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Last Train from Gun Hill isn’t a great western but well worth watching for Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn and there are a couple solid scenes, though can’t say it’s all that memorable.
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Horizons West, starring Robery Ryan, Julia Adams, Rock Hudson and Raymond Burr debuts on Blu-ray through Kino Lorber, arrived on May 11th.
Night of the Sicario is an action-thriller starring Natasha Henstridge and Costas Mandylor and arrives on DVD (as well as Blu-ray via MOD program) on June 22nd.
Irezumi comes to Blu-ray through Arrow Video and features a new 1080p transfer along with a new commentary track, introduction and more.
Feed the Gods is a fantasy-horror film starring Shawn Roberts, Tyler Johnston and Emily Tennant and debuts on Blu-ray from MVD Entertainment, available on June 22nd.
The Courier tells the incredible and mostly unknown story behind the Cuban Missile Crisis and features a great and transformative performance from the delightful Benedict Cumberbatch and is well worth a rental at the very least.
Siberia plain and simply wasn’t my kind of film, a bit too arthouse for my taste though Willem Dafoe was alright and there were a couple scenes that were interesting, otherwise I found it unnecessarily confusing and even then, a bit dull.
Camino is an alright little survival thriller that’s not terribly memorable but serviceably entertaining at times and Zoe Bell at least made for a capable lead though the stunt work she’s known for wasn’t anything spectacular.
Spare Parts has an interesting premise but never quite works with skin-level character development and a thin plot and even thinner antagonists.
It Happened Tomorrow debuts on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber the Cohen Film Collection program featuring a new 1080p transfer and only a trailer.
Super 8 is yet another well made film by J.J. Abrams, a solid follow-up to the sci-fi reboot/re-imagining of Star Trek. The movie is certainly a nostalgic trip back to the 80s but Abrams puts his own stamp on it, albeit still with plenty of Spielberg’s influence.
Godzilla vs. Kong is a fun-filled entertaining action-monster schlock of a film. The effects work is well done and the story is good enough with the human elements thankfully taking a backseat to the two monsters.
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The Tender Trap debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne and Celeste Holm and is out May 25th.
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Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection is a great and near-perfect set that includes excellent video and audio transfers now in 4K and Atmos tracks for each film.
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The Snoopy Collection is a good selection of four films featuring the feisty beagle and best friend, Woodstock, and any fan would love to have this, especially with two making their feature film debuts.