DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

You ready for a fun, rollicking feel-good time at the movies? Well, this makes The Road look hopeful. You would have to be from space, or a right nit wit, to think a film based on a story from the master of horror, Mr. Stephen King, was gonna bring the light and fluffy. But there is a dog! No folks ...

James Cameron has acquired a well-deserved reputation as something of a Midas within the realm of films. It doesn’t seem to matter what topic he chooses to tackle, when they land on the silver screen, copious bank will manifest. He already had proved his metal through the 80s and early 90s ...

After director Renny Harlin Died-Harder, he became an in-demand action director, and who better to star in his new flick that action flick champion of the 80s, Sylvester Stallone. With a story about a besieged team of mountain rescuers, being forced to help a bunch of villains regain millions of ...

Seems the world can’t get enough of serial killer thrillers, no matter the decade. In the 90s, Morgan Freeman hit a home run in David Fincher’s Se7en, and would be offered many of its ilk in the following years. Whether business decision or serendipity, Freeman would be cast as Alex Cross ...

Cowabunga! Color me shell-shocked, my dudes and dudettes!  I freakin’ love Mutant Mayhem!  Featuring the voice talents of Nicolus Cantu, Brady Noon, Micha Abbey, Shamon Brown, Jr, Ayo Edebiri, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, and John Cena, this all-star ...

“It’s not a tumor!” Teaching isn’t for everyone.  That’s a fact.  I’m not sure it’s even for me and I have been doing it for 30 years now.  But when there’s a flick about a tough cop who must pose as a kindergarten teacher to find the whereabouts of the wife and child of a drug ...

Higher. Further. Faster.  And with a whole hell of a lot of Flerkens.  The sequel to Captain Marvel is fun, quick, full of some sweet action beats, and it is exactly what Marvel Studios needs when it comes to their output.  Hell, it is what we, the fans, need, too, as it sends a message loud  ...

Alexander Payne's latest venture, The Holdovers, is a captivating departure for the acclaimed director as he delves into the realm of period drama for the first time. With a stellar cast featuring the incomparable Paul Giamatti, the vibrant Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and the promising  ...

With such classics as Black Christmas, Krampus, and Silent Night, Deadly Night, the Christmas holiday season has long been the principal beneficiary of the holiday-themed slasher film. Well, step aside ye old yule tide, there’s a new season in town ...

Can humans create robots that are more human than humans? Should they? Your own personal experiences with technology may very well determine your like or dislike of the new film called The Creator. Anyone who has attempted to troubleshoot a computer problem via conversations  ...

Tori and Lokita, two African migrant children, are living in a harsh and busy Belgian city. Tori (Pablo Schils), only a 12-year-old boy, and Lokita (Joely Mbundu) a 17-year-old girl, say they are brother and sister. They work together, protect each other, and are fully dependent on one another for pretty much  ...

“I can take care of myself, thanks.” Georgie is capable. Georgie is resourceful. Georgie is smart. But Georgie is also twelve…and perhaps a bit over her head. The facts of the matter are, well…tragic to say the least. Georgie (played by the extraordinary newcomer Lola Campbell) has recently lost ...

Rape! Torture! Dismemberment! Welcome to the farm, cuz! Based on the traumatizing true story of a pig farmer turned fiend to all females for almost two decades in Canada, Pig Killer arrives just in the nick of time to celebrate Thanksgiving!  That’s right, Robert “Willy” Pickton and his  ...

“Just one more thing . . . “ The rumpled trench coat.  The cheap cigars.  The coy aloofness.  And those mental games.  That’s right, Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo (Peter Falk) is back and this time he’s appearing clearer than ever thanks to Kino Lorber’s handling of the  ...

I’ve been waxing lyrical recently on some critically revered flicks and their rare confluences of casting, writing and execution to form classics for the ages. But it’s not just drama masterpieces that spawn a classic. If those elements are present, even the most critically ignored genres, such as  ...