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Year of the Dragon Blu-ray Review: An Underrated Cop Thriller

By David Wangberg | Mar 24, 2019

Michael Cimino may have never had another critical and/or commercial success after The Deer Hunter, but that doesn't mean he, ...

Us Movie Review: Discomforting and Hauntingly Ambiguous

By Matthew St.Clair | Mar 23, 2019

With his directorial debut Get Out, Jordan Peele presented us with a searing, satirical portrait of liberal racism in America. ...

Pride & Prejudice (1995) Blu-ray Review: The Best Adaptation

By Mat Brewster | Mar 21, 2019

My wife has been trying to get me to like Jane Austen for the 20-some years she's known me. It ...

The World Before Your Feet DVD Review: One Very Must-see Documentary

By Davy | Mar 20, 2019

There are 8,000 miles in New York City; miles that we all know, or have seen in movies and TV. ...

Mary Poppins Returns Blu-ray Review: Entertaining for the Whole Family

By Lorna Miller | Mar 19, 2019

When I first heard that there would be a Mary Poppins sequel, I was extremely skeptical. How could anything possibly ...

The Wedding Guest Movie Review: Dev Patel Brilliantly Carries This Deceptive Thriller

By Matthew St.Clair | Mar 19, 2019

When The Wedding Guest first begins, it seems like it's going to go in a dark direction. Our main character ...

The Deadly Mantis (1957) Blu-ray Review: It’s Not Great, but There’s Entertainment to Be Had

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 17, 2019

Combining/stealing ideas from previous atomic-monster movies, The Deadly Mantis was unleashed upon the world in 1957. Scream Factory is responsible ...

Gloria Bell Movie Review: Julianne Moore Is Utterly Captivating

By Matthew St.Clair | Mar 16, 2019

One trademark from director Sebastian Lelio is that he makes vivid, complex movies about women. He made his breakthrough with ...

Foreigner: Live at the Rainbow ’78 Blu-ray Review: On Their Way to Becoming Juke Box Heroes

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 14, 2019

Foreigner began as vocalist Lou Gramm, guitarist Mick Jones, multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood and bassist ...

Unknown Soldier (2017) Blu-ray Review: A Gripping World War II Drama

By David Wangberg | Mar 14, 2019

One of the great things about the Finnish war drama, Unknown Soldier, is that it doesn't rely on copious amounts ...

Second Act Blu-ray Review: Not Exactly Working Girl

By Elizabeth Periale | Mar 13, 2019

Second Act features Jennifer Lopez as Maya, a 40-year-old assistant manager at a Walmart-like chain store full of big ideas, ...

Kolobos Blu-ray Review: Terrible Name, Even Worse Movie

By Mat Brewster | Mar 12, 2019

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to cross MTV's seminal reality TV series The Real World with ...

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Blu-ray Review: A Crime Itself

By David Wangberg | Mar 12, 2019

Maybe five films is a bit too much to look at everything in the pre-Harry Potter universe. Or, maybe it's ...

The Prisoner (1955) Blu-ray Review: A Forgotten Gem

By Mat Brewster | Mar 11, 2019

Despite starring Alec Guinness, being nominated for numerous BAFTAs, and being banned in several countries (as either being too pro-communist ...

Far from Heaven Blu-ray Review: Subtle and Graceful Filmmaking

By Davy | Mar 9, 2019

The partnership of acclaimed director Todd Haynes and actress Julianne Moore should be ranked up there with the collaborative works ...

The Magnificent Ambersons Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Flawed Masterpiece, but Still a Worthwhile Film

By Kent Conrad | Mar 8, 2019

Before getting into the history of the film: the mangling by the studio, the likely deliberately destroyed edited footage, and ...

Creed II Blu-ray Review: A Worthy Addition to the Rocky Franchise

By Gordon S. Miller | Mar 7, 2019

Creed II opens with two boxers on the rise: Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) and Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu). Both ...

Captain Marvel Movie Review: Traditional with Supernova Levels of Fun

By Matthew St.Clair | Mar 7, 2019

It goes without saying that Captain Marvel is a pretty big deal. It's the first film in the Marvel Cinematic ...

Greta (2018) Movie Review: Isabelle Huppert is Deliciously Sinister

By Matthew St.Clair | Mar 6, 2019

Greta may fall under traditional trappings of the stalker genre. However, it does attempt to distinct itself from other films ...

Sorry Angel Movie Review: A Sensible Depiction of a Doomed Romance

By Matthew St.Clair | Mar 5, 2019

It's 1993. Jacques (Pierre Deladonchamps) is a writer battling AIDS and coming to grips with his impending doom. He still ...

Starfish (2019) Movie Review: A Gorgeous, Moving Portrayal of Grief

By David Wangberg | Mar 4, 2019

When the phrase “Based on a true story” pops on the screen, that is usually a signal that the following ...

Liz and the Blue Bird Blu-ray Review: Take a Flyer on This Moving Anime Film

By Steve Geise | Mar 3, 2019

High school life is a favorite topic of anime productions, but this one differentiates itself by having a very narrow ...

The Craft Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Witches be Crazy!

By David Wangberg | Mar 2, 2019

It's a funny thing, really, to revisit films that defined your adolescent years. Sometimes, they can be just as good ...

Soldier of War (2019) Movie Review: A Total Bore

By David Wangberg | Mar 1, 2019

Every now and then, a well-known actor will appear in a low-budget effort for a brief period of time. But, ...

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Blu-ray Review: Anime at Its Finest

By Steve Geise | Feb 28, 2019

Although Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms didn't make as much of a splash in the U.S. as the Oscar-nominated ...

Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Goofy Sequel

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 27, 2019

The 26th Century utopia based on the music of Wyld Stallyns is threatened when Rufus's (George Carlin) former teacher, the ...

Shame (1968) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Harrowing, Nightmarish Bergman Masterpiece

By Davy | Feb 26, 2019

War is Hell. They're have been many films that tackled the often difficult subject of war, and its effects on ...

The Little Mermaid (1989) Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: Another Disney Dip Under the Sea

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 24, 2019

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's story, The Little Mermaid began a period in the studio's history known as the Disney ...

A Star Is Born (2018) Blu-ray Review: An Engaging Tale of Addiction, Fame, Partnership, and Family

By Darcy Staniforth | Feb 23, 2019

Confession time. I have not seen any other version of A Star Is Born. I have not seen the Barbra ...

Lu Over the Wall Blu-ray Review: Manic Dream Pixie Mermaid

By Mat Brewster | Feb 21, 2019

With Lu Over the Wall, GKIDS continues to prove there is a place in the animation film world beyond Hollywood ...

Desert Fury Blu-ray Review: More Like Desert Melodramatic

By Mat Brewster | Feb 20, 2019

The credits roll over a vast desert, much like the type you'd see in an old Western starring John Wayne. ...

Four Weddings and a Funeral (25th Anniversary Edition) Blu-ray Review: Glad to Be on the Guest List

By Rons Reviews | Feb 19, 2019

Ah, Valentine's Day. Love is in the air. Excitement and anticipation for what the day will bring. Like any other ...

Alita: Battle Angel Movie Review: A Modest Visual Spectacle

By Matthew St.Clair | Feb 17, 2019

Robert Rodriguez is a master at doing films that are either a stunning visual experience like Sin City or a ...

The Real McCoy (1993) Blu-ray Review: Dammit, Kim!

By Luigi Bastardo | Feb 17, 2019

Like Kino Lorber's recent release of 1974's The Midnight Man, 1993's The Real McCoy is another Universal production filmed in ...

Isn’t It Romantic (2019) Movie Review: It Is Indeed

By Matthew St.Clair | Feb 16, 2019

When watching Isn't It Romantic, it's hard not think of I Feel Pretty when doing so. Especially because it came ...

Audition Blu-ray Review: Family Drama Turns Violent

By Mat Brewster | Feb 15, 2019

Perhaps the most shocking thing about Takashi Miike's 1999 film Audition is that for its first half or so there ...

At Eternity’s Gate Blu-ray Review: Poetic Beauty

By David Wangberg | Feb 14, 2019

Yes, we just had a semi-biopic on Vincent van Gogh not too long ago with Loving Vincent; the trippy, experimental ...

The Group Blu-ray Review: 1930s Women’s Issues – Not So Different from Today

By Elizabeth Periale | Feb 13, 2019

Kino Lorber has released the 1966 film The Group on Blu-ray. Directed by Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Dog Day ...

Bohemian Rhapsody Blu-ray Review: A Moving Portrait of a Band and a Man Who Became Music Royalty

By Darcy Staniforth | Feb 12, 2019

Bohemian Rhapsody follows the formation of Queen from their early days as a band called "Smile" who hires Freddie Mercury ...

Horror Express Blu-ray Review: Hammer Horror-esque

By Mat Brewster | Feb 12, 2019

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing first performed in a movie together in Laurence Olivier's 1948 adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet (Cushing ...

The Midnight Man (1974) Blu-ray Review: I Could Stay Here All Night

By Luigi Bastardo | Feb 11, 2019

Occasionally referred to by the relatively few who have seen it as a Southern precursor to David Lynch's Twin Peaks, ...

Summer Lovers Blu-ray Review: Beautiful Scenery, Beautiful People, Not Much Else

By Mat Brewster | Feb 10, 2019

After the massive success of both Grease and The Blue Lagoon, director Randal Kleiser was given free reign to make ...

What Men Want Movie Review: Taraji P. Henson Elevates Decent Rom-Com

By Matthew St.Clair | Feb 9, 2019

Admittedly, What Men Want could've been its own original idea rather than a gender-flipped remake of the Mel Gibson comedy ...

Shoplifters DVD Review: Two Hours of Pure, Understated, Humanistic Cinema

By Davy | Feb 9, 2019

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda has made some of the best portraits of humanity for over two decades. These are stories of ...

2019 Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Films Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Feb 9, 2019

For over a decade, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar-nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This exclusive release ...

Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost DVD Review: Does It Work? Yes, Mostly

By Shawn Bourdo | Feb 8, 2019

Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost is the 32nd direct-to-video release of the series. Just let that sink ...

2019 Oscar-nominated Documentary Short Films Review

By Darcy Staniforth | Feb 8, 2019