DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

Filmmaker Edward Berger, who brought us the heartbreaking anti-war film All Quiet on the Western Front in 2022, revisits emotion and intrigue in Conclave, which offers a riveting exploration of one of the most secretive and ancient processes in the world—the selection of a new  ...

Released in 2004 with about 7 months between the original film, Kill Bill Volume 2 tells the story of The Bride, a former assassin who decides to leave her clan when she finds out she’s pregnant. Thurman is great in the role, she’s far less bubbly than she has been in the past, and everyone  ...

Once Upon A Time in El Paso, Texas . . . Step into the blood-soaked revenge saga of Quentin Tarantino's iconic Kill Bill: Volume 1 with this stunning SteelBook Edition. Featuring Uma Thurman as the relentless Bride, this explosive tale of vengeance and redemption is a masterclass in action filmmaking, blending  ...

Directed by André Øvredal and written by Bragi F. Schut Jr and Zak Olkewicz, The Last Voyage of the Demeter is exceptionally well done.  It is brooding and darkly realized, bringing to life “The Captain’s Log” chapter from a chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel, a chapter which is somewhat  ...

“Are you gonna bark all day, little doggie?  Or are you gonna bite?” If one needed to sum up who Quentin Tarantino was in one word, I think the best one would be “pioneer.” He ushered in a new wave of film that is replicated over and over again, ad nauseum, until the entire pool is over saturated with ...

Let’s get this out of the way right off the top. I Saw the TV Glow is a pretty difficult watch, but one that has its rewards for those who stick with it. It is one of those rare films that dares to take risks, telling a story that is as deeply personal as it is surreal. Directed by Jane Schoenbrun, this ...

“I don’t have any secrets.” Lionsgate is currently killing it with their Collector’s Edition releases.  And The Conversation, with its delicious treatment of a web of secrets, is certainly a crowning achievement.  For physical media lovers, it is something to celebrate as it gives us a whole lot of material  ...

“You’ve got red on you.” Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the beloved horror-comedy classic Shaun of the Dead, with this limited-edition SteelBook release from Focus Features, complete with cover art that is a throwback to the EC comic book art of yore! How do you pull an entire genre from the precipice ...

Art The Clown as Santa?  You had me at Ho Ho Holy shit that’s a great idea! Grabbing the B-movie vibe by both cheeks and yanking his audience toward him, writer/director Damien Leone continues to put horror on the right track with Terrifier 3, featuring the fabulous David Howard Thornton as ...

Believe it or not, we are approaching the 50th anniversary of one of TV’s biggest achievements in the world of comedy. That’s right, “SNL,” originally titled Saturday Night, the legendary variety show that launched the careers of such comedic geniuses as John Belushi, Chevy Chase,  ...

The journey begins with a series of hallucinations; a smoky reefer-saturated mess of colors that spiral out as the jungle setting is surgically snipped by the blades of helicopters crisscrossing the image. Then, the landscape suddenly explodes. Fireballs shoot up from the ground and the frame dissolves  ...

Fresh from the success of 1978’s Halloween, director John Carpenter returns to horror and its star Jamie Lee Curtis for his follow-up feature film.  The Fog is a supernatural horror flick that is heavy on atmosphere and creativity and, in spite of its age, its creepy vibe and physical make-up effects  ...

Hey Ho, Let’s Go!  It's time to head back to school – Rock 'N' Roll High School, that is – with this special 45th Anniversary Edition featuring the cult classic film newly remastered in 4K! Thank God for Paul Bartel (who plays Mr. McGree, the music teacher) at Vince Lombardi High School in this ...

Ghost stories are a dime a dozen, have been for decades, so it’s a herculean task to rise above the rest. M. Night Shyamalan, now a director of renown, managed to pull this off at the end of last century. The Sixth Sense actually managed to nearly top the box office in 1999, only being thwarted  ...

Ho ho ho! Merry friggin’ Christmas! Have you been naughty or nice this year? Fuhget about Sandy Claws, it is Krampus who really wants to know.  And thanks to Shout Factory’s Naughty Cut of 2015’s Krampus, we get another chance to celebrate the dark lord of Christmas ...