Archive for October 2014
Spenser: 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 MoreLa Bamba (1987) Blu-ray Review: Lou Diamond Phillips Debuts as Ritchie Valens
The film that made you rue the day Los Lobos first started saturating radio airplay returns in High-Definition.
Read MoreThoughtful & Abstract: Sons of Anarchy: Season 3
SAMCRO travels to Ireland and gets a baby back, people get kidnapped and rescued and old vendettas are addressed.
Read MoreTV Review: The Flash (2014): ‘City of Heroes’
Recommend for superhero fans.
Read MoreThe Wonder Years: Season One DVD Review: A Great Combination of Comedic Moments and Poignant Drama
The quality may not be perfect but the content is very close to it.
Read MoreThoughtful & Abstract: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: “Heavy Is The Head”
Touch it! Touch the Obelisk.
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 Prosecution of An American President DVD Review: Former Manson Prosecutor Takes on George W. Bush
The Prosecution of An American President should make you angry, no matter what side of the political fence you are on.
Read MoreSleeping Beauty: Diamond Edition is the Pick of the Week
I can’t wait for my little girl to grow up with me and movies.
Read MoreNosferatu in Venice (Prince of the Night) DVD Review: When Art Becomes Trash
A rarely seen bad movie becomes even worse thanks to a marred English audio track.
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 MoreTodd Ford Wants to ‘See You in the Dark’
The book offers a selection of his reviews from the past two decades and reveals where his passion for film has taken him during that time.
Read MoreSleeping Beauty (1959) Diamond Edition Blu-ray Review: Same Great HD Presentation, but Less Features
A brilliant restoration of a now Disney classic.
Read MoreThese Are a Few of My Favorite Saturday Morning Shows
Return with us now to those thrilling Saturdays of yesteryear.
Read MoreGrindhouse Trailer Classics, Volume 1 DVD Review: Seven Years Later…
Indie label Intervision presents American viewers with a collection of classic previews that has been out in the UK for over half of a decade now.
Read MoreFrom Dusk Till Dawn: Season One (2014) Blu-ray Review: Why, God, Why?
Imagine a 108-minute film shamelessly and mercilessly expanded into an unwanted, unnecessary, uncalled-for ten-hour-long series.
Read MoreThe Killer Elite (1975) Blu-ray Review: The Wrath of Caan
Sam Peckinpah sets his bloody sights on a tale of covert government agents and stealthy ninja assassins. What’s not to love there?
Read MoreSalvador (1986) Blu-ray Review: Oliver Stone Finds His Calling
Twilight Time revives the controversial director’s first (notable) film back for another haunting round.
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 MoreMy Name Is A by Anonymous DVD Review: A Horrifyingly Real and Daring Expose
A despairing, sickening, and all-too-real descent into lost youth
Read MoreUniversal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection (1931-1956) DVD Review: Too Little, Too Late
Cinema’s iconic creature features are re-released yet again in another SD-DVD
set.