Reminiscence is a film that I’ve felt like I’ve seen before (not a pun), but beyond the familiarity, despite a respectable cast, all of whom seemed to give it their all, the core relationship between Jackman and Ferguson never gelled.
Bird on a Wire seemed to have the ingredients for a fun action-comedy with the starpowers, especially for 1990, of both Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn, however despite their individual charms they really didn’t share great chemistry.
Elvira’s Haunted Hills was the long-anticipated sequel to Elvira: Mistress of the Dark that saw the return of Cassandra Peterson returning to the role she has played, and still does, for so many years. The Blu-ray is released by Shout Factory and came out October 6th.
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper is an exaggerated telling of the infamous skyjacking true story and stars Treat Williams in the titular role and Robert Duvall as the man in, well, pursuit.
Kung Fu: The Complete First Season arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on November 2nd and stars Olivia Liang.
The Colony arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Lionsgate. This science-fiction drama-thriller stars Nora Arnezeder, Iain Glen and Sarah-Sofie Boussnina.
Mad Love, starring Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive and Ted Healy, arrived on Blu-ray on October 19th from Warner Bros.’s Archive Collection and includes a new HD transfer and comes with an audio commentary and trailer.
Dinner at Eight comes to Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection and stars Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow and Lionel Barrymore.
Children of the Damned debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris and Alfred Burke. The Blu-ray was released on October 26th.
Children of the Corn is by no means a good movie or anything, but the cheesiness does make it entertaining even if there isn’t anything particularly scary.
Needle in a Timestack is a sci-fi romantic drama featuring Leslie Odom Jr., Freida Pinto, Cynthia Erivo and Orlando Bloom. The Blu-ray and DVD was released on October 19th.
Deep Red, flaws and all, is a top-tier giallo film co-scripted and directed by horror-maestro Dario Argento, featuring some impressive gore and make-up effects.
The Spider Woman Strikes Back is not a sequel to the Sherlock Holmes story but features the same actress in Gale Sondergaard credited as a different character. The Blu-ray from Kino Lorber comes out on November 2nd.
The Amazing Mr. X is a film noir thriller-horror that is in the public domain however gets a proper transfer versus poorly sourced releases in the past. The film stars Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari and Cathy O’Donnell.
Overall, I can’t say it enough that the original Scream is right up there with Halloween and Friday the 13th with an amazing cast ensemble and a production that overcame the odds and made an iconic movie.