Paradise Road is a movie that has a powerful message and honestly isn’t a bad film with fine performances but in the end never quite makes the impact it was intending and instead was on the forgettable side.
Cool World was an interesting concept and had some fun visuals but the characters were as thinly developed and the story felt sloppy, if not also uninteresting. Had potential but the end result was a mess and not a surprise why I never bothered to re-watch since its release.
Cat People arrives on 4K Ultra HD from Shout Factory with a new 4K scan from the original camera negative. The film stars Natassia Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard and Annette O’Toole.
Mid-Century is a horror-thriller starring Shane West, Sarah Hay, Bruce Dern and Stephan Lang and arrived on Blu-ray and DVD on July 26th.
Jurassic World Domination seems to be the end of the feature film franchise and instead of going out with a roar, it went out with a thud.
Running Out of Time 1 & 2 arrives on Blu-ray from Arrow Video and stars Andy Lau and Lau Cing Wan and includes a plethora of bonus features including audio commentaries, featurettes, interviews and trailers.
Naomi: The Complete Series arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. on August 23rd. This one and done show stars Kaci Walfall in the titular role.
The Black Phone is a solid horror-thriller and box office wise another hit from Blumhouse, however I wasn’t quite as enamored compared to others as it got repetitive at times. That being said, I was entertained and Ethan Hawke’s performance was pretty scary.
Event Horizon is a movie I’ve seen a few times and my ratings ranged from 3.25-3.75 with this go-around on the lower end. There is some entertainment value but the film doesn’t exactly reach its full potential.
Hotel du Nord comes to Blu-ray courtesy of The Criterion Collection and is available on August 23rd. The Blu-ray comes with a couple documentaries, interviews and a trailer.
As these direct-to-video flicks go, White Elephant at least had some elements of a stable production and I will say Michael Rooker was good in the lead while the supporting actors didn’t have a whole lot to work with
Flatliners might have a solid following and while there were some interesting visual elements and solid cinematography courtesy of Joel Schumacher and Jan de Bont, but the story wasn’t something that captivated me despite a very respectable cast.
The Lost City is a perfectly watchable action-adventure-comedy that combines Romancing the Stone and Uncharted and while I can’t say it’s anything amazing or even memorable, it’s fine as a one-time viewing and rental.
Dual is a sci-fi thriller starring Karen Gillan and Aaron Paul and arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from RLJE Films and comes with an audio commentary and featurette.
Edge of Sanity is another re-telling of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde stories, this one starring Anthony Perkins. The Blu-ray from Arrow Video includes an audio commentary, many interviews and a trailer.