Mat Brewster

The Silent Partner Blu-ray Review: An Underseen Gem

No need to be quiet about this great little thriller.

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Kidnapped (1971) Blu-ray Review: More Political than Adventurous

Robert Louis Stevenson’s grand adventure tale loses a lot of its adventure to get bogged down in boring political details.

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Modest Heroes Blu-ray Review: Eat Their Shorts

Studio Ponoc is back with three animated shorts about modest people
doing extraordinary things.

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Bright Angel Blu-ray Review: A Coming-of-Age Road Trip

Kino Lorber Studio Classics presents this forgotten gem that’s given a second chance on Blu-ray.

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La Prisonnière Blu-ray Review: Cluzot Gets Modern

Henri-Georges Clouzot’s final film is a visually sumptuous, but flawed masterpiece.

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The Nun (1965) Blu-ray Review: Get Thee to a Nunnery

Jacques Rivette’s riveting portrait of convent life in the 18th century is as beautifully filmed as it is horrifying to watch.

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Her Smell Is the Pick of the Week

The reviews have been pretty mixed but everybody praises Moss’s performance and I’m pretty excited to finally see it.

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Five Cool Things and Bob Dylan Turns 78

How about some cool things to start your weekend?

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The Shield: The Complete Series DVD Review, Part 2: Seasons 4-7

While I had some misgivings watching the first three seasons, the back half of this series is as exciting as television gets.

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Is the Pick of the Week

It is an interesting batch of new releases coming out this week.

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A Delicate Balance Blu-ray Review: A Caustic Bore

A cinematic adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play performed by award-winning actors shouldn’t be this dull.

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Five Cool Things and Doris Day

Here’s all the cool things I consumed this week.

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The Shield: The Complete Series DVD Review, Part 1: Seasons 1-3

The Shield was revolutionary television, but will it hold up upon a revisit?

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Apollo 11 Is the Pick of the Week

Here’s what looks interesting in this week’s Blu-ray releases.

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Five Cool Things and It Chapter Two

It is the weekend so let’s talk about some cool things.

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The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire Blu-ray Review: Confusing and Dull

This giallo/poliziotteschi has too much confusing plot and not enough style to be interesting to anyone but fans of the genres.

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Five Cool Things and Peter Mayhew

May the Force be with us.

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Terra Formars Blu-ray Review: Miike Can Do Better

Takashi Miike’s sci-fi adventure on Mars should have stayed on Earth a little longer.

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Strip Nude for Your Killer Blu-ray Review: Keep Your Clothes On

Salacious 1970s giallo is quite dull despite being packed full of sex and violence.

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Fantômas Three Film Collection Blu-ray Review: Tres Silly

Trilogy of very silly spy films from France features one of the country’s most famous characters.

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Scared Stiff Blu-ray Review: Bored Silly

Low-budget 1980s horror flick waits until the end to get interesting, but by then it is too late.

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Dragged Across Concrete Is the Pick of the Week

Lots of interesting stuff coming out this week, I’ve got your info.

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Dragged Across Concrete Blu-ray Review: Challenging, but Rewarding

S. Craig Zahler’s latest film is loaded with controversy, designed to trigger pretty much everyone, but it’s also really good.

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Enigma (1982) Blu-ray Review:  Where Have All The Good Spy Movies Gone

Cold War spy flick from the ’80s fails to excite.

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Five Cool Things and Notre Dame

Here’s five cool things I discovered this week.

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Keoma Blu-ray Review: The Spaghetti Western’s Last Breath

Franco Nero stars in this later-period spaghetti western that’s got a lot of style, and little else.

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The Strange Door Blu-ray Review: Not Strange Enough

Charles Laughton and Boris Karloff star in this Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation that’s slight but entertaining.

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Noir Archive Volume 1: 1944-1954 Is the Pick of the Week

A full week of classic releases and a few new ones.

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Scream and Scream Again Blu-ray Review: You’ll Scream for It to Be Over

Three horror legends barely star in a ridiculously confusing early 1970s British horror.

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Five Cool Things and Alice in Wonderland

Here’s five cool things I watched this week.

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The House of the Seven Gables Blu-ray Review: A Fine Adaptation of a Classic Novel

Seven gables, two deaths, one curse, and lots of melodrama.

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Glass Is the Pick of the Week

Here’s all that’s interesting coming out this week in the world of Blu-ray.

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The Land Unknown Blu-ray Review: A Hot Time in Antarctica

A forgotten film about lost world that really ought to be remembered.

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Five Cool Things and The Rise of Skywalker

Here’s some cool things I saw this week.

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Bancroft: Season One DVD Review: Completely Bonkers

Sometimes you need to take a break from all the prestige television demanding your attention and watch something completely ridiculous.

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On the Basis of Sex Is the Pick of the Week

A future Supreme Court Justice, a Sherlock Holmes parody, erotic adventures, tiny dolls, and more come out this week.

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Five Cool Things and The Dead Don’t Die

I want to celebrate things that make life better. So here we go.

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The Mule (2018) Is the Pick of the Week

I might be late in writing about it, but there is still some good stuff coming out this week.

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Inherit the Wind Blu-ray Review: Monkeys on Trial

Stanley Kramer’s fictionalized telling of the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial is an acting tour de force, but its messaging is exhausting.

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The Prize (1963) Blu-ray Review: Lots of Talent, Big Disappointment

The Prize could have been a bonafide classic under a different director, instead it’s just ok, but mostly forgettable.

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Five Cool Things and Another Birthday

I turned a year older this week and still managed some cool things.

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For a Few Dollars More Blu-ray Review: Worth Every Penny

Kino Lorber’s new 4K transfer of this Leone classic is well worth your dollars.

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Cinema Sentries

Aquaman Is the Pick of the Week

All that’s fit to buy from this week’s new releases.

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Five Cool Things and Pride & Prejudice

It is a big week for big trailers to drop (plus some other cool things).

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Pride & Prejudice (1995) Blu-ray Review: The Best Adaptation

Whereby I do repent of my sins and learn to love Jane Austen.

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Is the Pick of the Week

Superheroes, Doctor Who, film noir, and black-gloved killers. This week has it all.

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Five Cool Things and Midsommar

It was a very cool week.

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Kolobos Blu-ray Review: Terrible Name, Even Worse Movie

A ’90s slasher has plenty of violence and little else.

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