Highly Recommended The Movie: When most people think of Raymond Chandler's work, they think of Humphrey Bogart as private eye Philip Marlowe in the 1946 adaptation of The Big Sleep . Since then, a handful of films have revisited and updated Chandler's iconic gumshoe, such as 1969's Marlowe , which cast James Garner as the title character, and 1978's The Big Sleep , with Robert Mitchum in the …
Highly Recommended The Movie: I sincerely hope that you will read this review instead of simply looking at the star rating and assuming that Samurai Cop is a mediocre and forgettable action movie from the 80s, which is what a 2.5 stars out of 5 implies. Before you write Samurai Cop off completely, let me explain myself: Samurai Cop is as far as you can get from mediocre or forgettable. Chances …
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. The last time director Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington worked together they created an exciting crime drama in Training Day . To echo corrupt L.A
Skip It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. Director Brad Anderson's ( The Machinist , The Call ) clumsily titled Stonehearst Asylum is based on Edgar Allen Poe's short story “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.” Short stories tend to make narratively challenged feature films, and Anderson draws out the material to a very long 112 minutes. The …
Highly Recommended The Movie: The Cannon Films action classic Avenging Force got a DVD release in Europe but never got upgraded from VHS in North American for whatever reason, despite the fact that it was and remains a very popular entry in their filmography. Kino-Lorber makes up for past transgressions with this release, a bit of a special edition, really, and it's about time.
Rent It THE FILM: Click an image to view Blu-ray screenshot with 1080p resolution. The subterranean tunnels and crypts holding the remains of six million Parisians – known as the Catacombs of Paris – are a perfect setting for an imperfect horror film. As Above, So Below sends its young cast deep beneath the busy city streets in search of the Philosopher's Stone thought capable of turning base …
Recommended The Movie: I recently saw the 2014 World Series film and enjoyed it enough to the point that I wanted to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants playoff run. Thankfully, A&E, Lionsgate and Major League Baseball video helped sate the appetite of this neutral of the Giants and Kansas City Royals and pored over the World Series Collector's Set diligently.
Recommended Note : Please see the audio section of this review for an update on the Blu-ray's DTS-HD 2.0 stereo track. Originally hitting the stage in 1986, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical Into the Woods is a comic collision of famous fairy tales, bringing Jack and his magic beanstalk into the same story as Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood, among others. As Disney's …
Rent It Although the excitement for Winter, the incredible dolphin that survived the amputation of her tail, continues to bring the Clearwater Marine Hospital and Aquarium plenty of visitors, the excitement has settled into a familiar groove. The most recent addition to the hospital's roster is Mandy, a female dolphin found badly sunburned in the shallow waters nearby. Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) is …
Highly Recommended The Congress Blu-ray Review From visionary filmmaker Ari Folman ( Waltz WithBashir )comes a new tale in The Congress , starring Robin Wright ( ThePrincessBride ). Â In a futuristic world (whichis never given a date during the film) the role of an actor in film israpidlychanging. Studios are no longer looking towards working with actorsanymore.All films are to be made …