Posts Tagged ‘thriller’
The Dark Half Blu-ray Review: Stephen King’s Tale of the Evil That Lurks Within
A delightful 122 minutes of supernatural thrills.
Read MoreAlfred Hitchcock Presents: The Legacy Collection DVD Review: Makes for Many a Good Evening
A compelling TV series, comprised of nearly 300 well-written stories.
Read MoreEddington Blu-ray Review: A Wonderfully Pointed Vision of 2020
A hell of a roller coaster ride filled with action, tension, awkward, uncomfortable moments and silly, hard truths.
Read MoreThe Amazing Mr. X Blu-ray Review: A Poverty Row Masterpiece
Classic low-budget horror/noir done right.
Read MoreThe Seduction (1982) Blu-ray Review: Better Than the Razzie Awards Would Have One Think
The Seduction is not the best of its genre but it’s worth a watch…not simply for Morgan’s water scenes.
Read MoreChinatown 4K UHD Review: Noir Gold; or “The point is, the girl dies”
It’s a miracle this movie exists.
Read MoreNightwing / Shadow of the Hawk Double Feature Blu-ray Review: Two Not-Too-Bad Supernatural Spookers
Nightwing packs a better punch and carries a bigger coup stick than Shadow of the Hawk but both are worth a watch.
Read MoreSiege (1983) Blu-ray Review: One Very Tense and Mostly Unpredictable Action Thriller
A mostly solid and still relevant Canadian effort.
Read MoreDeath Game Blu-ray Review: Delightfully Unhinged and Truly Unpredictable
A manic and unbearably realistic depiction of female hysteria and the stupidity of men.
Read MoreThe Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz Blu-ray Review: Archie’s Got Murder in His Mind
“Use an electric shaver.”
Read MoreTrue Romance Blu-ray Review: Entertaining, Relentless, and Fearless
The folks at Arrow did everyone a great service of giving it the release it so rightly deserves.
Read MoreSXSW 2022 Review: Soft & Quiet
As a portrait of today’s increasingly turbulent times, it couldn’t be more relevant, for better or worse.
Read MoreAlone in the Dark (1982) Blu-ray Review: A Fun and Superior ’80s Cult Thriller
The film remains one of the hidden gems of the entire horror genre.
Read MoreBaise Moi Blu-ray Review: This Movie Didn’t Win Me Over
A twisted road trip paved with unnecessarily extended scenes of sex and violence that seems to be there just for shock value.
Read MoreSXSW 2021 Movie Review: Andrea Riseborough Once Again Shines in ‘Here Before’
Andrea Riseborough easily carries this well-crafted, insidious slow burn thriller about loss.
Read MoreNobody (2021) Movie Review: Bob Odenkirk Is a Somebody in the Action Genre
Nobody who considers themselves an action fan should miss Nobody.
Read MoreBefore the Fire (2020) Movie Review: A Timely Thriller that Flames Out
A movie about surviving a pandemic is fitting right now, but this one doesn’t have much going for it.
Read More7500 Movie Review: Largely Free of Turbulence
German filmmaker Patrick Vollrath makes a promising debut with a flight-hijacking thriller that strives for realism and mostly succeeds.
Read MoreTV Review: Twin – A Limited Series
In his new series, Kristofer Hivju gets to play not just one larger-than-life character, but twin brothers who couldn’t be more dissimilar – or more at odds with one another.
Read MoreThe Fan (1981) Blu-ray Review: Bloody ’80s Stalking Thriller
Michael Biehn is a creepy but underdeveloped stalker obsessed Lauren Bacall in ’80s New York.
Read MoreRoad Games Blu-ray Review: A Rear Windowesque Road Movie
A trippy, but often overlooked thriller of the Ozploitation era.
Read MoreAnd Soon the Darkness (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: And Eventually the Thrills
This very slow moving British thriller takes its time getting to the action but is quite good if you have the patience.
Read MoreAttack of the Robots (1966) Blu-ray Review: Eddie Constantine Lays His Cards on the Table
Redemption Films brings Jess Franco’s campy cult Eurospy spoof to Blu-ray, including an uncredited aural contribution by yours truly.
Read MoreUniversal Horror Collection, Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: Atwill Employment, Mostly
Scream Factory brings us four classics from the vault starring the legendary talents of Lionel Atwill and George Zucco.
Read MoreThe Skin of the Teeth Movie Review: A Rare Queer Horror Flick Done with Effort and Intent
A terrifically inviting and rather progressive thriller.
Read MoreThe Real McCoy (1993) Blu-ray Review: Dammit, Kim!
Kino Lorber places Russell Mulcahy’s heist stinker starring Kim Basinger and Val Kilmer on display for you to give or take.
Read MoreThe Midnight Man (1974) Blu-ray Review: I Could Stay Here All Night
One of Burt Lancaster’s most elusive (and intriguing) features finally hits home video in the U.S. thanks to Kino Lorber.
Read MoreThe House That Would Not Die (1970) Blu-ray Review: A Clear Case of Repossession
Barbara Stanwyck’s lackluster TV-movie debut is pulled out of the vault by Kino Lorber.
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 MoreColor of Night (1994) Blu-ray Review: Color Me Bad for Enjoying It So
Kino Lorber reminds us how great bad ’90s erotic thrillers were with this two-disc Special Edition set featuring both the Theatrical and Director’s Cuts.
Read MoreA Strange Adventure (1956) Blu-ray Review: An Unremarkable Thriller
Young Nick Adams highlights this entertainingly cheapo Republic Pictures crime flick, now available from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Read MoreI Walk Alone (1947) Blu-ray Review: A Fine, Slow-Burning Film Noir
Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas go toe-to-toe for the very first time in this classic crime drama from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Read MoreTiger by the Tail (1970) Blu-ray Review: The Lyons’ Tiger’s a Bear, Oh My
Christopher George, Tippi Hedren, Charo, and a lot of wood paneling star in this odd little thriller from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Read MoreThe Ship from Shanghai (1930) DVD Review: Slippery When Whet
The Warner Archive Collection raises an early Sound Era seafaring thriller featuring Kay Johnson and Louis Wolheim.
Read MoreThe Seven-Ups (1973) Blu-ray Review: This One Gets Seven Thumbs Up
Twilight Time proudly unleashes the intense, unofficial sequel to “The French Connection”. And it’s nothing short of awesome.
Read MoreKind Lady Double Feature DVD Review: Team Sherlock Holmes or Team Dr. Zaius?
The Warner Archive Collection pairs two different versions of the same story ‒ with Basil Rathbone and Maurice Evans taking turns playing the bad guy ‒ on one disc.
Read MoreDon’t Bother to Knock (1952) Blu-ray Review: Marilyn Monoir
Twilight Time releases the odd real-time film noir cult classic starring Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, and Anne Bancroft.
Read MoreWuthering Heights (1970) Blu-ray Review: Subtly Mind-Blowing
AIP’s only Gothic romance is just as weird as you’d expect, and can now be seen in High-Definition thanks to Twilight Time.
Read MoreWhile the City Sleeps / Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) Blu-rays Review: Puttin’ on the Fritz
Fritz Lang’s final two American films ‒ both starring Dana Andrews ‒ get the much-deserved Warner Archive Collection treatment.
Read MoreHarper (1966) / The Drowning Pool (1975) Blu-rays Review: Newman’s Own Detective Series
The Warner Archive Collection brings us two excellent transfers of two contrasting tales starring the great Paul Newman.
Read MoreA Woman’s Devotion (1956) Blu-ray Review: Mangled PTSD Crime Drama
Kino Lorber Studio Classics unburies Paul Henreid’s butchered, noir-esque tale with Ralph Meeker and Janice Rule.
Read MoreThe Maze (1953) Blu-ray 3D Review: Riddle Without a Clue
The folks at Kino Lorber Studio Classics do a real Grade-A job with one really B-Grade 3D movie.
Read MoreThe City of the Dead (1960) Blu-ray Review: A City Still Worth Visiting
After an marred first release, VCI’s second check-in to this Horror Hotel with Christopher Lee checks out.
Read MoreThe Psychopath (1966) Blu-ray Review: Columbo Goes Psycho
Robert Bloch and Freddie Francis’ unique, offbeat thriller finally hits home video thanks to Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
Read MoreHammer Films Double Feature: Maniac / Die! Die! My Darling! Blu-ray Review: How Iconic
Mill Creek pounds out a few more nail-biters from Britain’s famed house of horror.
Read MoreScalpel (1977) Blu-ray Review: Eyes with Added Face
Arrow Video releases an oft-ignored ‒ but nevertheless, awesome ‒ thriller guaranteed to get under your skin.
Read MoreHell on Frisco Bay (1955) Blu-ray Review: Another Kind of San Francisco Treat
Alan Ladd leaves his heart in San Francisco in this glorious re-discovery from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreNight School (1981) Blu-ray Review: Maybe Some of It Will Rub Off on You
The Warner Archive Collection cordially invites you to attend the premiere of Rachel Ward’s slasher movie debut in High-Definition.
Read MoreMidnighters Movie Review: Small Scale Horror
Even if they don’t quite stick the landing, the Ramsay Brothers establish themselves as a duo to watch out for.
Read MoreGate II (1990) Blu-ray Review: Fun, but for Big Fans Only at Best
Scream Factory re-opens the door to the hotspot below with a stunningly clear 2K scan.
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