Highly Recommended Arguably the most obscure American feature released to Blu-ray format to date, Boardwalk (1979) was heretofore unknown to this writer despite an excellent cast of important actors. Spottily distributed by Atlantic Releasing, Boardwalk ‘s run may have been limited to a few prints distributed to a handful of theaters in major cities only. The movie, however, is excellent.
Rent It In 10 Words or Less Good ingredients, so-so recipe Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Campy horror, visually arresting films, Pin-up art Likes: Nurses, Niecy Nash Dislikes: Paz de la Huerta Hates: 3D gimmicks, wasted opportunity The Movie I will fully admit that this review will be more surface than most, but that’s mainly because the reason I wanted to see it was purely visual. When Nurse first …
Rent It The Movie: Not having much of an idea of what Grace Unplugged was before I saw it, I was surprised to see that it was a film with noticeable Christian themes in it, and that these themes are addressed by people of some faith. Not having as much faith as the characters or the actors portraying them, it took me back just the tiniest of bits, but nevertheless I will attempt to discuss the …
Recommended The Hunchback of Notre Dame Blu-ray Review Click onan image to view the Blu-ray screenshotwith 1080p resolution The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of the most famous storiesever told. The basis of this film version (and the many otheradaptations that have happened throughout decades) is the novel byaut…
Recommended The Movie: For all of the commercials that shill fizzy golden water most Sundays in the fall for football, the overall message, it would appear that the only film that has effectively explored a grown man’s fandom for a sports team has been Fever Pitch . Based on the work of a writer whose name is familiar to many, it went from a book to a movie to an American remake that explored …
Skip It Jack (John Cusack) has one task to complete on his newest assignment: deliver a bag.
Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less Harold Lloyd tackles popularity at college Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Classic comedies Likes: Harold Lloyd, good slapstick Dislikes: Most silent films Hates: Big-time college sports, most modern slapstick The Movie The Criterion Collection has long been in the Charlie Chaplin business, but they’ve kept the other members of the silent comedy holy trinity …
Recommended Largely forgotten in the decades following its 1974 release, Martin Ritt’s Conrack is one of the better “inspiring teacher” movies in a sub-genre full of entries. It certainly wasn’t the first of its kind: earlier productions like Goodbye Mr
Recommended The Movie: The first film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet is an intentionally odd film that follows the exploits of a French professor (Jacques Doniol-Valcroze) in Turkey whose unhappy existence is brightened by an encounter with a stunningly beautiful, albeit very mysterious, woman (Fran oise Brion).
Skip It Other than maybe the inspirational sports movie, few concepts have been as thoroughly covered by films and television than “the bag full of money.” Not just thrillers, either, but also a great deal of more staid dramas, plenty of comedies, and no doubt at least a handful of horror movies have covered this chestnut — a case could be made that The Box is the sci-fi variant. However, there …