One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Movie Review: One Flew East, One Flew West
By Greg Hammond |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a comedic-drama directed by Milos Forman (Amadeus) that takes place in a mental ...
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Sadie McKee Blu-ray Review: A Fine Joan Crawford Performance Saves the Film
By Mat Brewster |
Joan Crawford was born to suffer. I don't mean that literally, but as an actress, she had a face that ...
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Companion 4K UHD Review: Babe Runner
By David Wangberg |
The discussion of A.I. has been ongoing for years, and it’s certainly been a subject for many forms of art ...
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Flight Risk 4K UHD Review: Cleared for Landing
By David Wangberg |
It amazes me that, 20 years after the fact, marketing teams are still afraid to advertise a film as “From ...
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The Mask of Satan (1989) Blu-ray Review: Lamberto Bava’s Take on His Father’s ‘Black Sunday’
By Joe Garcia III |
The Mask of Satan (1989) finds writer/director Lamberto Bava (Demons) paying tribute to his father, Mario, and his 1960 gothic ...
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Hit Man (1972) Blu-ray Review: Tyrone in Action and Pam Grier’s Performance Make It Well Worth Watching
By Mat Brewster |
In 1971, Ted Lewis released Jack's Return Home, a novel about a London mob enforcer who returns to his hometown ...
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Hatari! Blu-ray Review: Fun in the Sun with Howard Hawks and John Wayne
By Mat Brewster |
Director Howard Hawks and John Wayne made five films together. Four of them were westerns. Two of them (Red River ...
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He Dreams of Giants Blu-ray Review: Terry Gilliam Tilting at Windmills Again
By Gordon S. Miller |
After a decade of writing and development to adapt Cervantes' Don Quixote, Terry Gilliam first began production on The Man ...
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Thank You Very Much Movie Review: Andy Kaufman, Shaggy Dog
By Greg Hammond |
Thank You Very Much is a 2023 documentary film directed by Alex Braverman. It covers the childhood and short life ...
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Delicatessen 4K UHD Review: The Most Romantic Cannibal Horror Film Ever Made
By Mat Brewster |
Set in a post-apocalyptic France where jobs are scarce, food is scarcer, and currency is made of grain, Delicatessen, the ...
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Character Blu-ray Review: The Unforgettable Tale of Two Characters
By Steve Geise |
A rising young lawyer runs afoul of the police when he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the ...
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A Woman of Paris Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Search for Fulfillment During the Jazz Age
By Davy |
Charlie Chaplin, the genius actor, composer, and filmmaker, remains one of the most legendary and influential figures in the history ...
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Godzilla vs. Biollante Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Rose by Any Other Name
By Gordon S. Miller |
Godzilla vs. Biollante is the 17th film in the Godzilla franchise, the second of the Heisei period, and is the ...
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Wolf Man Blu-ray Review: Iconic Character Transforms into Modern, Body-Horror Tale
By Greg Hammond |
Wolf Man, directed by Leigh Whannell (The Invisible Man) and written by Whannell and Corbett Tuck, is a reboot of ...
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Losing Ground Blu-ray Review: The New 4K Restoration Is a Marvel
By Davy |
Version 1.0.0 The late Kathleen Collins, poet, playwright, writer, filmmaker, director, civil rights activist, and educator, made only two films ...
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The Nice Guys 4K UHD Review: The Best Buddy Cop Movie in Years
By David Wangberg |
Shane Black’s The Nice Guys was one of those films that took a giant swing, and audiences – for some ...
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Venom (1981) 4K UHD Review: No Spider-Man Here, Just Deadly Snakes
By Mat Brewster |
Tobe Hooper was originally set to direct Venom. It is unclear exactly when he backed out. It was far enough ...
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Inserts Blu-ray Review: Blue Movie Babylon
By Rocky London |
Inserts (1975; dir. John Byrum), once rated X (now NC-17), is one of those weird, dirty little art movies that ...
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Seven Veils Movie Review: Two Egoyans
By Steve Geise |
Writer/director Atom Egoyan’s latest film is designed to allow him to marry both of his principal creative outlets into one ...
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Trick or Treat (1986) 4K UHD Review: Definitely a Treat
By Mat Brewster |
Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price), or Ragman to his friends (I should write "friend" in the singular because he only has ...
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Scala!!! Or, The Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World’s Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Scala!!! Or, The Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation ...
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Red One Blu-ray Review: Fun Sometimes
By Greg Hammond |
Jake Kasdan’s Christmas/action film, Red One, was written by Chris Morgan from an original story by Hiram Garcia. In the ...
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My Girl 4K UHD Review: She’s Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
By Mat Brewster |
Getting old is weird. Beyond the failing eyesight and heightened blood pressure, the utter confusion of who anyone is at ...
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Amadeus 4K UHD Review: A Fight at the Opera
By Greg Hammond |
Milos Forman’s Amadeus is a fictional account of the relationship between two exceptional composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) and ...
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The Cat (1988) Blu-ray Review: This Cat Toys with the Audience
By Steve Geise |
This 1988 German heist film has such a conventional first act that it seems almost miraculous when it develops into ...
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Constantine 4K UHD Review: God’s a Kid with an Ant Farm
By Greg Hammond |
Constantine, the directorial debut of Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, most of The Hunger Games series), stars Keanu Reeves as ...
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Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters Blu-ray Review: Bustin’ and Cartoons Will Make You Feel Good
By Gordon S. Miller |
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters is a compilation movie of spooky Looney Tunes cartoons bridged together by a story in which Daffy ...
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Wicked (2024) Blu-ray Review: The Cast and Crew Defy Gravity
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Jon M. Chu's Wicked is an adaptation of the first act of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's 2003 stage ...
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Skateboard (1978) DVD Review: A Nostalgic Product of Its Time
By Joe Garcia III |
Before Thrashin’ (1986) or Gleaming the Cube (1989), there was Skateboard (1978), “the movie that defies gravity.” Directed by George ...
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The Substance Movie Review: Terrific Horror, but Is It Oscar Worthy?
By Mat Brewster |
"Have you seen The Substance yet?" My friend asked me on Bluesky. "You should really see it in the theater ...
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September 5 Blu-ray Review: The Thrill of Live TV, the Agony of Defeat
By Gordon S. Miller |
On September 5, 1972, during the Munich Summer Olympics, the first games broadcast live around the world, Palestinian militant group ...
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2025 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Starting February 14, the 20th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in theaters. This is the only opportunity ...
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2025 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
The 20th annual Oscar-Nominated Short Films are now available in theaters. This is the only opportunity for audiences to watch ...
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2025 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Starting February 14, the 20th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in theaters. This is the only opportunity ...
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King Lear (1987) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Baffling, Exacting, and Endlessly Fascinating
By Davy |
The late, legendary French New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022) was one of the cinema's greatest rule-breakers. He never followed ...
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Conclave 4K UHD Review: Electing A Pope Has Never Been This Thrilling
By Mat Brewster |
I grew up in the Church of Christ. That's about as polar opposite of the Catholic Church as you can ...
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Hokuriku Proxy War Blu-ray Review: A Chaotic, Confusing Delight
By Mat Brewster |
An elderly man is buried up to his head in the snow-covered dirt. A group of younger men race a ...
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Becoming Led Zeppelin Movie Review: What Was and How It Came to Be
By Gordon S. Miller |
Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and bassist John Paul Jones sit separately and talk about Becoming Led Zeppelin. They ...
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Grand Hotel (1932) Movie Review: “People come. People go.”
By Gordon S. Miller |
Screenwriter William A. Drake adapted his 1930 play, which was adapted from Vicki Baum's 1929 novel Menschen im Hotel for ...
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Full Moon in Blue Water Blu-ray Review: Perfect for a Sunday Afternoon
By Mat Brewster |
Full Moon in Blue Water is the type of film I used to call a Sunday Afternoon Movie. When I ...
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Romance & Cigarettes Blu-ray Review: A Charming Musical for Adults
By Greg Hammond |
John Turturro’s (writer/director) film Romance & Cigarettes is filled with fun surprises. For instance, it is ten minutes into the ...
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Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Vol. 4 Blu-ray Review: A Fantastic Collection of Laughs
By Gordon S. Miller |
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice continues with Volume 4, which presents 27 cartoons, three cartoons from the 1930s, ten from the ...
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Stalag 17 (70th Anniversary Edition) Blu-ray Review: Billy Wilder Strikes a Successful Balance of Drama and Comedy
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based upon the 1951 play of the same name by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski, Billy Wilder's Stalag 17 is ...
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Running on Karma Blu-ray Review: Running on Empty
By Steve Geise |
Hong Kong star Andy Lau and director Johnnie To have collaborated on around a dozen films together, but this one ...
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: See Who Killed Laura Palmer
By Gordon S. Miller |
On April 8, 1990, Twin Peaks debuted and the medium was never the same. The surreal, supernatural, soap opera from ...
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Underworld Beauty Blu-ray Review: Nikkatsu Noir
By Steve Geise |
Director Seijun Suzuki will likely always be best known for his genre-defying, hyper-stylized masterworks, Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill, ...
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The Mother and the Whore Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Brilliant, Vulgar, and Intimate Landmark
By Davy |
Some film lovers do have the tendency to skip French cinema. They think it's usually about infidelity, referencing this and ...
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Black Eye Blu-ray Review: The Hammer Builds a Winner
By Steve Geise |
Fred “The Hammer” Williamson stars in this mid-’70s crime drama, which for the right audience is really all you need ...
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Conclave Blu-ray Review: A Well-written, Thought-provoking Drama
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris, Conclave is a compelling film about palace intrigue at the Vatican when ...
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Weak Spot Blu-ray Review: Total(itarian) Fun
By Mat Brewster |
Sometimes you come to a movie blind, having no idea what it's about. Sometimes that's a lot of fun. The ...
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