Spring Night Summer Night Blu-ray Review: An Honest Portrait of Small Town Woes and Broken Dreams
By Davy |
What I truly love about Independent film is the attention to people and places, and the issues that take place ...
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Universal Horror Collection Volume 5 Blu-ray Review: Woman Versus Beast
By Mat Brewster |
Horror movies often manifest from a culture's deepest and darkest fears. It is no coincidence that Godzilla was born in Japan only ...
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The Deeper You Dig (2020) Movie Review: An Effective DIY Thriller
By David Wangberg |
In the world of filmmaking, it's not rare to see siblings make movies together (the Coen brothers, for example). Nor ...
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The Invisible Man (2020) Blu-ray Review: We Needed to See More of Him
By Rons Reviews |
It’s been twenty years since director Paul Verhoeven gave us Kevin Bacon as Hollow Man, which allowed Bacon to return ...
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Tommaso Movie Review: A Humanistic Drama That’s Devoid of the Drama
By Cinema Sentries |
Written By Ram Venkat Srikar In 2007's Mr. Bean's Holiday, Willem Dafoe played Carson Clay, a filmmaker whose film ‘Playback Time' premieres ...
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Beanpole Blu-ray Review: Love and Suffering in Post-War Russia
By Mat Brewster |
It seems a rare thing these days where a movie about war is able to make an effective statement. War ...
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Shirley (2020) Movie Review: Seriously Great
By David Wangberg |
Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) has just become one of the most talked-about writers of her time, with the publishing of ...
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Watchmen (2019): An HBO Limited Series Blu-ray Review: An Instant Classic
By Steve Geise |
If you come to HBO's Watchmen limited series with a knowledge of the original comic book series and/or Zack Snyder's 2009 movie, ...
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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 |
Leon Gast's When We Were Kings documents the "Rumble in the Jungle," the legendary boxing match between undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman ...
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Masked and Anonymous Blu-ray Review: Too Freewheelin’ for Its Own Good
By Gordon S. Miller |
“I stopped trying to figure everything out a long time ago” is the last line of dialogue in Masked and ...
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The Painter and the Thief Movie Review: Therapeutic Portrayal of Uncommon Intimacy
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar Benjamin Ree's The Painter and the Thief is a musing, contemplative portraiture of juxtaposing individuals, that captures ...
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I Will Make You Mine Movie Review: A Love Quadrangle Also About Music
By Matthew St.Clair |
Contrary to what the title may suggest, I Will Make You Mine is not some kind of twisted stalker thriller. While it ...
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Matewan Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Labor Pains
By Gordon S. Miller |
John Sayles' Matewan is a dramatization of the Matewan massacre (1920), a battle that took place in the town of Matewan, West ...
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In Search of Dracula Blu-ray Review: A Bloody Good Documentary
By Elizabeth Periale |
In Search of Dracula, originally released in 1975, and directed by Calvin Floyd (Terror of Frankenstein, The Sleep of Death), has ...
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Alice in Wonderland (1933) Blu-ray Review: The Special Effects Are Actually Quite Special
By Elizabeth Periale |
The live-action (mostly) version of Alice in Wonderland, released by Kino Lorber, has a lot packed into its 76-minute running time. ...
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Ovid and the Art of Love Movie Review: Writer/Director Esmé von Hoffman Connects the Ancient Subject Matter with Modern Day
By Darcy Staniforth |
Ovid and the Art of Love sets the life of the Roman poet Ovid in modern-day Detroit. Through historical fiction, the ...
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EMMA. (2020) Blu-ray Review: A Delightful Confection
By Mat Brewster |
Bill Nighy is a treasure. I almost said "national treasure" there but since he’s English and I’m American I suppose ...
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Body Cam Movie Review: Almost as Horrific as Real Life
By Matthew St.Clair |
Grief itself is a ghost. A relic from the past that finds ways to haunt us wherever we go. It ...
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In Search of Kundun Movie Review: For the Love of Scorsese and His Pictures
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar When Martin Scorsese is the focal point of conversations between cinephiles, it is highly likely ...
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The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6 (1978-1980) Blu-ray Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
From January 2018 to December 2019, Kino Lorber Animation released the entire run of 124 Pink Panther cartoons produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises ...
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The Wolf House Movie Review: Child’s Imagination Meets Real-life Horror
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar The Wolf House is 73 minutes of "Wow! How did they pull off?" The startling stop-motion ...
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Proximity (2020) Movie Review: Comes in Proximity of Past Alien-Abduction Films
By Rons Reviews |
This science fiction story of alien abduction by Emmy-winner Eric Demeusy (Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Tron: Legacy), which lands today on ...
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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema II Blu-ray Review: Three Little-known Noirs Well Worth Your Time
By Mat Brewster |
Is it just me or has film noir made an incredible and strange comeback? The oft-imitated, but difficult to define ...
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Promare Blu-ray Review: Hyper Kinetic Superhero Firefighters
By Kent Conrad |
There's barely a still moment in Promare, a science fiction anime film about firefighters who not only put out blazes but ...
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The Jetsons The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: Meet George Jetson
By Gordon S. Miller |
After the success of The Flintstones, Hanna Barbera returned to the family sitcom two years later with The Jetsons, doing ...
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An Inspector Calls (1954) Blu-ray Review: More of a Psychological Mystery than Detective Story
By Elizabeth Periale |
In 1912, the wealthy Yorkshire Birlings, Eric and Sybil (Bryan Forbes and Olga Lindo) have a lot to celebrate. Their ...
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Roberto Rossellini’s War Trilogy Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Intro to Italian Neorealism 101
By Gordon S. Miller |
In reaction to what many were experiencing in Italy under Mussolini and after World War II, the Italian neorealism movement ...
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Indiscretion of an American Wife (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Love and Loss at the Train Station
By Mat Brewster |
My wife and I were strictly long distance for the first couple of years of our relationship. When we first ...
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CRSHD Movie Review: A Vigorous and Earnest Directorial Debut
By Matthew St.Clair |
CRSHD follows a similar pattern to other “one wild night” comedies involving a group of friends looking to engage in a ...
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Half Truth Board Game Review: What Is a Lot of Fun?
By Gordon S. Miller |
Designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, and Ken Jennings, the highest-earning American game ...
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Phenomenacon 2020 Review: The First Online Paranormal and Occult Convention
By Darcy Staniforth |
As spring moves towards summer, for many of us these seasons are usually full of conventions. Conventions that celebrate our ...
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Barbara Stanwyck Collection Blu-ray Review: Not Barb’s Best
By Mat Brewster |
Double Indemnity is one of my favorite film noirs which makes it one of my favorite movies of all time. Barbara ...
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Their Finest Hour: 5 British WWII Classics Blu-ray Review: That British Stiff Upper Lip
By Kent Conrad |
The Second World War is a different story, depending where it's told. For Americans, it can be complex (how our ...
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Don’t Drink the Water (1969) Blu-ray Review: A Subpar Sitcom
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the 1966 Broadway play of the same name written by Woody Allen, Don't Drink the Water is basically a TV ...
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Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story Movie Review: Morally Ambiguous yet Emotionally Fulfilling
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar I strongly believe that when we watch a documentary, our validation of the film is ...
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Bull (2020) Movie Review: Rob Morgan Takes the Lead
By Matthew St.Clair |
Within a span of a few years, Rob Morgan has quickly become one of our finest character actors. He's gone ...
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15 Years Movie Review: A Plaintive Gay Relationship Drama
By Matthew St.Clair |
15 Years is a gay romance that is as universal as it is culturally specific. As it dives into the domestication ...
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Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Trips Worth Taking
By Gordon S. Miller |
I've been a big fan of movies for most of my 50-odd years on this planet and have enjoyed a ...
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Cattle Annie and Little Britches Blu-ray Review: Outlaw Groupies with True Grit
By Jack Cormack |
Ripe for rediscovery, Cattle Annie and Little Britches follows the exploits of the real-life titular characters, two teenage girls in love with ...
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The Gentlemen Blu-ray Review: Finally, a Real Guy Ritchie Film
By Steve Geise |
Guy Ritchie's latest film is a winning return to the gritty ensemble crime caper format that fueled his rise to ...
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Billy Liar Blu-ray Review: Tom Courtenay’s Performance is Absolutely Spellbinding
By Davy |
The British New Wave was an innovative, but short-lived cinematic movement during the early '60s to the early '70s. It ...
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Circus of Books Movie Review: Mom and Dad Run a Porn Shop
By Matthew St.Clair |
When Karen and Barry Mason opened up Circus of Books, an LA gay-porn shop, at first, it was a simple ...
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The Bolshevik Trilogy: Three Films by Vsevolod Pudovkin Blu-ray Review: Silent Soviet Masterpieces
By Kent Conrad |
First and foremost, Pudovkin was a Soviet. His art was propaganda, because he believed in the cause. He's a contrast ...
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Like A Boss Blu-ray Review: Making Up is Hard to Do
By Elizabeth Periale |
Like A Boss has the ingredients of a really good girl power comedy: a great cast with lots of chemistry (led ...
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Circus of Books Movie Review: Love over Sexuality
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar At the center of Rachel Mason & Kathryn Robson's Circus of Books is the bookstore run by ...
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Looking for Alaska DVD Review: Well Written and Well Acted
By Darcy Staniforth |
Looking for Alaska brings the critically acclaimed work of author John Green to the screen in this eight-episode Hulu Original limited ...
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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band Movie Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Even before learning that the film was based on Robbie Robertson's memoir Testimony, his name separate from “The Band” in ...
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Secret Ceremony and Love Among the Ruins Blu-rays Review: Small Casts, Great Dramas
By Mat Brewster |
In our modern cinematic world of superheroes, Jedis, and super-sized monsters, it sometimes feels like there is no more room ...
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Book Review: The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
By Darcy Staniforth |
Dark humor and dark subject matter seem to go hand in hand. Combine those things with the incredible illustrations of ...
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Underwater (2020) Movie Review: Kristen Stewart Takes a Dive
By Mat Brewster |
Deep inside the Mariana Trench, the world's deepest undersea trench - which at its deepest is some 34,000 feet below ...
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