The Final Word on Physical Media
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema X delivers three more noir films from the 1950s with boxing being the common theme. Titles include Flesh and Fury, The Square Jungle and World in My Corner.
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Poltergeist, the 1982 paranormal thriller classic, stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson and Beatrice Straight, and was co-scripted and produced by Steven Spielberg. The 4K UHD was released on September 20th.
Lost Highway is a bizarre and altogether entertaining movie from writer-director David Lynch and features some great visuals alongside a great performance from Patricia Arquette.
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The Replacement Killers comes to Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment, the latest in the Retro VHS Slip Cover collection. No features were included.
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Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons isn’t a great animated movie nor does it really move the needle in terms of storytelling but the animation was solid and I was entertained throughout.
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Satan’s Little Helper arrives on Blu-ray from Synapse Films. This indie horror-comedy stars Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Brickel and Amanda Plummer and includes a commentary track, a couple featurettes and trailer.
Quiet Days in Clichy arrives on 4K Ultra HD from Blue Underground and includes a new master from the original fine-grain negative and features include interviews and promotional materials.
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Paranormal Activity: The Ultimate Chills Collection is a set that repackages the previous movies (some the discs are exactly the same) and unfortunately it’s the only way to get Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin on Blu-ray.
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The Return of the Living Dead isn’t a favorite zombie film of mine but still is fairly entertaining with some respectable makeup effects. This 4K set released by Shout does have excellent video and adequate audio.
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Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls comes to Blu-ray through Scorpion Reeleasing and features an audio commentary track, two interviews, an introduction and the trailer.
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The Great Caruso debuts on Blu-ray through the Warner Archive Collection program featuring a new 1080p transfer, a documentary and trailer.
Mack & Rita comes to Blu-ray and DVD from Lionsgate. The fantasy-comedy stars Diane Keaton, Taylour Paige and Elizabeth Lail Continue reading “Mack & Rita Blu-ray Review”
I can respect Rob Zombie and his zest for the original 1960s series and while some elements weren’t terrible, namely the costumes, makeup and production design, the script (also by Zombie) and humor fell flat making for an arduous time to sit through.
The Bat arrives on Blu-ray through The Film Detective and stars Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead and includes an audio commentary, featurette and nine radio broadcasts.
Fall is a well done survival thriller that features two fine performances and a simple but effective story and makes for an entertaining watch on a quiet weekend.