Recommended The original Get Carter (1971), never to be confused with the 2000 Stallone remake , was the first film by British director Mike Hodges ( Flash Gordon )…but unlike that production, this Michael Caine vehicle has aged pretty well.
Nothing suits a legendary film, especially a French one, better than getting the Criterion Collection treatment, and two new movies, equally compelling but very different, get the joint DVD/Blu-Ray package from that fine company. “Rififi,” directed by American expatriate Jules Dassin, is…
Recommended Back in the summer of 1980, there was a lot of buzz about three new summer comedies. The Blues Brothers was an orgy of great music and wildly over-the-top stunts, yet for some reason it seem to play only inadequate second-rate theaters (I first saw it in a shoebox-sized mall cinema)
This week’s reviews of what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD by Matt Brunson (View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD.) ACE IN THE HOLE (1951).… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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MGM/UA Home Video coined the slogan “in glorious black and white†to compete with color back catalogue movies back in the VHS era, but it’s successor format Blu-ray that has…
Rent It Detective Chen Zilong (Donnie Yen) has spent years undercover, slowly but surely making a name for himself as “Dragon” Chen, an enforcer well-known in the Chinese underworld. Although he is committed to his job, he yearns to return to the regular police force, where his mother (Hee Ching Paw) will no longer have to worry about his safety. When his boss, Captain Cheung (Ronald Cheng …
Again, we’ve got another week where catalog rules everything around me (CREAM, get the money, dollar dollar bill ya’ll), but there’s some great titles to pick up among them, including one of Sam Fuller’s best movies.
Son of Batman is DC Entertainment and Warner Bros Animation’s next attempt after the surprisingly comic-faithful and successful Justice League: War. However, as a fan of the modern classic, Batman & Son , I was left unsatisfied and, upon a second viewing, shocked at the lack of common sense at not telling the original story. ….
Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less Love in a digital era Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Spike Jonze, quirky, creative movies, Chris Pratt Likes: Scarlett Johansson, subtle sci-fi Dislikes: Sadness, romance films Hates: Loneliness The Movie The marketing materials for Her no not label it as “a Spike Jonze film” or “a movie by Spike Jonze” or even “a Spike Jonze joint.” It was sold as “a Spike Jonze …