Posts Tagged ‘Warner Archive’
Gentleman Jim Blu-ray Review: Still Packs a Punch
A lighthearted drama that packs a punch and has some good laughs.
Read MoreBefore Night Falls Blu-ray Review: Expresses the Overall Importance of Artists and Their Art
A profound, evocative portrait of liberation against extreme boundaries.
Read MoreLittle Women (1933) Blu-ray Review: Sentimental but Sweet
In a world so full of awfulness, I’ve become a sucker for any little kindness, even when it is only found in a movie.
Read MoreWichita Blu-ray Review: Wyatt Earp’s Origin Story
Even when they aren’t great, there is something calming about a Western.
Read MoreGay Purr-ee Blu-ray Review: Judy Garland Gets Animated
This animated musical is a fine send-off for Garland’s collaboration with her Wizard of Oz songwriters, and a fitting coda for her monumental career.
Read MoreThe Broadway Melody Blu-ray Review: Give My Regards to the Warner Archive Team
While the backstage exploits are familiar to the genre, it’s a fun snapshot of a bygone era for both film and theater.
Read MoreDu Barry Was a Lady Blu-ray Review: All Show, Little Story
Even by the admittedly low bar of plot development in classic movie musicals, this story is so half-baked it may as well just be called a musical revue.
Read MoreCimarron (1931) Blu-ray Review: An Epic Western and a Product of Its Time
Cimarron (1931) is melodramatic, slow in places, and a product of its time, both cinematically and in its politically incorrectness, but an enjoyable 124 minutes overall.
Read MoreLooney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: A Good Start to Becoming a Cartoon Collector
A good roster of characters among a good roster of cartoons.
Read MoreHey There, It’s Yogi Bear! Blu-ray Review: Ready for His Close-up
Expanding Yogi’s adventure from a 7-minute short to an 89-minute movie works for the most part.
Read MoreClash by Night (1952) Blu-ray Review: A Fritz Lang Dud
The actors save it.
Read MoreStorm Warming Blu-ray Review: A Flawed but Hard-hitting Expose of Small Town Corruption
t is perfect? No. Is it relevant? Unfortunately, yes.
Read MoreOne Way Passage Blu-ray Review: Book This Voyage
A brisk and satisfying rollercoaster ride through an improbable romance set amongst the elegance of Depression-era high seas travel.
Read MoreThe Night of the Iguana Blu-ray Review: A Long Night’s Journey into the Soul
All of the actors are fantastic in their roles.
Read MoreAttack of the 50 Foot Woman Blu-ray Review: Maybe If She Were a Little Taller This Would Be Good
Out of all the schlocky 1950s science fiction out there, I don’t know why this one is one of the more popular ones.
Read MoreDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Blu-ray Review: Fredric March Is Quite Wonderful in the Dual Role
What really makes this version special are the special effects.
Read MoreRachel, Rachel Blu-ray Review: A Tender Story of a Woman’s Awakening
A dated but still sensitively crafted character study of repression with a career-defining performance by the great Joanne Woodward.
Read MoreThe Thin Man Goes Home Blu-ray Review: Bring This Comic Mystery to Your Home
There’s enough comedy to go with the mystery to keep the audience entertained as well as engaged.
Read MoreWild Rovers Blu-ray Review: William Holden and Ryan O’Neal Ride into the Sunset
Wild Rovers, a forgotten gem of a western with some solid action, although a bit somber at times but so is Lonesome Dove.
Read MoreThe Frisco Kid Blu-ray Review: A Rabbi and a Bank Robber Ride West
The Frisco Kid is a good, wacky western and an enjoyable way to spend 119 minutes.
Read MoreThe Adventures of Don Juan (1948) Blu-ray Review: Come in with Flynn
A mostly charming, fun-filled adventure.
Read MoreDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Blu-ray Review: Well Worth Watching to See Spencer Tracy Play Against Type
Where previous adaptations tended to turn the Hyde character into a hideous monster, here the focus is more psychological, more Freudian.
Read MoreThe Clock Blu-ray Review: Judy Garland’s Time
The film often feels like a predecessor of The Out-of-Towners or Date Night, except here the couple are newly introduced and find their mishaps charming instead of additive to already dissolving relationships.
Read MoreThe Three Musketeers (1948) Blu-ray Review: Night of 100 Stars
In spite of the film’s split personality, it’s worth viewing for the amazing amount and variety of stars.
Read MoreGold Diggers of 1933 Blu-ray Review: It’s Perfect
Gold Diggers of 1933 is one of the very best Depression-era musicals.
Read MoreStage Fright (1950) Blu-ray Review: Second-Tier Hitchcock Is Still Good Cinema
Stage Fight is a great deal of fun.
Read MorePrince of the City Blu-ray Review: The NYPD Blues
Sidney Lumet deserves kudos for the way he marshals a large, rotating cast and the many (unsurprising) turns of the plot.
Read MoreAngels with Dirty Faces Blu-ray Review: A Seminal Gangster Classic
The Blu-ray from Warner Archive is solid.
Read MoreParty Girl (1958) Blu-ray Review: Neon Underworld
Fusing ‘30s corn with a vivid and sly, modern feel (at least for the ’50s), Party Girl is a cinematic bon-bon.
Read MoreThe Ghost Ship/Bedlam Double Feature Blu-ray Review: Two Val Lewton Suspense Thrillers
Two ’40s films by Val Lewton protégé Mark Robson explore the dangers of authority with atmospheric suspense films.
Read MoreSome Came Running Blu-ray Review: ’50s Melodrama Feels Familiar
A Sinatra vehicle, excellently helmed and acted, sounds familiar notes in the story of small town life in the ’50s.
Read MoreLullaby of Broadway Blu-ray Review: Don’t Sleep on This Joyous Delight
So joyous and feel-good that it’s impossible to watch without a smile on your face.
Read MoreMad Love (1935) Blu-ray Review: Grotesque ’30 Body Horror
Beautifully shot German expressionist style American horror film, with Peter Lorre’s English debut as a mad doctor.
Read MoreThe Naked Spur Blu-ray Review: A Classic ’50s Western
The high-definition presentation from the Warner Archive should please fans of the movie and those new to it.
Read MoreTex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 Blu-ray Review: Another Must-own for Fans of Avery and Animation
Avery and his team demonstrate a creative and boundless imagination and a great talent for bringing their comedic ideas to the screen.
Read MoreA Night at the Opera Blu-ray Review: A Comedy Classic
Thankfully, losing 25 percent of the act didn’t translate into losing 25 percent of the laughs because this film.
Read MoreStraight Time Blu-ray Review: The Jailbird Blues
More than any other element, the acting makes the movie tick.
Read MoreThe Window (1949) Blu-ray Review: The Boy Who Cried Murder
Taut noir thriller about a story-telling boy who witnesses a real murder is brisk, engaging, and beautifully shot.
Read MoreIn the Good Old Summertime Blu-ray Review: You’ve Got Snail Mail
This 1949 Judy Garland vehicle that is an update of the 1940 Jimmy Stewart movie, The Shop Around the Corner,
Read MoreThe Herculoids: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: The Adventures of the Exotic Eight
The animators’ creativity and talent is apparent in the settings, the characters, and the Herculoids in action.
Read MoreIt Happened at the World’s Fair Blu-ray Review: It Probably Shouldn’t Have
Elvis is totally fine in the film, but he’s hampered by a bizarre script and a lackluster leading lady in the icy Joan O’Brien.
Read MoreTake Me Out to the Ball Game Blu-ray Review: Almost a Home Run
A Warner Archive release that I would point to if asked to recommend one of their titles from a technical perspective.
Read MoreI Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes Blu-ray Review: Limp Mystery Noir
Based on a novella by Cornell Woolrich, this film takes a thin premise and does little with it.
Read MoreIt Happened on 5th Avenue Blu-ray Review: Thoroughly Charming Happenstance
The story is sweet, heartwarming, and wholly enjoyable nearly 75 years later.
Read MoreMadame Curie Blu-ray Review: Geniuses Oblivious to Their Attraction
The chemistry between the actors is undeniable, especially since they had already teamed together in the six-time Oscar-winning film, Mrs. Miniver.
Read MoreZiegfeld Follies Blu-ray Review: Two Hours of Follies, Half Hour of Jollies
While it’s not consistently enjoyable, the overwhelming caliber of talent and the many high-quality production numbers make it a worthwhile curiosity.
Read MoreThere Was a Crooked Man… Blu-ray Review: Revisionist Western Could Have Used a Few More Revisions
It is all but saved by its cast who are easy to enjoy interacting with each other and charming in their star power.
Read MoreDrunken Master II Blu-ray Review: Pinnacle Chan Martial Arts
A solid (if bare bones) release of some of Jackie Chan’s most impressive martial arts antics.
Read MoreThe Tender Trap Blu-ray Review: Trapped in Dated Attitudes But Still Tender Fun
While the film leans too heavily on its original source material as a play to be an essential classic film, it’s a satisfying trap for fans of the cast.
Read MoreThey Won’t Believe Me Blu-ray Review: Melodrama Noir
There are two elements normally present in a classic film noir. One is a main character, usually male, with decent instincts but a fatal flaw that drives him to do something terrible. That terrible thing is the other element, usually a crime, that sends the unfortunate into a tailspin that, whatever his intentions, is destructive,…
Read MoreMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Blu-ray Review: Solid Comedy Construction
Cary Grant and Myrna Loy have very convincing chemistry, no doubt greatly aided by their prior two screen pairings.
Read MoreJosie and the Pussycats in Outer Space: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review
Watching these cartoons once a week is the way to go.
Read MoreAnnie Get Your Gun Blu-ray Review: Shoots a Few Blanks but Hits the Overall Target
The film is an important piece of Broadway and Hollywood history that is long overdue for Blu-ray treatment.
Read MoreBroadway Melody of 1940 Blu-ray Review: De-Lovely
The obvious draws are the star turn by Fred Astaire and the songs by Cole Porter, but co-star Eleanor Powell nearly steals the show.
Read MoreLegion of Super Heroes: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Back to the Future
An entertaining superhero show that is so good you’ll wish the creators had gotten got another season.
Read MoreDamn Yankees Blu-ray Review: Lola Wants (and Gets) 4K
Warner Archive has done terrific job with this new release of the classic musical.
Read MoreBaby Doll Blu-ray Review: Let’s Play House, Baby
Playwright Tennessee Williams’ comedy about a Mississippi Lolita caught between two slimeballs could well be director Elia Kazan’s best film.
Read MoreCrossfire (1947) Blu-ray Review: Film Noir with a Message
One of the first films to tackle antisemitism and helped usher in a new wave of social justice stories.
Read MoreOn Moonlight Bay Blu-ray Review: Day and MacRae Play on the Bay
Doris Day and Gordon MacRae are mesmerizing and ultimately elevate the project into a pleasant diversion as we root for their characters to find happiness.
Read MoreSan Francisco Blu-ray Review: The King of the Barbary Coast Finds His Queen
An Old Hollywood disaster epic with star power a-plenty gets a sharp Blu-ray transfer.
Read MoreThe Curse of Frankenstein (Two-Disc Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: A Landmark in Horror Is Reborn
The film that launched a horror franchise has been restored and remastered.
Read MoreTex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: A Second Helping of Silliness
As with the previous volume, this is a must-own for animation fans.
Read MoreThe Shop Around the Corner Blu-ray Review: An Example of Ernst Lubitsch’s Genius
A still enchanting and emotionally grounded romantic comedy gem from one of the greatest directors of all-time.
Read MoreYoung Man with a Horn Blu-ray Review: Birth of the Cool
Kirk Douglas helps to start a sea change in the Hollywood status quo with this ultra-cool performance.
Read MoreThe Pirate Blu-ray Review: Choppy Seas Lead to Treasure
Gene Kelly and Judy Garland struggle to right this listing ship.
Read MoreJonny Quest: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: 26 Thrilling, Boys’ Adventures
The Blu-ray from Warner Archive delivers satisfying high-definition video that will please long-time fans and should help attract new ones.
Read MoreThe Koker Trilogy Is the Pick of the Week
The late master Kiarostami’s influential trilogy rounds out a week of stellar new releases.
Read MoreWally Gator: The Complete Series DVD Review: Delightfully Silly, Don’t Y’know
Best in small doses because of the similarity of the plots.
Read MoreKlute Is the Pick of the Week
A gritty ’70s masterwork leads a week of interesting releases.
Read MoreHedwig and the Angry Inch Is the Pick of the Week
John Cameron Mitchell’s 2001 cult classic rounds out a pretty great week of new releases.
Read MoreThe Thing from Another World Blu-ray Review: A Classic of the Sci-fi Genre
Available from Warner Archive, the Blu-ray offers impressive high-def video and pleasing audio.
Read MoreThe Prize (1963) Blu-ray Review: Lots of Talent, Big Disappointment
The Prize could have been a bonafide classic under a different director, instead it’s just ok, but mostly forgettable.
Read MoreYear of the Dragon Blu-ray Review: An Underrated Cop Thriller
Warner Archive gives a solid Blu-ray upgrade to Michael Cimino’s edgy crime thriller.
Read MoreBrewster McCloud Blu-ray Review: A Weird, Strange Trip into the Altmanverse
Robert Altman’s follow-up to M*A*S*H is an idiosyncratic, weird little film that only he could make.
Read MoreCondemned! | The Devil to Pay! DVDs Review: Both Worthy of Exclamation Points
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off two pre-Code Ronald Colman classics featuring Ann Harding, Loretta Young, Myrna Loy, and a familiar-looking terrier.
Read MoreSan Diego Comic-Con International 2018 Review: Go for the Comics, Stay for the Stories
Another year of Con but this time it’s the Big Picture.
Read MoreLights of New York (1928) DVD Review: The Most Sublime Milestone in Cinema
The Warner Archive Collection brings us the first all-talking motion picture ever, which deserves a look-see for that very reason alone.
Read MoreAlexander Hamilton (1931) DVD Review: I Never Expect to See a Perfect Work Anyway
An entirely-too-old George Arliss portrays a much younger Hamilton in this early pre-Code biopic from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreFireman, Save My Child (1932) DVD Review: Old Hatter Up
Joe E. Brown strikes out in a tired pre-Code baseball comedy now available from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Hanging Tree (1959) Blu-ray Review: Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper
The Warner Archive Collection knots it up with this captivating western starring Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, and first-timer George C. Scott.
Read MoreThe Gay Bride (1934) DVD Review: Married to the Flop
Carole Lombard and Chester Morris unite for a well-aged gangster screwball comedy, now available from the Warner Archive Collection.
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 MoreMGM’s The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) DVD Review: When Compilations Were String
For whatever reason, the Warner Archive Collection releases Robert Youngson’s effortless cut-and-paste documentary to DVD-R.
Read MoreA Lost Lady (1934) DVD Review: A Lost Cause
The Warner Archive Collection finds a rare Barbara Stanwyck flick co-starring the famous Emerald City Wizard himself, Frank Morgan.
Read MoreThe Chastity Belt (1967) DVD Review: As Uncomfortable As You’d Expect
Tony Curtis and Monica Vitti are more than a bit rusty in this appallingly unfunny Italian sex comedy from the Warner Archive Collection.
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 MoreSummer of ’42 (1971) Blu-ray Review: There’s a First Time for Everything
The obscured (if slightly controversial now) coming-of-age hit returns to home video courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
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 MoreThe Flight of Dragons (1982) Blu-ray Review: Colonel Potter vs Darth Vader?
The Warner Archive Collection clears the runway for this neglected Rankin-Bass animated fantasy.
Read MoreLeatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) Blu-ray Review: Indie Codependent
The Warner Archive Collection revs up the gas for Jeff Burr’s controversial buzzer.
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 MoreAuntie Mame (1958) Blu-ray Review: And It’s Completely Lucille Ball-Free, Too!
The Warner Archive Collection brings us a beautiful restoration of Rosalind Russell’s original great aunt.
Read MoreDoc Hollywood (1991) Blu-ray Review: A Crash, a Clash, a Fox Office Splash
Michael J. Fox goes country in this early ’90s rom-com now available on BD from the Warner Archive Collection.
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 MoreOh God, They’re Singing: Three Classic Musicals on Blu-ray
The Warner Archive and Twilight Time give us some old song and dance routines, available in High-Definition (and in one case, widescreen) for the first time.
Read MoreThe Super (1991) DVD Review: Low Rent Entertainment
The Warner Archive Collection raises the roof on Joe Pesci’s flop.
Read MoreA Trio of WAC Pre-Codes: Oh, the Horror Icons!
The Warner Archive Collection presents three pre-Code rarities featuring a serendipitous number of classic early horror movie stars.
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 MoreBattle Cry (1955) Blu-ray Review: Former A-List Hit with Future B-Grade Stars
The Warner Archive Collection digs up another wartime relic with a nice cast of cult favorites.
Read MoreThe Sea Wolf (1941) Blu-ray Review: Another Major Discovery from the WAC
Formerly lost at sea, the original 100-min cut of this classic sails in to home video thanks to the Warner Archive.
Read MoreWaiting for Guffman (1996) Blu-ray Review: The Waiting is the Artist Part
The brilliant mockumentary from Christopher Guest and Co. gets a beautiful new High-Definition transfer from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Green Slime (1968) Blu-ray Review: Would You Believe It When You’re Dead?
The Warner Archive Collection gives the campy U.S./Japanese cult classic a stellar new HD transfer.
Read MoreNight Moves (1975) / Scarecrow (1973) Blu-ray Reviews: The WAC Gets Hacked
The Warner Archive Collection rescues two neglected classics with Gene Hackman, including his one and only pairing with Al Pacino.
Read MoreThe Illustrated Man (1969) Blu-ray Review: Rod Steiger’s Shorts, Illustrated
The Warner Archive Collection puts an awful lot of effort into an awful Ray Bradbury adaptation.
Read MoreA Quintet of Pre-Codes from the Warner Archive
The WAC has more early ’30s fun to offer, featuring young Loretta Young, Joan Blondell, leading man Edward Everett Horton, and a pre-wheelchair Lionel Barrymore.
Read MoreJoe Versus the Volcano (1990) Blu-ray Review: When Tom Met Meg
John Patrick Shanley’s quirky fantastical romance hits Blu waves with a stellar transfer from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreSix Shooters: A Full Round of Classic Westerns New to Blu-ray
Twilight Time and the Warner Archive present us with a gunslingin’ good time.
Read MoreThe Gumball Rally (1976) Blu-ray Review: Real Cars. Real Actors. Real Fun.
The Warner Archive Collection revs its engines up for one of the greatest cross-country race flicks to hail from the ’70s.
Read MoreThe Man with Two Brains / My Blue Heaven Blu-rays Review: Get Martinized
The Warner Archive Collection re-releases two of Steve Martin’s best films, this time in glorious High-Definition.
Read MoreFreebie and the Bean (1974) Blu-ray Review: How Can Something So Wrong Feel So Right?
Look out, world ‒ because James Caan and Alan Arkin are on the loose again, thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreSuperman: The Movie – Extended Cut & Special Edition 2-Film Collection Blu-ray Review: A DC Miracle
The Warner Archive Collection soars with this rare, three-hour TV cut of Richard Donner’s superhero classic.
Read MoreOnly Noirs and Horses: Four Flicks from the Warner Archive
From classic psychological thrillers to obscure westerns, these WAC releases are worth betting money on.
Read MoreJoe Versus the Volcano Blu-ray Review: An Overlooked Tom Hanks Gem
It’s a lot of fun, and sometimes that’s all you want, or need, from a movie.
Read MoreThe Ballad of Cable Hogue Blu-ray Review: A Bland Western
For its fans, Warner Archive has created a satisfying high-definition presentation with interesting extras about the movie and its director.
Read MoreInnocent Blood (1992) Blu-ray Review: A Parisian Vampire in Pittsburgh
The Warner Archive Collection unveils a gorgeous new uncut transfer of John Landis’ star-studded horror/action/comedy.
Read MoreThe Hidden (1987) Blu-ray Review: The Best Movie John Carpenter Never Made
The Warner Archive Collection proudly delivers this amazing horror/sci-fi/action/comedy hybrid starring young Kyle MacLachlan.
Read MoreBlood Alley / The Sea Chase (1955) Blu-rays Review: The Duke Turns to the Drink
John Wayne runs ashore with Commies, Nazis, Lauren Bacall, and Lana Turner in two seafaring melodramas from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreRunning on Empty (1988) Blu-ray Review: Fam on the Run
Sidney Lumet’s stunning drama, featuring a standout performance by an Oscar-nominated River Phoenix, hits BD from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreSeven Days in May (1964) Blu-ray Review: The Terror from Within
John Frankenheimer’s political paranoia thriller ‒ featuring a script by Rod Serling ‒ receives a beautiful makeover from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreThe Loved One (1965) Blu-ray Review: I’m Lovin’ It
The Warner Archive unleashes an outrageous black comedy cult classic that covers a lot of desecrated ground.
Read MoreWhere the Boys Are (1960) Blu-ray Review: Life Was a Beach Even Then
Where the Boys Are still entertains admirably.
Read MoreThe Accidental Tourist (1988) Blu-ray Review: Good Grief
Lawrence Kasdan’s powerfully therapeutic film starring William Hurt and an Oscar-winning Geena Davis hits BD thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Wheeler Dealers (1963) Blu-ray Review: It’d Be Funnier If It Weren’t So Damn True
The Warner Archive Collection deals us a vintage James Garner/Lee Remick screwball comedy that hits a little too close to reality today.
Read MoreSpencer’s Mountain (1963) Blu-ray Review: Good Morning, Johnboy
Henry Fonda, Maureen O’Hara, and James MacArthur inspire everything from each other to TV shows in this classic family drama from Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreProtocol DVD Review: Goldie Hawn Comedy Too Light-hearted for Its Own Good
For fans who like Goldie being Goldie, she takes part in mildly amusing antics.
Read More36 Hours (1964) Blu-ray Review: Captivating Wartime Espionage
James Garner finds himself right in the middle of a dirty Nazi trick in this taut WWII thriller from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Rounders (1965) Blu-ray Review: Glenn Ford. Henry Fonda. ‘Nuff Said.
The Warner Archive Collection wrangles up a classic western comedy starring two of filmdom’s greatest cowboys.
Read MoreS.O.B. (1981) Blu-ray Review: Julie Andrews’ Most Revealing Role
The Warner Archive Collection releases Blake Edwards’ bitingly funny stab at Hollywood, featuring his famous wife’s only nude scene.
Read MoreThe Gumball Rally Blu-ray Review: An Amusing Racing Movie
The Warner Archive’s Blu-ray delivers quality video and good audio.
Read MorePreviewing San Diego Comic-Con 2017: Saturday
And just like that it’s the end of Saturday and the Con starts to wind down.
Read MoreVision Quest Blu-ray Review: Wasn’t Too Crazy for This
The soundtrack is definitely the highlight of the film
Read MoreRide the High Country Blu-ray Review: A Captivating Western
The Blu-ray’s video shines as bright as the film’s two lead actors.
Read MoreWorld Without End (1956) Blu-ray Review: Make Dystopia Great Again
The Warner Archive Collection travels through time and space to bring us one of cinema’s first ‒ and strangely optimistic ‒ views of a post-apocalyptic future.
Read MoreFrom Hell It Came (1957) Blu-ray Review: This Is More Like “Heaven-Sent”
One of the most amusingly bad drive-in monster movies ever conceived receives a beautiful new HD transfer from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreFight for Your Lady (1937) DVD Review: The Ultimate Showdown of Goofy Faces
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off an odd comic rarity with Ida Lupino and an epic battle of dirty looks between Jack Oakie and Billy Gilbert.
Read MoreThe Boy Friend (1971) Blu-ray Review: Was This the Precursor to “The Apple”?
Ken Russell’s hallucinogenic homage to Busby Berkeley is just that ‒ and the Warner Archive has made it even trippier via a beautiful (and uncut) restoration.
Read MoreFinian’s Rainbow (1968) Blu-ray Review: Dance with the Times
The Warner Archive raises the curtains on a movie that would be both Francis Ford Coppola’s first studio film and Fred Astaire’s last complete musical.
Read MoreDemon Seed (1977) Blu-ray Review: Artificial Intelligence Meets Artificial Insemination
The kooky, slightly kinky ’70s sci-fi horror hybrid featuring the talents of the late Fritz Weaver and Robert Vaughn receives a beautiful makeover from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreA Woman’s Face (1941) / Flamingo Road (1949) DVDs Review: The Dark Side of Joan
Two classic features from the one and only Joan Crawford return to DVD thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Yakuza (1974) Blu-ray Review: That Time Robert Mitchum Went to Japan
Like a trusty katana, the Warner Archive Collection whips out this neglected, gritty, emotional ’70s cult classic with much grace and dignity.
Read MoreBells Are Ringing (1960) Blu-ray Review: You Found Me Just in Time
The irreplaceable Judy Holliday teams with the one and only Dean Martin for a musical extravaganza which has received a dynamic makeover from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreThe Girl and the General (1967) DVD Review: All Give Some, None Give All
A shockingly subdued Rod Steiger stars in this Italian-made WWI dramedy from Pasquale Festa Campanile.
Read MoreThe Valley of Gwangi / When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth Blu-rays Review: More Animated than Ever
The Warner Archive Collection shows off two showcases of animators Ray Harryhausen and Jim Danforth in these splendid catalog releases.
Read MoreVitaphone Varieties, Volume Three: 1928-1929 DVD Review: Utterly Amazing
The Warner Archive Collection unleashes 16 more lost novelty acts from the days of vaudeville and burlesque shows.
Read MoreWait Until Dark (1967) / Love in the Afternoon (1957) Blu-rays Review: An Audrey Two-fer
The Warner Archive Collection brings us two remarkably different ‒ but nevertheless essential ‒ offerings from the inimitable Audrey Hepburn.
Read MoreMillionaires in Prison (1940) DVD Review: The Club Fed of the ’40s
The Warner Archive paroles a corny prison yarn featuring Shemp Howard and the voice of Jiminy Cricket as inmates.
Read MoreA Girl in Every Port (1952) DVD Review: Because Chico Needed the Money
Groucho’s last leading role ‒ now available from the Warner Archive ‒ isn’t something you’d bet your life on, but warrants a viewing from devoted Marxists just the same.
Read MoreBattleground (1949) Blu-ray Review: War is Hell, but This Is Far from That
The Warner Archive Collection unveils a marvelous, meticulously restored look this WWII classic.
Read MoreBad Day at Black Rock (1955) Blu-ray Review: A Great Day for Movie Lovers
The Warner Archive Collection brings us the groundbreaking precursor to the revenge film genre in what is easily one of the most beautiful transfers of the year.
Read MoreIt’s Always Fair Weather (1955) Blu-ray Review: Gene Kelly’s Blues
The Warner Archive Collection proudly presents something anyone can sing and dance to: a Cynical Musical from the otherwise sunny 1950s.
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 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 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 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 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 MoreMusicals and the Musically Inclined from the Warner Archive
Debbie Reynolds, Doris Day, and Julie Andrews highlight a trio of amazing rom-coms from more enjoyable, innocent times.
Read MoreMoby Dick (1930) DVD Review: The Version You Never Thought Possible
For those of you who think they know Dick, the WAC salutes you.
Read MoreTime After Time (1979) Blu-ray Review: And Now for Something Completely Different
Nicholas Meyer’s quirky sci-fi classic ‒ wherein Jack the Ripper and H.G. Wells travel through time ‒ gets a much-needed makeover from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreBody Snatchers (1993) Blu-ray Review: Uneven, But Not Unnecessary
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off filmdom’s oddest pod people Invasion yet.
Read MoreMichael Collins / Man in the Wilderness Blu-rays Review: Super Heroes
The Warner Archive Collection brings us both a legendary man and a man of legend in these two High-Def offerings.
Read MoreThey Were Expendable / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Blu-rays Review: The WAC Duke
Two of the most famous John Ford/John Wayne collaborations make their HD home video debut courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreDoc Savage: The Man of Bronze Blu-ray Review: A Hero? Yes. Super? Hell, No.
One of the pulp world’s first heroes makes for one of film world’s worst zeroes.
Read MoreCrime or Climb: Tails of Scaling and Failing from the Warner Archive
Sean Connery ascends, George Hamilton pretends, and Don Siegel defends in this trio from the WAC.
Read MoreEdward G. Robinson Breaks Out of the Warner Archive Collection!
Yeah, a quartet of individual titles starring classic Hollywood’s perennial tough guy make their DVD debuts, see?
Read MoreFrom Horrifying to Horrible: Back in Print from the Warner Archive
From a magnificent assembling of classic horror of the ’30s, to the various sorts of silliness the whole of the ’90s had to offer, these four releases will have you screaming.
Read MoreMarine Raiders / In Our Time (1944) DVDs Review: WWII WAC
The Warner Archive Collection encourages you to buy war bonds ‒ and these old World War II propaganda flicks, too!
Read MoreStablemates / Lord Jeff DVDs Review: A Double Dose of Rooney
The Warner Archive Collection slips us a couple of Mickeys (with plenty of Wood) in these two rarely-seen gems.
Read MoreGeorge O’Brien Western Collection DVD Review: Nine Oats and a Lot of Grain
The Warner Archive Collection presents some of the final starring roles from one of B western cinema’s most charismatic naturals.
Read MoreStakeout on Dope Street (1958) DVD Review: Kershner. Corman. Coleman. Oh, My!
This forgotten gem from the Warner Archive Collection offers just the facts, and more than a little strange movie history.
Read MoreValley of the Kings (1954) DVD Review: The Other Precursor to Indiana Jones
The Warner Archive Collection digs up a significant artifact from cinematic history, albeit from a print which has sadly been desecrated.
Read MoreForbidden Hollywood, Volume 10 DVD Review: The End of an Era? Not Quite!
The Warner Archive Collection unveils its final ‘Forbidden Hollywood’ set with a fine gathering of controversial and naughty gems from the pre-Code days.
Read MoreSeven Miles from Alcatraz DVD Review: Prison Breaks for Patriotism
A minor WWII flick about Nazi spies featuring John Banner as the bad guy makes its way to DVD courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreHaunted Honeymoon (1940) / A Fine Pair / Brotherly Love (1970) DVDs Review: Reverse Power Flux Couplings
Three uniquely different looks at the fine art of bad romances arrive on DVD courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreRKO Varieties Triple Feature DVD Review: The Very Definition of Below Paar
Don’t let these innocent looking obscurities from the Warner Archive Collection fool you: the jokes are so bad, they could cause blindness, hemorrhaging, or ‒ if you’re lucky ‒ death.
Read MoreDarker Shades of Blu: Film Noir from the Warner Archive
From Humphrey Bogart to Alfred Hitchcock, the WAC offers up some of the best mysteries ever available now on Blu-ray.
Read MoreThe Angry Hills (1959) DVD Review: The Precursor to the 007 Franchise?
Ever wonder what might have happened had James Bond been born an American and started out in World War II? The Warner Archive Collection may have the answer.
Read MoreThe Whip Hand (1951) DVD Review: RKO Sets Its Sights to Start Seeing Red
The Warner Archive Collection uncovers a fun little flick about reeling in one big Commie plot.
Read MoreEdge of Doom (1950) DVD Review: Can Dana Andrews Save Farley Granger’s Soul?
Samuel Goldwyn’s one and only film noir is also the bleakest irreligious religious movies in history.
Read MoreThese Three (1936) DVD Review: Kids Say the Darndest Things
The Warner Archive Collection outs Lillian Hellman’s first filmic adaptation of a once-controversial play.
Read MoreCharlie Chan 3-Film Collection DVD Review: Honorable Circle, Now Complete
Confucius say: ‘Last of previously unreleased titles from franchise finally find way to disc. Hell, yes.’
Read MoreWhen Everything is WAC: A Visual Buffet from the Warner Archive
From one of Lucille Ball’s first big roles, to one of John Carradine’s last, this assortment of odds and ends from the Warner Archive Collection has it all.
Read MoreWild Bill Hickok Rides / Roughshod / Station West DVDs Review: Girls Run the West
Three 1940s westerns ‒ each with a stronger-than-usual female presence ‒ make their home video debut courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreBad Boy (1949) DVD Review: You Make Us Feel So Good
The Warner Archive Collection asks ‘Wha’cha gonna do?’ about this juvenile delinquent problem.
Read MoreThe Littlest Hobo (1958) DVD Review: The Dogs Must Be Crazy
The Warner Archive Collection unleashes one of B moviedom’s greatest unsung canine performers in this weird critter noir.
Read MoreMy Pal Wolf DVD Review: Dog Gone Girl
Child actress Sharyn Moffett has to learn how to cut one’s wolf loose in this forgotten RKO ditty, now available from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Doughgirls DVD Review: When Girl Comedies Didn’t Need Fart Jokes
The Warner Archive Collection unveils a vastly underrated WWII comedy about three groomless brides, with scene-chewing support from Eve Arden and Charles Ruggles.
Read MoreNever a Dull Moment (1950) DVD Review: Why You Never Say Never
Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray do their best with subpar situational comedy material in this recent obscurity from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreForbidden Hollywood, Volume 9 DVD Review: Bogart’s Face and Bette Davis Eyes
The Warner Archive Collection ups the ante with their latest release of pre-Code rarities, adding a fifth bonus flick into the fray.
Read MoreIt’s in the Air (1935) DVD Review: Benny and the Debts
The Warner Archive Collection unties a rare Jack Benny comedy featuring the even rarer sight of Ted Healy playing the stooge.
Read MoreMan-Proof DVD Review: Pidegon Shoots Down Tone Deaf Loy
The Warner Archive Collection unveils an uneven war of the sexes dramedy featuring an unbeatable cast.
Read MoreThe Mad Genius / The Great Man Votes DVDs Review: Unburiedmore
The Warner Archive Collection digs up two forgotten starring vehicles of cinematic titan, John Barrymore.
Read MoreMurder in the Private Car DVD Review: A Pre-Code Mulligan Stew
Wisecracking Charles Ruggles and Una Merkel highlight this odd comedy-romance-mystery that is as outdated as rail travel itself.
Read MoreHitler’s Madman / Hitler’s Children (1943) DVDs Review: A Double Dose of Propaganda
The Warner Archive Collection unveils two similarly dissimilar movies from the movie industry’s “rushin’ front.”
Read MoreEverything I Have Is Yours DVD Review: A Disjointed MGM Musical Programmer
Husband-and-wife duo Marge and Gower Champion get upgraded to top billing.
Read MoreWild Bill Elliott Western Collection DVD Review: The End of an Era
The last of the hard-hitting, two-fisted B movie cowboys takes his final ride off into the sunset in this eight-film set from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Strangler (1964) DVD Review: There’s Always the Son
The great Victor Buono stars as a bastardized Boston serial killer, now available from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreAnother Language / What Every Woman Knows DVDs Review: The Helen Hayes Code
The Warner Archive Collection proudly presents several forgotten starring vehicles for the First Lady of the American Theater.
Read MoreBobby Ware Is Missing DVD Review: And Starring Neville Brand as Indiana Jones
One missing little film featuring two lost little boys has been rescued by the great big Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreCry of the Hunted / Wind Across the Everglades DVDs Review: Attack of the Swamp Features
Two entirely different ’50s bayou flicks ‒ now available on home video from the Warner Archive Collection ‒ receive a mite good scrutinizin’.
Read MorePlease Believe Me (1950) DVD Review: A Romantic Comedy from Val Lewton?
The famous horror visionary’s penultimate film ‒ which stars Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Mark Stevens, and Peter Lawford ‒ finally hits home video thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Beginning or the End (1947) DVD Review: Are You Gonna Drop the Bomb or Not?
Hollywood’s first depiction of the Manhattan Project ‒ itself a bomb at the box office ‒ hits home video at last thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Hoodlum Saint DVD Review: When Nick Charles Met Jessica Fletcher
William Powell, Esther Williams, and Angela Lansbury star in a forgotten footnote of film history, newly available to DVD via the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreTrader Horn (1931) / Eskimo (1933) DVD Reviews: A Pair of Van Dykes
W.S. Van Dyke’s early pre-Code adventures shot in Africa and the Arctic make their digital media debuts thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreDick Foran Western Collection DVD Review: The Singing Cowboy Who Could Actually Sing
The Warner Archive Collection wants you to know Dick. And what better way is there than this?
Read MoreKirby Grant and Chinook Adventure Triple Feature, Volume 3 (1949-1953) DVD Review: Chinook of the North?
The Warner Archive Collection takes off to the Great White North (eh!) for another trio of Northern adventures of RCMP Corporal Rod Webb.
Read MoreGentleman’s Fate / The Phantom of Paris DVDs Review: John Gilbert, Cinema’s Forgotten Heartthrob
The Warner Archive Collection unburies several talkies from one of the Golden Age of Hollywood’s many fallen stars.
Read MoreThe Hunger (1983) Blu-ray Review: The Longest Anti-Smoking PSA Ever
Bowie. Babes. Blood. Bauhaus. Carcinogens. That is all.
Read MoreShowdown in Little Tokyo Blu-ray Review: The Ultimate Guilty Pleasure of the ’90s
“We’re so far outside on this one, it’s not even funny.” Oh, but it is, Dolph. It is.
Read MoreCount Your Blessings (1959) DVD Review: More of a Curse, Really
Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, and Maurice Chevalier sink in a dreary comedy set across the English Channel.
Read MoreCallaway Went Thataway DVD Review: Mad Men and a Drunken Hopalong Cassidy
Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, and multiple Howard Keels shine in this delightful MGM comedy.
Read MoreRun of the Arrow DVD Review: Samuel Fuller’s Dances with Wolves
A blaring Rod Steiger and a bronzed Charles Bronson highlight a forgotten feature with an still-relevant social commentary.
Read MoreHoneymoon Hotel (1964) / Come Fly with Me DVDs Review: Sexist ’60s Rom-Coms
Two more rarities from the swingin’ jet-set era by director Henry Levin make their digital debuts courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreSpenser: For Hire: The Complete Second Season (1986-87) DVD Review: SPEN-SAH!
The criminally neglected cult ABC TV series starring the late great Robert Urich returns courtesy of the Warner Archive.
Read MoreJohnny Angel / Riff-Raff (1947) DVDs Review: Double Fistin’ RKO Film Noir
The Warner Archive Collection unleashes several underrated film noir gems from the iconic studio.
Read MoreFive Came Back (1939) DVD Review: The Birth of the Disaster Film Genre
The powerful melodrama, co-written by Dalton Trumbo, makes its long-overdue debut from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Decent, the Mediocre, and the Dreadful: The Warner Archive Revisits the Swinging Sixties
Three rarities starring David McCallum, George Hamilton, and Robert Morse resurface. But is that really a good thing?
Read MoreOnce a Thief (1965) DVD Review: Post-Beat America Meets the French New Wave
The Warner Archive Collection releases an excellent, atmospheric, innovative, and gritty crime drama from yesteryear. A definite must-see.
Read MoreSignpost to Murder DVD Review: Stuart Whitman Goes Loco for Joanne Woodward
The Warner Archive Collection brings us a seldom seen psychological thriller that has trouble finding its own direction.
Read More42nd Street / Ladyhawke / Wolfen Blu-rays Review: The Musical, Magical, and Mythical
The Warner Archive Collection brings us three classic catalogue titles out of the Standard and into the realms of High-Definition.
Read MoreA Newly Widened Screen, Part II: Alibis and Those Who Sympathize
The Warner Archive Collection brings us two more titles from the early days of DVD in widescreen for the first time.
Read MoreThe Maltese Bippy DVD Review: Rowan and Martin Comedy is No ‘Laugh-In’ Matter
The first and only post-fame feature-length film from the classic sketch comedy hosts is a mostly dreadful horror spoof.
Read MoreSol Madrid DVD Review: The Nutty NCIS Kojak Batman Star Trek 007 Affair
David McCallum’s solo venture into the ’60s spy genre is odd, compelling, and worth a look.
Read MoreJohn J. Malone Mystery Double Feature DVD Review: Pat O’Brien vs. James Whitmore
The Warner Archive Collection rescues two forgotten comedies featuring the less-than-celebrated fictional sleuth.
Read MoreArrow in the Dust DVD Review: This is More Like Dust in the Wind
The Warner Archive does its best to preserve a flick where Sterling Hayden punches Lee Van Cleef, and l’il wooden Indian figures are set aflame and thrown off a ledge. And that’s about it.
Read MoreKid Glove Killer DVD Review: Van Heflin Shines in Unsuccessful Film Pilot
Is it a film noir? A political corruption yarn? A forensics investigatory piece? A rom-com? It’s all these things, and more!
Read MoreThe Scorpio Letters DVD Review: Amusing Z-Grade Eurospy Fodder
The only thing poisonous about these letters was found in the Nielsen ratings.
Read MoreBlack Patch (1957) DVD Review: A Genuinely Magnificent, Forgotten B Western
Imagine if David Lynch traveled back in time to the ’50s, made a TV show, then re-edited it into a feature film to create the Spaghetti Western movement.
Read MoreEscape from East Berlin DVD Review: Don Murray Flees Communist Oppression!
The Warner Archive Collection digs up the fictionalized account of a famous digging out co-starring Colonel Klink himself.
Read MoreThe Velvet Touch (1948) DVD Review: Shades of Colombo in the Shadow of Birdman
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off the charming, well-made film noir howcatchem starring Rosalind Russell and Sydney Greenstreet.
Read MoreThe Stranger Collection DVD Review: The Man with No Shame Trilogy
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off a trio of strange spaghetti westerns starring the even stranger Tony Anthony.
Read MoreBad Men of Tombstone DVD Review: The First of the Last of the Badmen
Barry Sullivan and Broderick Crawford team up for a fabulous, forgotten B western of high grade ore.
Read MoreFace of Fire (1959) DVD Review: Slow but Poignant Human Horror
Filmmaker Albert Band manages to pave the way for every other sci-fi and horror series ever with one simple drama now available (at last) from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreScreaming Eagles (1956) DVD Review: The Allied Artists Invasion of Normandy
The Warner Archive Collection preserves a seldom seen (but highly enjoyable) WWII quickie ripe with B movie and TV veterans.
Read MoreOur Mother’s House DVD Review: The Illegitimate Dawn of an Unofficial New Wave
Seven kids raised on religion, a dead mother, and a deadbeat dad. You do the math.
Read MoreAll at Sea [aka Barnacle Bill] DVD Review: Alec Guinness in Full (Multiple) Form
The Warner Archive Collection brings us the last genuine Ealing Comedy, which also features a young (and already bald) Donald Pleasance.
Read MoreOne Foot in Heaven DVD Review: Ass-Kickers, Shit-Kickers, and Methodists
Fredric March stars as Minister William Spence in this forgotten (but enjoyable) biopic.
Read MoreThe Big Shot / Swing Your Lady DVDs Review: A Binary Blast of Bogey
The Warner Archive Collection delivers two entirely different sides of Humphrey Bogart, including the film he perhaps hated making the most.
Read MoreThe Alphabet Murders (1965) DVD Review: Oh, My Aching Little Grey Cells!
Tony Randall makes for one of cinema’s least memorable Hercule Poirots in this dire British spoof of the Agatha Christie novel.
Read MoreFar from the Madding Crowd (1967) Blu-ray Review: A Magnificent Festering!
If you avoid certain NFL-oriented video games, does that mean you’re Far from the Madden Crowd?
Read MoreWonder What I Want to See at WonderCon 2015 No More
The con programs I am most intrigued by are…
Read MoreSpeed (1936) DVD Review: James Stewart Returns to Reclaim His Title
The Warner Archive Collection unburies the famous late actor’s first starring role, wherein he is paired with Ted Healy as a sidekick!
Read MoreThe Murder Man (1935) DVD Review: When Spencer Met Stewart
Spencer Tracy’s first starring role for MGM is supported by the feature film debut by James Stewart in this unconventional murder mystery.
Read MoreBorn Reckless (1958) DVD Review: My Long Hard Ride with Mamie Van Doren
A delightfully dumb ditty that is bursting with equestrian euphemisms and great B-grade bombshells.
Read MoreAdventure in Baltimore DVD Review: Pastor Robert Young Hasn’t Got a Prayer
Unhappy honeymooners Shirley Temple and John Agar appear on-screen together for the second and final time in this odd 1949 dud.
Read MoreWhite Comanche DVD Review: 40% Cotton, 230% Shatner
The Warner Archive Collection brings us a much-needed improved print of the campy Shatner vs. Shatner Euro western cult classic.
Read MoreThe RKO Brown and Carney Comedy Collection DVD Review: The Lonely Quartet of a Forgotten Duo
Four highlights from the short-lived comic pairing include the final villainous teaming of Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill, as well as a newly discovered Robert Mitchum in drag!
Read MoreRatboy (1986) DVD Review: Locke and Load
And to think all it took for us to get rid of Sondra Locke was to let her direct!
Read MorePanic Button (1964) DVD Review: When Mannix Met Mansfield
The Warner Archive Collection releases the rarely-seen comedy that may have inspired a famous Mel Brooks movie.
Read MoreForbidden Hollywood, Volume 8 DVD Review: Four Films That Broke the Code
The Warner Archive Collection presents a quartet of Pre-Code classics that delve into vice with very little virtue.
Read MoreA Newly Widened Screen: Two Steve Martins and a Black Scorpion
The Warner Archive Collection re-releases several classic favorites in 16×9 widescreen.
Read MoreThe Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Blu-ray Review: Shades of Gray
The Warner Archive Collection breathes new life into the innovative classic.
Read MoreDean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection, Vol. 1 & 2 DVDs Review: What, No Sammy Petrillo?
The Warner Archive Collection re-releases the long out of print Paramount sets featuring 13 of the duo’s best-known works.
Read MoreDr. Gillespie Film Collection DVD Review: Van Johnson and Keye Luke Join the Fun
The last six films of the original Dr. Kildare series eerily foreshadows one of contemporary television’s most popular medical dramas.
Read MoreThe Hook (1963) DVD Review: “Kid, Any Day a War Ends is a Nice Day.”
Kirk Douglas, Nick Adams, and Robert Walker, Jr. star in a well-made Korean War drama from George Seaton.
Read MoreThe Day They Robbed the Bank of England DVD Review: Introducing Peter O’Toole
A taut, well-crafted Victorian Era heist thriller that forged the way for many crime dramas to come.
Read MoreMokey / Revolt in the Big House DVD Reviews: A Young Robert Blake Two-fer
The controversial actor goes from motherless juvenile delinquent to prison revolutionary in these two New-to-DVD rarities from the Warner Archive.
Read MorePossessed (1947) Blu-ray Review: At Last, Gender Equality in Film Noir!
Joan Crawford takes the wheel in a classic thriller that has received a startling new HD release from the Warner Archive.
Read MorePete Kelly’s Blues (1955) Blu-ray Review: Uneven Musical Gangster Noir (in Color)
The Warner Archive presents the second of three strikes for Jack Webb’s failed franchise.
Read MoreThe St. Louis Kid DVD Review: Another James Cagney Rarity Makes Its Debut
A cocky, real jerk of a truck driver learns the hard way about the evils of milk in this weird, uneven 1934 feature.
Read MoreYankee Doodle Dandy Blu-ray Review: You’re a Grand Old Film
James Cagney gets born on the fourth of July for the Warner Archive’s dynamic HD release of the already exceptional George M. Cohan biopic.
Read MoreBoy Meets Girl (1938) DVD Review: Recommended Neglected Screwball Comedy Antics
James Cagney and Pat O’Brien pull no punches in this biting satire of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Read MoreA Handful of de Havilland: Three Obscure Olivias from the Warner Archive
Olivia de Havilland encounters the plights and perils of a gold rush, a wartime rush, and rushed productions in a trio of forgotten films.
Read MoreOne Night at Susie’s DVD Review: Makes a Hardened Man Humble
The Warner Archive presents vintage film enthusiasts with one of the few surviving films of actress Billie Dove.
Read MoreOh, Sailor Behave DVD Review: Olsen and Johnson Liven a Dud to Death
They don’t make ’em like this anymore. And an entire nation – if not universe – can sleep soundly with that assurance.
Read MoreThe Lusty Men DVD Review: An RKO Rodeo Picture
Robert Mitchum and Arthur Kennedy are two wild studs that only Susan Hayward can handle.
Read MoreShoot-Out at Medicine Bend DVD Review: The Feel-Good Flick of ’57
OK, so Randolph Scott, Bret Maverick, and the Green Hornet walk into a bar dressed as Quakers…
Read MoreSon of a Gunfighter DVD Review: Sundown of the American Gundown
The Warner Archive brings us the home video debut of an odd, early Euro western prototype.
Read MoreYoung Justice Blu-ray Review: A Super(hero) Show from Warner Archive
While using teenage main characters could have led to a series best suited for children, the realistic characters and smartly plotted stories make it accessible for all.
Read MoreClassic Shorts from the Dream Factory, Volume 3 DVD Review: The Lost Stooges
The Warner Archive brings us six rare pre-Code shorts featuring The Three Stooges, including a previously thought-to-be-lost short rediscovered in 2013.
Read MoreThe Adventures of Marco Polo DVD Review: “The Princess Bride” of Its Day?
The Warner Archive re-releases a highly enjoyable epic of a box office bomb from 1938.
Read MoreSpenser: For Hire: The Complete First Season (1985-86) DVD Review: Great ’80s Neo-Noir
The criminally neglected cult ABC TV series starring the late great Robert Urich returns courtesy of the Warner Archive.
Read MoreThe Great Race (1965) Blu-ray Review: Blake Edwards, How Great Thou Art
A failure upon its release, this epic adventure makes a beautiful HD comeback via the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Desert Song (’43 and ’53 Versions) DVDs Review: Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things
The Warner Archive presents two tales where the heat is hot and the ground is dry, but the air is full of sound.
Read MoreLolly-Madonna XXX (1973) DVD Review: More Than a Name on a Postcard
A rare type of film that precariously teeters between sleazy exploitative trash and fine underrated art.
Read MoreThe Bowery Boys: Volume Four (1946-1958) DVD Review: My Life Is Finally Complete
The Warner Archive unleashes the last 12 outings of what was arguably the greatest, longest-running comedy series ever made.
Read MoreThe Moonshine War (1970) DVD Review: Early Hicksploitation with an Unlikely Cast
Alan Alda and Patrick McGoohan portray Southerners in this tale from the disgraced director of the television remake of Catch-22.
Read MoreNasty Habits (1977) DVD Review: Nunsploitation of a Different Denomination
Watergate set in a convent. Seriously.
Read MoreEnchantment (1948) DVD Review: Everlasting Loves, Friends, and Lovers Divine
David Niven and Teresa Wright headline a WWII romantic drama about lost love.
Read MoreRaffles (1930) / Raffles (1939) DVD Review: Because Cricket Doesn’t Pay
Two rare versions of the same story about an even rarer combination of English gentleman, jewel thief, and cricketer.
Read MoreA Very Honorable Guy (1934) DVD Review: A Lighter Look at Dark Humor
Few men will lay their life on the line, but Joe E. Brown is one of ’em in this Vitaphone rarity.
Read MoreYou Said a Mouthful (1932) DVD Review: Pre-Code and Pre-Politically Correct
A tale of “sink or swim” with Joe E. Brown and a barely-recognizable Ginger Rogers.
Read MoreWizards and Warriors: The Complete Series (1983) DVD Review: Long Overdue
The cult, short-lived, tongue-in-cheek 80s adventure/comedy finally hits home video.
Read MoreBeyond Westworld: The Complete Series DVD Review: …Where Everything Went Wrong!
So it’s a television spin-off set between the original film and its sequel, but which wholly ignores them and is set in a weird unannounced alternate reality. Got it.
Read MoreRansom! (1956) DVD Review: “And Introducing Leslie Nielsen”
Glenn Ford sets the stage for Mel Gibson’s 1996 remake (and shows that young buck how to do it in the process).
Read MoreChildrens Hospital: The Complete Fifth Season (2013) DVD Review: So Darwin Was Right, Apparently
A natural selection of comedic evolution if I ever did see one.
Read More1948 Film Noir in Review: Three Thrillers from Poverty Row’s Monogram Picture
The Warner Archive Collection unleashes a handful of B film noir tales.
Read MoreThe Warner Archive Presents Alan Ladd, Cinema’s Very Own Napoleon
From way out west to war in the east, a little Ladd goes a long way.
Read MoreA Threesome with Errol Flynn (Because Who Wouldn’t Want to?)
The Warner Archive presents three rarities starring cinema’s great swashbuckling heartbreaker.
Read MoreOur Family Honor (1985) DVD Review: The Beginning of a Short-Lived Series
The Warner Archive brings us a sample of forgotten ’80s TV crimetime drama.
Read MoreHigh Barbaree (1947) DVD Review: Van Johnson and June Allyson Drop a Bomb
Recoil in horror as a tale with too many flashbacks literally bores its own co-star to death.
Read MoreBret Maverick: The Complete Series (1981-1982) DVD Review: James Garner’s Final Round
The Warner Archive brings us the last series starring one of the industry’s finest.
Read MoreThe Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) DVD Review: Well, Not Really, No
Raquel Welch’s fripples and Edward G. Robinson’s dancing highlight a rather lackluster comical caper.
Read MoreThe Sunshine Boys (1975) DVD Review: Walter Matthau and George Burns Are Forever Young
One of those rare Neil Simon dramedies that still makes you laugh in all the right places for all the right reasons.
Read MoreMusical Oddities from the Warner Archive
Two forgotten musicals, a neglected homage, and The Cars, too.
Read MoreWildcat Bus (1940) DVD Review: As Outdated as Public Transportation Itself
Fay Wray highlights this slow-moving ride that’s too proud to ask for direction.
Read MoreA Slight Case of Larceny (1953) DVD Review: Bottom of the Barrel Comedy
The beginning of the end for Mickey Rooney and Eddie Bracken.
Read MoreSky Full of Moon (1952) DVD Review: And a Script Full of Maroons
Notable for being as genuinely dumb as its name implies.
Read MoreCaged (1950) DVD Review: Polished Prototype of a Sleazy Subgenre
The Warner Archive gives this lifelong classic a deserving second chance.
Read MorePerformance (1970) Blu-ray Review: Mick Jagger Highlights Psychedelic Cult Classic
For those of you who wonder what that whole “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” thing is like.
Read MoreBrain Donors (1992) DVD Review: An Underrated and Extremely Neglected Comedy
The Zucker Brothers take on the Marx Brothers in a rare example of someone actually succeeding in recreating classic comedy.
Read MoreDeath Among Friends (1975) DVD Review: Lighthearted Murder Fare = Failed TV Pilot
Not quite as nice as sex among friends, but I suppose it’ll do.
Read MoreSearch for the Gods (1975) DVD Review: What, Another Failed TV Pilot? You Bet!
Pre-action star Kurt Russell highlights this amusing piece of ’70s pseudoscience schlock.
Read MoreBeyond the Poseidon Adventure DVD Review: A Different Kind of Disaster
Still, it’s better than the 2006 remake of the original film!
Read MoreTestament (1983) DVD Review: Still Waiting for the World to Deserve It
One of the most powerfully realistic (and yet simplistic) post-apocalyptic movies ever made.
Read MoreThe Americanization of Emily Blu-ray Review: A Classic Satire of Heroism and War
It’s easy to see why James Garner and Julie Andrews each considered this their favorite starring roles.
Read MoreThe Lonely Man (1957) DVD Review: An Equally Lonely Movie
Who’s ready for a little PnP? Perkins and Palance, I mean.
Read MoreFearless (1993) Blu-ray Review: Jeff Bridges in the Pre-Lebowski Years
The Warner Archive brings us a massive upgrade from that horrible old budget DVD.
Read MoreThe Girl in the Empty Grave DVD Review: Andy Griffith Shines in Forgotten TV Thriller
The Warner Archive dusts off yet another obscurity from the vaults.
Read MoreWarner Archive’s James Cagney DVDs Review: Three Rarities for You Dirty Rats
See Jimmy duke it out. See Jimmy enlist in the Navy. See Jimmy go West to fight Bogie. Then see yourself smile.
Read MoreTim Holt Western Classics Collection, Vol. 4 DVD Review: Atypical B Westerns
Quite possibly the only cowboy star to work with John Ford, Orson Welles, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Read MoreOut with the Old, In with the Even Older: The Warner Archive Presents Dr. Kildare Movie Collection
More docs and Dick than you can shake your medical staff at.
Read MoreThe Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment DVD Review: Laurence Luckinbill, Desk Jockey
Ah. THIS must be why Sybok searched so anxiously for God.
Read MoreThe Vitaphone Comedy Collection, Volume Two – Shemp Howard (1933-1937) DVD Review: Thank You, Warner Archive!
For those of us who have always been and always will be Team Shemp.
Read MoreWhat Price Hollywood? DVD Review: Hell Is a Place Called, Well, You Know
The Warner Archive dusts off another forgotten tale of woe set in vintage Tinseltown.
Read MoreFree and Easy / Estrellados DVD Review: Buster Keaton en Español? ¡Sí!
Because we all know how well Buster Keaton could dance, sing, and speak Spanish.
Read MoreThe Class: The Complete Series DVD Review: An Updated, Expanded Friends
The Warner Archive set features all 19 episodes of the “lost” 2006-07 series.
Read MoreGreen Lantern: The Animated Series Blu-ray Review: Don’t Let It Escape Your Sight
Get yourself a copy and make your friends green with envy.
Read MoreOff-the-Wall TV Shows from the Warner Archive DVDs Review: Heroes and Fathers Galore
The Search for Jimmy Stewart’s Courtship of Superboy.
Read MoreSearch: The Complete Series DVD Review: About 40 Years Ahead of Its Time
Search is perhaps the greatest “lost” TV show of all time.
Read MoreBill Elliott Detective Mysteries DVD Review: From Deadeye to Dick
Put out an APB on a couple of beers and shoot out the light.
Read MoreMaverick: The Complete Third and Fourth Season DVDs Review: Pappy Says Save This For the Old Folks
A nice set compiling two seasons of this classic show with really good video and audio quality.
Read MoreKirby Grant and Chinook Adventure Triple Feature, Volume 2 (1949-1950) DVD Review: Canadian Mountedness from Monogram Pictures
The Warner Archive breaks out three vintage Northern films co-starring a very bright doggy.
Read MoreMonogram Cowboy Collection, Volume 7 (1945-1952) DVD Review: There’s Gold on That There Poverty Row
The Warner Archive dusts off another nine delightful B-Western selections.
Read MoreFibber McGee and Molly Double Feature (1942-1944) DVD Review: The Mediocre and the Stinky
Decades after the fact, the Warner Archive cleans out the McGee’s hall closet. Sadly, this was all they found.
Read MoreLove Is a Racket (1932) DVD Review: Yeah, Figured That One Out Already, Thanks
Personally, I need an everlasting love, but I’ll wait for it, wait for it, give it some time.
Read MoreRoadblock (1951) / Nocturne (1946) DVDs Review: Misplaced, Unconventional LA Noir
Two forgotten – and highly enjoyable – low-budget thrillers from RKO make their way to DVD courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Bowery Boys, Volumes Two & Three (1946-1957) DVDs Review: Satisfaction Guaranteed
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