Gordon S. Miller

If I Had a Million Blu-ray Review: A Mixed Bag

By Gordon S. Miller | May 30, 2023

Based on Robert D. Andrews' 1931 novel Windfall, If I Had a Million is an anthology credited to seven directors, ...

Creed III Blu-ray Review: A Crowd-pleaser

By Gordon S. Miller | May 24, 2023

As stated when I reviewed the movie, “Michael B. Jordan does double duty for the first time, making his directorial ...

Fast X Movie Review: Dante Unleashes an Inferno

By Gordon S. Miller | May 19, 2023

Fast X opens by taking the audience back to the events of Fast Five when Dom (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul ...

Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 Blu-ray Review: It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s DNR!

By Gordon S. Miller | May 14, 2023

After Superman became a sensation in comic books, newspaper comic strips, and on the radio, Fleischer Studios, home of cartoons ...

A Night at the Family Dog / Go Ride the Music / West Pole DVD Review: Celebrating San Francisco’s Psychedelic Rock Scene

By Gordon S. Miller | May 11, 2023

Mercury Studio repackages A Night at the Family Dog / Go Ride the Music / West Pole into a 2-DVD ...

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: The End of a Prehistoric Era

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 30, 2023

In my review of Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: The Complete First Season, I called the series an “animation masterpiece.” As the ...

Terminal Invasion Blu-ray Review: An Alien Walks into an Airport…

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 29, 2023

Back in 2002, the Sci-Fi Channel debuted Terminal Invasion, one of their first original productions, under their Saturday Night Movie ...

Living Blu-ray Review: Anchored by the Exquisite Metamorphosis of Bill Nighy’s Lead Performance

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 24, 2023

Directed by Oliver Hermanus, Living is adapted from 1952 Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru (1952) by screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro, who set the ...

Cocaine Bear (Maximum Rampage Edition) Blu-ray Review: Bump This Up to the Top of Your To-Watch List

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 21, 2023

In the grand cinematic tradition of bear-rampage movies like Grizzly and Grizzly 2 comes Elizabeth Banks's Cocaine Bear, an amusing ...

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham Blu-ray Review: Superhero Goes Supernatural

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 3, 2023

Based on the Elseworlds miniseries of the same name written by Mike Mignola and Richard Pace, Batman: The Doom That ...

Kubrick by Kubrick Movie Review: Stanley Speaks

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 30, 2023

Director Stanley Kubrick died March 7, 1999, a few months before the release of his thirteenth and final feature film, ...

Book Review: Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Eddie Muller

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 20, 2023

Author Eddie Muller, founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation and host of TCM's Noir Alley, once again serves ...

WonderCon 2023 Program Highlights

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 11, 2023

WonderCon returns again to the Anaheim Convention Center. Single-day tickets are still available according to their website. The program schedule ...

The Adventures of Batman: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Review: Filmation’s First Animated Iteration of the Caped Crusader

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 5, 2023

Filmation followed up The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967) with The Batman/Superman Hour (1968), securing the rights to the first ...

Creed III Movie Review: This Time (Like Every Time) It’s Personal

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 4, 2023

Michael B. Jordan does double duty for the first time, making his directorial debut on Creed III, the ninth movie ...

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Hollywood Shuffle Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Be the Change You Want to See

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 28, 2023

When struggling actor Robert Townsend was frustrated by the stereotypical and racist roles he was being offered as a black ...

2023 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 17, 2023

Starting February 17, the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 500 theaters across 75+ theatrical markets ...

Plane Movie Review: Gerard Butler Leads a Satisfying Shoot-’em Up

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 6, 2023

Directed by Jean-François Richet from a screenplay by Charles Cumming and J. P. Davis, Plane is a satisfying shoot-'em up ...

Legion of Super-Heroes Blu-ray Review: A Fun Superhero Adventure Geared Towards a Younger Audience

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 4, 2023

Listed as part of the Tomorrowverse line of animated DC movies, Legion of Super-Heroes has the feel of a pilot ...

Violent Night Blu-ray Review: Can’t Say They Didn’t Warn You

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 31, 2023

Director Tommy Wirkola's Violent Night opens with Santa (David Harbour) having grown disillusioned with his job, bringing to mind Rankin/Bass' ...

Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Live In ‘76 Album Review: A Night of Marvin Medleys

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 27, 2023

Originally released on DVD in 2007, Marvin Gaye: Greatest Hits Live In ‘76 is now available on vinyl and CD ...

Book Review: Rock on Film: The Movies That Rocked the Big Screen by Fred Goodman

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 21, 2023

Author Fred Goodman takes readers on a tour of Rock on Film for Turner Classic Movies. After revealing his first ...

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Wondrous Story about a Wondrous Storyteller by a Wondrous Filmmaker

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 15, 2023

Co-writer/director Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen has the distinction of being the sixth Gilliam-directed title (#1166) released by ...

Darryl Jones: In the Blood DVD Review: The Man in the Stones’ Shadow

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 7, 2023

While not a well-known name, Darryl Jones is an integral component of the “Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Band in the ...

Invaders from Mars (1953) Blu-ray Review: A Standout in the ’50s Sci-fi Genre

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 6, 2023

William Cameron Menzies's penultimate movie as director, Invaders from Mars (1953), tells the story of an alien invasion seen through ...

Black Adam Blu-ray Review: Legend, Vengeance, and the Kahndaqian Way

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 4, 2023

Black Adam is the 11th film in the DC Extended Universe franchise.The character first appeared in rival Fawcett Comics' Marvel ...

Criterion’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is the Pick of the Week

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 2, 2023

Welcome or welcome back, whichever is applicable. If you have left over gift cards or cash from the holidays and ...

Twilight (1998) Blu-ray Review: Mystery and Noir Fans Should Enjoy It

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 28, 2022

After adapting Richard Russo's Nobody's Fool (1994), starring Paul Newman, its screenwriter/director Robert Benton teamed with Russo to write the ...

South Park: Post Covid Blu-ray Review: An Entertaining Mix of Goofy and Serious

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 16, 2022

The South Park: Post Covid Blu-ray presents two extended episodes that debuted on Paramount+ in the Fall of 2021: “Post ...

Book Review: TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema by Millie De Chirico & Quatoyiah Murry

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 8, 2022

Since October 27, 2006, TCM Underground, as stated on the book's jacket, has been a “Turner Classic Movies series that ...

Let There Be Drums! DVD Review: And There Was Drums and Drummers!

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 2, 2022

Promotional materials for director Justin Kreutzmann's Let There Be Drums! state “The world’s greatest drummers reflect on the art of ...

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Make Way for Tomorrow Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Children Just Don’t Understand

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 12, 2022

Existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre said, “Hell is other people.” That’s hard to disagree with, especially after seeing the way the ...

We Are As Gods DVD Review: A Life Well Lived

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 10, 2022

We Are As Gods takes its title from a line in subject Stewart Brand's Whole Earth Catalog, a book Steve ...

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Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Blu-ray Review: Reunited, and It Feels So Good

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 5, 2022

Fifteen years after Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever, the 11th season of the series, concluded, Aqua Teen Hunger Force is ...

Stargirl: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: A Wonderful Continuation of the Series

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 3, 2022

The second season of Stargirl is subtitled “Summer School,” which Courtney (Brec Bassinger) has to enroll in because she is ...

Lost Highway Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Neo-noir with a Twist

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 31, 2022

The opening credits of Lost Highway are a POV from a car racing down a darkened highway, its headlights the ...

Beast (2022) Blu-ray Review: A Fun, Albeit Familiar, Adventure

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 26, 2022

Baltasar Kormákur's Beast and his visual effects team present thrills in this conventional man-versus-animal story set among the South African ...

TV Review: Doctor Who: “The Power of the Doctor”

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 24, 2022

Doctor Who: “The Power of the Doctor” ends Jodie Whittaker's tenure as the Thirteenth Doctor on the ongoing series. Considering ...

The Automat DVD Review: A Wonderful Piece of Americana

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 21, 2022

Horn & Hardart's The Automat was a chain of self-serve restaurants in Philadelphia and New York City, and although only ...

Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons Blu-ray Review: The Super Odd Couple Unites for the First Time

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 20, 2022

Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons is a standalone film in the DC Animated Movie franchise. The titular ...

Adventure Time: Distant Lands Blu-ray: The Saga Continues

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 17, 2022

Adventure Time ran on Cartoon Network from 2010 to 2018. It presented the adventures of a human boy named Finn ...

Mark of the Vampire Blu-ray Review: A Horror Film Until It Isn’t

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 11, 2022

Director Tod Browning's Mark of the Vampire (1935) is a remake of his silent film London After Midnight (1927), which ...

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 28, 2022

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection repackages the previous ATHF releases into a 20-disc set that “Includes ...

ELVIS (2022) Blu-ray Review: That Film’s All Right

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 26, 2022

Director/co-writer Baz Luhrmann tells the story of Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks, who makes an odd, slightly distracting vocal choice) ...

Facing Nolan Blu-ray Review: All Baseball Fans Should Face Ryan’s Story

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 1, 2022

Director Bradley Jackson's Facing Nolan details the career of first-ballot National Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan whose accomplishments over ...

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South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: COVID Comes to Town

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 16, 2022

South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season is comprised of two extended episodes, which aired on Comedy Central. Trey Parker and ...

The Thin Man Goes Home Blu-ray Review: Bring This Comic Mystery to Your Home

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 11, 2022

The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) is the fifth of the six Thin Man films starring William Powell and Myrna ...

Green Lantern: Beware My Power Blu-ray Review: An Action-packed, Enjoyable Adventure for John Stewart’s First Outing

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 5, 2022

Green Lantern: Beware My Power re-tells how John Stewart became the Green Lantern amidst a larger Justice League story. It ...

The Capote Tapes DVD Review: Other Voices Help Tell the Story of the Famous Author

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 1, 2022

The Capone Tapes is a documentary about the life of author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984). The titular tapes were ...

Devil in a Blue Dress Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Denzel Washington Makes Solving Mysteries Look Easy

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 19, 2022

Based on Walter Mosley's 1990 novel of the same name, Carl Franklin's Devil in a Blue Dress is an engaging ...

Comic-Con International: San Diego 2022 Saturday Program Highlights

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 11, 2022

If I don't get into Hall H, I am probably going to be shopping on the Exhibition floor during the ...

Phil Lynott Songs For While I’m Away + Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town: Live at the Sydney Opera House October 1978 DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 10, 2022

Mercury Studios has paired the 2020 documentary Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away, which aired on BBC Two,with the ...

Comic-Con International: San Diego 2022 Friday Program Highlights

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 8, 2022

Friday's programming schedule has been released. I have less conflicts than yesterday, but looks like the day is going to ...

Comic-Con International: San Diego 2022 Thursday Program Highlights

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 7, 2022

Previously when going over convention schedules to create articles like this, my intention is to attend most, if not all, ...

Downton Abbey: A New Era Blu-ray Review: A Wedding and a Funeral and More

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 5, 2022

Time marches on for the beloved characters of Downton Abbey as their second appearance on the silver screen delivers a ...

Strawberry Mansion Blu-ray Review: Seek Out This Surrealistic, Genre-blending Film

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 1, 2022

Directed and written by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley, Strawberry Mansion is a surrealistic, genre-blending story that takes viewers on ...

Tribeca 2022 Review: The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 15, 2022

Produced and directed by Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman, and Stuart Samuels, The Lost Weekend: A Love Story documents the love ...

Tribeca 2022 Review: Employee of the Month

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 13, 2022

Belgian director Veronique Jadin's Employee of the Month (L'employée du mois) reveals how hostile a workplace can get when people, ...

Breaking In (1989) Blu-ray Review: Burt Reynolds Performance is the Film’s Strong Point

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 6, 2022

Written by John Sayles and directed by Bill Forsyth, Breaking In is a buddy picture set in Portland, Oregon. The ...

The Police: Around the World (Restored & Expanded) Review: An Entertaining Scrapbook from the Band’s Early Days

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 3, 2022

Originally available on VHS and Laserdisc, The Police: Around The World (Restored & Expanded) is now available on DVD and ...

The Batman (2022) Blu-ray Review: Matt Reeves Delivers a Fresh Take on the Franchise with a Noiresque Detective Story

By Gordon S. Miller | May 31, 2022

As mentioned in my review of the film, “Matt Reeves’s The Batman reboots the franchise and takes the audience back ...

Trekkies: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: It’s Logical to Them

By Gordon S. Miller | May 25, 2022

Released in 1997, Trekkies is a documentary about Star Trek fandom, particularly as it was in the mid-'90s when the ...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Movie Review: Sam Raimi’s Magic Saves a Jam-packed Script

By Gordon S. Miller | May 7, 2022

After Doctor Strange director and co-writer Scott Derrickson stepped away due to creative differences, director Sam Raimi was given the ...

Constantine: The House of Mystery Blu-ray Review: A Cosmic Groundhog Day

By Gordon S. Miller | May 3, 2022

The DC Showcase Animated Shorts release Constantine: The House of Mystery is similar to the franchise's Batman: Death in the ...

Ambulance (2022) Movie Review: Brothers Make Grim Choices in Michael Bay’s Latest

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 12, 2022

Based on the 2005 Danish film of the same name, Michael Bay's Ambulance is a critique on the failures of ...

The Last Waltz Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: And All the People Were Singin’

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 12, 2022

After years playing together as the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan, the quintent of Rick Danko ...

Night Shift (1982) Blu-ray Review: Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy but Comedy Is for This Cast

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 23, 2022

Night Shift is a notable comedy because of the folks involved. Owing a great deal to their meeting through Happy ...

WonderCon 2022 Program Highlights

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 19, 2022

After a two-year hiatus, WonderCon is returning to the Anaheim Convention Center for an in-person event. Three-day and single day ...

All My Sons (1948) Blu-ray Review: Greed Is Not Good

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 10, 2022

Based on Arthur Miller's 1947 play of the same name, which was inspired by a true story, All My Sons ...

Bringing Up Baby Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Bone up on a Comedy Classic

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 8, 2022

Directed by Howard Hawks and based on Hagar Wilde's short story, which Criterion includes in the booklet, Bringing Up Baby ...

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The Batman (2022) Movie Review: Vengeance and Vigilantes Flood Gotham

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 3, 2022

Matt Reeves's The Batman reboots the franchise and takes the audience back to Bruce Wayne's (Robert Pattinson) second year as ...

2022 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 24, 2022

ShortsTV presents the 17th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films theatrical releases. Spanning the categories of Live Action, Animation, and Documentary, ...

Sundance 2022 Review: La Guerra Civil

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 10, 2022

Directed by Eva Longoria Baston, La Guerra Civil tells the stories of two boxers, Julio Cesar Chavez and Oscar De ...

Fritz the Cat / The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat Blu-rays Review: Sex, Drugs, and Counterculture

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 4, 2022

Scorpion Releasing by way of Kino Lorber Studio Classics has released the cinematic adventures of Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat. ...

Sundance 2022 Review: We Need to Talk About Cosby

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 1, 2022

Director/producer W. Kamau Bell's We Need to Talk About Cosby is a four-part documentary series airing on Showtime that tells ...

Rifkin’s Festival Movie Review: Another Story About a Dead Shark

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 28, 2022

Woody Allen's 49th feature, Rifkin's Festival, finds the filmmaker return to Spain, where he previously shot Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008). ...

The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection (Uncensored) 13-DVD Set Review: Earns the Ultimate Designation

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 26, 2022

The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection (Uncensored) is a 13-disc set celebrating the iconic comedian's work in TV and film, ranging ...

Dune (2021) Blu-ray Review: Although Half the Story, Denis Villeneuve Delivers an Entertaining Science Fiction Spectacle

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 17, 2022

Director/co-writer Denis Villeneuve wisely chose to only adapt the first half of Frank Herbert's landmark novel Dune, even though the ...

Ragtime (1981) Blu-ray Review: The Movie Needed to be Shorter or Longer to Succeed

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 14, 2022

Based on E.L. Doctorow's 1975 novel of the same name, Milos Forman's Ragtime (1981) is set in the turn of ...

Shadow of the Thin Man Blu-ray Review: Bask in the Laughs and Intrigue

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 6, 2022

Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth title in the six-film series featuring the detective team of Nick (William ...

All My Sons is the Pick of the Week

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 4, 2022

Happy New Year, CS readers. Hope to see you around these parts often throughout 2022. Arthur Miller was an important ...

Live at Mister Kelly’s DVD Review: A History of Chicago Told Through a Nightclub

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 3, 2022

Director Theodore Bogosian's Live at Mister Kelly's tells the story of Mister Kelly's, a famous Chicago nightclub, which existed on ...

High Sierra Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Raoul Walsh Tells a Story Twice

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 30, 2021

Based on W. R. Burnett's second novel, director Roaul Walsh's High Sierra (1941) is a captivating crime drama notable for ...

Book Review: The Unseen Photos of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street by Trevor Crafts

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 27, 2021

If you are the kind of person who not only enjoys magic tricks, but wants to know how they saw ...

The Old Fashioned Way / It’s a Gift / The Bank Dick Blu-rays Review: A Trio of W. C. Fields Comedies from KL Studio Classics

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 22, 2021

W. C. Fields got his start in vaudeville as a juggler. He went on to create an iconic comic persona, ...

Spider-Man: No Way Home Review: An Amazing Movie from the MCU Spider-Verse

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 13, 2021

To paraphrase the Spider-Man comics, with great characters comes great responsibility and the Sony/Marvel partnership has met that challenge by ...

Los Angeles Comic Con 2021 Panels I’d Like to See

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 30, 2021

After skipping the past two years due to Covid, the folks at Los Angeles Comic Con are holding their tenth ...

Superman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-ray Review: A Set for Superfans to Treasure

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 23, 2021

Remastered for its 25th anniversary, Superman: The Complete Animated Series presents all 54 episodes that originally aired aired on Kids' ...

San Diego Comic-Con Special Edition 2021 Panels I’d Like to See

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 22, 2021

After cancelling their traditional summer conventions of the past two years due to Covid, the folks who run San Diego ...

Coraline (LAIKA Studios Edition) Blu-ray Review: A Fantastic Fairy Tale

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 11, 2021

Based on Neil Gaiman's award-winning children's novella, writer/director Henry Selick's Coraline is a fantastic fairy tale about a young girl ...

The Suicide Squad Blu-ray Review: Suicide Isn’t Painless with James Gunn at the Helm

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 4, 2021

As mentioned in my review of the movie, the main reason for its success is because James “Gunn is a ...

The Naked Spur Blu-ray Review: A Classic ’50s Western

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 29, 2021

The Naked Spur (1953) was the third of five westerns between actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann. Stewart plays ...

Injustice (2021) Blu-ray Review: An Intriguing Story in An Alternate DC Universe

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 27, 2021

Based on the Injustice: Gods Among Us video game and the Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One comic book series, ...

Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 3 Blu-ray Review: Another Must-own for Fans of Avery and Animation

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 21, 2021

The Warner Archive Collection has released the third volume of their Tex Avery Screwball Classics line, bringing the total number ...

A Night at the Opera Blu-ray Review: A Comedy Classic

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 10, 2021

The Warner Archive Collection has released A Night at the Opera on Blu-ray. It is the first Marx Brothers movie ...

48 Hrs. / Another 48 Hrs. Blu-ray Reviews: The Boys Are Back on Blu-ray

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 26, 2021

Expanding their roster of Eddie Murphy titles, the Paramount Presents line has added the two films that comprise the 48 ...

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Blu-ray Review: An Entertaining Superhero Spectacle

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 13, 2021

I am a fan of Zack Snyder's work on 300 and Watchmen. I didn't think Man of Steel showed an ...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Marvel Delivers a Dynamic Duo

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 3, 2021

After Marvel concluded Phase Three of their Cinematic Universe with the galaxy-spanning, time-traveling, superhero-packed epic Avengers: Endgame, it was understandable ...

Bob Marley & the Wailers: The Capitol Session ’73 Album Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 2, 2021

Tuff Gong and Mercury Studios present Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Capitol Session ‘73 (although known as The Wailers ...

The Raven (1963) Blu-ray Review: A Silly, Spooky Movie for Children

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 2, 2021

In the early 1960s, producer/director Roger Corman made a series of movies adapted (to varying degrees) from the work of ...

Original Cast Album “Company” Criterion Collection: You Could Drive an Actor Crazy

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 30, 2021

Originating as a series of 11 one-act plays by George Furth, Company evolved into a musical with music and lyrics ...

Coogan’s Bluff Blu-ray Review: An Unintentional Precursor to Dirty Harry

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 28, 2021

Coogan's Bluff, notable as the first of five films Don Siegel directed Clint Eastwood, is a typical fish-out-of-water story as ...

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two Blu-ray Review: Filled with Enjoyable Tricks and Treats

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 22, 2021

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two opens with Bruce Wayne (Jensen Ackles) still under the spell of Poison Ivy (Katee ...

The Suicide Squad Movie Review: A Top-tier Title in the DC Extended Universe

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 6, 2021

Writer/director James Gunn clearly has a passion for DC Comics and suicide-mission movies like The Dirty Dozen in this loose ...

Godzilla vs. Kong Blu-ray Review: Clash of the Titans

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 2, 2021

Godzilla vs. Kong is the fourth entry in the Monsterverse franchise, taking place three years after the events of Godzilla: ...

The Herculoids: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: The Adventures of the Exotic Eight

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 29, 2021

The Warner Archive Collection continues to upgrade Hanna Barbera cartoons to high definition with the release of The Herculoids: The ...

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One Blu-ray Review: Gotham for the Holidays

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 27, 2021

Batman The Long Halloween, Part One is the first of a two-part home-video release based on the 13-issue comic book ...

Pickup on South Street Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Sam Fuller Blends Film Noir with a Cold War Spy Thriller

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 22, 2021

Samuel Fuller directed and wrote the screenplay for Pickup on South Street, a movie that blends film noir with a ...

Last Train from Gun Hill Blu-ray Review: Variation on a Western Theme

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 20, 2021

Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn star are as former friends who become formidable foes over family in director John Sturges's ...

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain Movie Review: A Wonderful Tribute, Albeit One Tinged with Sadness

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 17, 2021

Documentarian Morgan Neville has won an Academy Award and Grammy Award for 20 Feet from Stardom, has won and Emmy ...

Explorers Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Kids in Space

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 15, 2021

The success of family-friendly, space fantasy films like George Lucas's Star Wars franchise and Steven Spielberg's E.T. led to wave ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 29: 1976-1977 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 12, 2021

Chester Gould's Dick Tracy comic strip debuted on October 4, 1931 named after its lead character, a by-the-book police detective ...

Black Widow (2021) Movie Review: Back in the MCU

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 9, 2021

After making her first appearance in Iron Man 2 and sacrificing herself for half the universe in Avengers: Endgame, Natasha ...

My Little Chickadee Blu-ray Review: A Delightful Romp Worth Seeing Some Time

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 3, 2021

My Little Chickadee is one of nine films starring Mae West that Kino Lorber Studio Classics released at the end ...

Fool for Love Blu-ray Review: The Sins of the Father Revisited

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 28, 2021

During the '80s, director Robert Altman made a series of six films that were based on plays. One was Sam ...

Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-4 Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 23, 2021

Rick and Morty was created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon. A series of animated shorts by Roiland that featured ...

John Wayne Essential 14-Movie Collection DVD Review: A Good Sampling of the Duke’s Work

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 20, 2021

John Wayne appeared in 169 feature length films over his 50-year career as an actor. The 14 films in this ...

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: An Animation Masterpiece

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 16, 2021

Influenced by artist Frank Fanzetta and Heavy Metal magazine, Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal is an animation masterpiece. The Adult Swim TV ...

Grizzly Blu-ray Review: Jaws with Claws Has Flaws

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 9, 2021

Producer David Sheldon gleefully announces in an extra that Grizzly was the first to follow in the footsteps of Jaws. ...

Escape from Fort Bravo Blu-ray Review: A Serviceable B-western Undercut by Its Love Story

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 4, 2021

John Sturges' Escape from Fort Bravo sets a love triangle within a Civil War-era western, but the limited development of ...

King Kong (1976) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: A Special Effects Marvel

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 3, 2021

After appearing in two Toho Studios-produced films during the 1960s, the character of King Kong returned to the silver screen ...

Snoopy Collection Blu-ray Review: You’d Be a Blockhead Not to Own It

By Gordon S. Miller | May 29, 2021

Charles Schulz's iconic comic strip Peanuts ran in newspapers for nearly 50 years. It became a multimedia sensation because Schulz ...

Book Review: Usagi Yojimbo: Homecoming by Stan Sakai

By Gordon S. Miller | May 22, 2021

Usagi Yojimbo: Homecoming is Book 35 in the collected volumes of Stan Sakai's long running comic book series and the ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Standout Comedy

By Gordon S. Miller | May 18, 2021

Amy Heckerling's Fast Times at Ridgemont High was written by Cameron Crowe, who went undercover at a San Diego high ...

Book Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Volume 5

By Gordon S. Miller | May 16, 2021

The fifth volume of IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection opens with Issue #56, Part 7 of the ...

Justice Society: World War II Blu-ray Review: A Superb Superhero Movie

By Gordon S. Miller | May 10, 2021

Justice Society: World War II is a superb superhero movie thanks to the screenplay by Meghan Fitzmartin and Jeremy Adams. ...

Wrath of Man Movie Review: A Bleak Story of Revenge

By Gordon S. Miller | May 7, 2021

Guy Ritchie's latest crime thriller, Wrath of Man, finds the director teaming with Jason Statham for the fourth time in ...

The Furies (1950) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Fascinating Film of Familial Conflict

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 22, 2021

Based on Niven Busch's 1948 novel of the same name, which Criterion has included in paperback, Anthony Mann's The Furies ...

Nobody (2021) Movie Review: Bob Odenkirk Is a Somebody in the Action Genre

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 19, 2021

As the movie opens, Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) looks like he's been though something. Handcuffed by police, his face is ...

Legion of Super Heroes: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Back to the Future

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 12, 2021

Based on the comic of the same name, Legion of Super Heroes ran for two seasons (26 episodes) from 2006 ...

SXSW 2021 Movie Review: The Spine of Night

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 11, 2021

The Spine of Night by co-writers/co-directors Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King is a fantastic fantasy film featuring animated imagery ...

Book Review: Usagi Yojimbo Origins Volume 01 by Stan Sakai

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 7, 2021

Over the course of his comic book career, Stan Sakai has become a legend in the industry, winning numerous awards ...

Austin City Limits: Country (10-Disc Set) Review: A Vital Historical Document of Country Music

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 6, 2021

Austin City Limits: Country is a music fan's dream. This two-volume set comprised of 10 discs contains 164 live uncut ...

Thundarr the Barbarian: The Complete Series is the Pick of the Week

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 5, 2021

Over the past couple of years, I finally caught up with Steve Gerber's run on Howard the Duck, a subversive ...

SXSW 2021 Movie Review: The Sparks Brothers

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 4, 2021

Edgar Wright's The Sparks Brothers is a loving biography that tells a story of persistence and resistance as Ron and ...

2021 Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Films Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 2, 2021

On April 2, 2021, THE 2021 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS will be available in over 200 screens across 50+ theatrical ...

2021 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 31, 2021

On April 2, 2021, THE 2021 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS will be available in over 200 screens across 50+ theatrical ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 28: 1974-1976 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 30, 2021

Chester Gould's Dick Tracy comic strip debuted on October 4, 1931 named after the lead character, a square-jawed, yellow-hat-and-jacket-wearing police ...

Book Review: The Complete Steve Canyon Volume 10: 1965-1966 by Milton Caniff

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 28, 2021

Since January 2012, the Library of American Comics, by way of IDW Publishing, has been releasing collections of Milton Caniff's ...

[email protected] 2021 Program Highlights

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 26, 2021

Like last summer's Comic-Con International, this year's WonderCon is going virtual. For two days, activities planned include panels streaming and ...

SXSW 2021 Movie Review: Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 20, 2021

Mary Wharton's Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free opens with title cards revealing in 2020 a collection of 16 mm ...

The Parallax View Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Second Entry in Pakula’s Political Paranoia Trilogy

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 9, 2021

Based on Loren Singer's 1970 novel of the same name, Alan J. Pakula's The Parallax View is the second entry ...

Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 5, 2021

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are a legendary comedy duo that had international success with both their silent and sound ...

Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! (1970) Deluxe Edition DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 4, 2021

Horton Hears a Who! was the second television special that combined the talents of author Dr. Seuss and animator Chuck ...

Book Review: Vision & the Scarlet Witch: The Saga of Wanda and Vision

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 22, 2021

Tying in with Disney+'s WandaVision, Marvel has repackaged some of the duo's adventures in Vision & the Scarlet Witch: The ...

Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In: The Complete Series DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 21, 2021

Previously an exclusive from Time Life, the landmark variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: The Complete Series is now available ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 27: 1972-1974 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 18, 2021

As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume ...

Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 8, 2021

Timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the The Godfather Part III , director/producer/co-writer Francis Ford Coppola recut the ...

Sundance 2021 Review: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 3, 2021

During the summer of 1969, a remarkable music festival was held in New York that featured some of the world's ...

Sundance 2021 Review: Playing with Sharks

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 1, 2021

Playing with Sharks tells the story of Valerie (Hayes) Taylor, an amazing marine/shark conservationist. Well known in her home country ...

The Court Jester Blu-ray Review: Danny Kaye Stars in a Comic Masterpiece

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 1, 2021

Paramount Pictures' The Court Jester, a grand musical comedy that showcases the talents of its star Danny Kaye, is a ...

Sundance 2021 Review: Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 30, 2021

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It tells the fascinating story of the triumphs and tragedies ...

Batman: Soul of the Dragon Blu-ray Review: Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 25, 2021

Batman: Soul of the Dragon is the 41st film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. Under their Elseworlds ...

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 23, 2021

Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour was in support of his album Desire, released January 5, 1976 between the two ...

Honest Thief Blu-ray Review: Comfort Food for Crime Fans

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 31, 2020

Honest Thief is a simple crime drama with a plot that resolves unsurprisingly as one who has viewed any of ...

The Curse of Frankenstein (Two-Disc Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: A Landmark in Horror Is Reborn

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 30, 2020

As mentioned in the extras and as horror-film fans may be aware, the dominance of the Universal Monsters on the ...

Beau Geste (1939) Blu-ray Review: A Tale of Brotherly Love

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 27, 2020

Directed by William Wellman, this second film adaptation of P.C. Wren's 1924 adventure novel of the same name stars Gary ...

Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection DVD Review: A Trio of Animated Classics

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 25, 2020

This collection features three classic Peanuts television specials, It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving; and A ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 15: 1953-1954 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 23, 2020

Chester Gould's Dick Tracy comic strip debuted on October 4, 1931 named after the lead character, a square-jawed, yellow-hat-and-jacket-wearing police detective. In ...

The 2020 World Series Blu-ray Review: It’s Time for Dodgers Baseball

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 18, 2020

Major League Baseball presents The 2020 World Series, the official 85-minute documentary of the six-game series played between the Los ...

Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: A Second Helping of Silliness

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 15, 2020

The Warner Archive Collection has released the second volume of their Tex Avery Screwball Classics line, bringing the total number ...

Greendale Movie Review: Neil Young’s Uplifting Musical Novel

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 11, 2020

In 2003, Neil Young released Greendale, a concept album, or what he called a "musical novel" that found him backed by ...

Trading Places Blu-ray Review: A Comedic Look at Nature vs. Nurture

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 6, 2020

Paramount has recently released John Landis' Trading Places, a funny role-reversal story that's a throwback to the screwball comedies of ...

Dolly: The Ultimate Collection 19-Disc DVD Review: The Queen of Country Conquers TV

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 28, 2020

The first four volumes of Dolly: The Ultimate Collection from Time Life contains a massive amount of TV appearances across 19 discs ...

The Irishman (2019) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Welcome Addition to Martin Scorsese’s Filmography

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 26, 2020

Martin Scorsese's epic The Irishman makes a fitting bookend to his gangster films as one mobster tells his story while ...

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind DVD Review: Something Very Special

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 16, 2020

Named after Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot's 1970 breakout hit in the United States, Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni's biographical documentary ...

Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: 26 Thrilling, Boys’ Adventures

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 11, 2020

Originally running from September 18, 1964 - March 11, 1965, Jonny Quest is an animated, science fiction/adventure series from Hanna-Barbera Productions. It ...

Stargirl: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: A Stellar Season

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 8, 2020

Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...

You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition DVD Review: Only One Special Gets My Vote

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 7, 2020

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown is the eighth Peanuts television special. It first aired in October 1972 before the U.S. Presidential election and ...

5-Movie Collection from the Written Works of Stephen King Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 5, 2020

This collection packages five Paramount movies based on the writing of Stephen King. They are David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone (1983) based ...

AFI Fest 2020 Review: My Psychedelic Love Story

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 23, 2020

(L-R): Timothy Leary and Joanna Harcourt-Smith in MY PSYCHEDELIC LOVE STORY. Photo Credit: Joanna Harcourt-Smith/Courtesy of SHOWTIME. My Psychedelic Love ...

The Gunfighter Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Price of Fame

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 23, 2020

Set in the Southwest Territory of the 1880s, a Texan named Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) was known the fastest gun. ...

AFI Fest 2020 Review: Belushi

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 21, 2020

Set to air November 22 on Showtime, R.J. Cutler's Belushi is a standard biographical documentary that tells the regrettably all-too-familiar ...

AFI Fest 2020 Review: Wolfwalkers

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 20, 2020

Made by the Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s Wolfwalkers is the third in Moore's Irish ...

The Captains Collection Blu-ray Review: Exploring Star Trek with William Shatner

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 18, 2020

The Captains Collection is a four-disc set from Shout Factory! that presents four Star Trek-related documentaries written and directed by William Shatner ...

Batman: Death in the Family Interactive Movie Review: Ready Viewer One

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 12, 2020

A sequel to the animated film Batman: Under The Red Hood, which I previously reviewed, Batman: Death in the Family is an animated film ...

A Rainy Day in New York Movie Review: Woody Allen Covers Overly Familiar Ground

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 9, 2020

A Rainy Day in New York is Woody Allen's 48th feature film as writer/director and is finally making its way ...

Airplane! Blu-ray Review: Surely, It Hasn’t Been 40 Years

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 2, 2020

The seventh title in the “Paramount Presents” line is Airplane!, a hysterical send-up of the disaster-film genre, and specifically Zero Hour! (1957), which writers/directors ...

Little Monsters (Vestron Video Collector’s Series) Blu-ray Review: A Fun Romp for Children

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 30, 2020

Richard Alan Greenberg's Little Monsters (1989) is definitely a kid's film. Not a family film nor a film for young children, but ...

The Best of Cher Volume 1 & 2 DVD Review: Take It Home

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 21, 2020

When The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ended after the couple's divorce, CBS stuck with Cher. She starred in an eponymous variety ...

His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Lyra and Daemons and Bears, Oh My!

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 17, 2020

Based on Philip Pullman’s fantasy book trilogy of the same name, His Dark Materials opens with graphics that explain the ...

Superman: Man of Tomorrow Blu-ray Review: A Hero Grows in Metropolis

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 9, 2020

Superman: Man of Tomorrow presents viewers a young Clark Kent (Darren Criss) as he heads from Smallville to Metropolis, knowing little ...

The B-52’s: Live at US Festival DVD Review: Will Make You Feel a Whole Lot Better

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 4, 2020

In 1982, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, with the help of concert impresario Bill Graham, spearheaded the US Festival, a three-day ...

Bill & Ted Face the Music Movie Review: A Welcome Respite During These Tough Times

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 28, 2020

The Bill & Ted film franchise has now become a trilogy with the long awaited Face the Music unleashed 29 years after they took ...

Book Review: Joe Alves: Designing Jaws by Dennis Prince

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 20, 2020

Special make-up effects artist and The Walking Dead executive producer Greg Nicotero, who cites Steven Spielberg's Jaws as an inspiration for his becoming a ...

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Blu-ray Review: A Suspenseful Thriller

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 25, 2020

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is an exciting, action-packed film that goes beyond being just a sequel to 2011's Captain ...

Worst Cartoons Ever! DVD Review: They Stink!

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 24, 2020

[It was a tradition Friday nights at San Diego Comic Con to visit Jerry Beck's long-running panel, Worst Cartoons Ever!, ...

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Blu-ray Review: W.C. Fields’ Last Star Turn Delivers Laughs

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 20, 2020

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is W.C, Fields last outing as the star of a film. He also ...

This Island Earth Blu-ray Review: Highly Recommended for the Sci-fi Film Buff

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 14, 2020

Based on Raymond F. Jones's 1952 novel of the same name, which appeared in Thrilling Wonder Stories as a trilogy of novelettes: ...

Game of HAM Review: Outrageous Fun for Those Not Easily Offended

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 4, 2020

Much in the way that the makers of Cards Against Humanity created their “adult” version of Apples to Apples by putting a risque spin ...

Narrow Margin (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Strangers on a Canadian Train

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 30, 2020

Journeyman Peter Hyams did triple duty (director, cinematographer, and screenwriter) on enjoyable albeit formulaic thriller Narrow Margin (1990), a remake of the ...

South Park: The Complete Twenty-Third Season Blu-ray Review: Maintaining Their Tegridy

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 28, 2020

Written and directed by Trey Parker, the twenty-third season finds the citizens of South Park continue to deal with current ...

The Cameraman Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Star Begins to Fade

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 20, 2020

Although a talented filmmaker, Buster Keaton wasn't a great business man and his box-office struggles caused him to sign on ...

Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: A Must-Own for Animation Fans

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 14, 2020

When it comes to the work of legendary animation director Fred “Tex” Avery, the stories typically show order giving way ...

Escape from L.A. Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: A More Expensive yet Inferior Remake

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 7, 2020

Director John Carpenter developed a cult following among horror and science fiction fans from his work in the 1970s and ...

When We Were Kings Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule of Muhammad Ali in 1974

By Gordon S. Miller | May 30, 2020

Leon Gast's When We Were Kings documents the "Rumble in the Jungle," the legendary boxing match between undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman ...

Masked and Anonymous Blu-ray Review: Too Freewheelin’ for Its Own Good

By Gordon S. Miller | May 26, 2020

“I stopped trying to figure everything out a long time ago” is the last line of dialogue in Masked and ...

Matewan Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Labor Pains

By Gordon S. Miller | May 22, 2020

John Sayles' Matewan is a dramatization of the Matewan massacre (1920), a battle that took place in the town of Matewan, West ...

The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6 (1978-1980) Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | May 17, 2020

From January 2018 to December 2019, Kino Lorber Animation released the entire run of 124 Pink Panther cartoons produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises ...

The Jetsons The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: Meet George Jetson

By Gordon S. Miller | May 13, 2020

After the success of The Flintstones, Hanna Barbera returned to the family sitcom two years later with The Jetsons, doing ...

Roberto Rossellini’s War Trilogy Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Intro to Italian Neorealism 101

By Gordon S. Miller | May 9, 2020

In reaction to what many were experiencing in Italy under Mussolini and after World War II, the Italian neorealism movement ...

Half Truth Board Game Review: What Is a Lot of Fun?

By Gordon S. Miller | May 6, 2020

Designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, and Ken Jennings, the highest-earning American game ...

Don’t Drink the Water (1969) Blu-ray Review: A Subpar Sitcom

By Gordon S. Miller | May 1, 2020

Based on the 1966 Broadway play of the same name written by Woody Allen, Don't Drink the Water is basically a TV ...

Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Trips Worth Taking

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 26, 2020

I've been a big fan of movies for most of my 50-odd years on this planet and have enjoyed a ...

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band Movie Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 19, 2020

Even before learning that the film was based on Robbie Robertson's memoir Testimony, his name separate from “The Band” in ...

TCM Classic Film Festival 2020 Special Home Edition Preview

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 14, 2020

If not for the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world, the TCM Classic Film Festival would have been held this week. ...

Good Omens Blu-ray Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Armageddon

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 28, 2020

Based on the 1990 novel by the late Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman, the latter of whom oversaw the television ...

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice DVD Review: A Fantastic Appreciation

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 25, 2020

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice is a biographical documentary that Ronstadt was involved with as she introduces the ...

My Gun Is Quick Blu-ray Review: A Hard-boiled Jewel

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 24, 2020

Produced and directed together by Victor Saville (credited as Phil Victor) and George White, My Gun Is Quick is the third film ...

Judgment at Nuremberg (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Guilty of Being a Great Courtroom Drama

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 22, 2020

Previously an episode of the TV series Playhouse 90 (1959), Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) dramatizes the Judges' Trial of 1947, one ...

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets: Live at the Roundhouse Movie Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 11, 2020

Pink Floyd was formed in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), ...

Queen & Slim Blu-ray Review: A Thrilling Drama Infused with Social Commentary

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 8, 2020

Director Melina Matsoukas and screenwriter Lena Waithe, both of whom are also producers on the project, made an impressive feature-film ...

ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas Blu-ray Review: The Rise of ZZ Top

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 29, 2020

ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas is a documentary that tells the story of the band, from their ...

I Got You Babe: The Best of Sonny & Cher, Volume 1 DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 12, 2020

Sonny & Cher started as a singing duo and had their first big #1 hit in 1965 with “I Got ...

The 2020 NAMM Show Review: There’s More to the Music Business Than Music

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 9, 2020

The NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show traces its roots back to the NAPDA (National Association of Piano Dealers ...

2020 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 26, 2020

On January 29, ShortsTV will debut THE 2020 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS at the IFC Center in New York City ...

Sinister Six Card Game Review: Supervillains Unite (or Not)!

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 12, 2020

From Spin Master, comes Sinister Six, a card game named after the infamous group of super villains from Spider-Man's rogues' ...

Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll Blu-ray Review: It’s Good to Be the King

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 5, 2020

Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll pays tribute to the man many consider the King of Rock 'n' Roll, through ...

Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: The Love Triangle Continues

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 29, 2019

After a disclaimer about the unfortunate ethnic and racial depictions that occur in a few shorts, Popeye the Sailor: The ...

The Death and Return of Superman: The Complete Film Collection Giftset Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 28, 2019

The Death and Return of Superman edits together the animated films The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen, the 11th and 12th film ...

The Dick Cavett Show: New York Radio Pioneers DVD Review: See the Faces Behind the Voices

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 23, 2019

The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to ...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Movie Review: The Sinking of the Sequel Trilogy

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 22, 2019

This franchise became so controversial after The Last Jedi I should probably state where I stand in the Star Wars wars. As stated in ...

Christmas in July Blu-ray Review: A Gift in Any Month

By Gordon S. Miller | Dec 16, 2019

Christmas in July, the second outing for Preston Sturges as a writer/director, is based on his play A Cup of Coffee. Despite ...

The Circus Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Tramp Plays the Big Top

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 26, 2019

Made between his classic films The Gold Rush and City Lights, Charlie Chaplin's The Circus presents an entertaining outing for the Tramp who once again ...

AFI Fest 2019 Review: The Apollo

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 21, 2019

Roger Ross Williams's The Apollo opens with a performance in progress as Joe Morton reads to an audience at the theater and ...

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers DVD Review: Death and Taxes

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 17, 2019

Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series featuring the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey whose adventures ...

AFI Fest 2019 Review: Queen & Slim

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 15, 2019

Director Melina Matsoukas and screenwriter Lena Waithe, both of whom are also producers on the project, made an impressive feature-film ...

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting DVD Review: A Golden Celebration

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 12, 2019

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting, available on DVD and as a digital download, celebrates the most successful children's entertainment ...

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Blu-ray Review: A High-Quality, High-Definition Experience

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 11, 2019

The folks behind the Fast & Furious franchise took two of their most bankable actors, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham to lead ...

The Cure: 40 Live – Curætion-25 + Anniversary Blu-ray Review: A Black Ruby Jubilee

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 6, 2019

The Cure: 40 Live collects two outstanding concerts performed in the summer of 2018 as founder Robert Smith, bassist Simon Gallup ...

Terminator: Dark Fate Movie Review: History (and the Franchise) Repeats Itself

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 4, 2019

Terminator: Dark Fate occurs in a timeline three years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day and ignores Rise of the Machines, Salvation, ...

Scars of Dracula Blu-ray Review: A Bit of a Retread but Still Enjoyable

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 31, 2019

Scars of Dracula is Hammer's sixth Dracula film and the fifth to feature Christopher Lee. It follows a familiar template: Dracula ...

Book Review: The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume 26: 1970-1972 by Chester Gould

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 28, 2019

As the Library of American Comics and IDW Publishing continue to collect The Complete Dick Tracy by Chester Gould, Volume 26 presents the dailies ...

Mountaintop Movie Review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse Reunite in ‘Colorado’

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 24, 2019

At Studio in the Clouds, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, 8750 feet above sea level, Neil Young reassembled his backing band Crazy ...

Toy Story 4 Blu-ray Review: A Toy’s Purpose

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 21, 2019

Even though Toy Story 3 seemed the perfect ending to the film franchise, Toy Story 4 offers a compelling continuation of the beloved Pixar ...

Gosford Park Blu-ray Review: Upstairs Downstairs Sideways

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 5, 2019

Robert Altman's Gosford Park is his take on an Agatha Christie murder mystery. Set in 1932 during a shooting party held at ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episode Eight ‘Don’t Get Above Your Raisin”

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 26, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episode Seven ‘Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way’

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 24, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episode Six ‘Will the Circle Be Unbroken?’

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 23, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episode Five ‘The Sons and Daughters of America’

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 22, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

Downton Abbey Movie Review: Fans Are Invited Back for a Royal Visit

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 19, 2019

After ending in 2015, Downton Abbey, the hit trans-Atlantic TV series that ran for six seasons, returns with a theatrical ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episodes Three and Four

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 17, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, ...

TV Review: Country Music: Episodes One and Two

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 15, 2019

Ken Burns's latest examination of the fabric of the United States sees him focus on another musical genre, Country Music, in ...

Reap the Wild Wind Blu-ray Review: An Antebellum Epic of Thrilling Adventure and Questionable Romance

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 12, 2019

Based on Thelma Strabel's story that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind is an Antebellum epic filled ...

Book Review: Cult Filmmakers: 50 Movie Mavericks You Need to Know by Ian Haydn Smith

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 3, 2019

Cult Filmmakers finds author Ian Haydn Smith shining the spotlight on 50 movie mavericks. The illustration on the cover by Kristelle ...

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders DVD Review: Jon Pertwee Exits the Series

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 2, 2019

Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series featuring the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey whose adventures ...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Blu-ray Review: Long Live the King

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 30, 2019

Director/co-writer Michael Dougherty's Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which takes its name (minus the exclamation point) from the re-edited American ...

The Dick Cavett Show: Baseball’s Greatest Hits: Pitchers DVD Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 23, 2019

The Dick Cavett Show was a talk show that aired on different TV channels, broadcast and cable, from 1968 to 1996. ...

Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019 Movie Review: They Will Choose Farewell

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 21, 2019

In 2014, Rush (guitarist Alex Lifeson, vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee, and druumer Neil Peart) released R40, a collector's box set that ...

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler DVD Review: Monk-eying Around with History

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 18, 2019

Doctor Who is a long-running British science-fiction television series featuring the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey whose adventures ...