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Blu-ray Review :: She Done Him Wrong (1933) is done right

August 4, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Mae West shimmies and ‘She Done Him Wrong’ shimmers on Blu-ray… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Cary Grant, Comedy, David Landau, Drama, Gilbert Roland, History, Kino Lorber, Mae West, Noah Beery, Owen Moore, Paramount Pictures, She Done Him Wrong, Universal Pictures

I’m No Angel earns its wings on Blu-ray

August 1, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber’s new Blu-ray of the 1933 classic is heavenly… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Cary Grant, Comedy, Edward Arnold, Gertrude Michael, Gregory Ratoff, I'm No Angel, Kent Taylor, Kino Lorber, Mae West, Music, Paramount Pictures, Romance, Universal Pictures

There is absolutely nothing amusing about The Amusement Park

June 9, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A restored George A. Romero film is only for the completists… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Drama, George A. Romero, Horror, Lincoln Maazel, Lutheran Society, Shudder, The Amusement Park, Thriller

Judas and the Black Messiah Review

May 27, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The Oscar winning drama comes home and teaches us a few lessons… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Algee Smith, Ashton Sanders, Biography, Daniel Kaluuya, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Dominique Fishback, Dominique Thorne, Drama, History, Jesse Plemons, Judas and the Black Messiah, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Martin Sheen, Warner Bros. Pictures

Here Are the Young Men tells a story of trauma and male toxicity

April 30, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Here Are the Young Men’ is a jumbled tale of two young boys trying to be men… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Anya Taylor-Joy, Conleth Hill, Dean-Charles Chapman, Drama, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Finn Cole, Here Are the Young Men, Travis Fimmel, Well Go USA

Warner Archive :: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Blu-ray Review

April 19, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

A new restoration sparks new life into the Hammer Horror classic… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Christopher Lee, Hammer Films, Hazel Court, Horror, Peter Cushing, Robert Urquhart, Sci-Fi, The Curse of Frankenstein, Thriller, Warner Archive

Godzilla goes another round in 4K

April 2, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The giant beastie gets upscaled… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Action, Adventure, Bryan Cranston, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Olsen, Godzilla, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Pictures

Godzilla vs. Kong …and a convoluted plot

March 31, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Not even a weak story can bring down the two titans… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Alexander Skarsgård, Brian Tyree Henry, Demian Bichir, Godzilla vs. Kong, HBO Max, Julian Dennison, Kaylee Hottle, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Sci-Fi, Shun Oguri, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

Justice League gets a Zack Snyder redux

March 17, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

With Zack Snyder back in the saddle, is all now right with the DC Universe?… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Connie Nielson, DC Comics, Diane Lane, Ezra Mliler, Fantasy, Gal Gadot, HBO Max, Henry Cavlil, Jason Momoa, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisenberg, JK Simmons, Ray Fisher, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Pictures, Zack Snyder's Justice League

The World to Come offers a bittersweet, heartbreaking tale of connection

March 8, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The World to Come’ is a story of two 19th century women trying to have a connection that cannot be allowed… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Bleecker Street, Casey Affleck, Christopher Abbott, Drama, Katherine Waterston, LGBT, LGBT+, The World to Come, Vanessa Kirby

Minari is a heartfelt movie about trying to achieve the American dream

February 19, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Minari’ tells the story of a Korean family trying to make it 1980’s America with a dream all their own… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing A24, Alan Kim, Drama, Minari, Noel Kate Cho, Scott Haze, Steven Yeun, Will Patton, with Yuh-Jung Youn, Yeri Han

The Mimic is an odd movie that plays with its own story

February 5, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Mimic’ has a self-assured style and an overabundance of lightning quick dialogue… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Austin Pendleton, Comedy, Didi Conn, Doug Plaut, Gina Gershon, Gravitas Ventures, Jake Robinson, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Jessica Walter, Josh Pais, M. Emmet Walsh, Marilu Henner, Tammy Blanchard, The Mimic, Thomas Sadoski

Tintorera (1977) Review :: Tintorera horrifies but for the wrong reasons

February 3, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber’s new Blu-ray looks great but the film is problematic… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Andrés Garcia, Drama, Fiona Lewis, Hemdale, Horror, Hugo Stiglitz, Jennifer Ashley, Kino Lorber, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Priscilla Barnes, Roberto Guzman, Romance, Scorpion Releasing, Susan George, Tintorera

Sweet Parents ponders whether to give it all up for your dreams

January 1, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Sweet Parents’ has an interesting take on a very modern problem of adversity in the big city… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Barbara Weetman, Casey Biggs, Chris Roberti, Daniel Marin, Daniel Pettrow, David Bly, Drama, Jacob Mondry, Katie Hartman, Leah Rudick, Quiver Distribution, Sunita Mani, Sweet Parents, Willie C. Carpenter

Synchronic tells an evocative, trippy time travel story that gets better as it goes

January 1, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Synchronic’ has a fairly different take on the time travel story, combining horror with a detective story… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ally Ioannides, Anthony Mackie, Drama, Horror, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton, Sci-Fi, Synchronic, Well Go USA

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✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    MERCY  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE HOUSEMAID  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BUGONIA  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ELEANOR THE GREAT  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    HIM Watch on Apple TV. ★✩✩
    THE BALTIMORONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    NE ZHA II Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    WEAPONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BAD SHABBOS Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    THE NAKED GUN Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE FANTASTIC FOUR Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    OH, HI!  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
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    SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME  ★★✩
    KIDNAPPED IN HER OWN HOME  ★★★
    KENTUCKY ROSES  ★★★
    THE MOONLIGHT MURDERS  ★★★
    BEHIND CLOSED DOORS  ★★✩
    I'LL BE SEEING YOU  ★★★
    A HOUSE BUILT ON LIES  ★★★
    MURDER AT THE MERRIWEATHER  ★★★
    MURDER IN THE DARK  ★★✩
    TO PHILLY WITH LOVE  ★★✩
    THE GUEST WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE  ★★✩
    TEN THOUSAND REASONS FOR REVENGE  ★★✩
    I HAVE TO KILL MY NEIGHBOR  ★★★
    A LITTLE PARK MUSIC  ★★★
    HOME MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
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