The Gumball Rally (1976) Blu-ray Review: Real Cars. Real Actors. Real Fun.
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection revs its engines up for one of the greatest cross-country race flicks to hail from the ’70s.
The Man with Two Brains / My Blue Heaven Blu-rays Review: Get Martinized
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection re-releases two of Steve Martin’s best films, this time in glorious High-Definition.
Freebie and the Bean (1974) Blu-ray Review: How Can Something So Wrong Feel So Right?
By Luigi Bastardo |
Look out, world ‒ because James Caan and Alan Arkin are on the loose again, thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
Death Rides a Horse (1967) Blu-ray Review: Lee Van Cleef’s Finest Hour
By Luigi Bastardo |
Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law each set out for revenge in this above-average Spaghetti Western classic, now available from Kino Lorber.
The High Commissioner (1968) Blu-ray Review: The Accidental Spy from Down Under
By Luigi Bastardo |
Kino Lorber brings us a fun tale of an abrasive detective wrapped up in international intrigue starring Rod Taylor and Christopher Plummer.
Web of the Spider (1971) Blu-ray Review: Get Caught in This One
By Luigi Bastardo |
Garagehouse Pictures ups the ante of awesomeness by bringing us a fresh HD print of a classic cult Italian horror flick.
He Walked by Night (1948) Blu-ray Review: The Dawn of Dragnet
By Luigi Bastardo |
The film that helped form the world of police procedurals receives a beautiful restoration from ClassicFlix.
Superman: The Movie – Extended Cut & Special Edition 2-Film Collection Blu-ray Review: A DC Miracle
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection soars with this rare, three-hour TV cut of Richard Donner’s superhero classic.
The Man Who Died Twice (1958) Blu-ray Review: Um, Is That a Spoiler Alert?
By Luigi Bastardo |
Kino Lorber digs up a beautiful print of a less-than-remembered guilty pleasure B-noir from Republic Pictures.
Only Noirs and Horses: Four Flicks from the Warner Archive
By Luigi Bastardo |
From classic psychological thrillers to obscure westerns, these WAC releases are worth betting money on.
Young Doctors in Love (1982) Blu-ray Review: Do Not Resuscitate
By Luigi Bastardo |
While the talent may have been fresh, it’s clear no one in Garry Marshall’s soap opera spoof scrubbed up first.
Innocent Blood (1992) Blu-ray Review: A Parisian Vampire in Pittsburgh
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection unveils a gorgeous new uncut transfer of John Landis’ star-studded horror/action/comedy.
Popcorn (1991) Blu-ray Review: Hot Buttered Death
By Luigi Bastardo |
Synapse Films turns up the heat on one of early ’90s most underrated horror movies.
The Hidden (1987) Blu-ray Review: The Best Movie John Carpenter Never Made
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection proudly delivers this amazing horror/sci-fi/action/comedy hybrid starring young Kyle MacLachlan.
The Big Knife (1955) Blu-ray Review: Cuts Like a Life
By Luigi Bastardo |
Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, and a barely restrained Rod Steiger star in this dark exposé of ’50s Hollywood from Arrow Academy.
The Ambassador (1984) Blu-ray Review: When Exploitation Gets Political
By Luigi Bastardo |
Kino Lorber unleashes some Cannon Films cheese starring a boozed-up Robert Mitchum and a gravely-ill Rock Hudson.
The Lift (1983) / Down (2001) Blu-rays Review: Same Shaft, Different Play
By Luigi Bastardo |
Blue Underground opens the doors to Dick Maas’ epically strange tale of a killer elevator, as well as his poorly-timed Americanized remake.
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) Blu-ray Review: It Happened One Time
By Luigi Bastardo |
Odd, compelling, and strangely satisfying, this unique and controversial film returns to shock contemporary audiences for entirely different reasons.
All the Sins of Sodom / Vibrations (1968) Blu-ray Review: The Dawn of Erotica
By Luigi Bastardo |
Film Movement has quite a pair to offer, just as all of Joe Sarno’s actresses do in this two-fer of classic sensual cinema.
Phenomena (1985) Blu-ray Review: Argento at His Most Bewildering
By Luigi Bastardo |
Synapse Films releases Il Maestro’s bizarre cult classic in three different forms, including the rare U.S. “Creepers” cut.
Kid Galahad (1962) Blu-ray Review: Elvis. Bronson. Sold.
By Luigi Bastardo |
Twilight Time brings us the only film in history to feature Elvis Presley and Charles Bronson, which automatically makes it awesome by default.
The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975) Blu-ray Review: Deep Red Something
By Luigi Bastardo |
Sergio Martino’s wild giallo/poliziotteschi/comedy hybrid is just as jaw-droppingly amazing as it sounds.
The Moderns (1988) Blu-ray Review: Land of the Lost
By Luigi Bastardo |
Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, and a dolled-up Wallace Shawn highlight this fascinating piece set in Roaring ’20s Paris.
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997) Blu-ray Review: As Braindead as Its Name Implies
By Luigi Bastardo |
Joe Pesci’s waning career gets ahead of itself in this delightfully dumb film now available in HD from Twilight Time.
The Crimson Kimono (1959) Blu-ray Review: A Crash Course in Orientation
By Luigi Bastardo |
Samuel Fuller’s powerful (and still topical) look at racism gets a beautiful HD release from Sony Pictures and Twilight Time.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Blu-ray Review: Who’s Afraid?
By Luigi Bastardo |
Twilight Time brings us Woody Allen’s legendary farce, highlighted by appearances from such greats as Gene Wilder and John Carradine.
State Fair (1962) Blu-ray Review: Suppose They Held an Exhibition and Nobody Came?
By Luigi Bastardo |
Jose Ferrer directs Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, and Ann-Margret in an awkward musical remake of a musical remake.
Tom Sawyer (1973) / Huckleberry Finn (1974) Blu-ray Review: Wild Oates and Foster Kids
By Luigi Bastardo |
Twilight Time proudly proclaims “I’ll be your Huckleberry” with these ’70s Mark Twain musicals from Arthur P. Jacobs and Reader’s Digest.
Phantasm: 5 Movie DVD Collection Review: The NeverEnding Horror Story
By Luigi Bastardo |
Don Coscarelli’s franchise has always reflected the times. Now, the time has come to repackage and re-release it. Again.
Blood Alley / The Sea Chase (1955) Blu-rays Review: The Duke Turns to the Drink
By Luigi Bastardo |
John Wayne runs ashore with Commies, Nazis, Lauren Bacall, and Lana Turner in two seafaring melodramas from the Warner Archive.
The Mummy (2017) Blu-ray Review: The League of Rather Average Gentlemen
By Luigi Bastardo |
Tom Cruise teams up with visually-impaired paint-by-numbers artist Alex Kurtzman to bring us something as old as ancient Egypt itself.
Running on Empty (1988) Blu-ray Review: Fam on the Run
By Luigi Bastardo |
Sidney Lumet’s stunning drama, featuring a standout performance by an Oscar-nominated River Phoenix, hits BD from the Warner Archive.
Seven Days in May (1964) Blu-ray Review: The Terror from Within
By Luigi Bastardo |
John Frankenheimer’s political paranoia thriller ‒ featuring a script by Rod Serling ‒ receives a beautiful makeover from the Warner Archive.
The Loved One (1965) Blu-ray Review: I’m Lovin’ It
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive unleashes an outrageous black comedy cult classic that covers a lot of desecrated ground.
Effects (1980) Blu-ray Review: The First Snuff Movie to Get Snuffed Out
By Luigi Bastardo |
The AGFA releases the previously lost flick bout an entirely different sort of in-house FX, co-starring and featuring make-up by Tom Savini.
Where the Boys Are (1960) Blu-ray Review: Life Was a Beach Even Then
By Luigi Bastardo |
Where the Boys Are still entertains admirably.
Beggars of Life (1928) Blu-ray Review: All Aboard
By Luigi Bastardo |
Kino Lorber reveals the dynamic Silent Era offering starring imposing vagabond Wallace Beery and a crossdressing, rail-hoppin’ Louise Brooks.
The Bridge at Remagen (1969) Blu-ray Review: A Much Shorter Longest Day
By Luigi Bastardo |
Cigar-chomping George Segal and Ben Gazzara act against Nazi Robert Vaughn in this WWII action flick, now available in beautiful High-Definition from Twilight Time.
Hell and High Water (1954) Blu-ray Review: CinemaScope Claustrophobia
By Luigi Bastardo |
Richard Widmark and Samuel Fuller sink to new heights in this wonderful Cold War sub thriller, now available in HD from the folks at Twilight Time.
Killing Hasselhoff (2016) DVD Review: The Stoner Comedy of the Year
By Luigi Bastardo |
Ken Jeong and David Hasselhoff cast-off amid a wave of improv comics and washed-up cameos in this vulgar, strangely enjoyable guilty pleasure.
The Quiet American (1958) Blu-ray Review: Silent, but Deadly?
By Luigi Bastardo |
Twilight Time gives the overlooked Americanized version of Graham Greene’s bestseller an opportunity to speak up and be accounted for.
The Valachi Papers (1972) Blu-ray Review: Pulp Non-Fiction
By Luigi Bastardo |
Twilight Time gives us a chance to tear into an underappreciated European Charles Bronson mafia flick from James Bond pioneer Terence Young.
Erik the Conqueror (1961) Blu-ray Review: Bava Gets Epical
By Luigi Bastardo |
Arrow Video brings us Mario Bava’s unique Italian take on American ‘Vikings’ in this stellar BD/DVD combo release.
Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow / Drunken Master (1978) Blu-ray Review: A Whole Loaf of Kung Fu
By Luigi Bastardo |
Twilight Time breaks out one of its most unusual releases yet with this double-feature of classic Jackie Chan kung fu flicks in HD.
The Creep Behind the Camera / The Creeping Terror Blu-ray Review: Creepshots, Redefined
By Luigi Bastardo |
Synapse Films releases a docudrama about one of cinema’s most inept movies, along with a new 2K scan of the original creature feature.
Varieté (1925) Blu-ray Review: The Spice of Life
By Luigi Bastardo |
Kino Lorber releases a restored look at a visually stunning masterpiece from the German Silent Era.
The Accidental Tourist (1988) Blu-ray Review: Good Grief
By Luigi Bastardo |
Lawrence Kasdan’s powerfully therapeutic film starring William Hurt and an Oscar-winning Geena Davis hits BD thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
The Wheeler Dealers (1963) Blu-ray Review: It’d Be Funnier If It Weren’t So Damn True
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection deals us a vintage James Garner/Lee Remick screwball comedy that hits a little too close to reality today.
Spencer’s Mountain (1963) Blu-ray Review: Good Morning, Johnboy
By Luigi Bastardo |
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.
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965) Blu-ray Review: Who Says Chivalry Is Dead?
By Luigi Bastardo |
The one and only Ken Takakura shows those young upstarts how to do it in this early yakuza offering from Toei and Twilight Time.