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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Pandora’s Box Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Captivating Morality Tale
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on Frank Wedekind's plays Erdgeist (Earth Spirit, 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box, 1904), writer/director G.W. Pabst's ...
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The Hitcher Blu-ray Review: A Solid Game of Cat and Mouse
By Greg Hammond |
In the opening of Robert Harmon’s The Hitcher, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell), who is delivering a car from Chicago ...
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Miracle Mile Blu-ray Review: A Hidden Gem of the Apocalypse Genre
By Davy |
So many doomsday films have come and gone, but there are only a few that really stick with you. The ...
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Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie Blu-ray Review: A Solid Mix of Humor and Seriousness
By Davy |
Normally, I don't care for most reboots, but I really loved Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023), a ...
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Seven 4K UHD Review: An Upgrade Worth (Serial) Killing For
By Mat Brewster |
I've been fascinated with serial killers since I first watched The Silence of the Lambs in 1991. Actually, I think ...
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Mr. Lucky Blu-ray Review: Luck Be a Lady
By Steve Geise |
Cary Grant plays a debonair scoundrel named Joe who assumes a fake identity to dodge the draft, only to wind ...
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The Lords of Flatbush Blu-ray Review: Before Rocky and the Fonz
By Joe Garcia III |
In 1974, before they were pop-culture icons Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler were The Lords of Flatbush. Directors Martin Davidson ...
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The Talk of the Town 4K UHD Review: Bromance Before Romance
By Steve Geise |
Cary Grant is the biggest star in this 1942 comedy classic, but he’s just one part of a lead trio ...
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Review: A Jim Carrey Fueled Fun-Fest
By Greg Hammond |
Jeff Fowler’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a direct sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and, in ...
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Snake Eyes Blu-ray Review: Snake Oil
By Jack Cormack |
Snake Eyes is a lame, if visually dazzling, Brian De Palma movie. Narratively, this thing’s a hot mess. In an ...
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Paris, Texas Criterion Collection 4K UHD Review: Sundown
By Jack Cormack |
There is a quiet, lingering beauty to Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas (winner of the 1984 Palme D’Or). And once it ...
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The Tall Target Blu-ray Review: Abraham Lincoln Gets a Film Noir
By Mat Brewster |
A nation divided. Abraham Lincoln, newly elected President heads towards his inauguration. Half the country thinks the election was stolen. ...
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Dune: Part Two Blu-ray Review: Stunning, Sterile Sci-fi Spectacular
By Kent Conrad |
Dune: Part Two is beautiful. Director Denis Villeneuve has not for an instant allowed the overt influence of any recent ...
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The Searchers 4K UHD Review: “I Figure on Gettin’ Myself Un-surrounded”
By Greg Hammond |
John Ford’s The Searchers, written by Frank S. Nugent, is based on the novel of the same name by Alan ...
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The Beast Within (1982) Blu-ray Review: The Curse of the…Were-Cicada?
By Joe Garcia III |
The Beast Within is directed by Philippe Mora (The Howling II & III) and written by Tom Holland (Fright Night ...
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Arthur Dong Collection Blu-ray Review: Filmmaking That Should Be Taken Seriously
By Davy |
As a lover of all things movies, I always look for all facets of the cinematic spectrum. Documentaries are definitely ...
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Blood and Lace Blu-ray Review: Hammer Time
By Joe Garcia III |
Blood and Lace (1971) stars Gloria Grahame, Melody Patterson, and Vic Tayback in a “proto slasher” that’s one of the ...
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Horrible History: Four Historical Epics by Chang Cheh Blu-ray Review: Heap of Punching, Dash of History
By Kent Conrad |
Horrible History sounds like a collection of serious dramas cataloging atrocities. A sober reflection on the brutal world of the ...
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Gone with the Wind Movie Review: He Looks Like He Knows What I Look Like Without My Shimmy
By Greg Hammond |
Victor Fleming’s Gone with the Wind (1939) is the filmed version of one of the most popular novels ever written ...
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Jonny’s Golden Quest / Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber-Insects Blu-ray Review: Fun Throwbacks to Saturday-Morning Adventure Cartoons
By Gordon S. Miller |
Jonny Quest is an animated, science fiction/adventure series by Hanna-Barbera that originally ran for 26 episodes from September 18, 1964 ...
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The Sting Movie Review: Phenomenal Cast Leads Raucous Entertainment
By Greg Hammond |
George Roy Hill’s The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, was written by David S. Ward (Sleepless in Seattle). ...
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The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush Blu-ray Review: A Welcome Mix of Songs Played Well
By Gordon S. Miller |
During the No Security Tour of 1999, the Rolling Stones were promoting No Security, a live album from their 1997–1998 ...
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Rock ‘n’ Roll High School 4K UHD Review: Do Your Parents Know You’re Ramones?
By Greg Hammond |
Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School stars P. J. Soles as Riff Randell, a high school student who is ...
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Running Scared (1986) Blu-ray Review: Buddy-Cop Comfort Food
By Gordon S. Miller |
Released in 1986 (as if the driving synth of the opening song, which is reminiscent of Harold Faltermeyer “Axel F,” ...
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Yokohama BJ Blues Blu-ray Review: BJ’s Long Goodbye
By Steve Geise |
Director Eiichi Kudo’s cheaply made ‘80s crime film takes its time to find its groove. We’re immediately introduced to BJ ...
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Shawscope: Volume Three Limited Edition Box Set Blu-ray Review: Box of Delights
By Steve Geise |
The latest edition of Arrow Video’s Shaw Brothers retrospective packs a whopping 14 newly restored films, bonus features, and a ...
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The Beast with Five Fingers Blu-ray Review: Peter Lorre Does His Thing with Awesome Special Effects
By Joe Garcia III |
Before The Addams Family TV show gave us Thing, there was the murderous severed hand in The Beast with Five ...
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The Terminator 4K UHD Review: Tech Noir
By Jack Cormack |
The Terminator (1984; dir. James Cameron) is a suspenseful, A-tier B-movie—a “tech noir” crafted with cunning and care by a ...
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Evil Does Not Exist Blu-ray Review: Unpredictable and Highly Fascinating
By Davy |
Films can present so many labyrinth ideas where you're really not sure if you're watching one type of film or ...
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The Walking Dead (1936) Blu-ray Review: You Can’t Watch This on AMC
By Mat Brewster |
Boris Karloff appeared in over 80 films before starring in James Whale's Frankenstein (1931) and becoming an overnight sensation. That ...
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Elton John: Never Too Late Movie Review: An Endearing Documentary
By writeonmusic |
Elton John has a hard time saying goodbye. Throughout his storied career he has announced his retirement for all manner ...
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The Return of Doctor X Blu-ray Review: Top of the Blood-Draining World, Ma!
By Joe Garcia III |
The Return of Doctor X is director Vincent Sherman’s (The Adventures of Don Juan [1948]) first time behind the camera ...
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The Block Island Sound 4K UHD Review: Something in the Water
By Kent Conrad |
You do not want your parents to succumb to the indignity of senescence. To lose their personalities to dementia, and ...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus Blu-ray Review: Art is Long, Life is Short
By Steve Geise |
Not to be confused with Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda, the 2017 documentary about the Japanese composer’s life and career, Opus is ...
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The Addiction 4K UHD Review: Vampires, Philosophy, and More Vampires
By Kent Conrad |
The Addiction is about vampires. The Addiction is about evil and how it is connected to the human condition. The ...
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A Simple Plan Blu-ray Review: You Work for the American Dream. You Don’t Steal It.
By Greg Hammond |
A Simple Plan was directed by Sam Raimi and written by Scott B. Smith from his novel of the same ...
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Demolition Man 4K UHD Review: Frozen Ass-Kickers Against the Future
By Kent Conrad |
Sylvester Stallone is the good guy. He's the cop who does what the other cops won’t. He wears a beret, ...
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Super Spies and Secret Lies: Three Undercover Classics from Shaw Brothers Blu-ray Review: Yeah Baby, Yeah!
By Steve Geise |
Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers Studio will always be most closely associated with their immense output of kung fu films, but ...
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Tomie Blu-ray Review: Strictly for Junji Ito Completionists
By Steve Geise |
There’s a reason this 1998 J-horror film is finally appearing on U.S. Blu-ray, and it has little to do with ...
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Crust Blu-ray Review: A Small-Budget Masterpiece With Cult-Classic Appeal
By Joe Garcia III |
Sock Monster, Attack! Kill! Kill! Kill! Crust is kind of like Basket Case meets Ghoulies, Gremlins, and Little Shop of ...
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Blu-ray Review: They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore
By Mat Brewster |
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is exactly the sort of movie people are talking about when they say, ...
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Galaxy Quest 4K UHD Steelbook Review: It Never Gave Up
By Kent Conrad |
Galaxy Quest does the neat trick of being both a satire of TV sci-fi, and an excellent sci-fi story itself. ...
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