The Beatles and India: An Enduring Love Affair Blu-ray Review
By Shawn Bourdo |
This new feature-length documentary directed by Ajoy Bose was released June 21, 2022 by MVD Visual on DVD and Blu-ray. ...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Blu-ray Review: Well Worth Watching to See Spencer Tracy Play Against Type
By Mat Brewster |
Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel Strange Case Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was originally sold as a penny dreadful and ...
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The Initiation of Sarah Blu-ray Review: A Made-for-TV Carrie Rip-Off
By Mat Brewster |
In 1976, Brian De Palma released the supernatural horror movie, Carrie. Based upon Stephen King's first published novel of the ...
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The Clock Blu-ray Review: Judy Garland’s Time
By Steve Geise |
By 1945, 23-year-old Judy Garland was already a screen veteran with 20 leading roles to her credit. She was also ...
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Grease 2 (40th Anniversary) Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray Review: Back to Rydell High School Again
By Lorna Miller |
It is hard to believe that Grease 2 came out 40 years. Released four years after the massive hit Grease, ...
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Children Who Chase Lost Voices Blu-ray Review: Fantasy Adventure about Loss
By Kent Conrad |
Asuna is a happy girl. She's lucky to be happy since she spends so much of her time on her ...
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5 Centimeters Per Second Blu-ray Review: A Story about Distance
By Kent Conrad |
The title refers to the speed at which cherry blossoms fall to the earth. It is practically the first line ...
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The Place Promised in Our Early Days Blu-ray Review: Sci-Fi Sentimental Teenage Drama
By Kent Conrad |
The Place Promised in our Early Days is set on an alternative Earth on the brink of war. Some part ...
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Breaking In (1989) Blu-ray Review: Burt Reynolds Performance is the Film’s Strong Point
By Gordon S. Miller |
Written by John Sayles and directed by Bill Forsyth, Breaking In is a buddy picture set in Portland, Oregon. The ...
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Kinky Boots Blu-ray Review: A Refreshing and Much-Needed Story about LGBTQ from the Working-Class Perspective
By Davy |
I have to admit, I find that some LGBTQ films are mostly about sex and attractive people having it constantly. ...
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The Batman (2022) Blu-ray Review: Matt Reeves Delivers a Fresh Take on the Franchise with a Noiresque Detective Story
By Gordon S. Miller |
As mentioned in my review of the film, “Matt Reeves’s The Batman reboots the franchise and takes the audience back ...
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Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse Blu-ray Review: Intentionally Misleading, but Still Enjoyable
By Todd Karella |
The animated television show Teen Titans Go! is normally a short 15-minute episode event, but it has had a few ...
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Poupelle of Chimney Town Blu-ray Review: A Whole New World
By Steve Geise |
Following a brief U.S. theatrical run, this charming new anime is now making its way to home video. The story ...
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The Red Shoes Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: 15 Minutes in Heaven
By Steve Geise |
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s classic 1948 film treads a well-worn path of backstage drama at a stage production, but ...
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Trekkies: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: It’s Logical to Them
By Gordon S. Miller |
Released in 1997, Trekkies is a documentary about Star Trek fandom, particularly as it was in the mid-'90s when the ...
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Mississippi Masala Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Mira Nair’s Beguiling Sophomore Film
By Davy |
Films about star-crossed lovers has been old as time itself, but we arguably don't get those about interracial or intercontinental ...
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Rogue Cops and Racketeers: Two Crime Thrillers by Enzo G. Castellari Blu-ray Review: Quintessential Italian Crime Dramas
By Mat Brewster |
God bless Italian filmmakers. They were consistently making great films in an astonishing array of genres for a good three ...
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The Carey Treatment Blu-ray Review: A Bland Dose
By Rocky London |
The Carey Treatment (1972; dir. Blake Edwards) is an obscurity that should stay one. It’s blander than bland. Based on ...
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 4K UHD Review: End of the Classic Western
By Kent Conrad |
The ubiquity of the popularity of the Western is a cultural phenomenon that is hard to fathom. It wasn't just ...
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Girls Nite Out Blu-ray Review: Another Slasher Movie Where Kids Will Be Kids
By Davy |
I've seen many slasher flicks, especially those from '80s. I was really impressed by some of them, while others totally ...
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Uncharted Blu-ray Review: Charted in the Video Games
By Steve Geise |
As I watched the thrilling mid-air action scene that opens Uncharted, I realized that it seemed familiar to me. That’s ...
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Edgar G. Ulmer Sci-Fi Collection Blu-ray Review: The Good, the Bad, the Painful
By Rons Reviews |
Being intrigued by the titles in this collection, and the fact that I had not heard of the three Science ...
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Constantine: The House of Mystery Blu-ray Review: A Cosmic Groundhog Day
By Gordon S. Miller |
The DC Showcase Animated Shorts release Constantine: The House of Mystery is similar to the franchise's Batman: Death in the ...
Read More Singin’ in the Rain 4K UHD Review: A Pure Joy
By Rocky London |
Chances are, you’ve seen Singin’ in the Rain. You already know how good it is. (If you’ve not seen it, ...
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Twisting the Knife: Four Films by Claude Chabrol Blu-ray Box Set Review
By Steve Geise |
Following quickly on the heels of Arrow Video’s five-film Chabrol box set, this second box set is smaller but contains ...
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V/H/S 94 Blu-ray Review: A Rather Mixed Bag
By Davy |
As much as I'm into horror, I have to admit that found footage isn't usually my go-to in the genre. ...
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‘Round Midnight Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Perhaps the Greatest and Most Compelling Jazz Film Ever Made
By Davy |
The late, great Bertrand Tavernier wasn't just a highly influential film critic, he was also an incredible filmmaker with vast ...
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The Last Waltz Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: And All the People Were Singin’
By Gordon S. Miller |
After years playing together as the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan, the quintent of Rick Danko ...
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Man’s Favorite Sport? Blu-ray Review: Rock Out of Water
By Steve Geise |
Rock Hudson stars in this romantic comedy about the author of a well-known fishing guidebook who has never actually fished, ...
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Screams of a Winter Night Blu-ray Review: Has a Certain Charm
By Davy |
I may be in the majority here, but I liked James L. Wilson's 1979 anthology film (and sole directorial effort) ...
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Parallel Mothers Blu-ray Review: Penelope Cruz Delivers Another Luminous Performance
By Davy |
Spanish filmmaker and living film legend Pedro Almodovar continues to be an immaculate cinematic storyteller and fantastic director of women. ...
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Jockey Blu-ray Review: Clifton Collins Jr. Is Simply Marvelous
By Davy |
Clifton Collins Jr. has long been an often overlooked and understated character actor working since the early '90s, but his ...
Read More Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-5 Blu-ray Review: One Pickle, Two Crows, and a Multiverse of Mirth
By Steve Geise |
Rick and Morty is the rarest of TV phenomena: a series so popular that the studio keeps releasing “complete” series ...
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Starflight One Blu-ray Review: Takes a Lot of Cheese into Space
By Rons Reviews |
Yes, Starflight One, which was originally called Starflight: The Plane That Couldn’t Land when it premiered as an ABC Sunday ...
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The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter Blu-Ray Review: One of the Greatest Kung Fu Movies Ever
By Mat Brewster |
I don't know why but there seems to be a great influx of kung fu movies coming to Blu-ray of ...
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Eastern Promises (2007) Blu-ray Review: The Fellowship of the Mafia Ring
By David Wangberg |
For most people, Viggo Mortensen’s star power was recognized after his performance as Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings ...
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To Sleep So as to Dream Blu-ray Review: Ode to Silent Japanese Cinema
By Kent Conrad |
What an odd film. To Sleep So as to Dream (1986), the directorial debut of Kaizo Hayashi is many things. ...
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Blue Skies Blu-ray Review: Holiday Inn Revisited
By Steve Geise |
While most musicals would be lucky to have one of the three powerhouses featured in Blue Skies, this film suffers ...
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Ordinary People Blu-ray Review: The Puzzle of Life Isn’t Always Complete
By Davy |
Whether Ordinary People deserved to win the Oscar for Best Picture over Raging Bull or whether you think it's better ...
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Come Drink with Me Blu-ray Review: The Bloody Ballad of Golden Swallow
By Rocky London |
Director King Hu’s Come Drink with Me (1966; 95 min) remains fresh after all these years. Produced by Run Run ...
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Night Shift (1982) Blu-ray Review: Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy but Comedy Is for This Cast
By Gordon S. Miller |
Night Shift is a notable comedy because of the folks involved. Owing a great deal to their meeting through Happy ...
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Monkey Kung Fu & Shaolin Mantis Blu-rays Review: For Those Who Like Animals with Their Kung Fu
By Mat Brewster |
88 Films continues their monthly tradition of releasing excellent versions of classic (and not so classic) Shaw Brothers kung fu ...
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All My Sons (1948) Blu-ray Review: Greed Is Not Good
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on Arthur Miller's 1947 play of the same name, which was inspired by a true story, All My Sons ...
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Nightmare (1964) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: A Hidden Gem
By Davy |
When you think of Hammer Films, their versions of Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and even Van Helsing automatically come to ...
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Hester Street Blu-ray Review: Joan Micklin Silver’s Beguiling 1975 Masterpiece
By Davy |
There have been so many films about immigrants trying to make a new life in America. Some of them immediately ...
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Evil Eye plus The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) Blu-ray Review: Slick in Italian, Murky in American
By Kent Conrad |
Nora has a very bad first night in Italy. The relative she is visiting dies of a heart attack right ...
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Village of the Giants Blu-ray Review: Brain Candy
By Rons Reviews |
Could there actually be a film out there that combines the Beach Blanket films and sci-fi films of the '60s ...
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The Three Musketeers (1948) Blu-ray Review: Night of 100 Stars
By Steve Geise |
MGM’s 1948 version of this classic tale is full of stars but short on clear direction. The first act plays ...
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House of Gucci Blu-ray Review: A Tale of Greed, Ego, and Betrayal
By generaljabbo |
For more than a century, the Gucci name has been synonymous with high-end fashion, luxury, and wealth. Founded by Guccio ...
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C.H.O.M.P.S. Blu-ray Review: It’s a Dog!
By Rons Reviews |
A movie from the '70s (1979) about a robot dog starring Valerie Bertinelli, Wesley Eure, Conrad Bain, Red Buttons, Jim ...
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