Mat Brewster

This is really only a trilogy in name only, as the films have absolutely nothing to do with one another.

The Killer is classic John Woo,

I’m thrilled that Kino Lorber has released this set to allow even more people to see his sillier side.

I watch film noirs throughout the year, but it is awfully fun to concentrate on them for an entire month.

A frothy appetizer well worth watching.

Enough twists and turns to keep things interesting from start to finish.

Watching a film extol the virtues of the ordinary is fascinating.

To my modern perspective, the film’s morality feels very strange.

Clearly, the making of both films was difficult for everyone.

At times, it feels neorealistic in its approach, and then it will turn expressionistic.

There is no doubt that A Better Tomorrow created something special.

Some of the interesting books, movies, and music, and anything else I’ve enjoyed over the last couple of weeks.

Picture me diving across the DVD aisles in slow motion while a pack of doves flies away as I purchase this thing on release date and make it my Pick of the Week.

The four films included in this set demonstrate her wide range, and uncanny ability to steal the limelight from even the biggest stars.

I wouldn’t actually be interested in this new remake of The Toxic Avenger except for one name: Macon Blair.

Knowing it was made nearly 100 years ago makes it utterly charming.

I found several cool things to talk about.

This is a terrific boxed set.

It isn’t nearly as funny as it wants to be, and it never slows down long enough for us to get to know the characters in any meaningful way.

I can now, without hesitancy, say I can’t wait to discover even more of his films.

Hello, and welcome to yet another edition of Five Cool Things, where I talk about all the interesting things I’ve discovered since the last time. This week I’m talking about a harrowing World War II thriller, a crazy Hong Kong actioner, a damn fine French policier, Hugh Grant taking on a villain role, and the…

Isn’t flashy or exciting, but it gets under your skin.

It is worth watching, especially for fans of Lupino.

What we’re left with is not a terrible film, but not a particularly good one either.

It is worth watching just for Hedy Lamarr.

A great many of the specials have been released in a variety of forms, but this set combines almost all of them.

All the interesting, fun, and cool things I’ve discovered over the last couple of weeks.

It is as if we are watching some strange documentary where cameras were placed long ago and have never been moved.

It is a brutal, realistic portrait of prison life in this particular place at this particular time, and one I certainly won’t ever forget.

The end results are disjointed.

We can be thankful Airplane! came out the following year and saved us from an even more disastrous sequel.

It literally has something for everyone.

A divisive but ultimately excellent second season.

I saw it in theaters and quite liked it.

One of the more enjoyable disaster movies of the 1970s.

This week we’ve got Spike Lee remaking a classic Kurosawa movie, the first true Brian De Palma picture, and a memorial to one of the last classic movie stars.

There is something sort of amazing watching Charlton Heston be dropped from a helicopter on a rope into a cockpit’s gaping hole.

Much of the film is set within one room, but Kurosawa still finds a way to make the small setting feel dynamic.

It set off a wave of similar films throughout the 1970s and set the template for most of them.

This time I’m talking about the 1970s disaster movie that started them all, a couple of terrific South Korean serial killer films, and more.

Everyone involved in this film seems to understand that it is an utterly ridiculous movie, and they just decided to go with it.

Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror is an interesting glimpse into the beginnings of Paul Naschy’s werewolf cinema.

I’m thrilled this is coming out.

This video from the old sketch show That Mitchell and Webb look has been making the rounds recently and it feels absolutely perfect for these times.

I am more than a little familiar with the genre, yet these sets continue to surprise me.

There is quite a lot to overlook in this film, but if you are able to do that, there is a lot to enjoy as well.

It is a very well-made film and digs into a difficult subject.

Davis and Jackson have good chemistry together.

It is a brilliant little horror film.

If you’ve watched Die Hard a thousand times and are looking for something similar, Under Siege will fill that longing in a pinch.