Archive for April 2019
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki Blu-ray Review: Master Filmmaker’s New Challenge
An intimate look at Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki’s return from retirement to make a short CGI film.
Read MoreThe Brain (1988) Blu-ray Review: Giant Brain Eats Man
A ridiculous, fun ’80s horror sci-fi flick about a man-eating alien brain with hypnotic powers.
Read MoreScared Stiff Blu-ray Review: Bored Silly
Low-budget 1980s horror flick waits until the end to get interesting, but by then it is too late.
Read MoreTribeca 2019 Review: Luce Is a Well-Acted and Necessarily Searing Racial Drama
A psychological thriller with razor-sharp political context and an incredible ensemble.
Read MoreDragged Across Concrete Is the Pick of the Week
Lots of interesting stuff coming out this week, I’ve got your info.
Read MoreDragged Across Concrete Blu-ray Review: Challenging, but Rewarding
S. Craig Zahler’s latest film is loaded with controversy, designed to trigger pretty much everyone, but it’s also really good.
Read MoreTribeca Film Festival 2019 Review: Burning Cane Is a Visceral yet Rhythmic Directing Debut
Despite its short running time, Burning Cane offers grand, thematic impact.
Read MoreReplicas (2018) Blu-ray Review: Attack of the Keanu Clones
Replicas is a crazy, silly sci-fi movie. But as outlandish as its premise is, and unbelievable its plot, it is still fun to watch.
Read MoreEnigma (1982) Blu-ray Review: Where Have All The Good Spy Movies Gone
Cold War spy flick from the ’80s fails to excite.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Notre Dame
Here’s five cool things I discovered this week.
Read MoreGlass Blu-ray Review: It’s Half Full
The film is filled with contrived situations and inconsistent performances.
Read MoreKeoma Blu-ray Review: The Spaghetti Western’s Last Breath
Franco Nero stars in this later-period spaghetti western that’s got a lot of style, and little else.
Read MoreTito and the Birds Blu-ray Review: Slight Story, Gorgeous Animation
Definitely not just for the birds.
Read MoreThe 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival Review: Day Four
Each year, I seem to enjoy the TCM Film Festival more and more.
Read MoreThe 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival Review: Day Three
My schedule ended up changing from what I had originally planned.
Read MoreRoad to Zanzibar (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Welcome to the Jungle, Hope and Crosby Got Fun and Games
The movie succeeds as a sequel because it repeats what “…Singapore” did well and offers enough new things to make the picture stand on its own.
Read MoreThe 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival Review: Day Two
What ended up being one of my favorites of the festival?
Read MoreThe Strange Door Blu-ray Review: Not Strange Enough
Charles Laughton and Boris Karloff star in this Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation that’s slight but entertaining.
Read MoreBook Review: The Complete Steve Canyon, Volume 9: 1963-1964 by Milton Caniff
This two-year collection provides plenty of thrilling mid-20th century adventures.
Read MoreNoir Archive Volume 1: 1944-1954 Is the Pick of the Week
A full week of classic releases and a few new ones.
Read MoreThe 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival Review: Day One
The TCM Classic Film Festival is an event that I look forward to and always enjoy. My ninth year was no different.
Read MoreArcher: Danger Island: The Complete Season Nine DVD Review: One of the Funniest Comedies on TV
It continues the ridiculous situations and wacky dialogue filled with recurring gags, obscure references, and unrelenting insults in which the series excels.
Read MoreDiamonds of the Night Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Story of Youth Under Fire with a Brilliantly Fractured Eye
A startling and very tense debut from the most unflinching director of the now-ancient Czechoslovak New Wave.
Read MoreStar Wars Celebration 2019 Review: One Man’s Journey to Find Kindness
It’s the end of Star Wars as we know it (and I feel fine).
Read MoreProject Blue Book: Season 1 Blu-ray Review: The Plot Is Intriguing, but the Pacing Is Slow
UFO’s and government cover-ups that don’t come off as exciting as they should.
Read MoreScream and Scream Again Blu-ray Review: You’ll Scream for It to Be Over
Three horror legends barely star in a ridiculously confusing early 1970s British horror.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Alice in Wonderland
Here’s five cool things I watched this week.
Read MoreThe House of the Seven Gables Blu-ray Review: A Fine Adaptation of a Classic Novel
Seven gables, two deaths, one curse, and lots of melodrama.
Read MoreBook Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 25: 1969-1970 by Chester Gould
While Dick Tracy and his team work four cases, the art by Gould and his assistants is top notch.
Read MoreThe Kid Brother Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Comedic Gem
Harold Lloyd’s slapstick masterpiece gets a fantastic upgrade from the folks at Criterion.
Read MoreRafiki Movie Review: A Harmonious Portrayal of Queer Love
A simple yet incredibly effective demonstration of love facing adversity.
Read MoreLittle Movie Review: Typical yet Amusing Body-Swap Comedy
Despite the story’s grand familiarity, the laughs are anything but pint-sized.
Read MoreGlass Is the Pick of the Week
Here’s all that’s interesting coming out this week in the world of Blu-ray.
Read MoreThe Land Unknown Blu-ray Review: A Hot Time in Antarctica
A forgotten film about lost world that really ought to be remembered.
Read MoreThe Miseducation of Cameron Post Blu-ray Review: Understated and Challenging
Chloe Grace Moretz’s amazing performance anchors this timely, funny, and at times difficult film of a sadly still existing subject.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and The Rise of Skywalker
Here’s some cool things I saw this week.
Read MorePandas Movie Review: Simply Adorable
A gorgeous documentary that makes you want to spend your whole day with panda bears.
Read MoreBancroft: Season One DVD Review: Completely Bonkers
Sometimes you need to take a break from all the prestige television demanding your attention and watch something completely ridiculous.
Read MoreSauvage Movie Review: A Fiercely Unsentimental Character Study
Felix Maritaud is the strong center of this unflinching look at a queer sex worker’s life.
Read MoreOn the Basis of Sex Is the Pick of the Week
A future Supreme Court Justice, a Sherlock Holmes parody, erotic adventures, tiny dolls, and more come out this week.
Read MoreRoad to Singapore (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: On the Road to a Franchise
It sets forth the template for these entertaining, musical romantic comedies wherein Hope and Crosby compete for the affections of Dorothy Lamour in exotic locations.
Read MoreMy (Tentative) 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival Schedule
I try to balance my selections with films I have never seen or beloved films I haven’t seen on the big screen.
Read MoreVice (2018) Blu-ray Review: A Smug, Insulting Biopic
Once again, Adam McKay proves he can’t direct true stories.
Read MoreNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) Blu-ray Review: Girl Sleuth, Girl Power
Sophia Lillis is definitely a star on the rise and movies with strong, smart, young female protagonists are always welcome.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and The Dead Don’t Die
I want to celebrate things that make life better. So here we go.
Read MoreAquaman Blu-ray Review: The Man Who Would Be Sea King
The movie covers familiar territory in a thrilling manner.
Read MoreThe Wind (2018) Movie Review: A Traditional Psychological Thriller with Unsettling Flair
A promising feature-film debut that provides effective scares despite its loose structure.
Read MoreThe Mule (2018) Blu-ray Review: The Old Man and the Drugs
Clint Eastwood makes a strong return to acting and also directs a solidly crafted film.
Read MoreEmmanuelle Blu-ray Review: A Young Girl’s Strange Erotic Journey From Paris to Bangkok
The movie that started a softcore franchise.
Read MoreA Silent Voice Blu-ray Review: Bully Redemption in a Subdued Tone
An animated drama about a school bully picking on a deaf girl tells a story quiet about redemption and consequences.
Read MoreThe Mule (2018) Is the Pick of the Week
I might be late in writing about it, but there is still some good stuff coming out this week.
Read MoreThe Mustang Movie Review: Matthias Schoenaerts Carries This Poetic Gem
An incredibly moving and poignant character study.
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