Highly Recommended Chronologically the fourth of four “Three Mesquiteers” Westerns released to Blu-ray by Olive Films, and the sixth of eight such films co-starring John Wayne, Three Texas Steers (1939) is a lively B-Western-circus picture-racetrack yarn genre hybrid. Subtle it ain’t, but for those viewers willing to sit back and enjoy its frequent ridiculousness, it can be 56 minutes of …
Recommended THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials not the Blu-ray edition under review. The chance to peer at the building blocks of a master filmmaker’s career, particularly when it is a heretofore little seen debut film, should generate much interest and even celebration, but at the same time, it’s best to temper one’s excitement and manage …
Recommended American Horror Story Blu Ray Review Click onimage to view Blu-ray screenshot with1080p Resolution Read the entire review
Skip It The Courier is a tired thriller, filled with tired actors playing tired characters, wrapped up in a tired story. There is exactly one scene in the movie where anyone looks like they’re making an effort, and it’s the only scene in the movie that’s memorable or interesting
Recommended The Movie: Jane Fonda playing a grandmother? Having watched mostly her older films like Barbarella and Fun With Dick & Jane in recent years, it’s a bit of a shock to see her as an “old person” in Peace, Love and Misunderstanding
DVD Talk Collector Series THE MOVIE: Please Note: The stills used here are taken from promotional materials and Criterion’s original 2002 DVD included in the package and not the Blu-ray edition under review.
Highly Recommended The third of four “Three Mesquiteers” Westerns released to Blu-ray by Olive Films, and the fifth of eight such films co-starring John Wayne, The Night Riders (1939) is extremely entertaining, though entirely in the B-Western sense.
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Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less It’s not about whether you win or lose Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: David Fincher, The Game , The Criterion Collection Likes: Michael Douglas, Conspiracy theories Dislikes: Hates: The Criterion laserdiscs we don’t have on DVD/Blu-Ray The Movie On any average day, if you asked me what David Fincher’s first film was, I would probably say The Game . Se7en , his …
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Please Note: The images used here are taken from promotional materials and stills provided by The Criterion Collection, not the Blu-ray edition under review. With such films as Le Jour se l ve , Port of Shadows , and Les Enfants du paradis ( Children of Paradise ) studding his rich filmography, French director Marcel Carn proved himself time and time again to be …