Double Indemnity is what is considered The Godfather of film noir. It’s a fantastic film through and through thanks to a tight and suspense-filled script from Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler and exceptional performances by MacMurray, Stanwyck and Robinson.
The Batman is a good film. Not great. I did like that Matt Reeves had a different and unique take on the character who has seen the big screen a handful of times dating back to 1989 and while there is room for improvement.
Two Men in Town comes to Blu-ray through Kino Lorber and Cohen Media Group, starring Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Luis Guzman and Ellen Burstyn.
The early 1980s produced many slashers in an attempt to take advantage of the successes of the Friday the 13th and Halloween franchises, and Girls Nite Out is one of them, however there’s nothing here I found all that entertaining.
Dark Night of the Scarcrow 2 is a sequel to the 1981 cult classic made-for-television movie and stars Amber Wedding, Adam Snyder, Carol Dines and Aiden Shurr and is out on Blu-ray and DVD May 10th
Clean comes to Blu-ray through RLJ and stars Adrien Brody (who also co-wrote), Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt, Chandler Ari DuPont, Mykelti Williams and RZA.
Cursed is a movie that had a far more fascinating production than the movie itself, which I found mildly watchable if only for Christina Ricci in the lead.
Treasure of the Four Crowns comes to Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber Studio Classics presented in both BD3D Polorized and Anaglyphic (Red/Cyan) 3-D Versions and the 2-D Version.
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.
The Carey Treatment debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars Jaems Coburn, Jennifer O’Neill and Pat Hingle and arrives on Blu-ray on May 10th.
Death Wish II isn’t a great sequel by any means and like the first, hard to really “enjoy” the film or find it terribly entertaining given the assaults early on, though seeing the scumbags getting their justice had satisfying elements at least.
Twisting the Knife is the next collection of films from filmmaker Claude Chabrol and includes The Swindle, The Color of Lies, Nightcap and The Flower of Evil and has a plethora of bonus features for each film.
Moonfall might’ve made for an entertaining disaster film but the film feels dated feeling and looking like a relic of the 1990s and a cast that includes Halle Berry who clearly looks disinterested. I suppose if you’re interested this might be worth a rental.
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema VI presents three more crime-dramas by Kino Lorber and includes Singapore, Johnny Stool Pigeon and The Raging Tide. This set was released on April 26th.
Dirty O’Neil is an interesting crime-drama to say the least, a bit slow early on and the central character isn’t terribly interesting, not helped by Morgan Paul who doesn’t have a whole lot of charisma.