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Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy - 4K Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 09 November 2020; Written by Christopher Symonds

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The product of two A-list protégés (at the time) floundering in their careers; a script deemed too dirty by Disney, and not dirty enough by other studios (this was era of sex comedies). Back to the Future, despite being one of the tightest screenplays ever written (then and now) just could not ...

Marital Problems - Movie Review

Details: Published: 04 November 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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That well-worn independent vibe is flowing all throughout director Dia Taylor’s Marital Problems. From the opening seconds when a fist knocks upon a “Do Not Knock” sticker, viewers know that, without a doubt, they are in for an endlessly charming ride through hangovers and heartaches. Truthfully, the film ...

A Bennett Song Holiday - Movie Review

Details: Published: 04 November 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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The Bennett-Song family returns for even more Holiday cheer! Written by Nancy Oeswein and directed by Harry Wallen, A Bennett Song Holiday is the terrific little charmer that the upcoming holidays need this year as it continues the story of this diverse

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Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 03 November 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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From dry deserts to tropical islands, Tremors shows no signs of stopping anytime soon, but - if this is the end of the road for the franchise - it goes out on a hell of a high note thanks to Tremors: Shrieker Island ...

They Reach - Movie Review

Details: Published: 02 November 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Small town? Check. Three best friends? Check. Monsters lurking about with fall in the air? Check and check. If you are addicted to the old school vibe of 1980s horror/comedies and Netflix’s Stranger Things, then Uncork’d Entertainment has your latest fix with the arrival of They Reach, an ...

The Last Starfighter: Arrow Video 4K Restoration (1984) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 01 November 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Greetings, Starfighter! Arrow Video invited you to watch this 1984 science fiction classic in a way never before thought possible. With a newly restored 4k scan of the original negative and the 4.1 sound mix originally created for the 70mm release, The Last Starfighter returns to your living ...

Noise in the Middle - Movie Review

Details: Published: 30 October 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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When a horror film works, its audience is absolutely haunted by its content. That’s what happens throughout Noise in the Middle, a horror film which will leave you spellbound by its cinematography and its wicked sense of atmosphere, both filling each frame with chills as an ...

No Such Thing As Monsters - Movie Review

Details: Published: 28 October 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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“Wake up. We’ve got company.” With those lines, a young couple finds their retreat into the woods for quiet and comfort cut short. David was going to propose, but their unexpected guests change the peaceful landscape almost immediately. From ...

The Assistant - DVD Review

Details: Published: 28 October 2020; Written by Michelle Duy

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I’ll say this about The Assistant: it’ll probably make you appreciate your own boss. That person is almost guaranteed to be better than the nameless tyrant dominating The Assistant. The movie depicts one long and ordinary day in the life of Jane (Julia Garner), a twenty something wannabe film ...

Suspicion: Warner Archive Collection (1941) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 27 October 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Was he trying to kiss or kill her on that hilltop? The verdict is still out as Suspicion makes its debut on blu-ray thanks to the efforts of the Warner Archive Collection. Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of Francis Iles's novel Before the Fact - which is as dissimilar as they...