The Straight Story Movie Review: Good, Old-Fashioned, Fantastic Storytelling
By Greg Hammond |
The Straight Story is easily David Lynch’s most accessible movie. As a G-rated, Disney film, it is about as far ...
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McHale’s Navy (1964) DVD Review: Toss It Overboard
By Rons Reviews |
I have very fond memories of this series, but not of the movie as I don’t recall seeing it. When ...
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Dirty Harry 4K UHD Review: Justice and Anarchy
By Kent Conrad |
I felt a little sad after watching Dirty Harry. It wasn't my first time, of course. I've seen the movie ...
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Lover Come Back Blu-ray Review: Pillow Talk 2
By Steve Geise |
Following the success (and enduring popularity) of their first rom-com together, Pillow Talk, Rock Hudson and Doris Day teamed up ...
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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Movie Review: Rules to Live and Die By
By Gordon S. Miller |
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum delivers more of the same non-stop, eye-popping action (and that's a literal description of ...
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Alien 3 Movie Review: Witness a Slow Decline
By Greg Hammond |
David Fincher’s Alien3 is the third entry in the Alien franchise and, chronologically, directly follows the first two films, Alien ...
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The New Adventures of Tarzan Blu-ray Review: Spirited Action and Unintended Laughs Make for an Entertaining Serial
By Gordon S. Miller |
Available to watch altogether or as individual chapters, The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) is a 12-part serial starring Herman ...
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The Outlaw Josey Wales 4K UHD Review: The Weary Gunslinger
By Rocky London |
A Missouri farmer goes guerrilla after Union raiders kill his family—that’s the basic setup of The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976; ...
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How to Get Ahead in Advertising Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Two Heads Are Not Better than One
By Greg Hammond |
How to Get Ahead in Advertising is an unusual (though not unheard of) amalgamation of absurdist humor and body horror ...
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A Clockwork Orange Movie Review: Bezoomny Droogs and Horrorshow Bitvas
By Greg Hammond |
Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, starring Malcolm McDowell and based on the novel by Anthony Burgess, takes place in a ...
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The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers: Two Films by Richard Lester Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Fun for All, and All for Fun
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Three Musketeers (1973) is star-studded, comic swashbuckler based on Alexandre Dumas’s 19th century classic novel of the same name. ...
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Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection Blu-ray Review: The Animated Pair’s Trademark Slapstick Violence Goes Widescreen
By Gordon S. Miller |
As part of the 85th anniversary celebration of Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry franchise, which began with their first cartoon, Puss ...
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Terror in the Fog: The Wallace Krimi at CCC Blu-ray Box Set Review: Big, Beautiful Box of Krimi
By Steve Geise |
Eureka’s new Masters of Cinema Blu-ray box set collects a selection of 1960s West German crime films, aka krimis. Bridging ...
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Movie Review: The Past and Future Collide
By Gordon S. Miller |
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, the seventh film in the franchise, sees the Impossible Mission Force deal with both Ethan ...
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Killer of Sheep Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Lyrical Portrait of Urban Decay
By Davy |
There are some films that possess the power to wash over you; to make you think, feel, and see the ...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Love in the Time of Big Brother
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on George Orwell's classic novel of the same name, writer-director Michael Radford's Nineteen Eighty-Four tells the story of one ...
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Mission: Impossible 2 Movie Review: A Weak Entry in the Series
By Greg Hammond |
Mission: Impossible 2, a spy action thriller directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise, is the second installment in ...
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The New Boy Movie Review: Woefully Disappointing
By David Wangberg |
After the surprise that was Sweet Country, I was all in for the next film from director Warwick Thornton. Just ...
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Looney Tunes Super Stars – Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham DVD Review: Get Yourself a Helping
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originally released in 2012, Looney Tunes Super Stars - Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham presents 18 Looney Tunes / Merrie ...
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The Old Woman with the Knife Movie Review: Kill Bill Vol. 3
By Steve Geise |
Writer/director Min Kyu-dong’s new action drama inverts the vengeance genre by focusing on the target, not the killer. That’s not ...
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Themroc Blu-ray Review: A Highly Unorthodox and Disturbing Comedy
By Davy |
Sometimes life really is bizarre. You don't know what's going on most of the time. The uncertainty grows and grows ...
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Better Man 4K UHD Review: Robbie Williams Is a Monkey
By Kent Conrad |
Reviewing this film, it is hard to separate the art from the commercial. Because if I was to contemplate the ...
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Juliet & Romeo Movie Review: A Forgettable Musical Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Classic
By David Wangberg |
You can tweak the title all you want, but that won’t change the fact that this is a bad movie. ...
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Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Movie Review: The Zombies Have Resurrected
By Kent Conrad |
The Zombies were the also-rans of the '60s. While the Beatles got the accolades and the Rolling Stones got the ...
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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness Blu-ray Review: A (Golf) Star Is Born
By Steve Geise |
After director Seijun Suzuki was fired by Nikkatsu for the sheer audaciousness of Branded to Kill, he didn’t permanently abandon ...
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Room 666 / Room 999 Blu-ray Review: Capturing the State of Cinema
By Davy |
When it comes to cinema, there is always the unfortunate realization that it will come to an end (just like ...
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Eraserhead Movie Review: David Lynch Steps Out on Stage
By Greg Hammond |
David Lynch’s first feature-length film was the black-and-white, enigmatic and beguiling, Eraserhead. It is considered a classic of horror and ...
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Girl with a Suitcase Blu-ray Review: Impossible Beauty Meets Improbable Love
By Steve Geise |
Two years before her rise to worldwide recognition in both 8 ½ and The Pink Panther, Claudia Cardinale stunned Italy ...
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Pale Rider 4K UHD Review: Horseman is Drawing Nearer
By David Wangberg |
For the true Western genre fans out there, it’s not hard to see that Pale Rider is, essentially, an updated ...
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Alien: Romulus Movie Review: The Stars are Beginning to Fade
By Greg Hammond |
Fede Alvarez’ Alien: Romulus is part of the Alien franchise and takes place chronologically between the first movie entry, Ridley ...
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Insomnia (2002) Movie Review: Pacino and Williams Salvage a Weak Script
By Greg Hammond |
Insomnia is Christopher Nolan’s third feature film and first studio-backed production. It stars big names like Al Pacino, Robin Williams, ...
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Heavens Above! Blu-ray Review: Peter Sellers Plays It Straight
By Steve Geise |
Following the release earlier this month of I’m All Right Jack, Kino Lorber continues their exploration of mid-career Peter Sellers ...
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Memento Movie Review: Remember That You Have to Die
By Greg Hammond |
Memento was written and directed by Christopher Nolan based loosely on a short story, “Memento Mori,” by his brother Jonathan ...
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The Room Next Door DVD Review: Dream Team Faces a Nightmare Scenario
By Steve Geise |
Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature film is stacked with the dream casting of Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, here playing ...
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The Magnificent Chang Cheh Blu-ray Review: Splendid
By Mat Brewster |
Chang Cheh was a prolific Chinese director who helmed nearly 100 films in his storied career, most of them for ...
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Posse (1975) Blu-ray Review: Solid Western with an Interesting Story
By Joe Garcia III |
What's in a tagline? With Posse, it's pretty spot on: “Posse begins like most westerns. It ends like none of ...
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Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Movie Review: Miyazaki’s Reign Begins
By Greg Hammond |
Hayao Miyazaki, whose illustrious career includes classics of the anime/animation genres such as Spirited Away, Ponyo, and The Boy and ...
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The Eel (1997) Blu-ray Review: A Man and his Eel
By Kent Conrad |
The Eel (1997) is a quirky oddball comedy that opens with a viciously bloody and brutal murder. Yamashita, white-collar worker, ...
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Aliens Movie Review: Alien to the Nth Degree
By Greg Hammond |
James Cameron’s (Piranha II: The Spawning) Aliens is the second entry in the Alien franchise and a direct sequel to ...
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Basquiat Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Beguiling Tribute
By Davy |
Like many brilliant youths who died way before their time, legendary New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) never had the ...
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Alien Movie Review: A Classic Haunted House in Space
By Greg Hammond |
Ridley Scott’s Alien spawned a massive franchise with seven films in the main story arc and another two in the ...
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V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal Blu-ray Review: Violence & Sex Galore!
By Mat Brewster |
Growing up in the late 1980s, movie theaters were my sanctuary, and movie-rental stores were my church. My favorite rental ...
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Pink Floyd at Pompeii–MCMLXXII Movie Review: A Majestic Treat for Psychedelic Music Fans
By Gordon S. Miller |
Pink Floyd at Pompeii–MCMLXXII captures guitarist David Gilmour, drummer Nick Mason, bassist Roger Water, and keyboardist Richard Wright as they ...
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Burke and Hare (1972) Blu-ray Review: Light on Fright Tale of Brothels and Body Snatchers
By Joe Garcia III |
Burke and Hare is director Vernon Sewell's bawdy, dark comedy based on the murders committed by William Burke and William ...
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Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie Review: The Rise and Fall of Pedro and the Man
By Gordon S. Miller |
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie (hopefully, the title will prove to be inaccurate) is an insightful documentary about the comedy ...
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Career Opportunities 4K UHD Review: More Than Just Jennifer Connelly in a White Tank Top
By Mat Brewster |
Jennifer Connelly wearing a white tank top while riding a mechanical horse. It is an iconic scene. It is probably ...
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The Shining Movie Review: Still Scary After All These Years
By Greg Hammond |
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, co-written with Diane Johnson, and based on the novel by Stephen King is nearing a half ...
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Kramer vs. Kramer Movie Review: 1970’s Courtroom Drama Still Enthralls
By Greg Hammond |
Robert Benton’s (Nobody’s Fool) Kramer vs. Kramer is a drama based on the novel of the same name written by ...
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Neil Young: Coastal Movie Review: The Song Selection Will Surely Please Die-Hard fans
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by his wife Daryl Hannah, their fourth project together, Neil Young: Coastal was recorded during his 2023 solo tour, ...
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Blue Sunshine 4K UHD Review: A Bald Head-trip
By Rocky London |
Some horror flicks don’t want to scare the bejesus out of you. They just want to leave a thumbprint on ...
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