Archive for December 2018
Bad Times at the El Royale is the Pick of the Week
The new year starts with some new titles.
Read MoreScrewball Comedy Classics Double Feature Volume 2: His Girl Friday & The Front Page DVD Review
Two great movies at a great value, but if the audio-visual aspects are important, I can’t recommend it.
Read MoreMary Poppins Returns Movie Review: Unnecessary but Delightful
Emily Blunt steals the show in Rob Marshall’s sequel to the 1964 classic.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Holiday Guests
I’m bringing in some help this week.
Read MoreBlindspotting Blu-ray Review: Not Throwing Away Their Shot
Hamilton alum Daveed Diggs and his best friend team up to write and star in this thought-provoking film.
Read MoreStreets of Fire Blu-ray Review: Rock and Roll Dreams Come True
Willem Dafoe in vinyl overalls. Need I say more?
Read MoreRobin Williams: Comic Genius 22-DVD Set Review: Makes the Case on Why Fans Think So Highly of Him
To make clear how popular a figure he was, this collection also makes for a good overview of the past 40 years in television.
Read MoreMandy (2018) Blu-ray Review: Destined to be a Cult Classic
Nicolas Cage gives his most bonkers performance to date in Panos Cosmatos’ psychedelic revenge thriller.
Read MoreDe Niro & De Palma: The Early Years Blu-ray Review: For Fans Only
Arrow Video brings together a collection of three early collaborations between two titans of the cinema with mixed results.
Read MorePopeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: Impressive Visuals but Disappointing Audio
After 10 years, completists will certainly be glad Warner Archive is continuing the release of Popeye cartoons.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and “The Revelator”
A horrible virus will not keep me from finding cool things for you, dear reader.
Read MoreThey Shall Not Grow Old Movie Review: World War I Captured in Breathtaking New Way
Peter Jackson’s groundbreaking WWI documentary is required viewing for history and cinema buffs alike.
Read MoreVice (2018) Movie Review: Christian Bale Saves a Self-Righteous Biopic
Adam McKay’s tonally haphazard biopic is saved by a great Christian Bale performance.
Read MoreSnowflake Blu-ray Review: A Blood-Soaked, Twisted Delight
Tarantino knock-off from Germany is a lot of fun.
Read MoreMemories of Me Blu-ray Review: A Wonderful Little Film
How about some adult angst from the ’80s for a change?
Read MoreThe Jerk: 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: A Movie Star Is Born
Be somebody and add this to your collection.
Read MoreA Dry White Season Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Truly Gripping Cinema
An unflinching and sadly relevant drama of violence and ongoing oppression.
Read MoreThe Doctor from India DVD Review: An Incredible Story
A film about Dr. Vasant Lad, the man who brought Ayurvedic medicine to the United States.
Read MoreVox Lux Movie Review: A Brilliantly Jarring Pop Epic
The anti-A Star Is Born in the best possible ways.
Read MoreBloody Birthday Blu-ray Review: Bloody Awful
Kids behaving badly in a really bad movie.
Read MoreThe Original Christmas Specials Collection: Deluxe Edition Blu-ray Review: A Great Gift for Any Holiday
It’s wonderful to have them on hand to watch at one’s leisure.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Brightburn
I may have given up on Christmas movies but I still found some cool things this week.
Read MoreLittle Annie Rooney Blu-ray Review: Charming Silent Comedy and Melodrama
One of Mary Pickford’s most successful films pulls on the heartstrings with admittedly shameless melodrama.
Read MoreWestworld Season Two: The Door Blu-ray Review: Flawed Mechanisms
The robots are out for revenge, but it’s hard to care for most of the season.
Read MoreThe Serpent’s Egg Blu-ray Review: Bergman’s Worst Is Still Worth Watching
Ingmar Bergman’s only Hollywood production is wildly uneven, rather strange, but still worthwhile.
Read MoreOnce Upon a Deadpool Movie Review: An Adequate Gimmick
A censored Deadpool 2. Nothing more, nothing less.
Read MoreOperation Finale Blu-ray Review: Emotionally Flat but Subjectively Intriguing
Although there aren’t too many characters to grow attached to, the subject material of the film is what keeps it going.
Read MoreThe Atomic Cafe Blu-ray Review: How I Learned to Keep Worrying and Fear the Bomb
One of the most essential films, documentary or otherwise, in the history of Cinema.
Read MoreTV Review: Supergirl: “Elseworlds, Part 3”
“So this is kinda becoming an annual thing, huh?” – Supergirl
Read MoreDe Niro & De Palma: The Early Years Is the Pick of the Week
Here’s a few new releases to add to your Christmas stocking.
Read MoreTV Review: Arrow: “Elseworlds, Part 2”
If this is an audition for a Batwoman series, then I’d say, “bring it on”. – Shawn Bourdo
Read MoreBook Review: Star Wars: The Complete Classic Newspaper Comics, Vol. 3
The stories are enjoyable adventures with an arc that sees the Rebellion setting up on the ice planet Hoth where they are located when The Empire Strikes Back opens.
Read MoreA Simple Favor Blu-ray Review: A Sorta Simple Mystery with All Its Twists and Turns
There is just enough black humor and movie-star style to make watching it fun, even if you walk away at the end long having figured out the multiple twists and wishing it had been better.
Read MoreTV Review: The Flash: “Elseworlds, Part 1”
While the large overarching plot was only touched upon at the beginning and end of the episode, it came across as a self-contained story that just loosely connected the shows over the next three nights. – Todd Karella
Read MoreNancy Movie Review: An Uncomfortably Subtle and Hauntingly Grim Portrait
The acting, direction, and writing represent a uniqueness rarely found in cinema.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Avengers: Endgame
This week wasn’t as Christmas-y as I had hoped but I caught some cool things anyway.
Read MoreBoy Erased Movie Review: Well-Intended yet Sufficiently Executed
Boy Erased has its heart in the right place but doesn’t have a proper voice.
Read MoreScotty and the Secret History of Hollywood DVD Review: Sheds a Light on Hollywood’s Golden Era
The documentary gives us an interesting glimpse Hollywood’s gay “underground” during the 1940s and ’50s.
Read MoreZombie: 40th Anniversary Limited Edition (1979) Blu-ray Review: A Real Eye-Opener
Blue Underground gives Lucio Fulci’s groundbreaking “massacre-piece” a gorgeous new 4K restoration, and the results are even more shocking than ever.
Read MoreA Story from Chikamatsu Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Tale Worth Watching
Criterion continues their welcome attention to the works of director Kenji Mizoguchi with this superb new Blu-ray release.
Read MoreFathom Events Presents Sleepless in Seattle
The second of the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan-starring films is a delightful and witty romantic comedy.
Read MoreMission: Impossible – Fallout Is the Pick of the Week
This pick of the week will self destruct in seven days.
Read MoreLongmire: The Complete Sixth and Final Season DVD Review: They Saved the Best for Last
I am happy that it ended on such a high note but will always feel the wanting for more.
Read MoreKing Cohen Blu-ray + CD Review: An Inspiring Story
Documentarian Steve Mitchell pays respect to Larry Cohen and his interesting filmography.
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