Millionaires in Prison (1940) DVD Review: The Club Fed of the ’40s
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive paroles a corny prison yarn featuring Shemp Howard and the voice of Jiminy Cricket as inmates.
Blu-rays Review: Twilight Time Goes Around the World (and Then Some)
By Luigi Bastardo |
Six globetrotting adventures and dramas make their HD home video debuts, including a Sonny Chiba disaster flick and that missing title from you Ray Harryhausen collection.
A Girl in Every Port (1952) DVD Review: Because Chico Needed the Money
By Luigi Bastardo |
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.
Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968) Blu-ray Review: Can You Dig It?
By Luigi Bastardo |
Terence Hill digs a name for himself in the only legitimate unofficial prequel to the Sergio Corbucci cult classic.
Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973) Blu-ray Review: Undeniably Italian
By Luigi Bastardo |
Elio Petri’s forgotten, strange, and very dark satire makes a long-overdue debut in the US from the newly launched Arrow Academy.
Battleground (1949) Blu-ray Review: War is Hell, but This Is Far from That
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection unveils a marvelous, meticulously restored look this WWII classic.
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Blu-ray Review: A Great Day for Movie Lovers
By Luigi Bastardo |
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.
The Vampire Bat (1933) Blu-ray Review: Restored and Ready to Leave Its Mark
By Luigi Bastardo |
The best B horror movie Universal Studios never made receives a beautiful makeover from the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Detective.
Cathy’s Curse (1977) Blu-ray Review: Still Cursed and Still Curse-Worthy
By Luigi Bastardo |
Canada’s strange ‘Exorcist’ rip-off receives a beautiful restoration thanks to Severin Films.
Wax Mask (1997) Blu-ray Review: The Steampunk Phantom Terminator of the Wax Museum
By Luigi Bastardo |
Lucio Fulci’s last credited feature feels more like a dry run for Dario Argento’s career slump. And is just as appealing.
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood Blu-ray Review: Save Yourself, Dawg
By Luigi Bastardo |
Yes, it’s a dog’s world, but that doesn’t mean you have to live in it.
Return of Kung Fu Trailers of Fury Blu-ray Review: Conceived in Hell, Made in Hong Kong
By Luigi Bastardo |
Severin Films assembles 35 original trailers for some of the most mind-numbing martial arts films ever to escape from the Far East.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Vote for Pedro
By Luigi Bastardo |
Pedro Almodóvar’s career-defining, groundbreaking dark screwball comedy gets the Criterion treatment ‒ and is just as awesome as you’d expect it to be.
September Storm (1960) Blu-ray 3D Review: The Stars That Didn’t Steal the Night Away
By Luigi Bastardo |
A forgotten, completely forgettable underwater treasure-hunting flick receives more love than it probably deserves in this fully restored, fully loaded 3D release from Kino Lorber
Drive-In Massacre (1976) Blu-ray Review: Well Worth the Price of Admission
By Luigi Bastardo |
Severin Films presents one of the best bad movies ever, fully restored from original elements discovered ‒ naturally ‒ in the remains of a drive-in.
Moscow on the Hudson (1984) Blu-ray Review: Relocation, Relocation, Relocation!
By Luigi Bastardo |
Robin Williams turns in an exceptionally fine dramatic performance in this must-see classic from Paul Mazursky, now available in High-Definition from Twilight Time.
Mondo Bastardo: Odds and Ends from the International World of Exploitation
By Luigi Bastardo |
From Brazilian horrors to 3D European westerns, this assortment of weird and unusual films knows its target audiences quite well.
Panther Girl of the Kongo Blu-ray Review: The Claw Monsters Strike Back
By Luigi Bastardo |
Phyllis Coates and Myron Healey star in the penultimate Republic Pictures serial, which gets a new lease on life from Olive Films.
Solace (2015) Blu-ray Review: Quantum of Bollocks
By Luigi Bastardo |
Anthony Hopkins stars in a four-year-old dud based off of a decades-old, rejected sequel to ‘Se7en,’ ineffectively re-written to rip-off the recently revoked ‘Hannibal.’
It’s Always Fair Weather (1955) Blu-ray Review: Gene Kelly’s Blues
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection proudly presents something anyone can sing and dance to: a Cynical Musical from the otherwise sunny 1950s.
The Goodbye Girl (1977) Blu-ray Review: Back When Richard Dreyfuss Was Sexy
By Luigi Bastardo |
Neil Simon’s Oscar-winning precursor to the contemporary rom-com receives a warm welcome from the Warner Archive Collection.
Dark Passage / On Dangerous Ground Blu-ray Reviews: Bogie. Bacall. Lupino. Ryan. Sold.
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection shows us its dark side with two more gems from the fabulous world of film noir.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Blu-ray Review: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
By Luigi Bastardo |
The motion picture that single-handedly brought about the fall of the Hays Code receives a fearless restoration from the Warner Archive Collection.
Father of the Bride (1950) Blu-ray Review: RSVP to the WAC BD ASAP
By Luigi Bastardo |
The original classic receives a makeover to die for thanks to the Warner Archive Collection.
The Survivor (1981) Blu-ray Review: I Guess Fate Really Is the Hunter
By Luigi Bastardo |
Severin Films brings us the seldom-seen supernatural thriller which seems to have inspired others more than itself.
Alfred the Great (1969) DVD Review: Greater Things Have Happened
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection presents the home video debut of this legendary box office failure featuring a young Ian McKellen.
When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932) DVD Review: How About a Break Instead?
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off one of the sappiest, nerve-wracking, Depression-era family melodramas ever made. Enjoy.
The Black Dragon’s Revenge (1975) Blu-ray Review: Bruce Lee Van Clief
By Luigi Bastardo |
Blaxploitation meets Bruceploitation in an utterly shameless, completely inept, no-budget cash-in on the demise of a martial arts master.
The Internecine Project (1974) Blu-ray Review: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell… Die Anyway
By Luigi Bastardo |
An overlooked, underrated slice of internal political espionage is probably more relevant today than you realize.
Binge-Worthy Collections from the Warner Archive
By Luigi Bastardo |
From forgotten comedy duos to early travelogues to matinee cowboy pictures, the WAC has just a bit of everything for classic film collectors.
Inferno (2016) Blu-ray Review: Well, It Certainly Is Hellish…
By Luigi Bastardo |
Tom Hanks and Ron Howard reunite for another apocalyptic Dan Brown/Robert Langdon adaptation. But is it a bit too late?
Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horror-Thon Blu-ray Review: The Ultimate Party Mix
By Luigi Bastardo |
Imagine a seven-and-a-half-hour compilation of nothing but horror movie previews from the ’80s. Then go one step further.
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) Blu-ray Review: Please Hang Up and Try Again
By Luigi Bastardo |
Olive Films releases one of Bob Hope’s legendary flops, which is almost bad enough to be funny.
Musicals and the Musically Inclined from the Warner Archive
By Luigi Bastardo |
Debbie Reynolds, Doris Day, and Julie Andrews highlight a trio of amazing rom-coms from more enjoyable, innocent times.
Who? (aka Robo Man, 1974) Blu-ray Review: Wait, What?
By Luigi Bastardo |
An offbeat, seldom-seen British spy-fi offering goes HD courtesy the efforts of Kino Lorber.
Moby Dick (1956) Blu-ray Review: A Newly Restored Whale of a Tale
By Luigi Bastardo |
Twilight Time brings us the most famous filmic Melville adaptation of all, lovingly restored to match the original theatrical presentation.
Twilight Time Presents: A Quartet of Quirky Killers
By Luigi Bastardo |
Susan Hayward, Anthony Perkins, Tony Curtis, and Shelley Winters commit killer performances in this assortment of murderous movies.
Moby Dick (1930) DVD Review: The Version You Never Thought Possible
By Luigi Bastardo |
For those of you who think they know Dick, the WAC salutes you.
The Search for Weng Weng DVD Review: The Height of the World’s Shortest Star
By Luigi Bastardo |
Filipino cinema’s least-likely leading man was only 2-foot 9-inches tall, but his appeal to cult cinema aficionados is immeasurable.
Strange and Unusual Christmas Films DVD Review: I Am in Hell, Help Me
By Luigi Bastardo |
Alpha Video compiles a selection of creepy shorts guaranteed to leave your mattress well soiled.
Time After Time (1979) Blu-ray Review: And Now for Something Completely Different
By Luigi Bastardo |
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.
Body Snatchers (1993) Blu-ray Review: Uneven, But Not Unnecessary
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection dusts off filmdom’s oddest pod people Invasion yet.
Michael Collins / Man in the Wilderness Blu-rays Review: Super Heroes
By Luigi Bastardo |
The Warner Archive Collection brings us both a legendary man and a man of legend in these two High-Def offerings.
C.H.U.D. (1984) Blu-ray Review: The A-List B-Grade Latchkey Monster Flick
By Luigi Bastardo |
Arrow Video’s two-disc Limited Edition release of this ’80s horror flick is worth crawling through a mutant-infested sewer for.
They Were Expendable / She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Blu-rays Review: The WAC Duke
By Luigi Bastardo |
Two of the most famous John Ford/John Wayne collaborations make their HD home video debut courtesy the Warner Archive Collection.
Blindman (1971) DVD Review: Don’t Let This One Out of Your Sight
By Luigi Bastardo |
The seldom-seen Spaghetti Western outing starring Tony Anthony and a recently disbanded Ringo Starr finally hits DVD.
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze Blu-ray Review: A Hero? Yes. Super? Hell, No.
By Luigi Bastardo |
One of the pulp world’s first heroes makes for one of film world’s worst zeroes.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment Holiday Gift Guide 2016
By Luigi Bastardo |
From classic tear-jerkers to vintage knee-slappers, these goodies are sure to warm the hearts and tickle the funnybones of movie buffs.
Twilight Time Presents: The Southern Pacific Training Montage
By Luigi Bastardo |
Runaway locomotives, trainspotting hoboes, rail-hopping escapees, and deep-rooted Deep South prides and prejudices highlight this delivery of Blu-ray goods.
Vamp (1986) Blu-ray Review: From Dusk Till… Hey, Wait a Minute!
By Luigi Bastardo |
Though the extras for this Arrow Video release are a bit on the anemic side, I can still sink my teeth in this fun ’80s vampire cult classic.