Posts Tagged ‘Richard Pryor’
Superman 5-Film Collection 4K UHD Review: Super-Reeve
Is it worth the bucks you’d pay for it?
Read MoreThe Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection (Uncensored) 13-DVD Set Review: Earns the Ultimate Designation
This deep dive into Pryor’s career is for the hardcore fan.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection: Uncensored Arrives on 9/28 from Time Life
This 13-Disc set is packed with more than 26 hours of raw, uncensored Pryor.
Read MoreLady Sings the Blues Blu-ray Review: Good Morning Heartache
Allow me to state this upfront: In Lady Sings the Blues (1972; dir. Sidney J. Furie), Diana Ross gives a colossal performance as troubled jazz singer Billie “Lady Day” Holiday (1914-1959). But for Ross, the film would be a garden-variety showbiz bio-drama—a solid depiction of Holiday’s drug woes and the segregated times in which she…
Read MoreBrewster’s Millions Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Maybe Worth a Hundred
A movie I loved as a kid as depreciated a great deal over the years.
Read MoreBlue Collar Blu-ray Review: Workingman’s Blues
Paul Schrader’s directorial debut gets a nice new release from Kino Lorber.
Read MoreThe Dick Cavett Show: Inside the Minds of… Volume 3 DVD Review
Episodes included find Dick Cavett joined by Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Dick Gregory.
Read MoreGene Wilder’s Other Films
2016 takes another one of my heroes.
Read MoreTop Five Movie Review: Genuine Laughs with the Sting of Truth
Need a break from oh-so-serious Oscar bait? Chris Rock’s raucous, original comedy is funny, touching, and unexpectedly relevant.
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