Movieman's Guide to the Movies
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Angels with Dirty Faces debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars James Cagney, Pat O’Brien and Humphrey Bogart and is out December 7th.
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Hard Target was John Woo’s first foray into Hollywood and while not a rousing success as this one doesn’t quite have his visual flair, there are some incredibly hilarious scenes that would make this good for roasting amongst friends.
No Time to Die is a fitting finale to the Daniel Craig era as James Bond and while I personally still love Pierce Brosnan mainly because I grew up during his reign, Craig brought his own style to the longtime character and for the most part delivered a high-quality selection of movies.
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Mill of the Stone Women is an uneven but still entertaining horror-thriller with some fine make-up effects work and intriguing enough mystery storyline to keep my attention even during the slower moments.
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Ivanhoe debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Fontaine and is out December 14.
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The Harvey Girls debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger and Angela Lansbury and is out December 22.
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The Thin Man Goes Home, the fifth movie in the series, debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars William Powell and Myrna Loy.
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Mr. Majestyk is a slow developing but ultimately entertaining action-thriller starring Charles Bronson who is in his element.
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Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge may have had the blueprint for a fun time but I found parts to be pretty bland, including the Phantom himself who wasn’t at all frightening or someone I felt sorry for.
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Never Back Down: Revolt arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and stars Olivia Popica, Michael Bisping, Brooke Johnston, Nitu Chandra Srivasttava and James Faulkner.
Party Girl debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse and Lee J. Cobb and arrives on November 30th.
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence is one of those movies where the behind-the-scenes drama is probably far more interesting than the movie itself, which was a patchwork mess that isn’t very entertaining.
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Maniac Cop 2 is by no means great, but still has some entertainment value with some decent stunt work even if the story doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
I Spit on Your Grave is certainly one of the more uncomfortable movies to come out of the 1970s and while it’s not ‘entertaining’, there are aspects to respect like the atmosphere along with a brave performance from Camille Keaton.
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Josie and the Pussycats isn’t great but certainly a fun and entertaining timewaster thanks to a good cast led by Rachel Leigh Cook and some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments.
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