Blu-ray Review: David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ Gets The Arrow Treatment
For a long time, the thought of watching Dune felt like a betrayal to director David Lynch. He famously didn’t have
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Discovery of Witches’ Season 2
When dealing with heady forces like time travel, it never hurts to have a plan and Diana (Teresa Palmer) and
Read moreA TV Movie To Fill That ‘Outlander’ Void: ‘The Two Worlds Of Jennie Logan’ Reviewed
There’s forgiving someone and there’s being able to move past what they did. In the TV movie, The Two Worlds
Read moreMarlene Dietrich Double Feature: ‘Angel’ And ‘The Song of Songs’
Josef von Sternberg wasn’t the only great director Marlene Dietrich worked with — she also worked with Ernst Lubitsch and
Read moreFilm Review: Mae West Deep Dive (Part 2)
Mae West’s later films aren’t usually as well-regarded as her pre-code films, but now, thanks to Kino Lorber, there’s room
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This year, Paramount launched its own streaming service – Paramount+ – but none of that would be possible if it
Read moreNo Fake Smiles Here: Michael Ritchie’s ‘Smile’ Reviewed
Having Nat King Cole’s “Smile” play at the beginning of a film called Smile might seem a little on the
Read moreFor Brando And Moreno Fans: ‘The Night Of The Following Day’ Reviewed
We might not know who actress, Pamela Franklin, is playing or why she’s being kidnapped, but there’s no mistaking that’s
Read moreWonderland By Way Of The Looking Glass House: A Review of Norman Z. McLeod’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’
In Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (and the Disney animated feature, Alice in Wonderland (1955)), Alice enters Wonderland by
Read moreReview: Nicolas Cage Faces Off Against Homicidal Animatronics In ‘Willy’s Wonderland’
Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider, Kick-Ass) is an actor who’s had a career as exciting and eclectic as the man himself.
Read moreHumans Are The Real Monsters In Steven Kostanski’s ‘Psycho Goreman’ Reviewed
As Mimi and Owen’s father, Greg (Adam Brooks), says at one point, humans are the real monsters and that’s very
Read moreFrench Documentary Rehashes The 50’s: ‘America As Seen By A Frenchman’ Reviewed
What does America look like to the outside world? While that might not be a question you want answered all
Read moreBlu-Ray Review: ‘Doom Patrol: The Complete Second Season’
[* Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The
Read moreBlu-Ray Review: ‘Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season’
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Read moreBlu-Ray Review: Before ‘Princess Bride,’ There Was ‘The Court Jester’
Poison. Betrayal. A royal massacre. Sounds like Game of Thrones, but the same description actually applies to Melvin Frank and
Read moreBlu-Ray Review: ‘Snowpiercer: The Complete First Season’
Snowpiercer started out as a series of French graphic novels (Titan Comics has been translating them). Then it became a
Read moreFosse’s Choreography And Doris Day’s Voice: ‘The Pajama Game’ Reviewed
Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share
Read moreGregory Peck Is Captain Newman In ‘Captain Newman, M.D.,’ Reviewed
Films about mental health can be a slippery slope. From insensitive and judgmental to sappy and sentimental, it’s a topic
Read moreAll Aboard! ‘The Harvey Girls’ Reviewed On Blu-Ray
In this first-rate musical from director, George Sidney, some people come to Sandrock to work. Susan (Judy Garland) is there
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
Read moreReview: ‘Fatman’ Puts An R-Rated Spin On Santa Claus
Love or hate it, the subgenre of Christmas movies has been around as long as cinema itself, and it will
Read moreBlu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s ‘Cary Grant Collection’
The first thing to know about Frank Tuttle’s Ladies Should Listen is that the title is actually really clever. It
Read moreChristmas With A Dash Of Manipulation: ‘The Shop Around the Corner’ Reviewed
Christmas gets more commercial every year. Charlie Brown lamented it in A Charlie Brown Christmas and it’s no less true
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th: Part III’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
Read moreIncest Or Murder? ‘I Start Counting’ Reviewed
Is it incest if you’re adopted? That’s what Wynne (Jenny Agutter) would like to know, but setting aside the (possible)
Read moreSeijun Suzuki’s Arthouse Masterpieces — ‘The Taisho Trilogy’ Reviewed
After being treated terribly by film studio Nikkatsu (for whom Suzuki would create some of his most popular pictures, including
Read moreIsn’t It Romantic? A Review Of The Movie Musical, ‘Love Me Tonight’
Paris. The city of romance and, in Rouben Mamoulian’s musical, Love Me Tonight, the city where music is sung like
Read moreWhen Peter Cushing Was The Doctor — The ‘Doctor Who’ Films Reviewed
It’s easy to watch Dr. Who and the Daleks today and forget what a big deal it would’ve been to
Read moreA Rocky Magic Carpet Ride: ‘The Wonders Of Aladdin’ Reviewed
There are two kinds of people who get three wishes: the kind that can make their dreams come true and
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th: Part 2’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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