Cruella Movie Review: A Nearly Idiosyncratic Disney Retelling
By Matthew St.Clair |
Despite being a part of the family-friendly Disney brand, Cruella doesn’t entirely feel like a traditional Disney film which is ...
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She Done Him Wrong Blu-ray Review: But This Film Will Do You Right
By Davy |
What can one say about the legendary Mae West that hasn't already been said? She was a daring, tough, and ...
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Snoopy Collection Blu-ray Review: You’d Be a Blockhead Not to Own It
By Gordon S. Miller |
Charles Schulz's iconic comic strip Peanuts ran in newspapers for nearly 50 years. It became a multimedia sensation because Schulz ...
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The Tender Trap Blu-ray Review: Trapped in Dated Attitudes But Still Tender Fun
By Steve Geise |
Frank Sinatra plays a wealthy Broadway talent agent named Charlie whose chief talent seems to be adding girlfriends to his ...
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Trances Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Beautiful Audiovisual Journey
By Darcy Staniforth |
During a four-month period, filmmaker Ahmed El-Maanouni followed the politically and peace-minded avant-pop band Nass El Ghiwane on their tour ...
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The Final Countdown (1980) 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition Review: Great Planes, Great Set-up, No Story?
By Kent Conrad |
The scenario and set-up are almost perfect for an alternative history science fiction story: a fully loaded modern (in 1979) ...
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Django (1966) 4K Ultra HD Review: A Spaghetti Western Icon
By Kent Conrad |
Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy might have signaled the international recognition of the spaghetti western, but it was Django that launched ...
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12 Monkeys Blu-ray Steelbook Review: No Monkeying Around Here
By David Wangberg |
The first time I had come across Terry Gilliam’s 12 Monkeys was in middle school, finding a novelized adaptation at ...
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The Retreat (2021) Movie Review: A Purely Functional Trip-from-Hell Thriller
By Matthew St.Clair |
When reading the synopsis to The Retreat, it reads like almost any other horror film about a trip gone wrong. ...
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Santa Sangre 4K UHD Limited Edition Box Set Review: Jodorowsky’s True Vision
By Steve Geise |
Alejandro Jodorowsky is the quintessential Renaissance man, although he’s most widely known as a feature film director. His true definition ...
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Standout Comedy
By Gordon S. Miller |
Amy Heckerling's Fast Times at Ridgemont High was written by Cameron Crowe, who went undercover at a San Diego high ...
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Blu-ray Review: Solid Comedy Construction
By Steve Geise |
If I hadn’t watched this new Blu-ray, I never would have realized that the old Tom Hanks comedy The Money ...
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The Prince’s Voyage Blu-ray Review: A Film Only the French Could Make
By Mat Brewster |
My wife and often operate on different wavelengths when it comes to cinema. We share a lot of common ground, ...
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Merrily We Go to Hell Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Prime Example of Dorothy Arzner’s Legacy
By Davy |
Legendary filmmaker Dorothy Arzner was a trailblazer. She was the only female working and directing during 1930s and '40s Hollywood. ...
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Senior Moment DVD Review: A Very Light Romantic Comedy
By Todd Karella |
Slowing down and taking it easy are unfamiliar concepts to 72-year-old Victor Martin (William Shatner). Once a test pilot for ...
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Justice Society: World War II Blu-ray Review: A Superb Superhero Movie
By Gordon S. Miller |
Justice Society: World War II is a superb superhero movie thanks to the screenplay by Meghan Fitzmartin and Jeremy Adams. ...
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The Legend of Hei Blu-ray Review: A Must-See For Animation Fans
By Mat Brewster |
As I was watching The Legend of Hei (on Shout! Factory's new Blu-ray release, coming this Tuesday) I kept thinking ...
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Wrath of Man Movie Review: A Bleak Story of Revenge
By Gordon S. Miller |
Guy Ritchie's latest crime thriller, Wrath of Man, finds the director teaming with Jason Statham for the fourth time in ...
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Wrath of Man Movie Review: A Stock Jason Statham Action Starrer
By Matthew St.Clair |
One way to describe Wrath of Man is that it’s a Guy Ritchie movie. A machismo action flick with a ...
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TV Review: The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
By Darcy Staniforth |
What happens when a man begins to investigate a case as a journalist, but then becomes so engrossed in the ...
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SXSW 2021 Movie Review: Andrea Riseborough Once Again Shines in ‘Here Before’
By Matthew St.Clair |
One word that can be used to describe Andrea Riseborough is "dauntless." The unsung British actress has proven there’s no ...
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SXSW 2021 Movie Review: ‘Best Summer Ever’ Sings with Inclusivity
By Matthew St.Clair |
Without necessarily pitting the two films against each other, Best Summer Ever makes movies like the highly controversial Golden Globe ...
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Isle of the Dead (1945) Blu-ray Review: Atmospheric Chiller from Val Lewton
By Kent Conrad |
The key to the enduring appeal of the horror movies that Val Lewton produced for RKO in the '40s lies ...
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Switchblade Sisters Blu-ray Review: The Big Bad Girl Rumble
By Joe Keaton |
Re-watching one of 1975’s best grindhouse titles, Switchblade Sisters, I’m impressed: Though it sunk like a stone when it first ...
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Masculin Feminin Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Tres Chic
By Steve Geise |
Jean-Luc Godard’s study of young love in Paris pulses with style but doesn’t have much of a story. The film ...
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Irma Vep Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Great Milestone in Olivier Assayas’s Body of Work
By Davy |
There have been so many films about the often chaotic circumstances and behind-the-scenes drama about the making of a film. ...
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Movie Review: And How Sesame Street Got to Us
By Darcy Staniforth |
November 1969 was the first time children across the country would hear the theme song to a new television show ...
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The Furies (1950) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Fascinating Film of Familial Conflict
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on Niven Busch's 1948 novel of the same name, which Criterion has included in paperback, Anthony Mann's The Furies ...
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Tiny Tim: King for a Day Movie Review: A Poignant Look at the Quirky 1960s Star
By Jade Blackmore |
Wacky and somewhat unhinged reality TV (or YouTube) stars are common today, so common that we’re way past asking, “Is ...
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Memories of Murder Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The South Korean Zodiac
By Mat Brewster |
A woman has been brutally raped and murdered. Her body was shoved into a drain ditch. Detective Park Doo-man (Song ...
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History Is Made at Night (1937) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Love Crosses the Atlantic
By Kent Conrad |
Director Frank Borzage, who grew up with Hollywood, making (and acting in) silents from 1916 and remaining active up to ...
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Annie Get Your Gun Blu-ray Review: Shoots a Few Blanks but Hits the Overall Target
By Steve Geise |
Prior to its release this week, this classic MGM movie adaptation of an American musical theatre staple has never been ...
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Nobody (2021) Movie Review: Bob Odenkirk Is a Somebody in the Action Genre
By Gordon S. Miller |
As the movie opens, Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) looks like he's been though something. Handcuffed by police, his face is ...
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Clapboard Jungle Movie Review: A Brutally Involving Document
By Davy |
I don't have personal experience, but I've seen and heard enough to know that the film business can be a ...
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Perdita Durango 4K Ultra HD Review: An Evil, Evil Love Story
By Kent Conrad |
An important key to understanding Perdita Durango, the character: her boyfriend is a bank-robbing Santeria priest who, in front of ...
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Death Has Blue Eyes Blu-ray Review: It’s a Mastorakis Mess
By Mat Brewster |
Greek writer, producer, director Nico Mastorakis has had a long, strange career. He started out as a reporter, becoming the ...
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Broadway Melody of 1940 Blu-ray Review: De-Lovely
By Steve Geise |
The obvious draws for this classic MGM musical are the star turn by Fred Astaire and the songs written by ...
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SXSW 2021 Movie Review: The Spine of Night
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Spine of Night by co-writers/co-directors Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King is a fantastic fantasy film featuring animated imagery ...
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Moffie Movie Review: A Dive into the Underworld of Chauvinism
By Matthew St.Clair |
Moffie, the latest effort from South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus, isn’t a horror movie. However, it almost feels like one. ...
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The Invisible Man Appears Blu-ray Review: It Can Finally Be Seen
By Mat Brewster |
Why is it that in seemingly every depiction of an invisible man in the movies, the ability to turn invisible ...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth ’76 DVD Review: A Day the Giants of Southern Rock Held Their Own Against the Stones
By generaljabbo |
On August 21, 1976, Lynyrd Skynyrd were part of a star-studded lineup at the third annual Knebworth Festival in England. ...
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SXSW 2021 Movie Review: The Sparks Brothers
By Gordon S. Miller |
Edgar Wright's The Sparks Brothers is a loving biography that tells a story of persistence and resistance as Ron and ...
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2021 Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
On April 2, 2021, THE 2021 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS will be available in over 200 screens across 50+ theatrical ...
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2021 Oscar-nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
On April 2, 2021, THE 2021 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS will be available in over 200 screens across 50+ theatrical ...
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2021 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
On April 2, 2021, THE 2021 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS will be available in over 200 screens across 50+ theatrical ...
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The Greatest Show on Earth Blu-ray Review: The Show Must Go On… and On… and On
By Joe Keaton |
Epic corn was director Cecil B. DeMille’s metier, and The Greatest Show on Earth (1952; 152 minutes), his circus opus ...
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Earwig and the Witch Blu-ray Review: A Lesser Effort from Studio Ghibli
By Mat Brewster |
Famed Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement in August of 2014. As he was the co-founder and main creative ...
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Secrets & Lies Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Cinema at Its Best
By Davy |
Legendary British director Mike Leigh is one of cinema's greatest and most profound humanists. He crafts beautifully painful portraits of ...
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SXSW 2021 Movie Review: Udo Kier is Flawless in ‘Swan Song’
By Matthew St.Clair |
Over the course of his career that spans almost six decades, German actor Udo Kier has been one of those ...
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Céline and Julie Go Boating Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Long, Strange, Riveting Film
By Mat Brewster |
Julie (Dominique Labourier), a young woman with big, curly red hair, sits on a park bench distractedly reading a book ...
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