Annie Hall Movie Review: Look, There’s God Coming Out of the Restroom
By Greg Hammond |
Woody Allen’s Annie Hall is one of the smartest, funniest, as near to perfect, romantic comedies to ever hit an American screen.
Book Review: Long Haul by Cullen Bunn and Heath Amodio
By Greg Hammond |
Storm King Comics’ Dark & Twisted series continues with Bunn and Amodio’s Long Haul; a cross-country trek through lands of darkness and horror.
Darkman 4K UHD Review: A Must-See for Sam Raimi Fans
By Greg Hammond |
Sam Raimi’s Darkman, starring Liam Neeson and Francis McDormand, is a must-see for action/superhero fans.
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Blu-ray Review: If You Want to Hit Him, It’s Alright by Me
By Greg Hammond |
Norman Jewison’s The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming is filled with laughs from beginning to end.
Coming Home Blu-ray Review: Romantic War Drama at the Top of Its Game
By Greg Hammond |
Hal Ashby’s Coming Home starring Bruce Dern, Jane Fonda, and John Voight is a not-too-subtle film with absolutely riveting performances.
Footloose (1984) 4K UHD Review: Rambunctious, Though Mostly Tired
By Greg Hammond |
Herbert Ross’s Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow, is aging rapidly, but the dance sequences are still as fun as they’ve always been.
Willy’s Wonderland 4K UHD Review: Nicolas Cage Brings a Whole Lot of Fun
By Greg Hammond |
Kevin Lewis’s Willy’s Wonderland, basically a one-man show for Nicolas Cage, is a fun, fight-filled, gore-fest.
The Lovely Bones DVD Review: Saoirse Ronan and Stanley Tucci are Bright and Shiny Stars
By Greg Hammond |
Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones mostly tells a dark and foreboding tale that is held on the shoulders of Saoirse Ronan and Stanley Tucci.
The Road to Hong Kong Blu-ray Review: The Formula Works to the End of the Map
By Greg Hammond |
Norman Panama’s The Road to Hong Kong works all the way to the last stone on the path.
Red Planet Mars Blu-ray Review: Peter Graves and Andrea King Put Some Life into a Surprisingly Religious Story
By Greg Hammond |
Harry Horner’s Red Planet Mars is brought to its knees by its blatantly religious messages.
Joe’s Apartment Blu-ray Review: Riding Cockroaches Into the Sunset
By Greg Hammond |
John Payson’s Joe’s Apartment is a musical black comedy that is neither very musical nor blackly comedic.
Book Review: The Bitter End and Other Stories, Illustrated by Reed Crandall
By Greg Hammond |
A treat for lovers of short graphic – in all senses of the word – stories from the ’50s to the ’70s.
American Dharma Movie Review: Duty, Fate, and Destiny
By Greg Hammond |
Errol Morris’ American Dharma is an excellent exposé on the man who may have had the most impact on the 2016 American presidential election, Steve Bannon.
Thinner: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Lose the Fat to Find a Good Story
By Greg Hammond |
Strong bonus features and a strong second half make Tom Holland’s Thinner worth the watch.
Book Review: Smoking Kills by Thijs Desmet
By Greg Hammond |
Smoking Kills by Thijs Desmet is an outstanding graphic novel that will keep both teens and adults enthralled.
The Trip to Italy Movie Review: She’s Got a Lovely Gait. Probably Padlocked.
By Greg Hammond |
Micheal Winterbottom’s The Trip to Italy, the second in The Trip quartet, and starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, will keep you laughing from start to finish.
The English Patient Movie Review: When Were You Most Happy?
By Greg Hammond |
Michael Ondaatje and Anthony MInghella’s The English Patient is that very rare specimen – a movie that is nearly perfect in every way.
The Trip (2010) Movie Review: Everything’s Exhausting When You’re Past 40
By Greg Hammond |
Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, is a delightful master class in improvisational comedy.
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) 4K UHD Review: Struggles to Find its Footing
By Greg Hammond |
Randall Wallace’s The Man in the Iron Mask is a watchable popcorn feature.
Standard Operating Procedure Movie Review: We Just Did What We Were Told
By Greg Hammond |
Errol Morris proves his mastery again with the heart-wrenching Standard Operating Procedure about the detainees and the photographs that depicted their torture at Abu Ghraib prison.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Movie Review: And We Sleep and Eat with Death
By Greg Hammond |
Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front was the first movie to win best picture based on a novel, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.
Face/Off 4K UHD Review: Great Performances and a Fun Sci-Fi Script
By Greg Hammond |
John Woo’s Face/Off is an exciting adventure sci-fi that comes into its own by the power-house performances of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Blu-ray Review: Bring Out Your Dead
By Greg Hammond |
It doesn’t matter how many times you bury Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, nothing can bring this corpse to life.
Marty Movie Review: A Classic Best Picture You Must Seek Out
By Greg Hammond |
Delbert Mann’s Marty, starring Ernest Borgnine, is a must see Oscar Winner for Best Picture that will leave you rooting for the good guy.
Far from the Apple Tree DVD Review: Amazing Visuals Upgrade an Average Story
By Greg Hammond |
Grant McPhee’s Far from the Apple Tree is visually stunning while it struggles with its story.
Titanic 4K UHD Limited-Edition Collector’s Boxed Set Review: A Must-Have for Titanic Lovers
By Greg Hammond |
James Cameron’s Titanic gets the 25th anniversary treatment with more content than you can shake a stick at.
Silver Bullet 4K UHD Review: A Reasonably Creepy Creature Feature
By Greg Hammond |
Daniel Attias’ Silver Bullet has a few good scares to tide you over on a dark, fall night.
Book Review: Milky Way by Miguel Vila
By Greg Hammond |
Milky Way by Miguel Vila and produced by Fantagraphics is a quiet erotic thriller that will keep you turning pages.
The Last Tycoon (1976) Blu-ray Review: Uneven Goodness
By Greg Hammond |
The Last Tycoon with Robert DeNiro and directed by Elia Kazan is an uneven film that is still worth watching.
The Fugitive (1993) 4K UHD Review: Non-Stop Action and Thrills
By Greg Hammond |
Andrew Davis’ The Fugitive is a non-stop roller coaster starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones in superlative roles.
Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind DVD Review: An Intimate Conversation with a Living Legend
By Greg Hammond |
The documentary marks the first time Joyce Carol Oates has been extensively interviewed for a documentary and the results are enlightening.
Marathon Man 4K UHD Review: Is It Safe?
By Greg Hammond |
John Schlesinger’s Marathon Man is a true thriller and a bonafide classic. Olivier and Hoffman are at the top of their form.
Duck Soup Blu-ray Review: I Could Dance with You ‘til the Cows Come Home
By Greg Hammond |
The Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup, directed by Leo McCarey, has some of the best gags of their run and the triumphant return of Margaret Dumont.
Horse Feathers Blu-ray Review: What Do You Do for a Haddock?
By Greg Hammond |
The Marx Brothers’ Horse Feathers, directed by Norman McLeod, has some of the best gags of their career.
Monkey Business (1931) Blu-ray Review: You Call This a Party?
By Greg Hammond |
The Marx Brothers’ Monkey Business is their third foray into full-length feature films, and their first to show the absolute importance of Margaret Dumont.
Book Review: Find the Xenomorph – An Aliens Search-and-Find Book Illustrated by Kevin Crossley
By Greg Hammond |
Find the Xenomorph will bring hours of puzzling fun.
Animal Crackers (1930) Blu-ray Review: The Marx Brothers Find Their Stride
By Greg Hammond |
The Marx Brothers’ Animal Crackers, directed by Victor Heerman, is where the brothers really start to take off.
The Cocoanuts Blu-ray Review: Classic Comedy Starts to Age
By Greg Hammond |
The Marx Brothers’ first Hollywood movie, The Cocoanuts, is showing its age while still making us laugh.
Terms of Endearment 4K UHD Review: Great Performances Make for a Great Film
By Greg Hammond |
James L. Brooks Terms of Endearment is a master-class for great writing and acting.
Scrooged 4K UHD Review: The Ghost of Murray’s Sense of Humor
By Greg Hammond |
Richard Donner’s Scrooged is a comedic mess that is only worth watching for purposes of eighties nostalgia.
Witness 4K UHD Review: Competent Thriller; Excellent Romance
By Greg Hammond |
Peter Weir’s Witness, starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, is a competent thriller wrapped inside a charming romance.
Rebel Without a Cause 4K UHD Review: A Beautiful Film that Shoots You in the Heart
By Greg Hammond |
Nicholas Ray’s Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean, is an amazing mid-fifties slice of angsty life.
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two 4K UHD Review: Once Again, It Is All About the Fighting
By Greg Hammond |
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsman, Part Two is a worthy conclusion to an interesting team-up.
Book Review: Conan the Barbarian by L. Sprague De Camp and Lin Carter
By Greg Hammond |
The novelization of Conan the Barbarian by L. Sprague De Camp and Lin Carter is a faithful adaptation of the 1982 film by John MIlius.
The Dark Power Blu-ray Review: A Solid Creature Feature
By Greg Hammond |
Phil Smoot’s The Dark Power is a strong B movie for fans of creature features.
Le Mépris (Contempt) 4K UHD Review: Contemplative, Frustrating, and Painfully Sad
By Greg Hammond |
Jean-Luc Godard’s Le Mépris (Contempt) is a stunning project for Godard, Bardot, and Piccoli.
Paramount Scares Volume 1 4K UHD Review: An Embarrassment of Riches
By Greg Hammond |
Rosemary’s Baby, Pet Sematary (1989), Smile, Crawl, and Sweeney Todd make up a great collection for Paramount Scares Volume 1.
Kiss the Girls 4K UHD Review: A Quality Thriller Showing Its Age
By Greg Hammond |
Kiss the Girls with Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd is a quality thriller that is getting a bit ragged around the edges.
RWBY Volume 9 Blu-ray Review: Beware the Jabberwocky
By Greg Hammond |
RWBY Volume 9 continues the adventures of Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang with a season in The Ever After based on Alice in Wonderland.
Crime and Punishment (2002) Blu-ray Review: Too Much Punishment
By Greg Hammond |
Menahem Golan’s Crime and Punishment, while faithful to the novel, is marred by a horrible script and terrible acting.
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