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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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 Rocky London |
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 Rocky London |
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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