Recommended The Movies: Shout! Factory's Scream Factory imprint celebrates the humorous side of the horror movie with this double dose of vampire comedy films presented on a single Blu-ray disc.
Highly Recommended Pom Poko Blu-ray Review Pom Poko is a storyrooted in Japanese folklore. This is an essentially modern fablesurroundingthe idea of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs living in Japan.
Highly Recommended It's not every day that animated films—especially those featuring furry woodland critters—delve into extensive mythologies, introduce us to multi-layered characters, and manage to insert a genuine sense of danger into the story; then again, Martin Rosen's Watership Down (1978) isn't your average animated film. Based on Richard Adams' eponymous 1972 novel, this tale of …
Highly Recommended Nekromantik 2: If watching Nekromantik was a red badge of courage for gorehounds in the 1990s, going back for seconds was simply a sign that you were truly insane. Now, with the weight of years, (and director Jorg Buttgeriet's helpful included extras on these releases) I realize that the Nekromantik movies aren't so much shock machines, as they are warped love stories
Highly Recommended The Movie: Pork Chop Hill is an excellent Korean War-set combat film from 1959. Like Sam Fuller's Fixed Bayonets! and Anthony Mann's Men in War before it, Pork Chop Hill puts us on the ground with a group of G.I.s facing an impossible mission that's all risk for questionable reward
Recommended The Movie: There's a bit of bait-and-switch going on with My Old Lady , the film directing debut of New York playwright Israel Horovitz (adapting one of his own plays). The playful title, the slightly cutesy accordion music by Mark Orton, the romantic shots of Paris, and the shticky introductions to the characters all lead unprepared viewers to assume that they are being offered a …
Highly Recommended Breaking Away Blu-ray Review It's never too late to follow your dreams. Thatimportanttheme is at the heart of Breaking Away , which became anenormous successfor everyone involved in the production.
Rent It The Movie: I have yet to have had the pleasure of watching one of the many films written and directed by Tyler Perry, but from what I've gathered second- and third-hand, his output is characterized by abrupt tonal shifts from silly comedy to severe melodrama, augmented by themes derived from Christian morality. If that is truly the case, then I wouldn't be surprised if Tyler Perry took …
Highly Recommended Fright Night Blu-ray Review What would you do if you discovered that you livednext doorto a vampire? That was the core conceptual idea which led to thecreation ofthe beloved 80's horror classic Fright Night (1985), which wasacritical darling, the second-highest grossing horror film the year itcame out,and a effort which led to both a direct-sequel and a big-budget 3Dremake …
Recommended The Movie: I'd be shocked if there isn't at least one Hollywood studio developing The Green Prince as a feature. The true story of the son of a Hamas leader secretly collaborating with the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, in order to cut down on the amount of innocent lives that would have been taken by Hamas' terrorist attacks is ripe for an awards season prestige …