Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Goofy Sequel
By Gordon S. Miller |
The 26th Century utopia based on the music of Wyld Stallyns is threatened when Rufus's (George Carlin) former teacher, the ...
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Shame (1968) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Harrowing, Nightmarish Bergman Masterpiece
By Davy |
War is Hell. They're have been many films that tackled the often difficult subject of war, and its effects on ...
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The Little Mermaid (1989) Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: Another Disney Dip Under the Sea
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's story, The Little Mermaid began a period in the studio's history known as the Disney ...
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A Star Is Born (2018) Blu-ray Review: An Engaging Tale of Addiction, Fame, Partnership, and Family
By Darcy Staniforth |
Confession time. I have not seen any other version of A Star Is Born. I have not seen the Barbra ...
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Lu Over the Wall Blu-ray Review: Manic Dream Pixie Mermaid
By Mat Brewster |
With Lu Over the Wall, GKIDS continues to prove there is a place in the animation film world beyond Hollywood ...
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Desert Fury Blu-ray Review: More Like Desert Melodramatic
By Mat Brewster |
The credits roll over a vast desert, much like the type you'd see in an old Western starring John Wayne. ...
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Four Weddings and a Funeral (25th Anniversary Edition) Blu-ray Review: Glad to Be on the Guest List
By Rons Reviews |
Ah, Valentine's Day. Love is in the air. Excitement and anticipation for what the day will bring. Like any other ...
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The Real McCoy (1993) Blu-ray Review: Dammit, Kim!
By Luigi Bastardo |
Like Kino Lorber's recent release of 1974's The Midnight Man, 1993's The Real McCoy is another Universal production filmed in ...
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Audition Blu-ray Review: Family Drama Turns Violent
By Mat Brewster |
Perhaps the most shocking thing about Takashi Miike's 1999 film Audition is that for its first half or so there ...
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At Eternity’s Gate Blu-ray Review: Poetic Beauty
By David Wangberg |
Yes, we just had a semi-biopic on Vincent van Gogh not too long ago with Loving Vincent; the trippy, experimental ...
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The Group Blu-ray Review: 1930s Women’s Issues – Not So Different from Today
By Elizabeth Periale |
Kino Lorber has released the 1966 film The Group on Blu-ray. Directed by Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Dog Day ...
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Bohemian Rhapsody Blu-ray Review: A Moving Portrait of a Band and a Man Who Became Music Royalty
By Darcy Staniforth |
Bohemian Rhapsody follows the formation of Queen from their early days as a band called "Smile" who hires Freddie Mercury ...
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Horror Express Blu-ray Review: Hammer Horror-esque
By Mat Brewster |
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing first performed in a movie together in Laurence Olivier's 1948 adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet (Cushing ...
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The Midnight Man (1974) Blu-ray Review: I Could Stay Here All Night
By Luigi Bastardo |
Occasionally referred to by the relatively few who have seen it as a Southern precursor to David Lynch's Twin Peaks, ...
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Summer Lovers Blu-ray Review: Beautiful Scenery, Beautiful People, Not Much Else
By Mat Brewster |
After the massive success of both Grease and The Blue Lagoon, director Randal Kleiser was given free reign to make ...
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The Princess Bride Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: As Good As You Wish
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the novel by William Goldman, who also wrote the screenplay, Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride is a fantasy ...
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Lu Over the Wall Blu-ray Review: Vampire Mermaids Warm the Heart
By Kent Conrad |
Masaaki Yuasa is something of a wild card anime director. In an industry that can be chided for a certain ...
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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Blu-ray Review: Emotional, Poignant Fantasy Epic
By Kent Conrad |
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is visually stunning, and works hard at it. It opens with the working of ...
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Reign of the Supermen Blu-ray Review: Too Much Story Compressed into a Small Amount of Time
By Todd Karella |
In the previous DC animated film, The Death of Superman, the Man of Steel met his demise at the hands ...
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The Possessed / The Fifth Cord Blu-rays Review: Giallo Before and After Argento
By Mat Brewster |
There were giallo around before Dario Argento unleashed The Bird with the Crystal Plumage but that film upended, supplanted and ...
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Humans 3.0 Blu-ray Review: Third Time Is the Charm
By Steve Geise |
After an initial two seasons that showed glimpses of promise along with multiple missteps, the Season-Two cliffhanger initiated an exciting ...
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Diamonds for Breakfast Blu-ray Review: Should Have Had Bran
By Mat Brewster |
A man stands in a London museum admiring a collection of Russian artifacts including the Crown Jewels that were confiscated ...
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The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Blu-ray Review: A Long, Strange Trip
By Mat Brewster |
Two strangers have a separate, but equally long, strange night where they meet an increasingly eccentric group of people. In ...
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Suspiria (2018) Blu-ray Review: Wildly Reinvented, Massively Flawed
By Kent Conrad |
Suspiria is a strange film to remake, because most of what makes it an effective movie has nothing to do ...
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First Man Blu-ray Review: A Giant Leap for Mankind and for a Man
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on James R. Hansen's biography First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, director Damien Chazelle along with his ...
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Blu-ray Review: Pros and Cons on the French Riviera
By Elizabeth Periale |
Steve Martin and Michael Caine are a dynamic duo vying for the fortune, and affections, of American heiress Glenne Headly, ...
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Sarah T.: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Blu-ray Review: A Powerful Performance by Linda Blair
By Davy |
After The Exorcist, Linda Blair's career got a bad rap because nothing else came close to the level of success ...
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Melies: Fairy Tales in Color Blu-ray Review: When Special Effects Were Magic
By Kent Conrad |
Georges Melies was one of the first special-effects wizards in the history of Cinema. He was so early on the ...
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Yessongs: 40th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray Review: For Fans Only
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originally released on Blu-ray in the UK for the actual 40th anniversary in 2012, Yessongs, also the name of a ...
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The House That Would Not Die (1970) Blu-ray Review: A Clear Case of Repossession
By Luigi Bastardo |
Originally broadcast as an ABC Movie of the Week just four days before Halloween in 1970, The House That Would ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 4 (1971-1975) Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
As originally mentioned in my review of Volume 1, Friz Freleng was an instrumental figure in animation history because of ...
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The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Beyond Suspicion Blu-ray Review: Proto-Giallo
By Mat Brewster |
Giallo films had been around for several years before Dario Argento revolutionized and popularized the genre in The Bird with ...
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When Harry Met Sally… (30th Anniversary Edition) Blu-ray Review: A Sweet, Funny Love Story
By Gordon S. Miller |
Shout Factory celebrates the 30th anniversary of Rob Reiner's When Harry Met Sally... with a new Blu-ray release that includes ...
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Four Times That Night Blu-ray Review: Rashomon Remade As a Sex Comedy
By Mat Brewster |
A woman and a man meet at a park. They agree to go dancing later that evening. Afterwards, they go ...
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Mid90s Blu-ray Review: An Authentic Coming-of-age Story
By Gordon S. Miller |
Written and directed by Jonah Hill, Mid90s is an authentic coming-of-age story about a young teenager named Stevie (Sunny Suljic) ...
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Halloween (2018) Blu-ray Review: A Pleasing Sequel
By Mat Brewster |
Up front I've got to admit that out of the eleven films in the Halloween franchise, I've only seen John ...
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Knives of the Avenger Blu-ray Review: Swords, Sandals, and Not Much Else
By Mat Brewster |
Come with me, my friends, for a trip down memory lane. The year is 1982 and a little fantasy film ...
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Castle Rock: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: So Much Potential Wasted
By Lorna Miller |
My love of reading and addiction to Stephen King started at a young age thanks to my Uncle Vern. King's ...
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Let the Corpses Tan Blu-ray Review: An Assault on the Senses
By Mat Brewster |
With The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears, French directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani created a modern giallo that ...
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Brewster McCloud Blu-ray Review: A Weird, Strange Trip into the Altmanverse
By Mat Brewster |
After spending a decade or so making industrial films then directing television episodes, Robert Altman finally connected with critics and ...
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Bright Lights, Big City: 30th Anniversary Special Collector’s Edition Review: Still Rings True in Today’s Social-media and Celebrity-obsessed Culture
By Darcy Staniforth |
Bright Lights, Big City is being released in a Special Collector's Edition for its 30th Anniversary celebration. The film is ...
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Hallelujah the Hills Blu-ray Review: Did Not Hit the Mark
By Darcy Staniforth |
Hallelujah the Hills was written and directed by Adolfas Mekas. The film was a hit at the 1963 Cannes Film ...
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Blindspotting Blu-ray Review: Not Throwing Away Their Shot
By Steve Geise |
Daveed Diggs rose to fame as a prominent Tony-winning actor in the original Broadway cast of musical phenomenon Hamilton, so ...
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Streets of Fire Blu-ray Review: Rock and Roll Dreams Come True
By Mark Buckingham |
I first heard of 1984's Streets of Fire sometime in the last few years, which surprised me given I spent ...
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Mandy (2018) Blu-ray Review: Destined to be a Cult Classic
By David Wangberg |
For every disposable, straight-to-VOD picture that Nicolas Cage does, he'll usually come up with something that surprises and shocks even ...
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De Niro & De Palma: The Early Years Blu-ray Review: For Fans Only
By Mat Brewster |
That Robert De Niro is one of the greatest film actors of all time there is no doubt. He has ...
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Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Volume 1 Blu-ray Review: Impressive Visuals but Disappointing Audio
By Gordon S. Miller |
From July 2007 through November 2008, Warner Brothers released three volumes of Popeye the Sailor cartoons on DVD, which contained ...
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Snowflake Blu-ray Review: A Blood-Soaked, Twisted Delight
By Mat Brewster |
Two men, Javid (Reza Brojerdi) and Tan (Erkan Acar), sit in a kebab shop arguing over the quality of the ...
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Memories of Me Blu-ray Review: A Wonderful Little Film
By Rons Reviews |
I recall two films from the '80s that dealt with the relationship between an aging father and an adult son. ...
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The Jerk: 40th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: A Movie Star Is Born
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Jerk came out in 1978 when Steve Martin was a king of comedy. He had moved on from small ...
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