Call My Agent!: The Complete Series DVD Review: Wonderfully Fun
By Mat Brewster |
The celebrities might bring you to the show, but you’ll stay for the agents and their assistants.
A Queen’s Ransom Blu-ray Review: James Bond and The One-Armed Swordsman Can’t Save This Stinker
By Mat Brewster |
In May of 1975, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Phillip became the first reigning English monarchs to visit Hong Kong, which was then still a British Colony. Never one to let an opportunity go to waste, Golden Harvest obtained permission to film the Queen during her public appearances (albeit from quite a distance)….
Black Mask Blu-ray Review: Ridiculous Fun
By Mat Brewster |
It is a film that knows it is dumb and yet has fun with it.
A Man Called Tiger Blu-ray Review: The Action Is Well Made and Worth Watching
By Mat Brewster |
So much of it feels like it was thrown together.
Tokijiro: The Lonely Yakuza Blu-ray Review: Romance and Bloodshed in 18th Century Japan
By Mat Brewster |
Not the film I was expecting at all, but as it turned out it was the film I needed.
High Crime (1973) 4K UHD Review: The Italian Connection
By Mat Brewster |
What High Crime lacks in original storytelling, it more than makes up for in visual style and full-throttle action.
Door-to-Door Maniac Blu-ray Review: Come for Johnny Cash, Stay for the Devil
By Mat Brewster |
Film Masters has done an incredible job with this two-film set.
Not a Pretty Picture Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
The total opposite of a summer popcorn movie.
Bill and Ted’s Most Triumphant Trilogy Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
I’m a sucker for a good boxed set.
Demons & Demons 2 4K UHD Review: Completely Bonkers in the Best Possible Way
By Mat Brewster |
If you are a fan of either film, these packages will not disappoint. If you’ve never seen the films, then this is the perfect way to dive right in.
Tchao Pantin Blu-ray Review: Funny Name, Fantastic Film
By Mat Brewster |
It does what it does really well.
Book Review: The Killing Hole by Steve Niles and Trevor Denham
By Mat Brewster |
More of a character sketch, a hangout comic, than a fright-filled horror show.
Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Rocky still has a fond place in my heart.
The Boy and the Heron Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Whatever it is about I know it will be lovely. Miyazaki doesn’t make anything less.
Bandits of Orgosolo Blu-ray Review: It Don’t Feel Good to Be a Bandit
By Mat Brewster |
It is an incredible movie.
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIX Blu-ray Review: Loads of Stars, Tons of Thrills
By Mat Brewster |
All three of these films are well done, making the set a definite must-buy.
Macbeth (1948) Blu-ray Review: Orson Welles Gets Shakespearean
By Mat Brewster |
It is better than its reputation.
Act of Violence (1948) Blu-ray Review: Terrific Film Noir with Heart
By Mat Brewster |
It is a dark-as-night film noir with deeply complex morals and a surprisingly modern take on PTSD.
The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Vol. 1 Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Severin Films has put together 12 of these Brucesploitation films in one awesome-looking set.
The Burglars Blu-ray Review: Some Great Action Set Pieces
By Mat Brewster |
I never found the characters or what they get up to all that interesting.
Saigon (1948) Blu-ray Review: Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake’s Last Film Together
By Mat Brewster |
Recommended to fans of Ladd and Lake who want to complete the collection.
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
I’m always on board with new Who.
The Good Die Young Blu-ray Review: The Transfer Deserves Better
By Mat Brewster |
The film is worth watching and this new disk is serviceable.
Friendly Persuasion Blu-ray Review: William Wyler Handles the Material Well
By Mat Brewster |
The film is mostly a slice-of-life portrait of a Quaker family.
Book Review: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris
By Mat Brewster |
My favorite thing is this graphic novel.
Dune: Part Two Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Like most big blockbuster movies, it is coming out in a wide variety of formats in various boxes with different artwork and special features.
Devil’s Doorway Blu-ray Review: Has Interesting Ideas for a Western but the Presentation Fails
By Mat Brewster |
When a movie is really good, I have no problem forgiving a wide variety of cultural sins, but in this case, it just isn’t good enough for me to get past that one glaring problem.
Book Review: Into the Night by Cornell Woolrich and Lawrence Block
By Mat Brewster |
A mystery finished decades after it was begun.
Four Disney+ Series Are the Picks of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
It is with great pleasure that I find several of the Disney+ series are getting really nice looking 4K UHD releases.
High Noon (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Gary Cooper Stands Alone
By Mat Brewster |
One of the best Westerns ever made.
City of Hope Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Sometimes going into a film blind is the best way to view it.
They Drive by Night Blu-ray Review: They Live by Day
By Mat Brewster |
A fascinating snapshot of three actors in transitional periods of their careers.
First Blood Steelbook 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
Considering how utterly ridiculous Rambo III is, the original looks like Shakespeare in comparison.
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVIII Blu-ray Review: One Out of Three Ain’t Bad
By Mat Brewster |
There is something about these old low-budget noirs that make me keep coming back to them.
The Ring Collection 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
If you can find a sale, or you have a birthday coming up, this looks worth the purchase.
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVII Blu-ray Review: The B-Sides of Edward G. Robinson
By Mat Brewster |
These three movies fall within a dark period in Robinson’s career.
The Whip and the Body Blu-ray Review: Colorful Kink from Mario Bava
By Mat Brewster |
The Whip and The Body is a fascinating glimpse at a director at a crossroads.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
It is a film about myths and legends and how they are sometimes different from what they seem.
Darkman 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
“Who is Darkman?” the posters asked. They were scattered everywhere – on billboards, the sides of busses, in magazines in the early summer of 1990. But they didn’t provide an answer. It was a viral marketing campaign before viral marketing was a buzzword. Sam Raimi had invented his own superhero and the studio needed a…
Faithless (1932) Blu-ray Review: Tallulah Bankhead Makes It Worth Watching
By Mat Brewster |
Faithless isn’t a great film, but Bankhead is great in it.
Mademoiselle (1966) Blu-ray Review: Lust and Terror In France
By Mat Brewster |
The film’s mystery isn’t who is doing these things but why.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
An unconventional Western, or what they now call a revisionist Western.
Fathom Events Presents My Fair Lady for Its 60th Anniversary
By Mat Brewster |
The film is an utter delight.
He Walked by Night Blu-ray Review: You’ll Watch by Daylight
By Mat Brewster |
With a run time of 79 minutes, it all feels like a really long (and rather good) episode of Dragnet.
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVI Blu-ray Review: I’m Thrilled They Keep Releasing Them
By Mat Brewster |
A fantastic resource for discovering relatively obscure film noirs.
Chantal Akerman Masterpieces 1968–1978 Is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
It is a great-looking set full of Criterion’s usual fantastic packaging full of extras.
Run Silent, Run Deep Blu-ray Review: Gable and Lancaster Are great
By Mat Brewster |
The film has everything you’ve come to expect from a submarine movie.
The Facts of Murder Blu-ray Review: A Blending of Italian Genres
By Mat Brewster |
It is something of a blending of genres and styles.