Beyond the Door Blu-ray Review: Rosemary’s Baby Meets the Exorcist
By Mat Brewster |
It is a universal truth that whenever anything is successful someone else will come along and copy that thing. Usually, ...
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The Vinyl Revival DVD Review: A Loving Look at the Resurgence of Vinyl Records
By generaljabbo |
In 2011, director Pip Piper read Last Shop Standing (Whatever Happened to Record Shops) by Graham Jones and it struck a nerve. ...
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TV Review: The West Memphis Three: An ID Murder Mystery: A Documentary Miniseries by the Book
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar The West Memphis Three: An ID Murder Mystery is a fly-on-the-wall documentary primarily chronicling the court ...
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Cruising Blu-ray Review: Hardcore in Blue
By Jack Cormack |
Nightmarishly vivid, director William Friedkin's Cruising, a divisive film about an undercover New York cop (Al Pacino, miscast) who cruises gay ...
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Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume Four (1990-1993) by Lynn Johnston
By Cinema Sentries |
Written By Chad Derdowski IDW and the Library of American Comics continue their tradition of collecting some of the finest ...
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The Other Lamb Movie Review: A Surface-Level Lucid Nightmare
By Matthew St.Clair |
The Other Lamb follows the journey of Selah (Raffey Cassidy), a girl who was born into an all-female cult called The ...
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Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife Blu-ray Review: Lifestyles of the Rich and Zany
By Elizabeth Periale |
Kino Lorber has just released Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper. Made in 1938, the screwball romantic comedy was ...
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Bones (2001) Blu-ray Review: Unleash the Blunt
By Jack Cormack |
Bones bores. Director Ernest Dickerson, Spike Lee's former DP, pulls off a few nifty visual tricks. Chief among them are a ...
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TV Review: How to Fix a Drug Scandal: Ripples of a Sweeping Tragedy
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar How to Fix a Drug Scandal is the dictionary definition of infotainment. It's thrilling, suspenseful, entertaining, ...
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Good Omens Blu-ray Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Armageddon
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the 1990 novel by the late Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman, the latter of whom oversaw the television ...
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Resistance (2020) Movie Review: A Compelling Holocaust Story
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar Drawing parallels between current times and the setting of the film tells one thing for ...
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice DVD Review: A Fantastic Appreciation
By Gordon S. Miller |
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice is a biographical documentary that Ronstadt was involved with as she introduces the ...
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Come to Daddy Blu-ray Review: Twisty, Twisted Story of Family
By Kent Conrad |
Come to Daddy is a twisty movie. A lot of its narrative power comes from its plot surprises, so as a ...
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My Gun Is Quick Blu-ray Review: A Hard-boiled Jewel
By Gordon S. Miller |
Produced and directed together by Victor Saville (credited as Phil Victor) and George White, My Gun Is Quick is the third film ...
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The Passion of Darkly Noon Blu-ray Review: The Story Goes Nowhere
By Mat Brewster |
A man, dressed in a suit and tie but bruised and battered, comes running through the woods. He stumbles and ...
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Endless Night Blu-ray Review: Not Your Typical Christie
By Elizabeth Periale |
Agatha Christie is well-known for cozy mysteries set in English villages where evil lurks beneath the neatly trimmed hedges; or ...
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Judgment at Nuremberg (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Guilty of Being a Great Courtroom Drama
By Gordon S. Miller |
Previously an episode of the TV series Playhouse 90 (1959), Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) dramatizes the Judges' Trial of 1947, one ...
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Spenser Confidential Movie Review: Epitome of Mediocrity
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar Spenser Confidential is the cinematic equivalent of 'sit back and relax on a lazy Saturday afternoon'. ...
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Superman: Red Son 4K UHD Review: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Communist
By Steve Geise |
DC's latest animated movie explores the question of what would have happened if baby Superman landed in Russia instead of ...
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Richard Jewell Blu-ray Review: Misinformation Sells
By David Wangberg |
It has become more of a gamble with Clint Eastwood's late-career directorial efforts. The Oscar-winning actor/filmmaker, who is still pumping ...
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Fathom Events and TCM Present King Kong (1933)
By Mat Brewster |
In 1929, while filming baboons in Africa on the set of The Four Feathers, director Merian C. Cooper developed the ...
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Inside the Rain Movie Review: A Pretty Heartfelt Mental Illness Dramedy
By Matthew St.Clair |
Rosie Perez has been having a slight career resurgence, having recently stole the show in Birds of Prey and being a highlight ...
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Canyon Passage Blu-ray Review: Where the Scalps Fly Like Toupees…Only Not Quite
By Jack Cormack |
If you were to say I would love to see a Technicolor noir western directed by Jacques Tourneur, set in ...
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Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets: Live at the Roundhouse Movie Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Pink Floyd was formed in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals), ...
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Bombshell (2019) Blu-ray Review: Me (and Me and Me, etc.) Too
By Elizabeth Periale |
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital copy, Bombshell uses real news footage mixed with actor portrayals to tell the story of how ...
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Queen & Slim Blu-ray Review: A Thrilling Drama Infused with Social Commentary
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Melina Matsoukas and screenwriter Lena Waithe, both of whom are also producers on the project, made an impressive feature-film ...
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Young Ahmed Movie Review: Minimalistic but Speaks Volumes
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar It's arduous to write about Young Ahmed without imposing personal views and judgements. Such is its concept. ...
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Antonio Gaudí Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Tone Poem of Gaudí, Barcelona, and Art
By Elizabeth Periale |
Antonio Gaudí, a film by Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927-2001), is a tone poem of Gaudí, Barcelona, and art - ...
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Swallow Movie Review: Haley Bennett Carries Slow Burn Psychological Thriller
By Matthew St.Clair |
Hunter (Haley Bennett) seems to have it all. An idyllic home life with a wealthy and seemingly supportive husband, Richie ...
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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible Movie Review: What Would Modern Art Be Like Without Duchamp?
By Elizabeth Periale |
Available on iTunes and Amazon on March 10, 2020, comes a new documentary film from Electrolift Creative Productions, Marcel Duchamp: The ...
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ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas Blu-ray Review: The Rise of ZZ Top
By Gordon S. Miller |
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas is a documentary that tells the story of the band, from their ...
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Frozen II Blu-ray Review: Call the Police, It Got Robbed of an Oscar Nomination
By Steve Geise |
Frozen II represents a new pinnacle in feature film animation, with dazzling artistic and technical prowess, a surprising and engaging story, ...
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Book Review: Aliens: Phalanx by Scott Sigler
By Mark Buckingham |
I've been riding the Alien train for the better part of 40 years now, and through the franchises high points ...
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Saint Frances Movie Review: A Topical Gem of Less Biblical Proportions
By Matthew St.Clair |
It seems that even in today's society, the idea of a woman not wanting to be a parent is viewed ...
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Tread Movie Review: A Captivating Cinematic Recreation
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Ram Venkat Srikar Tread is more of a cinematic recreation of real events than a documentary. It's so cinematic ...
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Sundance 2020 Review: ‘I Carry You with Me’ and ‘Minari’ Handle Themes of Home and Immigration
By Matthew St.Clair |
The Sundance Film Festival is typically a strong hub for breakout indies that are U.S.-based and in the English language. ...
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One Missed Call Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Let This One Go to Voicemail
By Mat Brewster |
A group of friends are hanging out. A cell phone rings, but nobody recognizes the ringtone. Finally, someone realizes it ...
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Manon Blu-ray Review: Doomed Love in Post-war France
By Mat Brewster |
Manon Lescaut is an 18th Century novel by Antoine François Prévost. It was controversial at the time of its release, for ...
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Teorema Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Pasolini’s Most Accessible Work
By Davy |
The late director Pier Paolo Pasolini was a very controversial filmmaker to begin with. His often taboo-breaking subject matter didn't ...
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The Great War (2019) DVD Review: A Film Better Suited for Television
By Todd Karella |
If you can't guess what this film is about, all you need to do is google “The Great War” and ...
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Birds of Prey Movie Review: A Chaotic Breath of Fresh Air in the DCEU
By Matthew St.Clair |
Given how Margot Robbie was one of the few saving graces of Suicide Squad, it should come as no surprise ...
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Swamp Thing (2019): The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: What Is and What (Unfortunately) Will Never Be
By David Wangberg |
It was doomed from the beginning. Before making its debut on the DC Universe streaming service, Swamp Thing had its initial 13-episode ...
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I Got You Babe: The Best of Sonny & Cher, Volume 1 DVD Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Sonny & Cher started as a singing duo and had their first big #1 hit in 1965 with “I Got ...
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Sundance 2020 Review: Promising Young Woman Is a Promising Directorial Debut
By Matthew St.Clair |
When Promising Young Woman begins, a cover of the song “It’s Raining Men” plays in the background as Cassie (Carey ...
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My Bloody Valentine (1981) Blu-ray Review: Superb Slasher Restored
By Kent Conrad |
My Bloody Valentine was, if not quite a box-office bomb, a severe disappointment. It was released right at the height of ...
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The 2020 NAMM Show Review: There’s More to the Music Business Than Music
By Gordon S. Miller |
The NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show traces its roots back to the NAPDA (National Association of Piano Dealers ...
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Premature (2020) Movie Review: An Uneven Story with an Incredible Lead
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Michael Frank When you first see Ayanna (Zora Howard), she looks to be in her element. She laughs ...
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The Garden Left Behind Movie Review: A Simplistic Political Experience
By Matthew St.Clair |
When artists like Alicia Vikander and Jared Leto win prestigious awards for movies handling the trans experience, dedicating their awards ...
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Sundance 2020 Review: The Nest Is a Colossal Bore
By Matthew St.Clair |
Sean Durkin's awaited follow-up to Martha Marcy May Marlene has the makings of a strong retro thriller, yet succumbs to being like ...
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Deadly Manor Blu-ray Review: A Complete and Total Dud
By Mat Brewster |
A group of teenagers decides to go camping at the lake. Four of them are in a Jeep, two drive ...
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