Highly Recommended THE FILM: Please Note: The images used here are taken from promotional materials and a prior review of the Blu-ray by DVD Savant , not the Blu-ray disc under review. Elaine May is goofy in a way so natural and effortless, it makes most other goofiness look contrived or superimposed by comparison. As delightfully illustrated by her 1971 film A New Leaf (her screenwriting …
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Please Note: The images used here are taken from stills provided by Kino Lorber, not the Blu-ray edition under review.
Highly Recommended Steel Magnolias Blu-ray Review SteelMagnolias is a heartfelt story about the complex lives ofseveral women who live inside the small Louisiana town of Chinquapin.This is astory about these characters uniquely important relationships and allabout theconnection between the characters as they develop as people. The storyaroundthe film is almost a side-product of the development …
Recommended [click on the thumbnail to enlarge] The overture plays as the audience begins to settle into their seats. After a few minutes of that lovely music, the curtains start to pull back. Read the entire review
Rent It In a nutshell, this new Blu-Ray collection from AnimEigo collects all six original Lone Wolf and Cub films, adapted from the popular manga created by Kazuo Koike. Produced and released between 1972 and 1974, they captured the books’ colorful celebration of poetic violence, bloodshed and revenge. These six films are briefly summarized below, followed by a technical review of AnimEigo’s …
Skip It The Movie: It’s been quite a while since I’ve tackled an independent romantic comedy, but I heard a lot of things, good and bad, about Lola Versus , so why the hell not, right? And on Blu-ray no less. Lola Versus has a peculiar title, because it’s whatever you want it to be.
Recommended THE FILM: I must confess that Hocus Pocus was one of my favorite Disney movies as a child. It didn’t pander to kids, and the danger felt real
Highly Recommended THE SHOW: ” I had a beautiful dream about a gumball machine. Can I tell you about it? ” Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials, not the Blu-ray edition under review
Recommended Reviewed by Glenn Erickson Possibly timed to accompany Universal’s classic monster romp Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein to Blu-ray, Mad Monster Party? (the question mark is indeed used on the film title) is a lightly amusing kiddie picture with interest for fans of ’60s cult culture
Rent It THE FILM: Please Note: The images used here are taken from promotional stills provided by Sony Pictures Classics, not the Blu-ray edition under review.