DVD Reviews

It’s the moment that made audiences grip their armrests and whisper “nope” under their breath—the hide-and-clap scene. Easily one of the most terrifying sequences in The Conjuring, it turns a childhood game into a masterclass in dread. Carolyn Perron, blindfolded and searching for her daughter,  ...

1990’s Misery is one of the finest book to screen King adaptations of all time, in my humble opinion. While this new dearth of King adaptions continues unabated with varying degrees of success or abject failure (*cough: The Stand), no one has (as yet) touched it, or even broached remaking it ...

Ah, Room 237 — the scene that warped a generation’s sleep schedules. If The Shining were a mixtape of psychological horror, this would be the track that plays backward and whispers your worst fears. Jack Torrance, already teetering on the edge, steps into the forbidden room after Danny turns  ...

“Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” Alright, listen—if you think you’ve ever really watched The Godfather Trilogy, think again. This 4K UHD Collector’s Edition is like being invited to the Corleone family dinner with a spotlight, surround sound, and a bartender who somehow also doubles as the ...

It’s hard to believe but it’s been forty years since Marty McFly drove 88 miles per hour into our collective minds and hearts and started down the road to an amazing time at the movies. Back to the Future and its sequels are indelible crowd pleasers, almost universally loved and for good reason. With the  ...

There are few moments in the 1980’s output of horror titles as effective as the opening minutes of Tom Holland’s Child’s Play.  Serial-killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif), wearing a righteous brown trench coat, is being chased through the dingy streets of south Chicago by homicide detective  ...

Can I keep you?” Cue the collective sigh of every ‘90s tween who didn’t know whether to swoon or cringe. Back in ’95, I was already deep in adulting—paying bills, juggling work, and side-eyeing anything labeled “family entertainment” like it was trying to sell me a Happy Meal. So when Casper hit  ...

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C‑beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain. Time to die.” Blade Runner does not get any better than with this release ...

Let’s start with the obvious: the scene in the house. You know the one. Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) is trying to act like she’s just a polite visitor in Bodega Bay, maybe sip her tea, maybe enjoy a quiet afternoon—and then the birds show up. And not politely. They’re at the windows, on the  ...

We all know the scene: Jason wakes up on a spaceship, stomps around like he’s confused about missing his shift at Crystal Lake, and then gets absolutely wrecked by Kay‑Em, the android. She unloads on him like she’s auditioning for The Matrix, blasting holes in his chest, kicking him across the  ...

“They’re here.” That one line still sends chills down the spine. Suburbia is supposed to be safe, but when your dream home is built on a cemetery where only the headstones were moved… well, welcome to hell. At 4267 Roxbury Street in Simi Valley, the Freeling family—Steve ...

You know that scene—I mean, you really know that scene—where Eric Draven stumbles back into what’s left of his apartment? Rain’s pouring in like the weather’s got a grudge, and The Cure’s “Burn” starts up, all moody and electric. The room’s trashed, heartbreak is everywhere, and Brandon Lee  ...

I sometimes wonder if there’s anything more terrifying for a filmmaker than being handed the keys to a beloved classic more than two decades after the original—especially when that classic happens to be Psycho. It’s the sort of assignment that could get a person laughed out of the room or institutionalized  ...

"I'm a goddamn marvel of modern science." You know the scene that really sets the tone in director Milos Forman’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest? McMurphy strolling into the ward like he owns the place—grinning, cracking jokes, instantly poking at Nurse Ratched’s perfectly ...

“Sometimes to love someone, you got to be a stranger.” The screen opens on a valley of ash, gray and lifeless; it’s like God forgot to pay the color bill. Hope? None. Joy? Dead. It’s the cinematic equivalent of a hangover at 7 a.m. Enter K (Ryan Gosling), trudging into a protein farm to retire a ...

I sometimes wonder if there’s anything more terrifying for a filmmaker than being handed the keys to a beloved classic more than two decades after the original—especially when that classic happens to be Psycho. It’s the sort of assignment that could get a person laughed out of the room or institutionalized  ...

As much as I admire Anthony Perkins’ acting chops, Psycho IV: The Beginning is really only for those desperate to complete the full Norman Bates saga. It tries to do double duty—acting as both a prequel and a third sequel—but that’s about as ambitious as it gets. Beyond the novelty of seeing young Norman  ...

Let’s face it, Batman Begins was a warm-up act. The film is quaint and, while it strips away the neon and batnipples from previous incarnations, feels clunky. Oh, it’s still essential viewing as it resets the genre, but it’s nowhere near perfect ...

Finally, all the absurdist tragedy that defined Gen X's formative years has been neatly packaged in a single, gleaming Blu-ray set. This isn't just a collection of animated shorts; it's a masterclass in failure, sarcasm, and jazz piano. Charlie Brown's perpetual misfortunes, Lucy's ruthless manipulation, and  ...

The Dark Knight didn’t just raise the bar for superhero movies—it threw the bar into the stratosphere and laughed as we tried to catch it. Ledger’s Joker still haunts the cultural psyche, proof that a comic-book villain can be terrifying, tragic, and oddly ...

Picture this: a crowded corporate boardroom, fluorescent lights buzzing, suits shifting uncomfortably in their chairs. Then — boom — a man’s head detonates like a watermelon at a Gallagher show. Veins bulge, eyes roll back, and the room erupts in panic. That single moment, the infamous cranial ...

Let the Bat-hangover begin! Expectations were sky-high for Christopher Nolan. After the cultural one-two punch of The Dark Knight and Inception, audiences were primed for another mind-bending knockout. Instead, Nolan delivers a film that’s both epic and  ...

If ever there was a movie that could make “Sweet Caroline” feel new again, it’s Song Sung Blue. Filmmaker Craig Brewer, best known for bringing earthy, musical energy to Hustle & Flow, turns his attention to a love story so improbably true it almost feels like a tall tale told  ...

The next time I have to come in here I’m cracking skulls.” Look, if you don’t already know The Breakfast Club, then congratulations: you’ve been living under a rock, probably the same one Judd Nelson crawled out from before lighting his first cigarette in detention. John Hughes’ 1985 teen angst ...

Four films. One box. Infinite torment. Mr. King, Clive Barker is STILL the future of horror, and Arrow Video knows it. Opening Quartet of Torment is like solving the Lament Configuration itself—equal parts thrill, dread, and collector’s ecstasy. The packaging is gorgeous, the restorations are sharp ...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Richard Stanley is back, baby!Buckle up, because I’ve just stumbled on my new cinematic obsession. Color Out of Space doesn’t just sit next to Mandy in the hall of high-strangeness—it casually shoves it aside with a meteorite-powered uppercut. This film ...

There’s an old showbiz adage that says if you can’t stick the landing, at least make sure you fly spectacularly. Wicked: For Good, Jon M. Chu’s glossy follow-up to last year’s unexpectedly charming first installment, certainly flies — often, loudly, and with an avalanche of ...

Director Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel, The Green Inferno) turns down the gore dial and cranks up the mischief with his sexy, twisted take on Peter Traynor’s 1977 exploitation flick Death Game. Knock Knock isn’t just a better film than its predecessor—it’s a home-invasion horror-comedy cocktail  ...

Okay, let’s get this out of the way: Psycho Goreman is pure, unhinged joy. Directed by Steven Kostanski, it stars Nita-Josee Hanna as the wickedly clever Mimi, Owen Myre as her mischievous little brother Luke, and Matt Kennedy as the growling, terrifying, but somehow adorably enslaved alien  ...

If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to stare down a wolf in the freezing dark while reassessing every poor life choice you’ve ever made, The Grey is basically that sensation turned into a movie. Liam Neeson plays Ottway, a grizzled, soul-tired marksman hired to keep wolves away from oil ...