The Man with Two Brains / My Blue Heaven Blu-rays Review: Get Martinized
By Luigi Bastardo |
From his early days as a collaborator on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Steve Martin's unique brand of humor has ...
Read More 
Freebie and the Bean (1974) Blu-ray Review: How Can Something So Wrong Feel So Right?
By Luigi Bastardo |
A classic example of "How can something so wrong feel so right?", Richard Rush's classic 1974 action-comedy starring James Caan ...
Read More 
Death Rides a Horse (1967) Blu-ray Review: Lee Van Cleef’s Finest Hour
By Luigi Bastardo |
Though it was one of several dozen Spaghetti Westerns produced just in the year of 1967 alone, Giulio Petroni's Death ...
Read More 
The High Commissioner (1968) Blu-ray Review: The Accidental Spy from Down Under
By Luigi Bastardo |
The notion of a Eurospy movie was hardly anything new in 1968. If anything, it was becoming rather mundane to ...
Read More 
Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth (2007) Blu-ray Review: Science Fiction Chamber Play
By Kent Conrad |
A man is confronted by his friends after he walks out on his going-away party. He's been a local professor ...
Read More 
Silent Night, Deadly Night Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review
By Davy |
As usual, the horror genre gets a very bad rap, where many people and critics consider it to be the ...
Read More 
Logan Lucky Blu-ray Review: Soderbergh’s Back
By Mat Brewster |
When Steven Soderbergh declared he was retiring from feature filmmaking in 2013, nobody really took him seriously. Technically, he did ...
Read More 
Fathom Events and GKIDS Present Howl’s Moving Castle
By Mat Brewster |
Hayao Miyazaki is one of the greatest animators to have ever held a pencil. His films are magic in celluloid. ...
Read More 
Bob Hope: The Ultimate Movie Collection DVD Review: A Box Full of Laughs
By Mat Brewster |
I wonder if you approached someone under the age of 25 and asked them about Bob Hope if they'd even ...
Read More 
Web of the Spider (1971) Blu-ray Review: Get Caught in This One
By Luigi Bastardo |
There aren't a whole heck of a lot of film directors who are brave enough to remake their own work ...
Read More 
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Movie Review: A Beautiful Story of a Brilliant Mind
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez "Any girl can look glamourous. All she has to do is stand still and look stupid." ...
Read More 
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection Blu-ray Review: A Treasure Trove of Delight
By Mat Brewster |
Alfred Hitchcock began his movie career in 1919 as a title card designer for silent films. He quickly moved up ...
Read More 
Coco Movie Review: Pixar’s Best Since Inside Out
By Matthew St.Clair |
Even though Coco follows a standard Disney formula with its storyline about a young child trying to find their true ...
Read More 
Woodshock (2017) Blu-ray Review: Shockingly Bad
By David Wangberg |
Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy may have established themselves well in the fashion world with their brand, Rodarte. But when ...
Read More 
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Movie Review: The Most Timely Film of 2017
By Matthew St.Clair |
Martin McDonagh may be a director from Ireland, but it is eerie how he has crafted a film about America ...
Read More 
Lady Bird Movie Review: Greta Gerwig Soars in Her Directorial Debut
By Matthew St.Clair |
Actress Greta Gerwig has proven her naturalistic acting chops in films like 20th Century Women, No Strings Attached, and Jackie. ...
Read More 
The Woman in Red Blu-ray Review: A Light Comedy Not Without Its Charms
By Mat Brewster |
Teddy Pierce (Gene Wilder) has a good life. He's got a good job in advertising. He lives in a nice ...
Read More 
He Walked by Night (1948) Blu-ray Review: The Dawn of Dragnet
By Luigi Bastardo |
Although He Walked by Night may not be considered a household movie title today, it nevertheless remains a founding pillar ...
Read More 
Superman: The Movie – Extended Cut & Special Edition 2-Film Collection Blu-ray Review: A DC Miracle
By Luigi Bastardo |
Of all the variable incarnations of motion pictures that exist within the world, there is perhaps none more elusive than ...
Read More 
The Villainess Blu-ray Review: Villainous Melodrama Mars Mind-Blowing Action
By Steve Geise |
The Villainess opens with one of the most insane action scenes ever committed to film, both for its stunts and ...
Read More 
Zoology Blu-ray Review: A Fable in Search of a Metaphor
By Mat Brewster |
A lonely, dowdy, middle-aged woman lives in a small seaside village in rural Russia. She has no friends, her coworkers ...
Read More 
Black Sabbath: The End Blu-ray Review: A Fitting Swan Song
By Gordon S. Miller |
On February 4, 2017 at Genting Arena in their hometown of Birmingham, England, Black Sabbath (sans founding drummer Bill Ward) ...
Read More 
Glory (2016) DVD Review: Bulgarian Tragicomedy Depressed Me
By Kent Conrad |
One of the reviews quoted on the box for Glory describes it as "Frank Capra Meets the Dardenne Brothers". I ...
Read More 
AFI Fest 2017 Review: Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
By Gordon S. Miller |
For those who might not know them on a first-name basis, "Jim & Andy" are Jim Carrey and Andy Kaufman, ...
Read More 
George A. Romero: Between Night and Dawn Blu-ray Review: Between Great and Awful
By Mat Brewster |
Made on a minuscule budget and featuring no-name local Pittsburgh actors George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead became ...
Read More 
The Captive (1915) Blu-ray Review: War, Romance, Forced Labor
By Kent Conrad |
The Captive is a story of war-time deprivation and how terrible circumstances can bring disparate people together. There's gun battles, ...
Read More 
8-Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars DVD Review: The Real Halt and Catch Fire
By Steve Geise |
Trivia time: what is the top-selling single computer of all time? If you guessed something in the Mac or IBM ...
Read More 
The Man Who Died Twice (1958) Blu-ray Review: Um, Is That a Spoiler Alert?
By Luigi Bastardo |
The career of the late Vera Ralston was perhaps more fascinating off-screen than it was on. After escaping her native ...
Read More 
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Movie Review: An Ambiguous yet Intriguing Nightmare
By Matthew St.Clair |
When The Killing of a Sacred Deer first starts, we get a glimpse of a beating heart being operated on ...
Read More 
AFI Fest 2017 Review: The Shape of Water
By Gordon S. Miller |
Set in early 1960s Baltimore, Maryland, Guillermo del Toro's The Shape Of Water is a charming fairy tale about outsiders ...
Read More 
Wind River Blu-ray Review: A Compelling Murder Mystery
By David Wangberg |
There's a sudden chill that makes its way down the viewer's back after the opening scene of Taylor Sheridan's Wind ...
Read More 
TCM and Fathom Events Present Casablanca
By Mat Brewster |
At lunch when I told a friend of mine that I was going to go see Casablanca on the big ...
Read More 
Since You Went Away Blu-ray Review: An Epic Bore
By Mat Brewster |
After the enormous success of Gone With The Wind producer extraordinaire David O. Selznick was looking for another epic melodrama ...
Read More 
Only Noirs and Horses: Four Flicks from the Warner Archive
By Luigi Bastardo |
In keeping with their tradition of debuting and re-issuing timeless and forgotten classics alike, the Warner Archive Collection has recently ...
Read More 
Thor: Ragnarok Movie Review: Marvel’s Best Comedy to Date
By Matthew St.Clair |
The previous Thor films have proven to be quite a mixed bag. The first film by Kenneth Branagh was interesting ...
Read More 
Nightkill Blu-ray Review: A Deadly Bore
By Mat Brewster |
Intended to be Jaclyn Smith's break-out role into movies (this was was right in the middle of Charlie's Angels mania), ...
Read More 
Joe Versus the Volcano Blu-ray Review: An Overlooked Tom Hanks Gem
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan When you have a lengthy and acclaimed filmography like Tom Hanks, some films are going to ...
Read More 
A Bad Moms Christmas Movie Review: A Bittersweet Glass Of Eggnog
By Matthew St.Clair |
When the film Bad Moms came out last year, it managed to become a massive summer hit towards the ends ...
Read More 
Westworld: Season One Blu-ray Review: Do Enjoy Your Stay
By David Wangberg |
Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided Cinema Sentries with a free copy of the Blu-ray reviewed in this post. The ...
Read More 
DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection Bonus Disc Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
The DC Universe Original Movies: 10th Anniversary Collection is a comprehensive box set of all 30 films, five animated shorts, ...
Read More 
Superman / Batman: Apocalypse Blu-ray Review: Destined to Be a Fan Favorite
By Steve Geise |
Here's a recipe for surefire fanboy satisfaction: pair the two most recognizable superheroes in the world with their most well-known ...
Read More 
Cars 3 Blu-ray Review: Plenty of Zoom, Not Enough Vroom Vroom
By Mat Brewster |
In discussions about the best Pixar movies, Cars always comes up short. It's not that its a bad film, but ...
Read More 
Batman: Under the Red Hood Blu-ray Review: Pays off Better Than Expected
By Gordon S. Miller |
Writer Judd Winick brings his “Under the Hood” story arc from Batman comics to the animated DC Universe with Under ...
Read More 
God’s Own Country Movie Review: Love Abounds On-Screen
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez The tentative steps towards understanding one's sexuality has been a staple of cinema since sex itself ...
Read More 
The Ballad of Cable Hogue Blu-ray Review: A Bland Western
By Gordon S. Miller |
In between The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs, two films that exemplified his work as a director, Sam Peckinpah made ...
Read More 
Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago DVD Review: New Documentary Paints an Incomplete Picture of the Band
By Kit O'Toole |
When asked to define Chicago's sound, saxophonist Walter Parazaider provides this simple summary: “a good rock and roll band with ...
Read More 
Fathom Events Presents Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
By Mat Brewster |
When I was in college, I worked for the university dinner theater. It was a small university and a small ...
Read More 
Young Doctors in Love (1982) Blu-ray Review: Do Not Resuscitate
By Luigi Bastardo |
One might imagine a comedy starring the likes of Michael McKean, Sean Young, Harry Dean Stanton, Patrick Macnee, Dabney Coleman, ...
Read More 
Fathom Events and GKIDS Present Spirited Away
By David Wangberg |
Spirited Away was my first exploration into the world of Hayao Miyazaki, and it was also the first time I ...
Read More 
Avanti! Blu-ray Review: Old Hollywood Could Still Tell a Fine Story in 1972
By Shawn Bourdo |
The new Kino-Lorber Blu-ray release of Avanti! (1972) intrigues me because it represents an interesting subgenre of films in the ...
Read More
Recent Comments