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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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXV Blu-ray Review: This Series Continues to Delight
By Mat Brewster |
Kino Lorber has now released 25 sets in its Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema series. At three films ...
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The Wind Rises Blu-ray Review: An Atypical Miyazaki Story with the Typical Miyazaki Artwork
By Gordon S. Miller |
Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 2009 manga of the same name, The Wind Rises tells a ...
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I’m All Right Jack Blu-ray Review: Come for the Stars, Stay for the Sparkling Satire
By Steve Geise |
This 1959 British comedy boasts an impressive array of acting talent headlined by Peter Sellers, but its true strength is ...
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Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll DVD Review: A Fascinating Look at His Life
By Joe Garcia III |
Huddie Ledbetter better known as "Lead Belly" contributed more to modern music than most folks realize. Throughout music genres like ...
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Winchester ’73 Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Anthony Mann and James Stewart had a prolific partnership, releasing eight films in five years. The first was Winchester ...
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The Long Kiss Goodnight 4K UHD Review: Aggressively Entertaining, Aggressively Stupid
By Kent Conrad |
The Long Kiss Goodnight is constantly at war with itself, and I blame the director. Renny Harlin is better known ...
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Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau Blu-ray Box Set Review: Legendary Actors Elevate Classy Genre Films
By Steve Geise |
French director Alain Corneau helmed this trio of hardboiled crime dramas featuring top-tier acting talent and gritty scripts. The new ...
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Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Blu-ray Review: A Portrait of the Artist as a Woman
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by Miri Navasky, Karen O'Connor, and Maeve O'Boyle, Joan Baez: I Am a Noise tells the story of the ...
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Becoming Led Zeppelin Movie Review: Answers How They Turned into a Rock Behemoth
By Jade Blackmore |
What do you think of when you hear the name "Led Zeppelin"? You might classify them as the heaviest of ...
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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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