DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

Not often in Hollywood have we witnessed as illustrious a career as that of Clint Eastwood’s. From starring in cinema classics such as Unforgiven, Dirty Harry, and The Good the Bad and the Ugly, to also directing additional classics such as Mystic River, Gran Torino, and the aforementioned  ...

Halina Reijn’s Babygirl is a daring, intoxicating exploration of desire, repression, and feminine power, making it a standout entry in modern romance films. Starring Nicole Kidman in what may very well be one of her most daring performances, alongside Harris Dickinson and Antonio ...

If stripteases in mining gear, hearts boiling alongside hot dogs, or dead women tumbling around in dryers aren’t your cup of tea then, well, I do believe there might be something wrong with you.  My Bloody Valentine, being made in the wake of John Carpenter's Halloween EXPLOSION, is Canuxploitation  ...

To this day, there remains something insanely special about director Brian De Palma’s Carrie.  It is based on the once-discarded novel by Stephen King, but was painstakingly adapted for the screen by Lawrence D. Cohen.  Cohen got everything about King’s first novel right and – with  ...

It’s hard to believe that You’re Next, now celebrating its 10th anniversary, has never before been available in 4K here in the United States until now.  But, thanks to Lionsgate Limited, Americans can finally get their hands on this eye-popping restoration which was previously only available in  ...

Make no mistake, Panic Room - hailing all the way from the year 2002 - is director David Fincher’s underrated masterpiece.  There are moments of suspense in this neo-noir gem which are definitely not for the weak of heart, with one early stand-out sequence has to be when Jodie Foster has to  ...

Forget about the wooden stakes, the garlic, and the kisses of death on the neck. Everyone knows that’s not really how you fend off a vampire. That’s just Universal Studios movie lore. As depicted in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu (2024), breaking the curse of a vampyr is a far more complicated  ...

After gaining international fame and recognition following the release of her 2017 debut feature film Revenge, French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat entered a very dark and lonely place in her personal life. In her forties and contemplating the reality of success, fame, and fortune, those self-defeating thoughts of “what am I ...

Thirty years have gone by already since David Fincher unleashed his masterful beast of a thriller and reinvigorated his feature career (Alien 3 did not go well for him, and he returned to commercials for a time), cemented Brad Pitt as a megastar, made household names of Gwyneth Paltrow and ...

Action. Atmosphere. And Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken saying things like, "Sad story.  You got a smoke?"  Do I really need to say any more?  Escape from New York, from writer/director John Carpenter, is the perfect mix of genres from a director who could do no wrong throughout the 1970s ...

Because who doesn’t like a practical joke?! “On a clear day you can see the Kennedys.”  That line of dialogue is one of the many clever lines in this cult classic from 1986.  April Fool’s Day, directed by Fred Walton and written by Danilo Bach, is an undeniable masterpiece of mood and mayhem that  ...

Well folks, we have another weekend in Hollywood where two blockbuster juggernauts square off with one another to grab box office gold. Remember last year’s Barbenheimer which saw Barbie and Oppenheimer slug it out to the tune of a $250 million dollar opening weekend  ...

When this film was originally released FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, we really wanted writer/director Sam Raimi to be back in the business of scaring the pants off of us and making us howl with laughter. We got exactly what we wanted with Drag Me to Hell even if Raimi remained relatively quiet until  ...

Jackie Brown is one badass motherfucker.  This film, full of extremely smart characters who are all trying to outmaneuver their competition over Ordell’s $500,000 “retirement”, continues to be the ugly step-child in Quentin Tarantino’s highly consistent filmography.  Many fights have started among my friends with  ...

A fortuitous trip to Poland several decades ago by filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg eventually turned into A Real Pain, a delightful and poignant exploration of family, friendship, and the passage of time. With a blend of humor and heartfelt reflection, the film resonates deeply with its audience ...