Death Wish is quintessential 1970s crime and grit and with the performance of Charles Bronson makes it a classic in its own right. It’s a fairly thought-provoking flick as well about vigilante justice and its effect on society.
Prey for the Devil is just another run-of-the-mill possession-horror-thriller offering nothing much new to the genre outside of the idea of the Catholic Church’s exorcism school which doesn’t get fully utilized here.
The Italian Job may have an iconic chase sequence and a strong performance by the wonderful Michael Caine, but having now seen this twice, I didn’t think it was anything especially entertaining yet still watchable.
No Mercy, as it stands, is not a memorable film but passably entertaining nevertheless though I wasn’t buying the relationship with Gere and Basinger.
Black Adam is the latest installment within the DCEU and while I was at least moderately entertained, the story felt disjointed but it’s worse offense is the introduction several new characters, most notably the Justice Society.
Christmas in Paradise comes to Blu-ray from Lionsgate and stars Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus and was released on November 15th.
Twilight is a perfectly watchable neo-noir crime drama thanks in large part to a great cast with Newman, Sarandon and Hackman giving great performances, however the script isn’t the best and really not much memorable with the direction either.
Film NOir: The Dark Side of Cinema IX comes to Blu-ray and includes: Lady on a Train, Tangier and Take One False Step and features audio commentaries and trailers.
5-25-77 arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from MVD Entertainment and stars John Francis Daley, Colleen Camp and Neil Flynn and features include an audio commentary, Q&A and photo galleries.
Star Trek: Discovery Season Four arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Paramount on December 6th and includes several featurettes, an episode commentary, deleted scenes and a gag reel.
Jerry & Marge Go Large stars Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening and Rainn Wilson. The drama-comedy arrived on Blu-ray and DVD on November 15th, however there were no bonus features included.
Mystery Men had some potential but the execution and script made for a less than entertaining experience, although some of the jokes at least got a chuckle out of me, but after that I found it rather dull at times.
Entre Nous comes to Blu-ray through Kino Lorber and part of the Cohen Film Collection. The drama stars Miou-Miou and Isabelle Huppert and includes an interview with the director.
The Blood Beast Terror gets a re-release on Blu-ray through Kino Lorber with the same transfer from 2012 but does come with a slip cover.
Escape from Alcatraz is an all around entertaining suspense-thriller, pretty simple and straight forward though enough character development to get the viewer to care about these men.