One Missed Call 2 may not be as strong of a film as its predecessor and certainly plays fast and loose with any rules, if there are any, seemingly making it up as they went along. Having said that, I did like the two lead actors and still managed to be entertained.
One Missed Call might not be in the top-tier when it comes to the creepy vengeful girl subgenre within J-horror and is entertaining and fairly engaging even with some of the tropes and clichés.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: The Complete Series might be barebones, but nice to see Mill Creek release this in high-definition and in nice packaging (similar to their other series releases like The Mandy Project).
Motherless Brooklyn is a nice little passion project from Edward Norton and you can see that come through with his direction and performance. However, that same passion also made for an overly long film.
When a Stranger Calls is an entertaining suspense-thriller featuring fine performances from lead actors Charles Durning and Carol Kane, and while this is a barebones release by Mill Creek, it is the right price point to pick up.
Edge of the Axe has its moments here and there, but too many scenes, especially through the third act, were a bit dull and even with some decent kills, not sure if this is worth the price admission.
Two on the Guillotine comes to the Blu-ray format through the Warner Archive Collection, already available released on January 28. Although there are no features, the video/audio transfers were both well done.
Penelope is a 1960s-era comedy featuring the lovely Natalie Wood comedy marking its debut on Blu-ray through the Warner Archive Collection, available now.
Countdown is a mind-numbingly dumb movie which I wouldn’t mind if it had an ounce of fun to it, and despite liking lead actress Elizabeth Lail, couldn’t save it.
Last Christmas is an imperfect but still enjoyable film from Paul Feig that hinges and succeeds on the chemistry between Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding, and a respectable supporting cast.
Playing with Fire is strictly made for kids, and perfectly fine to be watched with the parents, and even though some of the jokes don’t land, I at least felt it was a tolerable viewing experience.
Trauma Center is, and this is not saying much, not the worst of these DTV releases I’ve watched, but it’s on the forgettable side with Bruce Willis mailing it in (again), although I did like Nicky Whelan in the lead.
Underwater is a Howard Hughes’ produced movie that plods along with little suspense and very little in the way of any memorable characters, although at least the underwater photography was impressive, for what it’s worth.
My Bloody Valentine didn’t quite live up to the hype, though I can at least see how it became a cult classic and why it has a passionate fanbase, for myself there were parts which were kind of bland.
10 Minutes Gone is another poor direct-to-video movie but this one featured a slapped-together plot, stilted dialogue and phoned-in performances, especially from Bruce Willis.