Ashanti (1979) Blu-ray Review: The Most Disastrous Disaster of a Non-Disaster Flick
By Luigi Bastardo |
If one were to pick a solitary word to describe Richard Fleischer's 1979 exploitation adventure flick Ashanti, the noun "disaster" ...
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By Luigi Bastardo |
In the latter half of 2013, cult indie label Grindhouse Releasing unveiled their first Blu-ray title - the mind-numbingly awesome ...
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Tess Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Polanski’s Vision of Victorian England
By Greg Barbrick |
Tess is an unforgettable film, and one of the finest of Roman Polanski's career. The fact that it lost to ...
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Roadblock (1951) / Nocturne (1946) DVDs Review: Misplaced, Unconventional LA Noir
By Luigi Bastardo |
Since the inception of the Warner Archive Collection several years ago, film noir enthusiasts have become highly appreciative of the ...
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King of the Hill (1993) Criterion Collection Review: Soderbergh Goes Mainstream (Or Does He?)
By Dusty Somers |
For those who insist on dividing Steven Soderbergh's filmography into the reductive “one for me” and “one for them” categories, ...
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The Bowery Boys, Volumes Two & Three (1946-1957) DVDs Review: Satisfaction Guaranteed
By Luigi Bastardo |
In late 2012, the folks at the Warner Archive brought forth into reality what had previously only been an everlasting ...
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Rock ‘N’ Roll High School Movie Review: Nonsense. Sweet, Glorious Nonsense
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan I tend to try and keep first person out of the reviews I write here, but ...
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Frances Ha Movie Review: Modern (Platonic) Love
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan The first minutes of Frances Ha are a bit of a slog to get through. The ...
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S.O.B. Movie Review: A Semi-autobiographical Skewering of Hollywood Movers and Shakers
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez I'm a sucker for satirical movies about the vanity and prestige of Hollywood. Movies like The ...
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Free Birds Blu-ray Review: A Nice Family Film That Needed a Few More Laughs
By Todd Karella |
Every year millions of turkeys are content on sitting around the farm letting themselves get fattened up for the Thanksgiving ...
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Say Anything… Movie Review: In Your Eyes
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan In reality, teenaged romances are very silly and stupid and overwrought, because teenagers are silly and ...
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The Talented Mr. Ripley Movie Review: Supporters Carry the Show
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan In the wake of the death of one Philip Seymour Hoffman, many folks went back to ...
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The Jungle Book (1967) Diamond Edition Blu-ray Review: Trust in Me and Own It
By Gordon S. Miller |
Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories The Jungle Book is the 19th animated feature by Walt Disney and the last ...
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Fantastic Mr. Fox Criterion Collection Review: It is Quote-Unquote Fantastic
By Mat Brewster |
Like most great directors, Wes Anderson has created a very distinctive style for his films. They live in a world ...
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Killing Kennedy Blu-ray Review: The Assassination Fox News Style
By Greg Barbrick |
If Killing Kennedy did not present itself so seriously, I would swear that it was a parody of the whole ...
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Burton and Taylor DVD Review: Glitz and Camp the BBC Way
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were immortalized as the tempestuous George and Martha in 1966's Who's ...
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Justice League: War Blu-ray Review: Take a Walk on the Darkseid
By Steve Geise |
A few years ago, DC Comics rebooted their entire superhero line under the audacious New 52 plan, throwing out decades ...
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In the Heat of the Night Blu-ray Review: Murder (and Race) in a Small Town
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name, Academy Award Best Picture-winner In the Heat of the Night ...
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Blu-ray Review: Ingrid Bergman Saves China
By Mat Brewster |
Christian missionary Gladys Aylward was a diminutive, unattractive, uneducated, utterly British woman. So of course they got the tall, glamorous, ...
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After the Dark Movie Review: This is What “Trying Too Hard” Looks Like
By Mark Buckingham |
I feel like I was just lied to. The pitch for After the Dark started with, "Faced with an impending ...
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Pride and Perseverance: The Story of the Negro Leagues DVD Review: Best Told by the Players Who Lived It
By generaljabbo |
When Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, he broke an unwritten color rule in Major ...
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A Chorus Line Blu-ray Review: A Pale Imitation of the Stage Show … and of a Passable Movie
By Dusty Somers |
The Film A Chorus Line isn't merely a terrible adaptation; it's a downright awful movie regardless of its source material's ...
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Nicholas Sparks Limited Edition DVD Collection Review: Something Old, Barely Anything New
By Darcy Staniforth |
Author Nicholas Sparks writes tales of love and loss. The movies that have been generated out of his books can ...
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I Used to Be Darker Movie Review: The Music of Falling Apart
By Critical curmudgeon |
A patient, musically-driven motion picture about the breakdown of a marriage, I Used To Be Darker analyzes the fallout of ...
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Naked Lunch Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Enter the Interzone
By Gordon S. Miller |
By incorporating elements of William S. Burroughs' life into the screenplay, David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch is not a straight adaptation ...
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Jules and Jim Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Seminal French New Wave Love Triangle
By Greg Barbrick |
The greatest literature is often inspired by true events, and the story behind Francois Truffaut's Jules and Jim (1962) is ...
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Escape Plan (2013) Blu-ray Review: Stallone and Schwarzenegger Return to B-Guile
By Luigi Bastardo |
Less than two short decades ago, '80s action megastars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger began to feel the world changing ...
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) Blu-ray Review: The Adaptations Keep Ringing and Ringing
By Mat Brewster |
People like to complain these days about the death of Hollywood, about how the studios have no original ideas, and ...
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The Jungle Book (1967) Diamond Edition Blu-ray Review: The Definitive Version of a True Family Classic
By Mat Brewster |
After making The Sword in the Stone, story man Bill Peet came to Walt Disney claiming that they could do ...
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The 2014 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review: Great Talent and Creativity on Display
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Oscar Nominated Short Films is the perfect opportunity for general theater-goers to see the Live Action, Animation and Documentary ...
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Wolverine Versus Sabertooth DVD Review: Not the Best There Is at What Loeb Does
By Steve Geise |
Wolverine and Sabertooth are at the pinnacle of classic comic-book opponents. Jeph Loeb is a reliably impressive writer and TV ...
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The Long Day Closes Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Terence Davies’ Personal Vision of Liverpool
By Critical curmudgeon |
Terence Davies plumbs his Liverpool upbringing in 1992's brilliantly dense The Long Day Closes, a film that is as much ...
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Snow Babies DVD Review: A Look at the Challenges Baby Animals Face in Life’s First Year
By generaljabbo |
Life is often difficult for baby animals in the wild. For babies born into the harsh, winter conditions of the ...
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Penguins: Spy In The Huddle DVD Review: A Look at a Penguin’s Life from the Inside
By generaljabbo |
Penguins are remarkable creatures. Able to endure some of the most extreme climates on earth, they are also some of ...
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Terminator Anthology Blu-ray Review: An Unstoppable Franchise
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Terminator Anthology collects the four films from the Terminator franchise in one set for the first time. However, there's nothing new ...
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La vie de bohème Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Aki Kaurismäki Does Tragedy and Comedy Equally Well
By Dusty Somers |
The Film Finnish great Aki Kaurismäki's take on Paris bohemian life, La vie de bohème, doesn't end well for its ...
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Blu-ray Review: A Must-Own for Any Nightmare Fan
By Mark Buckingham |
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy was originally released on DVD back in 2010. It's received a proper HD ...
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Enough Said Blu-ray Review: A Sweet, Realistic Romantic Comedy
By Mat Brewster |
Few actors are able to fully ensconce themselves inside a character as James Gandolfini did with Tony Soprano. He simply ...
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Inside Llewyn Davis Movie Review: At Least It Got One Oscar
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan The Coen brothers have made the move from idiosyncratic filmmakers to perennial Oscar fodder, and their ...
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Paradise: Hope: Seidl Concludes His Trilogy with Grace
By Critical curmudgeon |
Ulrich Seidl closes his Paradise trilogy with 2013's Paradise: Hope, the most sensitive offering of the bunch. Following up the ...
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Runner Runner Blu-ray Review: I Fold
By Mark Buckingham |
Runner Runner isn't a poker movie. You'll think it's a poker movie from the trailers and the synopsis and the ...
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Maidentrip Movie Review: A Journey of Both Personal and Historical Significance
By Mark Buckingham |
Maidentrip is director Jillian Schlesinger's documentary/compilation of the story of Laura Dekker, the teenage adventurer who sought to become the ...
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The World’s End Movie Review: Cheers!
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan The World's End is, fittingly, the final part of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost's ...
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20 Feet from Stardom DVD Review: An Essential Addition to Any Music Fan’s Library
By Kit O'Toole |
When recalling the Rolling Stones' 1969 single “Gimme Shelter,” one thinks of Mick Jagger's snarling lead vocal. Equally important to ...
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By Adam Blair |
If you can't get enough of Shia LaBeouf, this is the movie for you; he's in practically every scene. Actually, ...
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Fruitvale Station Blu-ray Review: As Emotional As If It Happened Yesterday
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez As a California resident, specifically living near San Francisco, Fruitvale Station produced a slew of emotions ...
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20 Feet from Stardom Blu-ray Review: The Year’s Best Documentary Appreciates Music’s Unsung Ladies
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez In our world of autotune and lip-synching it isn't easy finding joy and talent within the ...
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Milius Movie Review: The Director Who Wanted to be a General
By Kent Conrad |
For a man who has had many triumphs, John Milius is seen as a tragic figure - he's the one ...
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The Fifth Estate (2013) Blu-ray Review: When Tension Becomes Tedious
By Luigi Bastardo |
In 1963, legendary cult filmmaker Roger Corman - determined to live up to his reputation as a parsimonious producer - ...
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Birth of the Living Dead DVD Review: An Entertaining Documentary
By Jade Blackmore |
The Walking Dead , zombie conventions, Shaun of the Dead, and innumerable zombie novels all owe their existence to the ...
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