Greg Hammond

Gone with the Wind Movie Review: He Looks Like He Knows What I Look Like Without My Shimmy

Victor Fleming’s version of Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone With the Wind, starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable as Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler, stands as one of the most impressive films ever made.

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The Sting Movie Review: Phenomenal Cast Leads Raucous Entertainment

George Roy Hill’s The Sting, co-starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Robert Shaw is an absolute classic that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Rock ‘n’ Roll High School 4K UHD Review: Do Your Parents Know You’re Ramones?

Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, starring P. J. Soles and The Ramones is a classic “B”-movie that includes all the extras.

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Book Review: War on Gaza by Joe Sacco

Joe Sacco’s War on Gaza, produced by Fantagraphics, is a painful, important read about the aftermath of Hamas’s October 7th raid into Israel.

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Book Review: Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword: Book 1 by Milo Manara

The Palette and the Sword: Book 1 by Milo Manara is a beautifully drawn
and depicted story about Caravaggio’s first important foray into Rome.

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A Simple Plan Blu-ray Review: You Work for the American Dream. You Don’t Steal It.

Scott B. Smith’s and Sam Raimi’s A Simple Plan is a perfect little bit of darkness in the midst of small-town America.

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Book Review: Life Sucks by Jessica Abel

Life Sucks by Jessica Abel is a mishmash of Clerks and Reality Bites that, except for the artwork, completely misses the mark.

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Watchmen Chapter 2 Blu-ray Review: The Watchmen on the Walls of Freedom

Brandon Vietti’s Watchmen Chapter 2 continues a visually remarkable re-telling of the classic twelve-part limited comic book series.

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Valkyrie Blu-ray Review: Ensemble Cast Saves Middling Thriller

Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie, starring Tom Cruise as part of an ensemble cast in a historical drama, delivers excitement without any of that bothersome characterization.

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Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Vols. 1 – 4 Blu-ray Review: Button Up Your Tonsils and Enjoy a Looney Ride

Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Vols. 1 – 4 is a great place to start for those who would like to begin a stellar Looney Tunes collection.

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Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Trilogy Review: “Sorry. They Melvined Me.”

Bill and Ted’s Most Triumphant Trilogy from Shout! Studios brings the laughs from over three decades of space-time.

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Daiei Gothic: Japanese Ghost Stories Blu-ray Box Set Review: Broodingly Atmospheric Revenge Stories

Daiei Gothic: Japanese Ghost Stories is an excellent addition to any horror aficionado’s collection.

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Separated Movie Review: Harm to the Children Was Part of the Point

Errol Morris’s Separated elucidates the recent government policy of separating parents from their children at the U.S. – Mexico border.

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Watchmen Chapter 1 Blu-ray Review: Checking the Time on the Doomsday Clock

Brandon Vietti’s Watchmen Chapter 1 is a visually remarkable re-telling of the classic twelve-part limited comic book series.

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Book Review: Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Manu Larcenet

Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Manu Larcenet is a stellar adaptation of McCarthy’s brilliantly bleak novel.

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The Watchers (2024) Blu-ray Review: Weak Plot but Strong Direction from Ishana Night Shyamalan

The Watchers, starring Dakota Fanning, is a strong directorial debut for Ishana Night Shyamalan.

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Knuckles Blu-ray Review: Strong TV Show Bolsters Sonic Universe

Knuckles the six-episode tv show is a great springboard from the hilarious Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to the to-be-released at Christmas, Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

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Game Night 4K UHD Review: Game of Life Offers Monopoly of Laughs

John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein co-directed Game Night, starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, and created a hilarious game of cat and mouse.

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Book Review: What We Mean By Yesterday, Vol. 1 by Benjamin Marra

Benjamin Marra’s What We Mean by Yesterday, Vol. 1 is a drug-fueled trip through one man’s life on the edge.

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IF 4K UHD Review: The Opposite of a Magical Adventure

John Krasinski’s IF is too scary for the very young, too boring for teens, and a complete disaster to any discerning adult.

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Observe and Report Blu-ray Review: Two Jokes and Ray Liotta

Jody Hill’s Observe and Report stars Seth Rogan and Anna Faris in a comedy that relies on Ray Liotta to tell all its jokes.

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Risky Business Criterion Collection Review: Introducing Tom Cruise and Guido the Killer Pimp

Paul Brickman’s Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, is a coming-of-age story that helped create a mega-celebrity.

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The Lost Weekend Movie Review: Don the Writer; Don the Drunk

Billy Wilder’s The Long Weekend, starring Ray Milland, is a beautifully made vision of the hell that is alcoholism.

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Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Movie Review: What We Talk About When We Talk About Fame

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), starring Michael Keaton, is a wonderful film about love, loss, fame, and fading into obscurity.

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Rebecca (1940) Movie Review: Last Night I Dreamt I Went to Manderley Again

Rebecca, Alfred Hitchcock’s only Academy Award winner for Best Picture, and first American-produced film, is a showcase of the greatest talents of the era.

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Prey (2022) Movie Review: A Great Script and Talented Cast Breathe New Life into an Aging Franchise

Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey is a top-tier entry in the Predator universe.

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Justice League Dark Movie Review: I Will Take You There, So You Are No Longer Here

Jay Olivia’s Justice League Dark doesn’t earn its R-rating, but has a compelling, adult story all about demons good and demons bad.

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Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Movie Review: A Fast-Paced Action Thriller

Sam Liu’s Teen Titans: The Judas Contract is an action packed thriller with a fast script and intelligent characterizations.

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Batman: The Killing Joke Movie Review: Two Guys Are in a Mental Asylum

Sam Liu’s Batman: The Killing Joke is a fast-paced action flick starring Batman and the Joker in a psychological thriller that drags you through a carnival of terrors.

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Son of Batman Movie Review: I Owe My Grandfather a Death

Ethan Spaulding’s Son of Batman brings a little glimpse of family back into Bruce Wayne’s life with interesting, exciting results.

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Team America: World Police 4K UHD Review: Pulls the Right Strings

Team America: World Police is a slightly dated romp through bad taste and good humor.

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South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut 4K UHD Review: Still Funny but Aging Rapidly

Many of the jokes in South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut are still funny over two decades later, but the topical nature of some subject matter hurts subsequent views.

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Blue Beetle Movie Review: A Family Drama that Deserves a Lot of Attention

Blue Beetle is a wonderful superhero film about the super strength known as family.

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Book Review: Petar & Liza by Miroslav Sekulic-Struja

Miroslav Sekulic-Struja’s Petar & Liza is a tender Yugoslavian romance in which broken people do their best to help each other.

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The Trip to Greece Movie Review: Stan Laurel and Tom Hardy Walk Into a Restaurant

All four Trip movies are good, but The Trip to Greece is, unfortunately, the weak one in the bunch.

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Orphan (2009) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Surprisingly Strong Psychological Thriller

Jaume Collet-Serra’s Orphan is a strong psychological thriller starring Vera Farmiga and Peter Saarsgard.

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Killer Klowns from Outer Space 4K UHD Review: The Bloody Circus Comes to Town

Killer Klowns from Outer Space, by the Chiodo Brothers, is comedy-horror at its best.

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The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series DVD Review: Fighting Crime, Trying to Save the World

With 78 episodes and 30 hours worth of bonus features, The Powerpuff Girls: The Complete Series is all you will ever need to satisfy your Powerpuff Girls cravings.

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Vitagraph Comedies Blu-ray Review: A Beautifully Restored Archive of Early Silent-Era Films

Vitagraph Comedies collects forty short comedic films from 1907 to 1922 in black and white and tinted color.

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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) and Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019) Blu-ray Review: Wallow in the Warmth of a 20-Year Story Arc

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) and Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island are great bookends to 20 years of straight-to-video goodness.

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The Big Country Blu-ray Review: A Comfortable Ride on a Slow Horse

William Wyler’s The Big Country, starring Gregory Peck and Jean Simmons, is a comfortable ride on a slow horse.

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White Squall Blu-ray Review: Boys Bonding on Boats

Ridley Scott’s White Squall, starring Jeff Bridges, is a white-knuckled actioner you don’t want to miss.

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Lorenzo’s Oil Blu-ray Review: We Leave Science to Its Own Concerns

George Miller’s Lorenzo’s Oil, starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon, is a “hopeful” story about a dying child.

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The Border (1982) Blu-ray Review: Great Stars in Search of a Script

Tony Richardson’s The Border, starring Jack NIcholson and Harvey Keitel, is one long missed opportunity.

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Phantasmagoria DVD Review: Great Music and Visuals in Search of a Story

Cosmotropia de Xam’s Phantasmagoria starring Rachel Audrey and Mari K is pretty to look at but the story is nonexistent.

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Mean Girls (2004) and Mean Girls (2024) 4K UHDs Review: So Fetch They’re Grool

Both of these entries into the Mean Girls oeuvre sing beautifully.

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The Coffee Table DVD Review: I Said the Smartest Thing to Do Was Get a Vasectomy

Caye Casas’ The Coffee Table, starring Estefania de los Santos and David Pareja, is a top-notch psychological thriller / horror movie that belongs on your shelf.

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Midnight Cowboy Movie Review: I Only Get Car Sick on Boats

John Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy, starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman is one of the all time great dramas.

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Arcadian Movie Review: Let Nicolas Out of His Cage

Nicolas Cage is excellent in Ben Brewer’s competent Arcadian, but he just isn’t present enough.

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Gigi Movie Review: Weak Heads and Careless Bodies

Problems aside, Gigi is a great American musical classic with excellent acting, a fast, entertaining plot, and many memorable songs.

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