Posts Tagged ‘drama’
Bret Maverick: The Complete Series (1981-1982) DVD Review: James Garner’s Final Round
The Warner Archive brings us the last series starring one of the industry’s finest.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Men of Action (and Reaction)
An assortment of adult drama featuring some of classic cinema’s biggest names are now yours to enjoy on Blu-ray.
Read MoreThe Sunshine Boys (1975) DVD Review: Walter Matthau and George Burns Are Forever Young
One of those rare Neil Simon dramedies that still makes you laugh in all the right places for all the right reasons.
Read MoreThe Future, the Past, and Creepy Dolls: Twilight Time Breaks the Eclectic Mold
The niche Blu-ray label unveils, among other things, its first double feature release.
Read MoreMusical Oddities from the Warner Archive
Two forgotten musicals, a neglected homage, and The Cars, too.
Read MoreLosers, Lineages, Lust, Lemons, and Lynch: Five Comedies From Twilight Time
What do Woody Allen, James Stewart, Kurt Russell, David Lynch, and a couple of horny teenage girls have in common? They’re all on Blu-ray now.
Read MoreWildcat Bus (1940) DVD Review: As Outdated as Public Transportation Itself
Fay Wray highlights this slow-moving ride that’s too proud to ask for direction.
Read MoreSky Full of Moon (1952) DVD Review: And a Script Full of Maroons
Notable for being as genuinely dumb as its name implies.
Read MoreNever Too Late to Learn? Twilight Time’s Quintet Examines Human Nature
Five films making their High-Def debut take a good long look at depraved elements like violence, greed, sports, and Jon Voight.
Read MoreCaged (1950) DVD Review: Polished Prototype of a Sleazy Subgenre
The Warner Archive gives this lifelong classic a deserving second chance.
Read MorePerformance (1970) Blu-ray Review: Mick Jagger Highlights Psychedelic Cult Classic
For those of you who wonder what that whole “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” thing is like.
Read MoreDeath Among Friends (1975) DVD Review: Lighthearted Murder Fare = Failed TV Pilot
Not quite as nice as sex among friends, but I suppose it’ll do.
Read MoreSearch for the Gods (1975) DVD Review: What, Another Failed TV Pilot? You Bet!
Pre-action star Kurt Russell highlights this amusing piece of ’70s pseudoscience schlock.
Read MoreBeyond the Poseidon Adventure DVD Review: A Different Kind of Disaster
Still, it’s better than the 2006 remake of the original film!
Read MoreTestament (1983) DVD Review: Still Waiting for the World to Deserve It
One of the most powerfully realistic (and yet simplistic) post-apocalyptic movies ever made.
Read MoreThe Americanization of Emily Blu-ray Review: A Classic Satire of Heroism and War
It’s easy to see why James Garner and Julie Andrews each considered this their favorite starring roles.
Read MoreThe Lonely Man (1957) DVD Review: An Equally Lonely Movie
Who’s ready for a little PnP? Perkins and Palance, I mean.
Read MoreFearless (1993) Blu-ray Review: Jeff Bridges in the Pre-Lebowski Years
The Warner Archive brings us a massive upgrade from that horrible old budget DVD.
Read MoreThe Girl in the Empty Grave DVD Review: Andy Griffith Shines in Forgotten TV Thriller
The Warner Archive dusts off yet another obscurity from the vaults.
Read MoreWarner Archive’s James Cagney DVDs Review: Three Rarities for You Dirty Rats
See Jimmy duke it out. See Jimmy enlist in the Navy. See Jimmy go West to fight Bogie. Then see yourself smile.
Read MoreTim Holt Western Classics Collection, Vol. 4 DVD Review: Atypical B Westerns
Quite possibly the only cowboy star to work with John Ford, Orson Welles, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Read MoreOut with the Old, In with the Even Older: The Warner Archive Presents Dr. Kildare Movie Collection
More docs and Dick than you can shake your medical staff at.
Read MoreWhat Price Hollywood? DVD Review: Hell Is a Place Called, Well, You Know
The Warner Archive dusts off another forgotten tale of woe set in vintage Tinseltown.
Read MoreFree and Easy / Estrellados DVD Review: Buster Keaton en Español? ¡Sí!
Because we all know how well Buster Keaton could dance, sing, and speak Spanish.
Read MoreStill Mine Blu-ray Review: All He Wanted to Do Was Build a House
For those of you who have always wanted to see an elderly James Cromwell nekkid, your ship has just sailed in.
Read MoreThe Book Thief Blu-ray Review: Familiar but Compelling Wartime Drama
Following a girl who comes of age in Nazi Germany, The Book Thief is a familiar, but quality story.
Read MoreRipper Street: Season Two Blu-ray Review: Hey, Things Are Improving!
It’s not quite dead. It’s getting better.
Read MoreAtlantis: Season One (2013) Blu-ray Review: Let’s Get Mythical
Sometimes, placing all your eggs in one basket pays off.
Read More3 Days to Kill (2014) Blu-ray Review: Not As Advertised
It’s an okay flick as long as you know what you’re getting.
Read MoreTrust Me (2014) Movie Review: Jerry Maguire with an Unfortunate Ending
It’s so good until it suddenly isn’t.
Read MoreThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Blu-ray Review: A Secret Best Left Untold
Ben Stiller succeeds in launching and then crashing the very same project so many others abandoned or passed-up several times before.
Read MoreOff-the-Wall TV Shows from the Warner Archive DVDs Review: Heroes and Fathers Galore
The Search for Jimmy Stewart’s Courtship of Superboy.
Read MoreThe Eddy Duchin Story (1956) / The Front (1976) / Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) / The Blue Max (1966) / Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) Blu-rays Review: Twilight Times Five
Eastwood. Woody. And World War, too.
Read MoreHimizu Movie Review: Compellingly Weird Coming-of-age Drama
Himizu is a strange, but compelling, coming-of-age drama about a boy trying to find normalcy in post-tsunami Japan.
Read MoreSherlock: Season Three (2014) Blu-ray Review: Back from the Dead?
The wait is over. But was it worth it?
Read MoreAfter the Dark Movie Review: This is What “Trying Too Hard” Looks Like
A good idea spoiled with pretentiousness.
Read MoreRunner Runner Blu-ray Review: I Fold
The smart bet is not to watch.
Read MoreThe Fifth Estate (2013) Blu-ray Review: When Tension Becomes Tedious
(aka ‘The Anti-Social Network’.)
Read MoreJane Eyre (1943) / Oliver! (1968) / The Way We Were (1973) Blu-rays Review: Growing Up Again
From Orson Welles to Oliver Reed and Karl Marx, too.
Read MoreLa Notte Criterion Collection DVD Review: They Don’t Make ‘Em Like This Anymore
A slow-burn Italian relationship drama that leaves you hanging.
Read MoreModern Family: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Review: Yet Another Mouth to Feed
A show that scores even after they add another addition.
Read MoreTarzan (1966): The Complete Second Season DVD Review: Wither Ron Ely
The last of the 15th Lord of the Apes’ adventures.
Read MoreThe Tin Star (1957) / Nichols: The Complete Series DVD Reviews: Lawmen of a Different Color
The Warner Archive presents two very different western tales.
Read MoreThe East (2013) Blu-ray Review: Anarchy in the USA?
The long lost sequel to ‘The North’ and ‘The South’.
Read MoreIn the Flesh: Series One DVD Review: Leave It to the Brits to Make Zombies Human Again
“If you wanna find out what’s behind these cold eyes, you’ll just have to claw your way through this disguise.” – “In the Flesh?” – Pink Floyd
Read MoreBabette’s Feast Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Tale of Love, Life, and Food
A venerable banquet unto itself.
Read MoreTo Be or Not to Be (1942) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: You’ll Get a ‘Terrific Laugh’ Out of This One
Ernst Lubitsch and the Criterion Collection are a match made in comedic heaven.
Read MoreBus Stop (1956) Blu-ray Review: Marilyn Monroe Finally Goes to Acting School
The “too little, too late” spot on the route.
Read MoreFrom the Head Movie Review: What Happens in the Bathroom, Stays in the Bathroom
Spend a little while with the unusual yet familiar psyches of strip club patrons and the man who gives them soap.
Read MoreBlood and Sand (1941) Blu-ray Review: Three-strip Technicolor Death in the Afternoon
The torrid tale of a man who dreams of single-handedly exterminating the world of its excessive amounts of male bovines.
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