A Feast for the Senses That Leaves One Overstuffed
Marco Ferreri’s controversial film gets a grand treatment from Arrow Video, but leaves one filling a bit sick to the stomach.
Read MorePerson of Interest: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review: A.I. Supercomputer Battle Royale
Season Four is bumpier than average, but this season’s highlights more than make up for some weak patches.
Read MoreJonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Blu-ray Review: A Magical Series About Real Magic in England
A faithful adaptation of the modern classic novel, a complicated and convoluted fantasy story about rival wizards in 19th-century England.
Read MoreJonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us an adult version of Harry Potter, a TV show from a film director, a classic film that was later made into an even more classic film and much more.
Read More10,000 Saints Movie Review: See It for the Great Performances
A well-acted, if not entirely successful time capsule of 1980s New York.
Read MoreBook Review: The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road by Abbie Bernstein
It is sure to illuminate and inspire.
Read MoreOrphan Black: Season Three Blu-ray Review: Maslany Clones a Success
BBC America’s ambitious sci-fi show returns its focus to Maslany’s multiple characters.
Read MoreAlexander Skarsgard Talks About The Diary of a Teenage Girl
“It was just the most amazing atmosphere to creatively be in.” – Alexander Skarsgard
Read MoreThe Decent, the Mediocre, and the Dreadful: The Warner Archive Revisits the Swinging Sixties
Three rarities starring David McCallum, George Hamilton, and Robert Morse resurface. But is that really a good thing?
Read MoreThe Diary of a Teenage Girl Movie Review: A Refreshing and Honest Look at Female Adolescence and Sexuality
A stunning debut for Marielle Heller as a director.
Read MoreInsurgent Blu-ray Review: Improved FX Help It Surge Above Its Predecessor
The second entry in The Divergent Series benefits from fancy special effects but not much else.
Read MoreA Month in the Country Blu-ray Review: The Film Birth of Branagh and Firth
Twilight Time releases this beautifully rendered ode to art and life for the first time on Blu-ray.
Read MoreThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Season 1 DVD Review: Open Channel T for Tie-in
A good dossier for fans of the Man and those who enjoy the ’60s spy genre.
Read MoreOrphan Black: Season Three is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us crazy clones, casual vacancies, a couple of film noirs and lots of TV.
Read MoreOrphan Black: Season Three Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us crazy clones, casual vacancies, a couple of film noirs and lots of TV.
Read MoreDragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Movie Review: An Entertaining Anime Adventure
“What a pathetic ending.” – Beerus. He has a point.
Read MoreLEGO Jurassic World PS4 Game Review: Captures the Fun of Both Franchise
Nothing prepares one for the first time you see Jeff Goldblum as a LEGO mini-fig.
Read MoreHeaven Adores You Blu-ray Review: As Personal as Elliot Smith’s Music
The friends and family of Elliot Smith create a beautifully intimate film about his life and music.
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