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When We Were Kings Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule of Muhammad Ali in 1974

By Gordon S. Miller | May 30, 2020

Leon Gast's When We Were Kings documents the "Rumble in the Jungle," the legendary boxing match between undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman ...

Masked and Anonymous Blu-ray Review: Too Freewheelin’ for Its Own Good

By Gordon S. Miller | May 26, 2020

“I stopped trying to figure everything out a long time ago” is the last line of dialogue in Masked and ...

The Painter and the Thief Movie Review: Therapeutic Portrayal of Uncommon Intimacy

By Cinema Sentries | May 24, 2020

Written by Ram Venkat Srikar Benjamin Ree's The Painter and the Thief is a musing, contemplative portraiture of juxtaposing individuals, that captures ...

I Will Make You Mine Movie Review: A Love Quadrangle Also About Music

By Matthew St.Clair | May 23, 2020

Contrary to what the title may suggest, I Will Make You Mine is not some kind of twisted stalker thriller. While it ...

Matewan Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Labor Pains

By Gordon S. Miller | May 22, 2020

John Sayles' Matewan is a dramatization of the Matewan massacre (1920), a battle that took place in the town of Matewan, West ...

In Search of Dracula Blu-ray Review: A Bloody Good Documentary

By Elizabeth Periale | May 21, 2020

In Search of Dracula, originally released in 1975, and directed by Calvin Floyd (Terror of Frankenstein, The Sleep of Death), has ...

Alice in Wonderland (1933) Blu-ray Review: The Special Effects Are Actually Quite Special

By Elizabeth Periale | May 20, 2020

The live-action (mostly) version of Alice in Wonderland, released by Kino Lorber, has a lot packed into its 76-minute running time. ...

Ovid and the Art of Love Movie Review: Writer/Director Esmé von Hoffman Connects the Ancient Subject Matter with Modern Day

By Darcy Staniforth | May 19, 2020

Ovid and the Art of Love sets the life of the Roman poet Ovid in modern-day Detroit. Through historical fiction, the ...

EMMA. (2020) Blu-ray Review: A Delightful Confection

By Mat Brewster | May 19, 2020

Bill Nighy is a treasure. I almost said "national treasure" there but since he’s English and I’m American I suppose ...

Body Cam Movie Review: Almost as Horrific as Real Life

By Matthew St.Clair | May 18, 2020

Grief itself is a ghost. A relic from the past that finds ways to haunt us wherever we go. It ...

In Search of Kundun Movie Review: For the Love of Scorsese and His Pictures

By Cinema Sentries | May 17, 2020

Written by Ram Venkat Srikar When Martin Scorsese is the focal point of conversations between cinephiles, it is highly likely ...

The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6 (1978-1980) Blu-ray Review

By Gordon S. Miller | May 17, 2020

From January 2018 to December 2019, Kino Lorber Animation released the entire run of 124 Pink Panther cartoons produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises ...

The Wolf House Movie Review: Child’s Imagination Meets Real-life Horror

By Cinema Sentries | May 16, 2020

Written by Ram Venkat Srikar The Wolf House is 73 minutes of "Wow! How did they pull off?" The startling stop-motion ...

Proximity (2020) Movie Review: Comes in Proximity of Past Alien-Abduction Films

By Rons Reviews | May 15, 2020

This science fiction story of alien abduction by Emmy-winner Eric Demeusy (Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Tron: Legacy), which lands today on ...

Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema II Blu-ray Review: Three Little-known Noirs Well Worth Your Time

By Mat Brewster | May 15, 2020

Is it just me or has film noir made an incredible and strange comeback? The oft-imitated, but difficult to define ...

Promare Blu-ray Review: Hyper Kinetic Superhero Firefighters

By Kent Conrad | May 15, 2020

There's barely a still moment in Promare, a science fiction anime film about firefighters who not only put out blazes but ...

An Inspector Calls (1954) Blu-ray Review: More of a Psychological Mystery than Detective Story

By Elizabeth Periale | May 13, 2020

In 1912, the wealthy Yorkshire Birlings, Eric and Sybil (Bryan Forbes and Olga Lindo) have a lot to celebrate. Their ...

Roberto Rossellini’s War Trilogy Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Intro to Italian Neorealism 101

By Gordon S. Miller | May 9, 2020

In reaction to what many were experiencing in Italy under Mussolini and after World War II, the Italian neorealism movement ...

Indiscretion of an American Wife (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Love and Loss at the Train Station

By Mat Brewster | May 8, 2020

My wife and I were strictly long distance for the first couple of years of our relationship. When we first ...

CRSHD Movie Review: A Vigorous and Earnest Directorial Debut

By Matthew St.Clair | May 7, 2020

CRSHD follows a similar pattern to other “one wild night” comedies involving a group of friends looking to engage in a ...

Barbara Stanwyck Collection Blu-ray Review: Not Barb’s Best

By Mat Brewster | May 3, 2020

Double Indemnity is one of my favorite film noirs which makes it one of my favorite movies of all time. Barbara ...

Their Finest Hour: 5 British WWII Classics Blu-ray Review: That British Stiff Upper Lip

By Kent Conrad | May 2, 2020

The Second World War is a different story, depending where it's told. For Americans, it can be complex (how our ...

Don’t Drink the Water (1969) Blu-ray Review: A Subpar Sitcom

By Gordon S. Miller | May 1, 2020

Based on the 1966 Broadway play of the same name written by Woody Allen, Don't Drink the Water is basically a TV ...

Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story Movie Review: Morally Ambiguous yet Emotionally Fulfilling

By Cinema Sentries | May 1, 2020

Written by Ram Venkat Srikar I strongly believe that when we watch a documentary, our validation of the film is ...

Bull (2020) Movie Review: Rob Morgan Takes the Lead

By Matthew St.Clair | Apr 30, 2020

Within a span of a few years, Rob Morgan has quickly become one of our finest character actors. He's gone ...

15 Years Movie Review: A Plaintive Gay Relationship Drama

By Matthew St.Clair | Apr 29, 2020

15 Years is a gay romance that is as universal as it is culturally specific. As it dives into the domestication ...

Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Trips Worth Taking

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 26, 2020

I've been a big fan of movies for most of my 50-odd years on this planet and have enjoyed a ...

Cattle Annie and Little Britches Blu-ray Review: Outlaw Groupies with True Grit

By Joe Keaton | Apr 26, 2020

Ripe for rediscovery, Cattle Annie and Little Britches follows the exploits of the real-life titular characters, two teenage girls in love with ...

The Gentlemen Blu-ray Review: Finally, a Real Guy Ritchie Film

By Steve Geise | Apr 25, 2020

Guy Ritchie's latest film is a winning return to the gritty ensemble crime caper format that fueled his rise to ...

Billy Liar Blu-ray Review: Tom Courtenay’s Performance is Absolutely Spellbinding

By Davy | Apr 23, 2020

The British New Wave was an innovative, but short-lived cinematic movement during the early '60s to the early '70s. It ...

Circus of Books Movie Review: Mom and Dad Run a Porn Shop

By Matthew St.Clair | Apr 22, 2020

When Karen and Barry Mason opened up Circus of Books, an LA gay-porn shop, at first, it was a simple ...

The Bolshevik Trilogy: Three Films by Vsevolod Pudovkin Blu-ray Review: Silent Soviet Masterpieces

By Kent Conrad | Apr 22, 2020

First and foremost, Pudovkin was a Soviet. His art was propaganda, because he believed in the cause. He's a contrast ...

Like A Boss Blu-ray Review: Making Up is Hard to Do

By Elizabeth Periale | Apr 21, 2020

Like A Boss has the ingredients of a really good girl power comedy: a great cast with lots of chemistry (led ...

Circus of Books Movie Review: Love over Sexuality

By Cinema Sentries | Apr 21, 2020

Written by Ram Venkat Srikar At the center of Rachel Mason & Kathryn Robson's Circus of Books is the bookstore run by ...

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band Movie Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 19, 2020

Even before learning that the film was based on Robbie Robertson's memoir Testimony, his name separate from “The Band” in ...

Secret Ceremony and Love Among the Ruins Blu-rays Review: Small Casts, Great Dramas

By Mat Brewster | Apr 17, 2020

In our modern cinematic world of superheroes, Jedis, and super-sized monsters, it sometimes feels like there is no more room ...

Underwater (2020) Movie Review: Kristen Stewart Takes a Dive

By Mat Brewster | Apr 15, 2020

Deep inside the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest undersea trench - which at its deepest is some 34,000 feet below ...

Beyond the Door Blu-ray Review: Rosemary’s Baby Meets the Exorcist

By Mat Brewster | Apr 10, 2020

It is a universal truth that whenever anything is successful someone else will come along and copy that thing. Usually, ...

The Vinyl Revival DVD Review: A Loving Look at the Resurgence of Vinyl Records

By generaljabbo | Apr 8, 2020

In 2011, director Pip Piper read Last Shop Standing (Whatever Happened to Record Shops) by Graham Jones and it struck a nerve. ...

Cruising Blu-ray Review: Hardcore in Blue

By Joe Keaton | Apr 5, 2020

Nightmarishly vivid, director William Friedkin's Cruising, a divisive film about an undercover New York cop (Al Pacino, miscast) who cruises gay ...

Zodiac (2-Disc Director’s Cut) Blu-ray Review: A Great Film, Top to Bottom

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 2, 2020

David Fincher’s Zodiac tells the story of the serial killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Based ...

The Other Lamb Movie Review: A Surface-Level Lucid Nightmare

By Matthew St.Clair | Apr 1, 2020

The Other Lamb follows the journey of Selah (Raffey Cassidy), a girl who was born into an all-female cult called The ...

Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife Blu-ray Review: Lifestyles of the Rich and Zany

By Elizabeth Periale | Mar 31, 2020

Kino Lorber has just released Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper. Made in 1938, the screwball romantic comedy was ...