Rent It The Movie: The first feature film directed by Joe Dante in some time, 2009’s The Hole makes a slightly late debut on Blu-ray, but better late than never. If this isn’t his best movie, and few would argue that it is, it’s still a good time at the movies, a nice mix of the type of fantasy and light horror that have made a lot of Dante’s earlier pictures so much fun – but it doesn’t offer …
Highly Recommended The second of four “Three Mesquiteers” Westerns being released to Blu-ray and co-starring John Wayne, Red River Range (1938) is no Red River (1948), but on its own terms is outlandish and amusing, if juvenile. As with Overland Stage Raiders the main draw is the revelatory high-def transfer, which might seem fairly ordinary to the casual viewer but is certain to astound long …
Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less It’s not about whether you win or lose Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: David Fincher, The Game , The Criterion Collection Likes: Michael Douglas, Conspiracy theories Dislikes: Hates: The Criterion laserdiscs we don’t have on DVD/Blu-Ray The Movie On any average day, if you asked me what David Fincher’s first film was, I would probably say The Game . Se7en , his …
DVD Talk Collector Series THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from the bonus DVD included in the package and not the Blu-ray edition under review.
Highly Recommended [click on the thumbnail to enlarge] “Who will dare to face the challenge of the funhouse? Who’s brave enough…?
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Please Note: The images used here are taken from promotional materials and stills provided by The Criterion Collection, not the Blu-ray edition under review. With such films as Le Jour se l ve , Port of Shadows , and Les Enfants du paradis ( Children of Paradise ) studding his rich filmography, French director Marcel Carn proved himself time and time again to be …