Archive for September 2015
Manos: The Hands of Fate Blu-ray Review: As Close to Perfect as It Will Ever Be
The infamous, long-standing contender of The Worst Movie Ever Made is ready to recruit new followers in this eagerly awaited release from Synapse Films.
Read MorePeople, Places, Things DVD Review: This Generation’s Annie Hall with Refreshing Modernity
Films like this deserve to be watched and talked about for years to come.
Read MoreThe Flash (2014): The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Check This Series Out as Fast as You Can
An exciting superhero series worth watching.
Read MoreCop Car Blu-ray Review: All Thriller, No Filler
A tight, lean little flick that entertains then leaves just as quick.
Read MoreKirby Grant and Chinook Adventure Triple Feature, Volume 3 (1949-1953) DVD Review: Chinook of the North?
The Warner Archive Collection takes off to the Great White North (eh!) for another trio of Northern adventures of RCMP Corporal Rod Webb.
Read MoreThe Avengers: Age of Ultron Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us a bunch of dudes in costumes, a pregnant virgin, ghosts rebooted, killers, addicts and plenty more.
Read MoreThe Invisible Monster (1950) Blu-ray Review: What Are They, Nuts?
The very first Saturday matinee cliffhanger serial hits Blu-ray, and it’s THIS? I’ll take it!
Read MoreJane the Virgin: The Complete First Season DVD Review: A Show that Delights in the Ludicrous
A clever, satirical telenovela that will make you laugh, cry, and break your neck it moves so fast.
Read MoreBook Review: TCM Presents Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide (Third Edition)
Maltin makes film buffs happy once again with a new, complete guide of classic movies from the Silent Era through 1965.
Read MoreEaten Alive Blu-ray Combo Review: A Strangely Entertaining Cult Film Worthy of Rediscovery
Another bizarre, sweaty, and dread-filled tale of Southern madness, courtesy of Tobe Hooper.
Read MoreMy Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Friendship Games DVD Review: Ponies No More
The third full-length movie starring alternate universe human versions of My Little Pony characters.
Read MoreFathom Events and TCM Present Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho on the Big Screen
I won’t be able to shower again for weeks.
Read MoreThe Hee Haw Collection DVD Review: Stockholm Syndrome in the Cornfields
This five episode collection of the corniest TV show in history makes the show’s long life understandable… a little.
Read MoreArrow: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review: An Exciting Ride for Starling City’s Most Famous Archer
Oliver Queen makes some tough choices in the excellent third season of Arrow.
Read MorePeanuts: Emmy Honored Collection DVD Review: The Quality of These Specials Is Mixed
Recommended for those who need to add at least half the contents to one’s library.
Read MoreEmpire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Birth of a Dynasty
The series marks the triumphant return of the nighttime soap opera to network TV.
Read MoreGentleman’s Fate / The Phantom of Paris DVDs Review: John Gilbert, Cinema’s Forgotten Heartthrob
The Warner Archive Collection unburies several talkies from one of the Golden Age of Hollywood’s many fallen stars.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Five Features from the Escalator of Life
“The Best Country Places in the Fabulous World,” or “The Month Henry Baker Hearts Everything.”
Read MoreThoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Not Fade Away”
The dead have disappeared.
Read MorePitch Perfect 2 Blu-ray Review: Re-Introducing Hailee Steinfeld
Steinfeld shines, Banks makes a fine director, but the returning characters tread water due to Kay Cannon’s subpar script.
Read MorePitch Perfect 2 Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us some a capella pitches, a lesser Wes Anderson, two more Criterions, a couple of superheroes from the CW and Gumby.
Read MoreThe Carol Burnett Show: The Lost Episodes DVD Review: This Is Good Stuff!
Though not actually “lost,” this set is well worth finding.
Read MoreGeorge Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium DVD Review
What makes this concert stand out is that you can feel how truly special it is for all involved.
Read MoreBook Review: Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine by James Lovegrove
Two “thinking machines” face off in this excellent pastiche that pits Sherlock Holmes against a Victorian precursor to the computer.
Read MoreSupernatural: The Complete Tenth Season DVD Review: After a Decade of Fighting Evil, the Winchesters Are Still Going Strong
Most fans will enjoy the season as it stays true to the characters and keeps the feel of the show exactly where it should be.
Read MoreHappy Valley: Season One DVD Review: Terrific Crime Drama from Across the Atlantic
Who says there’s nothing good on Netflix?
Read MoreBook Review: Underground: The Subterranean Culture of DIY Punk Shows by Daniel Makagon
It covers the history, and future, of backyard and basement punk-rock shows.
Read MoreThoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “The Dog”
The third episode moves the needle a bit.
Read MoreFinding Neighbors DVD Review: A Rare, Charmingly Adult Take on Unlikely Relationships
It remarkably delves into human connection and understanding that is needed in cinema.
Read MoreThe Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eighth Season Blu-ray Review: Still Funny After All These Years (and Changes)
Eight seasons in, The Big Bang Theory keeps the laughs while allowing for character growth.
Read MoreThe Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst Is the Pick of the Week
Sometimes true life makes for more compelling TV than fiction.
Read MoreLove & Mercy Blu-ray Review: It’s What You Need Tonight!
Excellent performances abound in this simultaneously bouncy and somber biopic.
Read MoreSteve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Movie Review: Steve Jobs iSummarized
Director Alex Gibney’s book report on Walter Isaacson’s more impressive exploration of the Apple founder.
Read MoreBook Review: LOAC Essentials Vol. 7: Tarzan of the Apes
Highly recommended for fans of adventure stories and comic strips.
Read MoreVan Morrison: Another Glorious Decade DVD Review: For Dedicated Fans Only
An informative, yet rather dull documentary about an transitive period in his career.
Read MoreDoctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven in 3D Fathom Events Review: A Fantastic Time at the Cinema
Watching Doctor Who on the big screen is always a treat.
Read MoreThe Hunger (1983) Blu-ray Review: The Longest Anti-Smoking PSA Ever
Bowie. Babes. Blood. Bauhaus. Carcinogens. That is all.
Read MoreTV Review: American Experience: Walt Disney: An Experience Not to Be Missed
The documentary reveals the darkness and the light behind the man who invented the mouse.
Read MoreGotham: The Complete First Season Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us some not-quite superhero origins, a lady who doesn’t age, a thriller that’s more than a pair of legs, and a TV show trying to be relevant again.
Read MoreCemetery Without Crosses Blu-ray Review: Franco-Spanish Spaghetti Western
Robert Hossein’s Euro-Western is long on style and brooding, short on story and character.
Read MoreTwo Days, One Night Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Devastatingly Beautiful
Marion Cotillard gives an intense, subtle performance in this moving drama.
Read MoreAerosmith Rocks Donington 2014 Blu-ray Review: The Band Keeps A-Rollin’
You won’t want to miss a thing once Aerosmith hits the stage.
Read MoreGotham (2014): The Complete First Season DVD Review: Jim Gordon Steps Up to Bat
Warner Bros. and DC Comics’ prequel series is good bloody fun – even if it does feature Jada Pinkett Smith.
Read MoreStray Cat Rock Review: Bento Box of ’70s Delights
Box set compiles five groovy ’70s Japanese films.
Read MoreShowdown in Little Tokyo Blu-ray Review: The Ultimate Guilty Pleasure of the ’90s
“We’re so far outside on this one, it’s not even funny.” Oh, but it is, Dolph. It is.
Read MoreMad Max: Fury Road Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us more Mad Max, Robin Williams final film, a war film, a dumb comedy and the creepy world of H.R. Giger.
Read MoreThoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “So Close, Yet So Far”
“Is this a parallel universe where no one has ever seen a zombie movie, except for that one kid?”
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