Archive for February 2017
Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Hostiles and Calamities”
“My wonder from week to week now is are we going to see anything we care about?” – Kim
Read MoreThe Goodbye Girl (1977) Blu-ray Review: Back When Richard Dreyfuss Was Sexy
Neil Simon’s Oscar-winning precursor to the contemporary rom-com receives a warm welcome from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreMoonlight Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us an Oscar upset,
Read MoreBook Review: The Art of Selling Movies by John McElwee
Entertaining visual look at the history of American movie newspaper ads suffers from issues with accompanying text
Read MoreDark Passage / On Dangerous Ground Blu-ray Reviews: Bogie. Bacall. Lupino. Ryan. Sold.
The Warner Archive Collection shows us its dark side with two more gems from the fabulous world of film noir.
Read MoreBook Review: Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays, Volume 2 (1953-1956)
An important and worthwhile historical artifact, even if it is my least favorite one so far.
Read MoreWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Blu-ray Review: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
The motion picture that single-handedly brought about the fall of the Hays Code receives a fearless restoration from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreFather of the Bride (1950) Blu-ray Review: RSVP to the WAC BD ASAP
The original classic receives a makeover to die for thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and an Early Spring
Everyday is a new battle with sickness around here, but there’s plenty of cool things to find as well.
Read MoreMoonlight Blu-ray Review: Will Take Its Place Alongside the Greatest Films Ever Made
An absolutely lyrical, and near-perfect story about love, race, and sexuality rarely depicted in film.
Read MoreNocturnal Animals Blu-ray Review: Tom Ford’s Dark Masterpiece
Tom Ford’s follow-up to A Single Man is a moody and evocative thriller you can’t ignore.
Read MoreThoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “New Best Friends”
“I feel like I have a bigger picture of where this is all going now and there’s a certain satisfaction of watching the pieces fall into place like an old familiar movie.” – Shawn
Read MoreNocturnal Animals Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us another Amy Adams pick, a couple of Criterions, Mel Gibson’s return, a Doctor Who Christmas special, and more.
Read MoreLeonard Cohen: I’m Your Man Blu-ray Review: An Awkward Documentary Hybrid
From the department of celebrity death cash-ins: An unnecessary Blu-ray upgrade of a forgettable concert film/biography mash-up.
Read MoreBook Review: Walt Disney’s Silly Symphonies Vol. 2 (1935-1939)
A beautiful collection of historically important comics.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and George “The Animal” Steele
Prince is now available on all streaming services – if that’s not cool, I don’t know what is.
Read MoreManchester by the Sea Blu-ray Review: A Modern Masterpiece
Kenneth Lonergan crafts a near-perfect, and superb tale of humanity through the darkness.
Read MoreDef Leppard: And There Will Be a Next Time…Live from Detroit Review: Sounding As Good As Ever, but Could Stand to Show a Little More Energy
This is certainly a set worth having.
Read MoreBook Review: Batman: The Silver Age Newspaper Comics Vol. 3, 1969-1972
Final collection of Silver Age Batman daily comic strips finds our hero in decline due to diminishing publication and artistic changes.
Read MoreThoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Rock In The Road”
“Overall, I think this episode was much better than the first half of the season as a whole.” – Kim
Read MoreArrival Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us Amy Adams’ language skills, a new Cinemax show, an Ang Lee Iraq War movie, a PBS Civil War show, and a gay porn crime drama starring James Franco.
Read MoreThe Survivor (1981) Blu-ray Review: I Guess Fate Really Is the Hunter
Severin Films brings us the seldom-seen supernatural thriller which seems to have inspired others more than itself.
Read MoreCameraperson Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: No Better Film Experience Last Year
A soulful, illuminating document of the human experience.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Greta Anderson
Mat gets by with a little help from his friends.
Read More2017 Oscar-nominated Documentary Short Films Review
The rundown on the five nominees for the documentary short subject category.
Read More2017 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review
And the nominees are…
Read MoreThe Handmaiden DVD Review: Period Thriller, Twisty and Twisted
Chan-wook Park’s sumptuous period piece is masterfully mounted, compelling, erotic, but is more compelling than involving.
Read MoreAlfred the Great (1969) DVD Review: Greater Things Have Happened
The Warner Archive Collection presents the home video debut of this legendary box office failure featuring a young Ian McKellen.
Read MoreWhen a Feller Needs a Friend (1932) DVD Review: How About a Break Instead?
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off one of the sappiest, nerve-wracking, Depression-era family melodramas ever made. Enjoy.
Read MoreBlack Society Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Madman Miike’s (Relatively) Somber Saga
In these three films about criminal outsiders, Takashi Miike tones down his frenetic style demonstrating a commitment to craft.
Read MoreHowards End Blu-ray Review: Luxuriously Lush
A magnificent presentations of a wonderful period drama
Read MoreThe Black Dragon’s Revenge (1975) Blu-ray Review: Bruce Lee Van Clief
Blaxploitation meets Bruceploitation in an utterly shameless, completely inept, no-budget cash-in on the demise of a martial arts master.
Read MoreThe Internecine Project (1974) Blu-ray Review: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell… Die Anyway
An overlooked, underrated slice of internal political espionage is probably more relevant today than you realize.
Read MoreBinge-Worthy Collections from the Warner Archive
From forgotten comedy duos to early travelogues to matinee cowboy pictures, the WAC has just a bit of everything for classic film collectors.
Read MoreBook Review: Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3 by Robert Matzen
Using numerous interviews, a personal climb to the crash site, and government documents, Matzen constructs the story deliberately.
Read MoreInferno (2016) Blu-ray Review: Well, It Certainly Is Hellish…
Tom Hanks and Ron Howard reunite for another apocalyptic Dan Brown/Robert Langdon adaptation. But is it a bit too late?
Read MoreLoving Is the Pick of the Week
This week brings us an Oscar nominee, another release of Dirty Dancing, Trolls, psychedelic horror, and much more.
Read MoreThe Watermelon Woman (20th Anniversary Edition) DVD Review: Completely Universal and Extremely Relevant
A fresh and sassy take on movies and LGBT culture, especially from an African American perspective.
Read MoreDisney’s Pinocchio: The Signature Collection Blu-ray Review: Much Here to be Appreciated
This is a great addition to any collection whether you have children or are a big kid.
Read MoreGimme Danger DVD Review: Jim Jarmusch Pays Loving Tribute to Iggy and the Stooges, but Misses Some Opportunities
A long overdue official history lesson documenting the “greatest rock and roll band ever.” Or, at least one of them.
Read MoreThe BFG DVD Review: Steven Spielberg Captures the Essence of Roald Dahl’s Story
An uplifting and magical story of a little girl and her unlikely friend.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Frederick Douglass
Sometimes, even during sickness, one can find cool things.
Read MorePeanuts by Schulz: Snoopy Tales DVD Review: Captures the Spirit of the Source Material
Thirty-two new shorts bring the classic comic strip to life for a new generation.
Read MoreScavenger Hunt Blu-ray Review: A Long Overdue Release That Stands the Test of Time
It compares to It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, mainly because it contains an overabundance of celebrities racing around to win a prize.
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