Movieman's Guide to the Movies
The Final Word on Physical Media
Quick Change is one of my favorite comedies of all time and does feature fun performances from all involved, especially Bill Murray who wore a few hats as actor, producer and co-director. Even though I’ve seen this multiple times, it still holds up.
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Crash isn’t a movie I found all that great though my interest was mainly for some of the controversy and honestly as strange as the “plot” and characters were, it’s not that out of bounds at least nowadays.
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The Little Things had plenty going for it with no less than three Academy Award winners headlining, and while Washington, Malek and Leto all give fine performances, the film fails as a crime-drama and as a character-drama.
Shrek still holds up 20 years later, both in story, humor and even animation, albeit rougher when you compare it to the higher-end CGI animation today.
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Judas and the Black Messiah, starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stainfield, arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, on May 5th and comes with two featurettes.
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Cool as Ice rightfully flopped at the box office and is a terrible vanity project for Vanilla Ice but there are some fun good-bad moments that really would make for a good time to watch amongst friends, particularly those who grew up during that time.
The Penthouse is a suspense-thriller released by Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment, starring Michael Pare and Nicholas Turturro. Released to DVD on April 27th.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a great western-thriller thanks to a wonderful core cast with Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach and even for those not inclined to enjoy westerns, like myself.
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The Mortuary Collection is an anthology horror feature starring Clancy Brown and available on Blu-ray and DVD with over two hours worth of bonus material.
A Lovely Way to Die seemed like a movie right up my alley, however I found it to be pretty darn dull not to mention characters I couldn’t care less about, though I will say Eli Wallach had a few fun scenes at least.
Heartworn Highways is a music-documentary on what is called “outlaw country” and features interviews with the stars of the era including Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and Steve Earle. Available on Blu-ray and DVD April 27th.
The Switchblade Sisters has an uneven story but I still found it to be entertaining and the lead actresses were pretty fun in their roles, Joanne Nail especially.
Crash isn’t a movie I found all that great though my interest was mainly for some of the controversy and honestly as strange as the “plot” and characters were, it’s not that out of bounds at least nowadays.
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There’s no doubt filmmaker Nico Mastorakis marches to his own drum which is commendable, but Death Has Blue Eyes was some… thing. I’m not sure what I was watching, I wouldn’t suggest watching alone, this movie deserves to be viewed in a group setting.
Hercules and the Captive Women comes to Blu-ray for the first time through The Film Detective with a new film restoration and a fine selection of bonus features.
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