Trekkies: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: It’s Logical to Them
By Gordon S. Miller |
Released in 1997, Trekkies is a documentary about Star Trek fandom, particularly as it was in the mid-'90s when the ...
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Wild Things 4K UHD Review: High Level Sleaze
By Kent Conrad |
Wild Things is trash. But it's a kind of exquisite trash. It's the best Cinemax-style soft porn ever made. It's ...
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Mississippi Masala Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Mira Nair’s Beguiling Sophomore Film
By Davy |
Films about star-crossed lovers has been old as time itself, but we arguably don't get those about interracial or intercontinental ...
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Rogue Cops and Racketeers: Two Crime Thrillers by Enzo G. Castellari Blu-ray Review: Quintessential Italian Crime Dramas
By Mat Brewster |
God bless Italian filmmakers. They were consistently making great films in an astonishing array of genres for a good three ...
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The Carey Treatment Blu-ray Review: A Bland Dose
By Jack Cormack |
The Carey Treatment (1972; dir. Blake Edwards) is an obscurity that should stay one. It’s blander than bland. Based on ...
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Girls Nite Out Blu-ray Review: Another Slasher Movie Where Kids Will Be Kids
By Davy |
I've seen many slasher flicks, especially those from '80s. I was really impressed by some of them, while others totally ...
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The Last Victim (2022) Movie Review: A Victim of Mediocrity
By David Wangberg |
One of the most interesting things about Naveen Chatapuram’s directorial debut The Last Victim is that, by the end, the ...
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Uncharted Blu-ray Review: Charted in the Video Games
By Steve Geise |
As I watched the thrilling mid-air action scene that opens Uncharted, I realized that it seemed familiar to me. That’s ...
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Adieu Lacan Movie Review: Say Hello to This Gem
By David Wangberg |
One of the tricks of adapting a stage play to film is making sure that the film is able to ...
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Movie Review: Sam Raimi’s Magic Saves a Jam-packed Script
By Gordon S. Miller |
After Doctor Strange director and co-writer Scott Derrickson stepped away due to creative differences, director Sam Raimi was given the ...
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 13 and The Gizmoplex Debut Today
By Kent Conrad |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a show that will not die. It has moved through so many incarnations, starting on ...
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Edgar G. Ulmer Sci-Fi Collection Blu-ray Review: The Good, the Bad, the Painful
By Rons Reviews |
Being intrigued by the titles in this collection, and the fact that I had not heard of the three Science ...
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Constantine: The House of Mystery Blu-ray Review: A Cosmic Groundhog Day
By Gordon S. Miller |
The DC Showcase Animated Shorts release Constantine: The House of Mystery is similar to the franchise's Batman: Death in the ...
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How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock & Roll DVD Review
By Kit O'Toole |
Rock & roll’s roots draw from numerous genres—blues, country, and rhythm and blues, to name a few. However, gospel remains ...
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TCM Classic Film Festival 2022 Review: Day Three
By Lorna Miller |
[Read Lorna's Day One and Two coverage of TCMFF 2022] Three on a Match (1932) was one of the most ...
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TCM Classic Film Festival 2022 Review: Day One and Two
By Lorna Miller |
After a three-year hiatus, the TCM Classic Film Festival returned to an in-person event in Hollywood over four days and ...
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By Jack Cormack |
Chances are, you’ve seen Singin’ in the Rain. You already know how good it is. (If you’ve not seen it, ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
By Darcy Staniforth |
If you were watching MTV in the late '80s, not only was Elvis everywhere thanks to Mojo Nixon, but so ...
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V/H/S 94 Blu-ray Review: A Rather Mixed Bag
By Davy |
As much as I'm into horror, I have to admit that found footage isn't usually my go-to in the genre. ...
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Saturday Fiction Movie Review: Return of the Queen
By Steve Geise |
Lou Ye’s latest film has a huge ace: a star turn by Gong Li. After rising to art house prominence ...
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Paris, 13th District Movie Review: The City of Light Romance
By Steve Geise |
Writer/director Jacques Audiard’s latest film follows four young adults as they navigate the ups and downs of dating and professional ...
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RoboCop (1987) 4K UHD Review: FrankenCop
By Jack Cormack |
When it came out in 1987, RoboCop (dir. Paul Verhoeven) was one of my favorite movies. I was seven. I ...
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) 4K UHD Review: Loud, Blaring Classic Adaptation
By Kent Conrad |
There's so much to love about Kenneth Branagh's take on the story of Frankenstein and his monster, but there is ...
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Ambulance (2022) Movie Review: Brothers Make Grim Choices in Michael Bay’s Latest
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the 2005 Danish film of the same name, Michael Bay's Ambulance is a critique on the failures of ...
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The Last Waltz Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: And All the People Were Singin’
By Gordon S. Miller |
After years playing together as the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan, the quintent of Rick Danko ...
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Man’s Favorite Sport? Blu-ray Review: Rock Out of Water
By Steve Geise |
Rock Hudson stars in this romantic comedy about the author of a well-known fishing guidebook who has never actually fished, ...
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Screams of a Winter Night Blu-ray Review: Has a Certain Charm
By Davy |
I may be in the majority here, but I liked James L. Wilson's 1979 anthology film (and sole directorial effort) ...
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As They Made Us Movie Review: A Solid Directorial Debut for Mayim Bialik
By David Wangberg |
Mayim Bialik has become successful in numerous fields. From landing roles in acclaimed television shows such as Blossom and The ...
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Starflight One Blu-ray Review: Takes a Lot of Cheese into Space
By Rons Reviews |
Yes, Starflight One, which was originally called Starflight: The Plane That Couldn’t Land when it premiered as an ABC Sunday ...
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Marionette Land DVD Review: What Happens When a Dream Is Realized, Then Deferred?
By Darcy Staniforth |
In his poem, "Harlem," Langston Hughes considers what happens to a dream deferred? But what happens when a dream is ...
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The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter Blu-Ray Review: One of the Greatest Kung Fu Movies Ever
By Mat Brewster |
I don't know why but there seems to be a great influx of kung fu movies coming to Blu-ray of ...
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To Sleep So as to Dream Blu-ray Review: Ode to Silent Japanese Cinema
By Kent Conrad |
What an odd film. To Sleep So as to Dream (1986), the directorial debut of Kaizo Hayashi is many things. ...
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Blue Skies Blu-ray Review: Holiday Inn Revisited
By Steve Geise |
While most musicals would be lucky to have one of the three powerhouses featured in Blue Skies, this film suffers ...
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Come Drink with Me Blu-ray Review: The Bloody Ballad of Golden Swallow
By Jack Cormack |
Director King Hu’s Come Drink with Me (1966; 95 min) remains fresh after all these years. Produced by Run Run ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
By David Wangberg |
As Walt Disney once said, “It all started with a mouse.” Now, that mouse, whose name you are probably spelling ...
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The Godfather Trilogy 4K UHD Review: A Restoration You Can’t Refuse
By Kent Conrad |
The most written about American films in history have to be Citizen Kane, Psycho, and The Godfather. All are epochal ...
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Monkey Kung Fu & Shaolin Mantis Blu-rays Review: For Those Who Like Animals with Their Kung Fu
By Mat Brewster |
88 Films continues their monthly tradition of releasing excellent versions of classic (and not so classic) Shaw Brothers kung fu ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth
By David Wangberg |
Coming-of-age movies have a tendency to be huge successes in the festival circuit, and most wind up becoming popular with ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: In the Court of the Crimson King
By Kent Conrad |
I've seen King Crimson once in concert. It was at the Greek in Los Angeles in 2017, and I went ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
By David Wangberg |
The opening minutes of Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off captivate the viewer with footage of a present-day Hawk, ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks Review
By Davy |
If you're a huge fan of the classic sketch comedy show The Kids of the Hall, you instantly recognize the ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Master
By Davy |
Let's face it, Jordan Peele's Get Out (2018) continues to be the horror gold standard of films about racism and ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: The Cow
By David Wangberg |
A bad couple making bad decisions is always a chore to watch as a movie progresses to its end. One ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Raquel 1:1
By David Wangberg |
Mariana Bastos’ Raquel 1:1 questions what would happen if the Bible was written with more favorability toward women in its ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Hypochondriac
By Davy |
As we're young, we fear that we might turn into our parents. When we are older, we deny when we ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Soft & Quiet
By Davy |
Karen-a-phobia, the fear of Karens could be an accurate tagline for Beth de Araujo's deeply disturbing Soft & Quiet, a ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: Mama Bears
By Darcy Staniforth |
When you grow up in the Christian faith, you are told that if you follow God, honor Jesus, and stay ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: I Love My Dad: Deeply Uncomfortable but Strangely Sweet
By Davy |
I'm not a parent, but I have seen how complicated relationships between parent and their children can actually be. There ...
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An American Werewolf in London 4K UHD Limited Edition Review: He’s a Monster and He’s Not Alright
By Jack Cormack |
At 97 minutes, An American Werewolf in London (1981) is a good short horror film that should have been shorter. ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: A Lot of Nothing
By Darcy Staniforth |
A Lot of Nothing begins in the place where the pain and anger about continued injustice turns from a passive ...
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