Night and Day Blu-ray Review: Cole Porter Vanishes Behind Cary Grant’s Star Power
By Steve Geise |
This biopic about Cole Porter boasts more than 20 of his songs. If that sounds like a lot, it is, ...
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A Man Named Rocca / La Scoumoune Blu-rays Review: Same Story, Same Actor, Very Different Films
By Mat Brewster |
In 1962, French author José Giovanni wrote a novel entitled L'Excommunié about an ex-gangster who comes to Marseilles to help ...
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The Black Shield of Falworth Blu-ray Review: Men in Tights
By Steve Geise |
This 1954 swashbuckler is most notable for the romantic pairing of real-life married couple Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Curtis ...
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Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) Blu-ray Review: The Kiss of Death
By Steve Geise |
Bill Condon’s much-maligned film adaptation of the musical of the movie of the play of the novel arrives with considerable ...
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Blu-ray Review: Just Over Two Hours on Your Television Screen
By Mat Brewster |
Just over four months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, 15 American B-25 bombers took off from aircraft carriers in ...
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Amrum DVD Review: How to Survive the End of Fascism
By Steve Geise |
Despite boasting globally recognized star Diane Kruger in the cast, this WWII-adjacent film focuses entirely on the effects of wartime ...
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Pretty Maids All in a Row Blu-ray Review: Exploitation with a Social Conscience
By Mat Brewster |
From a certain angle, it seems absolutely bonkers that a film starring Rock Hudson, Telly Savalas, Angie Dickinson, and Roddy ...
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Come Live with Me Blu-ray Review: A Very Relaxed Film
By Mat Brewster |
World War II-era films are fascinating to me. Especially those made in America before the USA entered the war. There ...
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Strange Cargo Blu-ray Review: Weird Movie
By Mat Brewster |
Joan Crawford and Clark Gable starred in eight films together, all for MGM. Strange Cargo was the final one. It ...
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High Art Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Must Have for Queer-film Aficionados and Indie-film Buffs
By Davy |
Pride month is over, but it's really not. Resilience and resistance are key to our survival as LGBTQIA+ people, especially ...
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Hi, Mom! 4K UHD Review: Young, Feral De Palma
By Joe Keaton |
Brian De Palma’s fourth feature, Hi, Mom!, is the suspense master’s first—and arguably best—full-blown comedy. Loose, politically charged, and eager ...
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Blu-ray Review: Whole Lotta Stuff Going On
By Greg Hammond |
Three years after The Super Mario Bros. Movie turned Nintendo's mascot into a box-office powerhouse, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ...
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The Mastermind Blu-ray Review: That Title Might Be Sarcastic
By Mat Brewster |
On the outside, JB Mooney (Josh O'Connor) has a pretty good life. He's got a nice wife (Alana Haim) and ...
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Born a Ninja / Commando the Ninja Blu-ray Review: Recycled Ninja Trash but Fun
By Kent Conrad |
It's an interesting challenge to write a review on a movie, or pair of movies, when the liner notes in ...
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Eagles of the Republic Blu-ray Review: The Folly of State-Controlled Media
By Steve Geise |
When Egypt’s biggest movie star gets an offer to star in a state-funded biopic about the current president, he has ...
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La Tête Contre les Murs Blu-ray Review: The First Film from a French Master
By Mat Brewster |
George Franju cut his teeth making political documentaries. One was a blood soaked look inside a slaughterhouse. Two others were ...
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Unearthly Stranger Blu-ray Review: Strange, But Entirely Earthbound
By Steve Geise |
This 1963 British sci-fi film ratchets up tension by keeping alien threats completely hidden, with the increasingly stressed characters racing ...
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Inspector Maigret Collection Blu-ray Review: Jean Gabin Closes Three Cases
By Steve Geise |
French film titan Jean Gabin starred as Inspector Maigret in three films, which have all been collected in this new ...
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The Gay Divorcee Blu-ray Review: Astaire and Rogers. Together Again for the First Time
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the Broadway musical Gay Divorce, The Gay Divorcee is the second of the ten movies Fred Astaire and ...
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Brit Noir Collection II Blu-ray Review: A Jack Hawkins Triple Feature
By Mat Brewster |
Nearly five years ago, I reviewed a DVD collection of British noir films. I was not particularly enthused by it. ...
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Shutter Island Movie Review: The Heart of Darkness
By Greg Hammond |
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane, is a neo-noir / psychological thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio ...
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Solo (1970) Blu-ray Review: A Character-driven Thriller
By Mat Brewster |
A group of rich, elderly men are having a sex party with a bunch of underage girls. Suddenly, there is ...
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Lorne Blu-ray Review: Less Than You Are Looking For
By Greg Hammond |
For nearly 50 years, Lorne Michaels has occupied a unique spot in American entertainment. As the creator and guiding force ...
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Waves of Lust Blu-ray Review: A Tsunami of Female Nudity
By Mat Brewster |
When I was a younger man, I loved low-budget horror films and exploitation flicks. There was something so exciting about ...
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7 Faces of Dr. Lao Blu-ray Review: Cabinet of Curiosities
By Steve Geise |
Tony Randall got the opportunity to show vast range in this 1965 fantasy fable, playing seven distinct characters in such ...
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Minority Report 4K UHD Review: One of Spielberg’s Best Films of the Century
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on Philip K. Dick's 1956 short story of the same name, Steven Spielberg's Minority Report is a captivating techno-thriller ...
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Scream 7 4K UHD Review: Neve Campbell Steals the Show
By Davy |
Scream 7, directed by the original film's screenwriter Kevin Williamson, has Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) living a new life far ...
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Sirat Blu-ray Review: The Journey Is the Destination
By Steve Geise |
A desperate elderly father shows up at a remote rave in the Moroccan wilderness in the hopes of locating his ...
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Million Dollar Legs (1932) Blu-ray Review: A Pre-Code International Farce
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originally developed by co-screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz for the Marx Brothers, who passed on it, Edward Cline's Million Dollar Legs ...
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The Great Outdoors 4K UHD Review: Wisconsin Vacation
By Steve Geise |
Following their winning partnership on the classic ‘80s teen films Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful, writer John ...
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Death Ship / Terror Train Double Feature DVD Review: Travel Terror Twofer
By Joe Garcia III |
Kino Lorber offers a double feature of travel terror on one DVD with Death Ship and Terror Train. Dread, panic, ...
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Suburban Fury DVD Review: The Strange Case of Sara Jane Moore
By Joe Garcia III |
Suburban Fury (2024) directed by Robinson Devore tells the story of Sarah Jane Moore and that time she attempted to ...
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The Late Show (1977) Blu-ray Review: Soft-boiled
By Joe Keaton |
The 1970s had better private-eye movies. But The Late Show (1977; Dir. Robert Benton) may be the sweetest. The setup ...
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Vertigo for a Killer Blu-ray Review: A Dizzying Thriller
By Mat Brewster |
A car pulls up near a metro stop on the streets of Paris. A hitman screws a silencer onto his ...
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Speed Racer 4K UHD Review: A Spectacular Spectacle
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the 1966 Japanese anime TV series, Speed Racer might be the most visually dazzling film writers/directors Lana and ...
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Brit Noir Collection I Blu-ray Review: London Calling
By Steve Geise |
Kino Lorber launches a fun new series with this debut release of three rarely seen noir films. While the stories ...
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Billy the Kid Versus Dracula Blu-ray Review: Fun Halloween Fare on a Low Budget
By Joe Garcia III |
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula released sometime in 1966, is a low-budget horror/western directed by B Movie veteran William Beaudine ...
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Birds of Prey (1968) Blu-ray Review: A Terrific (and Talkative) Thriller
By Mat Brewster |
For years and years now, I've been writing down all the movies I watch. I used to just do it ...
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Twinless Blu-ray Review: A Refreshingly Dark Comedy
By Davy |
We've all done crazy things for connection, love, and understanding. That is just one of the pieces of the puzzle ...
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The Garden of Eden (1928) Blu-ray Review: Frothy Silent Romantic Comedy
By Kent Conrad |
It's hard to know when a cliche starts. The scene that makes us roll our eyes with familiarity today might ...
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The Snowman 4K UHD Review: Stuck in a Scenic Snowdrift
By Steve Geise |
Detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) is hot on the trail of a legendary serial killer in this 2017 adaptation of ...
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Africa Screams Blu-ray Review: Abbott and Costello on Safari…and Colorized
By Joe Garcia III |
Africa Screams (1949) is a comedy/adventure film that stars Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as they bumble into and through ...
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Fantasy Life DVD Review: A Charming Directorial Debut
By Davy |
Fantasy Life (2025) is actor Matthew Shear's low-key, charming, New York-set directorial debut about two people with severe mental health ...
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The Himalayan Blu-ray Review: Lost in the Clouds
By Steve Geise |
This 1976 martial arts actioner was produced by Golden Harvest, not Shaw Brothers, and the difference is noticeable in its ...
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Follow Me Quietly Blu-ray Review: Surprisingly Thrilling
By Mat Brewster |
Follow Me Quietly is a tightly packaged, low-budget film noir that is surprisingly thrilling. The story is co-credited to Anthony ...
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Once Upon a Time (2017) Blu-ray Review: Fractured Fairy Tale
By Steve Geise |
Director Zhao Xiaoding’s lavish adaptation of a best-selling fantasy novel was released in 2017, but its eye-popping visuals appear brand ...
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Monogram Matinee Volume 3 Blu-ray Review: Two Western Yarns with Johnny Mack Brown
By Joe Garcia III |
Version 1.0.0 The latest from the Warner Archives Monogram Matinee series is a pair of B westerns featuring Johnny Mack ...
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Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations Volume 2 Blu-ray Review: Another Fine Collection
By Gordon S. Miller |
From Kit Parker Films comes Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations Volume 2, a two-disc set that contains nine of ...
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Nickelodeon Blu-ray Review: Bogdanovich’s Tribute to Early Silent Cinema
By Joe Garcia III |
Peter Bogdanovich’s Nickelodeon (1976) takes us from the early days of the dingy storefront nickelodeons which showed very short, single-reeled ...
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (40th Anniversary) Blu-ray Review: 142 Mexican Whooping Llamas Can’t Be Wrong
By Greg Hammond |
Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a surreal British sketch-comedy show aired on BBC1 for four series starting in 1969 and ending ...
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