Posts Tagged ‘adaptation’
The Yellow Wallpaper (2021) Movie Review: Beautiful but Lacks the Horror
This adaptation tries to fill in the spaces left to the imagination, but they don’t translate well to the screen.
Read MoreBack to the Future Trilogy 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week
One of the greatest trilogies in film history gets another upgrade and headlines a new week of releases.
Read MoreThe Goldfinch Blu-ray Review: A Beautiful but Messy Underachievement
The Goldfinch boasts an impressive cast and gorgeous cinematography, but fails to capture the intensity or depth of its adapted novel.
Read MoreScary Stories to Tell in the Dark Movie Review: Terrifyingly Serviceable
Hardly any scary stories to tell.
Read MoreThe Martian Chronicles (1980) Blu-ray Review: Is There Life on Mars?
Kino Lorber Studio Classics blasts off into the crazy surreal cosmos of this sci-fi miniseries.
Read MoreWuthering Heights (1970) Blu-ray Review: Subtly Mind-Blowing
AIP’s only Gothic romance is just as weird as you’d expect, and can now be seen in High-Definition thanks to Twilight Time.
Read MoreAuntie Mame (1958) Blu-ray Review: And It’s Completely Lucille Ball-Free, Too!
The Warner Archive Collection brings us a beautiful restoration of Rosalind Russell’s original great aunt.
Read MoreA Wrinkle in Time Movie Review: Wondrous yet Muddled
While it reaches for the stars with its jaw-dropping visuals, it still is bogged down by its storytelling and short length.
Read MoreEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Blu-ray Review: Who’s Afraid?
Twilight Time brings us Woody Allen’s legendary farce, highlighted by appearances from such greats as Gene Wilder and John Carradine.
Read MoreThe Quiet American (1958) Blu-ray Review: Silent, but Deadly?
Twilight Time gives the overlooked Americanized version of Graham Greene’s bestseller an opportunity to speak up and be accounted for.
Read MoreDoberman Cop (1977) Blu-ray Review: Sonny Chiba Does It Doggy Style
Arrow Video unleashes a truly mind-blowing 1970s exploitation action-comedy equivalent to fusion cuisine starring the larger-than-life Shin’ichi Chiba.
Read MoreWolf Guy (1975) Blu-ray Review: Lycanthropy, Grindhouse Style
Arrow Video throws us a bone in the form of a shapeshifting werewolf feller like no other.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Go Big, but Don’t Go Home!
Four classic titles ranging from suffocating small town drama to the wonderful world of corporate corruption highlight this must-see wave of new Blu-ray releases.
Read MoreThe Blood of Fu Manchu / The Castle of Fu Manchu Blu-ray Review: Toppling Towers
The world hears from Christopher Lee’s most infamous character again in Blue Underground’s HD double feature of two cult collaborations from Jesus Franco and Harry Alan Towers.
Read MoreDemon Seed (1977) Blu-ray Review: Artificial Intelligence Meets Artificial Insemination
The kooky, slightly kinky ’70s sci-fi horror hybrid featuring the talents of the late Fritz Weaver and Robert Vaughn receives a beautiful makeover from the Warner Archive.
Read MoreWait Until Dark (1967) / Love in the Afternoon (1957) Blu-rays Review: An Audrey Two-fer
The Warner Archive Collection brings us two remarkably different ‒ but nevertheless essential ‒ offerings from the inimitable Audrey Hepburn.
Read MoreWho’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Blu-ray Review: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
The motion picture that single-handedly brought about the fall of the Hays Code receives a fearless restoration from the Warner Archive Collection.
Read MoreThe Survivor (1981) Blu-ray Review: I Guess Fate Really Is the Hunter
Severin Films brings us the seldom-seen supernatural thriller which seems to have inspired others more than itself.
Read MoreMoby Dick (1956) Blu-ray Review: A Newly Restored Whale of a Tale
Twilight Time brings us the most famous filmic Melville adaptation of all, lovingly restored to match the original theatrical presentation.
Read MoreMoby Dick (1930) DVD Review: The Version You Never Thought Possible
For those of you who think they know Dick, the WAC salutes you.
Read MoreThese Three (1936) DVD Review: Kids Say the Darndest Things
The Warner Archive Collection outs Lillian Hellman’s first filmic adaptation of a once-controversial play.
Read MoreAnd Then There Were None (2015) Blu-ray Review: And Then There Was Yet Another
There can be only one. But is this much-anticipated (and greatly needed) BBC miniseries event truly ‘it’?
Read MoreJonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Blu-ray Review: A Magical Series About Real Magic in England
A faithful adaptation of the modern classic novel, a complicated and convoluted fantasy story about rival wizards in 19th-century England.
Read MoreRaffles (1930) / Raffles (1939) DVD Review: Because Cricket Doesn’t Pay
Two rare versions of the same story about an even rarer combination of English gentleman, jewel thief, and cricketer.
Read MoreBorn Yesterday (1950) Blu-ray Review: A Memorable Holliday in DC
Twilight Time presents us with a classic comedy from Columbia Pictures that’s just as big of a laugh as its own studio head.
Read MoreNeed for Speed (2014) Blu-ray Review: Bad, Bad, Bad (But with Some Great Car Stunts!)
Finally, a movie for addle-brained adolescents by addle-brained adolescents.
Read MoreThe Fifth Estate (2013) Blu-ray Review: When Tension Becomes Tedious
(aka ‘The Anti-Social Network’.)
Read MoreLord of the Flies (1963) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Definitive Version of a Classic Text
The Criterion Collection adds a bevy of compelling bonus content on top of a fantastic adaptation of William Golding’s novel.
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