Honest Thief (2020) - Blu-ray Review
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- Published: 12 January 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
My daddy was a bank robber! I’ve said it before and I will continue to say it again and again and again: Liam Neeson is "The January Man". Ever since the success of Taken, he’s been in just about every January-released action flick that you can imagine becoming cinema's own Winter ...
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy - 4K Blu-ray Review
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- Published: 13 January 2021
- Written by Christopher Symonds
In annuls of home media, there are few titles regarded as legendary as The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Not only because of Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation, but in the sheer depth of content and effort made in exploring every facet of the creation of these films. From ...
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Bright Hill Road - Movie Review
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- Published: 10 January 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
Guilt. It can do a number on the soul - especially when it is trying to heal from a trauma which proves to be unyielding. This is the tricky territory of Bright Hill Road, the new thriller from director Robert Cuffley, a film which manages to prove to be both intense and unsettling thanks to a tightly focused ...
Panic aka Bakterion (1982) - Blu-ray Review
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- Published: 07 January 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
This Italian-Spanish co-production is a shoddy-looking horror film. Know that first. Panic, also known as Bakterion) is also quite interesting in its own way, weaving a tale about scientists who create something they cannot even hope to control through failed bacteria experiments, as it has more ...
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - Movie Review
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- Published: 08 January 2021
- Written by Frank Wilkins
So, let’s get this out of the way, right off the top: No, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is not as funny as the first one. However, it is damn funny and might very well be a more important film ...
Go/Don't Go - Movie Review
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- Published: 06 January 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
It is a life based on day-in, day-out routine, etched out in earnest atmosphere as Adam (Alex Knapp, who also wrote and directed this movie) embraces the isolation and sameness of his existence in this future-set thriller. Adam is seemingly alone on the third rock from the sun, but determining the cause ...
The Last Shift - DVD Review
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- Published: 25 September 2020
- Written by Frank Wilkins
When asked how the training of his replacement is coming along, Stanley (Richard Jenkins, The Visitor) mumbles to his manager, “I just don’t think he’s a good fit here.” Stanley would know. After all, we’s worked the late night drive-thru shift at Oscar’s Chicken and Fish, a run-down fast food spot in ...
Paramount Presents: The Golden Child (1986) - Blu-ray Review
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- Published: 30 December 2020
- Written by Loron Hays
The new comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson called The Hustle is an almost identical remake of the 1988 classic comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels which starred Michael Caine and Steve Martin - itself a remake of Marlon Brando’s Bedtime Story. I say “almost” because ...
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Climate of the Hunter - Movie Review
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- Published: 28 December 2020
- Written by Loron Hays
Wesley (Ben Hall) may or may not be a vampire. That’s only one of the most fascinating aspects about Climate of the Hunter, a horror film which will leave you wanting to see more from Oklahoma indie filmmaker Mickey Reece ...
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (1990, 2020) - Blu-ray Review
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- Published: 23 December 2020
- Written by Loron Hays
Ladies and gentlemen, we finally have a fitting conclusion to The Godfather. It might have taken us some time to get there, but with the release of The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, that finale is upon us and what a much better film this cut is as it celebrates its 30th ...
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