Blades I guess is a movie you need to be in the mood for, namely watching amongst friends. For me, I found the humor was a bit too dry and dragged on for my liking.
Blades I guess is a movie you need to be in the mood for, namely watching amongst friends. For me, I found the humor was a bit too dry and dragged on for my liking.
Kindred arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Shout Factory on June 15th. This horror-thriller stars Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden and Fiona Shaw.
A Clockwork Orange might be a classic and I can see some of its attributes with the style and acting from Malcolm McDowell, but for myself I found it difficult to sit through, mainly for a lack of interest in what was going on.
No Man of God comes to Blu-ray and DVD on October 19th from RLJE Films and stars Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby and Robert Patrick and includes a behind-the-scenes featurette.
Theater of Blood is a horror-thriller released on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber (after previously being released by Twilight Time in 2016) and stars Vincent Price and Diana Rigg.
Alone in the Dark is a very entertaining slasher-horror-thriller that came out of the early 1980s that bucks the trend of having a bunch of teenagers being slaughtered by some faceless psycho, instead three scary individuals.
Inglourious Basterds is a standout film amongst the other greats from Quentin Tarantino with sharp dialogue and incredible performances, especially from Chrisoph Waltz.
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid is a send-up of the 1930s/40s film noir starring Steve Martin (who co-scripted with director Carl Reiner) and Rachel Ward. The Blu-ray was released by Kino Lorber on September 21st.
Death Screams is a film that some may find charming as a “regional” independent film, having been shot in North Carolina. For me, I thought a fair portion was rather dull with characters that failed to resonate.
Catch the Bullet was just an ill-fated Western-thriller that features subpar acting from a C-level cast who, in fairness, were not helped by bad dialogue and an overall screenplay.
A Night at the Opera debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection and stars the Marx Bros.: Groucho, Chico and Harpo, and the Blu-ray includes all of the bonus features from the previous DVD release.
Sometimes these modernized adaptations of classics can work or at least be bizarre and out there (see Romeo+Julet or 2000’s Hamlet) but it doesn’t seem Oliver Twist in this setting quite works on any level. As a heist film it’s bland and as suspense-thriller lacks any tension.
The Naked Spur debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan and Ralph Meeker and is out September 21st.
I’m not entirely sure how producers can right the ship but with a really mediocre first season and downright messy season two; the writing is probably the biggest culprit more so than the production value, which does sometimes look rather cheap.
The Equalizer: Season One has its moments and can say it was pretty entertaining; I just have questions whether Queen Latifah was the right fit as McCall as there seems to be better options out there.