Archive for May 2020
Watchmen (2019): An HBO Limited Series Blu-ray Review: An Instant Classic
Damon Lindeloff strikes gold with a seemingly impossible project.
Read MoreWhen We Were Kings Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule of Muhammad Ali in 1974
Criterion’s inclusion of Soul Power makes this a must-own.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Perry Mason
This week we take a deep dive into Italian horror for my cool things.
Read MoreMasked and Anonymous Blu-ray Review: Too Freewheelin’ for Its Own Good
If one enjoys deciphering riddles, as more than a few Dylanogists do, then Masked and Anonymous is worth examining.
Read MoreScorsese Shorts Is the Pick of the Week
A collection of early shorts by the legendary Martin Scorsese headlines a new week of stellar releases.
Read MoreThe Painter and the Thief Movie Review: Therapeutic Portrayal of Uncommon Intimacy
Benjamin Ree’s documentary is a memorable, atypical tale of friendship, redemption, and solicitude.
Read MoreI Will Make You Mine Movie Review: A Love Quadrangle Also About Music
Dramatic realism and genius character work make this brisk indie romance feel insightful.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Tenet
Enjoy some cool things I watched this week.
Read MoreMatewan Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Labor Pains
Not sure the reasons it’s taken so long to get John Sayles in the Criterion Collection, but Matewan is certainly a worthy title from his filmography.
Read MoreIn Search of Dracula Blu-ray Review: A Bloody Good Documentary
Before he was Saruman, Christopher Lee starred ten times as Dracula. He narrates this informative feature-length exploration of the infamous count and the history of the vampire.
Read MoreAlice in Wonderland (1933) Blu-ray Review: The Special Effects Are Actually Quite Special
Definitely a period piece, fans of Lewis Carroll will still enjoy this Alice in Wonderland, and wonder at how Hollywood in the 1930s could manage so much.
Read MoreOvid and the Art of Love Movie Review: Writer/Director Esmé von Hoffman Connects the Ancient Subject Matter with Modern Day
The life of Roman poet, Ovid, set in modern Detroit.
Read MoreEMMA. (2020) Blu-ray Review: A Delightful Confection
A beautiful, sweet adaptation of the Jane Austen classic.
Read MoreBody Cam Movie Review: Almost as Horrific as Real Life
An intricate character study with a slight horror backdrop.
Read MoreDance, Girl, Dance Is the Pick of the Week
A flamboyant, but highly important watermark of feminist filmmaking headlines a new week of eclectic releases.
Read MoreIn Search of Kundun Movie Review: For the Love of Scorsese and His Pictures
Capturing the essence of Scorsese’s style of filmmaking and passion for the craft, In Search of Kundun is a joy for cinephiles.
Read MoreThe Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6 (1978-1980) Blu-ray Review
Kino Lorber provides fans an opportunity to rewatch these cartoons and new audiences a chance to discover them.
Read MoreThe Wolf House Movie Review: Child’s Imagination Meets Real-life Horror
Masquerade as propaganda, the Chilean film marries horror with a child’s imagination, and the result is equally appalling and spectacular.
Read MoreProximity (2020) Movie Review: Comes in Proximity of Past Alien-Abduction Films
Proximity contains elements of classic films of the 1970s and ’80s including Close Encounter of the Third Kind and War Games.
Read MoreFilm Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema II Blu-ray Review: Three Little-known Noirs Well Worth Your Time
I’m so very thrilled that sets like this continue to come out.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and Fred Willard
Strap yourselves in for I’ve got some cool things to show you.
Read MorePromare Blu-ray Review: Hyper Kinetic Superhero Firefighters
Studio Trigger’s debut feature-length anime film is a high energy, colorful sci-fi confection.
Read MoreThe Jetsons The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: Meet George Jetson
For fans that grew up with the show, it’s nice to have the first season collected.
Read MoreAn Inspector Calls (1954) Blu-ray Review: More of a Psychological Mystery than Detective Story
Viewers will enjoy digging up the clues along with Inspector Poole to tell the true and complete story of Eva Smith.
Read MoreThe Great Escape Is the Pick of the Week
A slightly flawed, but still exciting 1963 John Sturges classic starts off a new week of releases.
Read MoreRoberto Rossellini’s War Trilogy Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Intro to Italian Neorealism 101
Criterion presents a crash course on the post-war movement with these classics: Rome Open City, Paisan, and Germany Year Zero.
Read MoreFive Cool Things and I Know This Much Is True
Cool things, I’ve got your cool things right here.
Read MoreIndiscretion of an American Wife (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Love and Loss at the Train Station
Kino Lorber Studio Classics presents two versions of this realistic depiction of lost love and Italian life.
Read MoreCRSHD Movie Review: A Vigorous and Earnest Directorial Debut
CRSHD overcomes familiar story beats with its zestful directorial structure and profound central performances.
Read MoreHalf Truth Board Game Review: What Is a Lot of Fun?
It is the complete truth that I highly recommend Half Truth for fans of trivia games.
Read MorePhenomenacon 2020 Review: The First Online Paranormal and Occult Convention
A way to unite the “weirdo” community of the paranormal during this time of physical distancing.
Read MoreEric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales Is the Pick of the Week
Six legendary films by one of the most revered filmmakers of all-time headlines a new week of releases.
Read MoreBarbara Stanwyck Collection Blu-ray Review: Not Barb’s Best
Kino Lorber presents three lesser-known Stanwyck films.
Read MoreTheir Finest Hour: 5 British WWII Classics Blu-ray Review: That British Stiff Upper Lip
Five British films about WWII, from home invasion to Dunkirk to the African campaign.
Read MoreFive Cool 1930s Movies and a Sixth
My movie theme for April was films from the 1930s, here are six cool ones.
Read MoreDon’t Drink the Water (1969) Blu-ray Review: A Subpar Sitcom
Although I can’t recommend the movie, if there are fans, they will be pleased by the high-definition video.
Read MoreMurder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story Movie Review: Morally Ambiguous yet Emotionally Fulfilling
Although the film’s touch-and-go nature refrains us from completely experiencing the wound, the film’s humanistic nature will hold your attention.
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