Mat Brewster

Tokijiro: The Lonely Yakuza Blu-ray Review: Romance and Bloodshed in 18th Century Japan

Not the film I was expecting at all, but as it turned out it was the film I needed.

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High Crime (1973) 4K UHD Review: The Italian Connection

What High Crime lacks in original storytelling, it more than makes up for in visual style and full-throttle action.

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Door-to-Door Maniac Blu-ray Review: Come for Johnny Cash, Stay for the Devil

Film Masters has done an incredible job with this two-film set.

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Not a Pretty Picture Is the Pick of the Week

The total opposite of a summer popcorn movie.

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Bill and Ted’s Most Triumphant Trilogy Is the Pick of the Week

I’m a sucker for a good boxed set.

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Demons & Demons 2 4K UHD Review: Completely Bonkers in the Best Possible Way

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.

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Tchao Pantin Blu-ray Review: Funny Name, Fantastic Film

It does what it does really well.

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The Fall Guy Is the Pick of the Week

It is a whole lot of fun to watch.

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Book Review: The Killing Hole by Steve Niles and Trevor Denham

More of a character sketch, a hangout comic, than a fright-filled horror show.

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Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection Is the Pick of the Week

Rocky still has a fond place in my heart.

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The Boy and the Heron Is the Pick of the Week

Whatever it is about I know it will be lovely. Miyazaki doesn’t make anything less.

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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIX Blu-ray Review: Loads of Stars, Tons of Thrills

All three of these films are well done, making the set a definite must-buy.

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Act of Violence (1948) Blu-ray Review: Terrific Film Noir with Heart

It is a dark-as-night film noir with deeply complex morals and a surprisingly modern take on PTSD.

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The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Vol. 1 Is the Pick of the Week

Severin Films has put together 12 of these Brucesploitation films in one awesome-looking set.

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The Burglars Blu-ray Review: Some Great Action Set Pieces

I never found the characters or what they get up to all that interesting.

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Saigon (1948) Blu-ray Review: Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake’s Last Film Together

Recommended to fans of Ladd and Lake who want to complete the collection.

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Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker Is the Pick of the Week

I’m always on board with new Who.

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The Good Die Young Blu-ray Review: The Transfer Deserves Better

The film is worth watching and this new disk is serviceable.

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Friendly Persuasion Blu-ray Review: William Wyler Handles the Material Well

The film is mostly a slice-of-life portrait of a Quaker family.

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Book Review: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris

My favorite thing is this graphic novel.

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Dune: Part Two Is the Pick of the Week

Like most big blockbuster movies, it is coming out in a wide variety of formats in various boxes with different artwork and special features.

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Devil’s Doorway Blu-ray Review: Has Interesting Ideas for a Western but the Presentation Fails

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.

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Book Review: Into the Night by Cornell Woolrich and Lawrence Block

A mystery finished decades after it was begun.

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Four Disney+ Series Are the Picks of the Week

It is with great pleasure that I find several of the Disney+ series are getting really nice looking 4K UHD releases.

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City of Hope Is the Pick of the Week

Sometimes going into a film blind is the best way to view it.

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They Drive by Night Blu-ray Review: They Live by Day

A fascinating snapshot of three actors in transitional periods of their careers.

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First Blood Steelbook 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

Considering how utterly ridiculous Rambo III is, the original looks like Shakespeare in comparison.

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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVIII Blu-ray Review: One Out of Three Ain’t Bad

There is something about these old low-budget noirs that make me keep coming back to them.

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The Ring Collection 4K UHD is the Pick of the Week

If you can find a sale, or you have a birthday coming up, this looks worth the purchase.

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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVII Blu-ray Review: The B-Sides of Edward G. Robinson

These three movies fall within a dark period in Robinson’s career.

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The Whip and the Body Blu-ray Review: Colorful Kink from Mario Bava

The Whip and The Body is a fascinating glimpse at a director at a crossroads.

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

It is a film about myths and legends and how they are sometimes different from what they seem.

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Darkman 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

“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…

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Faithless (1932) Blu-ray Review: Tallulah Bankhead Makes It Worth Watching

Faithless isn’t a great film, but Bankhead is great in it.

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Mademoiselle (1966) Blu-ray Review: Lust and Terror In France

The film’s mystery isn’t who is doing these things but why.

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

An unconventional Western, or what they now call a revisionist Western.

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Fathom Events Presents My Fair Lady for Its 60th Anniversary

The film is an utter delight.

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He Walked by Night Blu-ray Review: You’ll Watch by Daylight

With a run time of 79 minutes, it all feels like a really long (and rather good) episode of Dragnet.

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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVI Blu-ray Review: I’m Thrilled They Keep Releasing Them

A fantastic resource for discovering relatively obscure film noirs.

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Chantal Akerman Masterpieces 1968–1978 Is the Pick of the Week

It is a great-looking set full of Criterion’s usual fantastic packaging full of extras.

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Run Silent, Run Deep Blu-ray Review: Gable and Lancaster Are great

The film has everything you’ve come to expect from a submarine movie.

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The Facts of Murder Blu-ray Review: A Blending of Italian Genres

It is something of a blending of genres and styles.

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Savage Guns: 4 Classic Westerns Is the Pick of the Week

I really love a good Italian Western.

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The Quatermass Xperiment Blu-ray Review: The Beginnings of Hammer Horror

Its influence reaches far and wide including Doctor Who, Stanley Kubrick, and John Carpenter.

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Goodbye, Dragon Inn Blu-ray Review: An Ode to Going to the Movies

It is a film that will linger in your thoughts for days afterward.

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Is the Pick of the Week

The reviews for that one have been pretty mixed, but I’m still excited to get a chance to watch it finally.

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Blackhat Blu-ray Review: A Rare Miss For Michael Mann

Mann is too good of a director to make a really bad movie, but the ridiculousness of the plot of this one ruined it for me.

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