Highly Recommended The Movie: Best known because it was banned by the BBC before it was supposed to be aired in 1977, Alan Clarke’s Scum holds up well despite all the hype around this project, one which actually started life as a made for TV movie. In the lead, Ray Winstone plays Carlin, a thug imprisoned for his wrongdoings on the outside. He’s recently been transferred to Borstel, a youth …
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Dwayne Johnson’s tough-guy swagger and imposing physical presence do not faze the agents of the international drug cartel to which Johnson’s construction-company owner John Matthews finds himself suddenly tied. Johnson plays against type as a desperate suburban father who agrees to help the Feds make a high …
Skip It The Movie: Tsutomu Hanabusa resurrects the Ring franchise with this latest entry in the ongoing saga of tortured ghost Sadako.
Rent It The Film: The Barretts are in the middle of a rough patch: while Lacy (Keri Russell) struggles to sell houses around their suburban neighborhood, namely fixer-upper opportunities, her unemployed husband, Daniel (Josh Hamilton), hunts for a coveted architecture position at a time when the pickings are slim. As lack-of-payment notices keep rolling in and their financial struggles hamper …
Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less The tough decision between a meal and a relationship Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Creative genre films Likes: Zombie stories, Jonathan Levine Dislikes: Movies lacking in subtlety Hates: The Twilight franchise, formula movie-making The Movie Warm Bodies is as pandering as a film concept can get while still being original and entertaining. Take the fantasy love …
Skip It It only takes three things to make a good movie: an interesting and engaging story, well-drawn characters, and skillful execution.
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Rent It The Movie: The John Wayne melodrama Three Faces West is nothing if not timely, tackling issues of rural poverty, the dust bowl, European expatriots in the U.S., and the threat of fascism all within the span of 80 minutes. A product of Wayne’s longtime employers at Reupublic Pictures, the 1940 film arrives on DVD and Blu Ray as the latest in Olive Pictures’ line of handsomely reissued …
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. I lamented the aging of steadfast movie hero Clint Eastwood in my review for Trouble with the Curve , and have similar feelings about Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin in Stand Up Guys . I guess it’s time to accept that my acting heroes are not getting any younger, and, particularly in Pacino’s case, it …
Skip It The Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar series is an OVA production which aired 13 episodes on the Animax Pay Per View network before release on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan. The series is a spin-off production based in part on the original series from creator Masaki Kajishima.