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Film Review: Reinventing The Hero’s Journey With ‘Starfish’ On Blu-Ray
What happens if you ignore the call to adventure? In his feature film debut, director, A.T. White, throws a wrench
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Colonel Redl and Mephisto share a director in István Szabó. They both star Klaus Maria Brandauer, but they’re also both
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Available in the US for the first time, The Mad Fox is the second of Tomu Uchida’s films to get
Read moreBlu-Ray Review: Stanwyck’s Range Is On Full Display In Kino Lorber’s ‘Barbara Stanwyck Collection’
The films in Kino Lorber’s new Barbara Stanwyck box set might not be the biggest of her career, but they
Read moreIt’s All Led Up To This: ‘Shades Of Magic: The Rebel Army’ Reviewed
Trilogies are all well and good but there’s a difference between designing a series to be trilogy and having a
Read moreBlu-Ray Review: Return To The 70’s With ‘Stray Cat Rock’
We’re stray cats, not dogs! It seems kind of late in the game to title drop a series in its
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After releasing the original box set in 2016, Kino Lorber has been moving much faster on their Film Noir: The
Read moreA Musical To Make You Rethink Getting A Hair Cut: Olive Signature’s ‘Hair’ Reviewed
When it comes to summing up a movie, trailers don’t always get it right. Hair’s isn’t even that bad, if
Read moreEPIX’s ‘Pennyworth’ Review: A Worthy Origin Story For A Beloved Character
Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share
Read moreSeasons Come And Seasons Go: ‘Spring Night, Summer Night’ Reviewed
Carl (Ted Heimerdinger) isn’t the first movie character to ever want to get out of the small town where he
Read moreThe Truth Is Out There: ‘Project Blue Book’ Season 2 Reviewed
Project Blue Book is a show that never quite figured out what it wanted to be. While there is a
Read moreFilm Review: A Murderous Game Is Afoot In William Castle’s ‘Let’s Kill Uncle’
June Skinner wrote Let’s Kill Uncle using the pen name Rohan O’Grady. William Castle’s film adaptation has two names, too
Read moreTurning The Tables With ‘Judy & Punch’, A Film Review
Judy & Punch might flip the names around in the title but does Mirrah Foulkes’ film really focus on Judy
Read moreWhen That Girl Met Hawkeye: ‘Jenny’ Reviewed
There’s a reason That Girl wasn’t called “Ann Marie.” Anyone can be “that girl,” but only Marlo Thomas was Ann
Read moreA New Kind Of Biopic: Ferrara’s “Pasolini” Reviewed
How do you know you’re watching a biopic? Pier Paolo Pasolini is far from an unknown director, but to someone
Read moreDracula Doco Lacks Teeth: Reviewing ‘In Search of Dracula’
Dracula isn’t Bigfoot. Nobody in Calvin Floyd’s documentary, In Search of Dracula, is actually looking for him (and if they
Read moreAudio Drama Review – ‘Doctor Who – Short Trips: Regeneration Impossible’
Doctor Who Short Trips: Regeneration Impossible Directed by Nicholas Briggs Written by Alfie Shaw Performed by Jacob Dudman A Time Lord dying in
Read moreUnburying ‘The Point’: A Review Of The 70’s Animated Musical
Before Peter Falk read The Princess Bride to an initially apathetic Fred Savage, a father was telling the story of
Read moreReview: Tsai Chin Is One, Cool Grandma In Sasie Sealy’s ‘Lucky Grandma’
Here’s the question to ask yourself before streaming Sasie Sealy’s Lucky Grandma: are you looking for a gambling movie or
Read moreFor Your (Re)consideration: Lubitsch’s “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” Reviewed
Beware of the popular consensus when it comes to movies. Don’t let it get under your skin, because there’s a
Read moreThe Haunting Beauty Of Borja González’s ‘A Gift For A Ghost’ Reviewed
A girl and a skeleton meet in a forest. Neither is what they seem, but then what would be the
Read more‘The Runner Stumbles’ Continues To Stumble On DVD — A Review
To quote film critic Peter Tonguette, who did the commentary track for Kino Lorber’s new release of The Runner Stumbles,
Read moreAudio Drama Review: ‘The New Counter-Measures: The Dalek Gambit’
“The Dalek Gambit” Directed by Ken Bentley Written by Roland Moore Starring Pamela Salem (Rachel Jensen), Simon Williams (Group Captain Gilmore), Karen
Read moreAva Gardner, The Spanish Years – A Review Of ‘Arde Madrid’
Arde Madrid: Burn Madrid Burn isn’t The Americans, but it does involve Ana Mari (Inma Cuesta) going undercover to spy
Read moreJingle Bells At The Airport: ‘Bad Karma #1’ Reviewed
Dictionary.com defines “karma” as an “… action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this
Read moreKaty Ponders What Could’ve Been In A Preview Of Next Week’s ‘Katy Keene’ Season Finale
Hypothetical episodes have been all the rage on TV this season. Done right and you get something like Supergirl’s “It’s
Read moreAudio Drama Review – The New Counter-Measures: ‘The Movellan Manoeuvre’
The Movellan Manoeuvre Directed by Ken Bentley Written by John Dorney Starring Pamela Salem (Rachel Jensen), Simon Williams (Group Captain Gilmore), Karen
Read moreReview: Trust Issues Abound In ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Something Wicked #2’
Still reeling from last issue’s reveal, Sabrina doesn’t know who to trust. The problem with Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Something
Read moreSeparating Artist And Muse: ‘Camille Claudel’ Reviewed
Camille Claudel (Isabelle Adjani) was a sculptor before she met Auguste Rodin (Gérard Depardieu), yet her work is almost always
Read morePepper’s Lies Start To Unravel In A Preview Of Next Week’s ‘Katy Keene’
TV promos can be misleading. Sure, we’re supposed to believe everyone is talking about Pepper (Julia Chan) in the preview
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