The Son of the Stars Movie Review: Rare ‘80s Romanian Cartoon Gets Blu-ray Release
By Steve Geise |
Thanks to Deaf Crocodile Films, U.S. viewers will finally get the chance to watch this Romanian sci-fi rarity. The film ...
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Chilly Scenes of Winter Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Star of the Movie Is Director Joan Micklin Silver
By Greg Hammond |
Joan Micklin Silver’s Chilly Scenes of Winter is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Ann Beattie. ...
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Babylon 4K UHD Steelbook Review: That Old Hollywood Stomp
By Jack Cormack |
Babylon (2022; dir. Damien Chazelle) does for silent movies what Boogie Nights (1997; dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) did for ‘70s ...
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Dragonslayer (1981) 4K UHD Review: Great Dragon, Murky Movie
By Kent Conrad |
The title Dragonslayer brings to mind knights in shining armor. Villainous, fire-breathing wyrms. Damsels chained to posts in sacrifice to ...
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Heartland of Darkness Blu-ray Review: Linnea Quigley’s Lost Movie
By Joe Garcia III |
Heartland of Darkness is truly straight from the 1980s. Filmed in1989 but never released in its entirety until 2022. Known ...
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Rocky: The Knockout Collection 4K UHD Review: The Contender
By Jack Cormack |
A Philly ham-and-cheese tough with heart, Rocky Balboa is one of cinema’s best underdogs. Say what you like about its ...
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The Retaliators (2022) Blu-ray Review: Crisis of Faith Meets Zombies
By Mat Brewster |
Stories about men encountering a crisis of faith are as old as stories, or as old as crises, or at ...
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Millionaires’ Express Blu-ray Review: Chinese Bullet Train
By Steve Geise |
After shining a light on the rise of the Hong Kong film industry with their phenomenal Shaw Brothers box sets, ...
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The Vagrant (1992) Blu-ray Review: Baffling, but Never Boring Horror Film
By Kent Conrad |
The Vagrant has about four movies worth of themes and plots, but less than a single film's coherence. It's weird, ...
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Panther (1995) Blu-ray Review: No, Not That Black Panther
By Joe Garcia III |
From director Mario Van Peebles comes Panther (1995), the highly fictionalized story of the rise and fall of the Black ...
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The House That Screamed Blu-ray Review: A Hallmark of European Horror
By Davy |
I have discovered so many hidden gems in the horror genre. These films contain expert filmmaking, strong performances, sheer atmosphere, ...
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The Magic Flute (2023) Movie Review: Bargain Harry Potter Set to Opera
By David Wangberg |
I’m not familiar with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s original opera, The Magic Flute, nor am I familiar with other renditions that ...
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Fill ‘er Up with Super Blu-ray Review: A Down-to-Earth Meditation of Male Bonding and Bruised Masculinity
By Davy |
I always enjoy simple films about the flaws of human beings and how their insecurities and toxicities are made bare ...
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Creed III Movie Review: This Time (Like Every Time) It’s Personal
By Gordon S. Miller |
Michael B. Jordan does double duty for the first time, making his directorial debut on Creed III, the ninth movie ...
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Blu-ray Review: Puss Meets Death for the Ninth Time
By Kent Conrad |
The Shrek series has been dormant in the cinema for over a decade, since the release of the first Puss ...
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Training Day 4K UHD Review: King Kong Ain’t Got Sh*t on Him!
By Jack Cormack |
Let’s talk about Training Day (2001; dir. Antoine Fuqua). Modern-day L.A.: Jake, a rookie cop (Ethan Hawke, in an Oscar-nominated ...
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Hollywood Shuffle Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Be the Change You Want to See
By Gordon S. Miller |
When struggling actor Robert Townsend was frustrated by the stereotypical and racist roles he was being offered as a black ...
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 4K UHD Steelbook Review: Grinding Relentless Horror Classic
By Kent Conrad |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre deserves its reputation. For grisliness, for nastiness. And for excellence. It's a rare movie that ...
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Kubo and the Two Strings 4K UHD Steelbook Review: Stop-motion Tribute to Samurai Cinema
By Kent Conrad |
Kubo and the Two Strings is the story of an estranged family coming together. It is the story of a ...
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The Boxtrolls 4K UHD Steelbook Review: Charming, Odd, Ugly Beautiful?
By Kent Conrad |
Stop motion animation is a pretty weird medium. It was an early special effects trick, long since superseded by technology. ...
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Palm Trees and Power Lines Movie Review: A Disturbingly Common Premise Given a Modern Feel
By Davy |
There are lots of films about the harsh realities of young adulthood, with emphasis on broken family dynamics, first love, ...
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The Magnificent Seven (1960) 4K UHD Review: McQueen Rising
By Jack Cormack |
It’s an Old West spin on a brilliant film, director Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. And hey, did it need to ...
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Blu-ray Review: Guess Who’s Coming to Breakfast
By Steve Geise |
London, 1968. It’s the height and epicenter of the Swinging Sixties, and hip housewife Mrs. Blossom (Shirley MacLaine) is content ...
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Dazed and Confused Criterion Collection 4K UHD Review: School’s Out
By Jack Cormack |
Dazed and Confused (1993; dir. Richard Linklater) circuits darkness: On the last day of school before the summer of 1976, ...
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Ice Merchants Movie Review: A Heartrending Winner
By Davy |
These days its amazing that filmmakers are still able to invent new ways to tell stories, especially those centering on ...
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The Fabelmans Blu-ray Review: Steven Spielberg’s Cinema Paradiso
By David Wangberg |
It’s hard to imagine what cinema would be like without Steven Spielberg’s presence. He’s the man who created the first ...
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Starting February 17, the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 500 theaters across 75+ theatrical markets ...
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Deadly Games Blu-ray Review: More Like Slays of Our Lives
By Joe Garcia III |
Deadly Games (1982) is the passion project of writer/director Scott Mansfield and passions do play a large role in this odd ...
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
Starting February 17, the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 500 theaters across 75+ theatrical markets ...
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Francois Truffaut Collection Blu-ray Review: L’Enfant Tendre
By Jack Cormack |
Director Francois Truffaut was a darling of French New Wave cinema. He left us some good movies. Unlike some of ...
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The Final 19 Movie Review: A Riveting Account of a POW’s Experience
By David Wangberg |
Dan Hefel knew he was going to be drafted eventually. With the Vietnam War intensifying, Hefel decided that it would ...
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Three Colors Trilogy Criterion Collection 4K UHD Review: Enigmatic Masterpieces About People Connecting
By Kent Conrad |
The Three Colors of this film trilogy, Blue, White, and Red, are so-chosen for the French tri-color flag (sorry, U.S.A.) ...
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Love on the Ground Blu-ray Review: Much Ado About Nothing
By Steve Geise |
This 1984 French drama follows actors rehearsing a play, a time-worn concept of a show within a show dating back ...
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2023 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Short Films Review
By Davy |
Starting February 17, the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 500 theaters across 75+ theatrical markets ...
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Emily Movie Review: Frances O’Connor’s Directorial Debut Soars to Wuthering Heights
By Steve Geise |
First-time writer/director Frances O’Connor reimagines the final years of writer Emily Brontë’s life in this stunning period drama, heralding her ...
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Ghostriders Blu-ray Review: They Aren’t Just in the Sky!
By Joe Garcia III |
MVD Visual brings to Blu-ray a refreshingly clear, remastered print of director/producer Alan Stewart’s Ghostriders (1987). A low budget action/horror ...
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Let’s Hope It’s a Girl Blu-ray Review: Italian Film, Continental Cast
By Steve Geise |
While this Italian film was a critical success in its native land in 1986, winning seven of its national awards ...
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The Bride Wore Black and Mississippi Mermaid Blu-rays Review: Truffaut Does Hitchcock
By Mat Brewster |
For much of his career, Alfred Hitchcock was not taken seriously by the critical establishment. His films were hugely successful, ...
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Irreversible: Straight Cut Movie Review: Still Remains an Exhaustive, Challenging Experience
By Davy |
Director Gaspar Noe is one of the true cinematic enfant terribles. People love him or hate him, but there's also ...
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Chicago: Limited Edition Blu-ray SteelBook Review: Rob Marshall Gives Audiences the Old Razzle Dazzle
By Lorna Miller |
Musical theater is something that I have always enjoyed. It is often difficult to translate a spectacular and engaging play ...
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That Man Bolt Blu-ray Review: That Man Hammer
By Steve Geise |
At first glance, this movie seems to bear all the hallmarks of a blaxploitation classic: its prime 1973 release date, ...
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Plane Movie Review: Gerard Butler Leads a Satisfying Shoot-’em Up
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by Jean-François Richet from a screenplay by Charles Cumming and J. P. Davis, Plane is a satisfying shoot-'em up ...
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Legion of Super-Heroes Blu-ray Review: A Fun Superhero Adventure Geared Towards a Younger Audience
By Gordon S. Miller |
Listed as part of the Tomorrowverse line of animated DC movies, Legion of Super-Heroes has the feel of a pilot ...
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White Woman (1933) Blu-ray Review: Certainly Watchable but Not Much More Than That
By Mat Brewster |
In the early 1930s, Paramount Pictures made a name for itself by making films with beautiful women in exotic settings. ...
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Men at Work Blu-ray Review: Put Away the Vegemite. It’s Not the Band from a Land Down Under
By Joe Garcia III |
From writer-director Emilio Estevez comes Men at Work (1990), a misguided way to get him and his brother Charlie Sheen ...
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Violent Night Blu-ray Review: Can’t Say They Didn’t Warn You
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Tommy Wirkola's Violent Night opens with Santa (David Harbour) having grown disillusioned with his job, bringing to mind Rankin/Bass' ...
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Bones and All Blu-ray Review: A Heartbreaking and Accomplished Tale of Young Love
By Davy |
There are some films that only come once in a lifetime; films that seem to come from an otherworldly stratosphere; ...
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Wondrous Story about a Wondrous Storyteller by a Wondrous Filmmaker
By Gordon S. Miller |
Co-writer/director Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen has the distinction of being the sixth Gilliam-directed title (#1166) released by ...
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Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power Blu-ray Review: A Look at How Things Look
By Davy |
The male gaze in film has been problematic since the silent age. Sometimes directors (mostly male) unintentionally objectify women on ...
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Darryl Jones: In the Blood DVD Review: The Man in the Stones’ Shadow
By Gordon S. Miller |
While not a well-known name, Darryl Jones is an integral component of the “Greatest Rock ’n’ Roll Band in the ...
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