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• Invite the modern “Merrily We Roll Along” into your home via a proshot Broadway performance on Blu-ray.

  By Dalin Rowell on March 26, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  When you’re raised in a musical theatre loving family, you often are served a delicious buffet of Broadway talent. From the classic tunes of Rodgers and Hammerstein (Oklahoma!) to the ‘80s stylings of Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the… Read More ›

• “Materialists” struggles to reconcile its themes leading to an unsatisfyingly stereotypical plot.

  By Dalin Rowell on October 21, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  As someone who once lived in The Big Apple, I know a thing or two about dating within its whimsical-yet-chaotic parameters. From trying to have smooches on the subway to debating your dinner on the busy sidewalks of St. Mark’s,… Read More ›

• “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” strikes all the typical Austen rom-com notes.

  By Dalin Rowell on June 3, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Back in 2013, Director Jerusha Hess brought to life the silly world of Shannon Hale’s novel Austenland. In it, Jane Hayes (Keri Russell), a 30-something fangirl for the works of Jane Austen, travels to a British resort themed to the… Read More ›

• Ginger Root’s feature “SHINBANGUMI” has a sold out limited release on VHS.

  By Dalin Rowell on May 21, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  If you were a child who existed within the ‘80s and ‘90s, chances are that Japanese pop culture left some sort of influence on your noggin. Whether it be the colorful landscape known as anime or the equally enchanting treasure… Read More ›

• Invite “Nosferatu” in and plunge into Robert Eggers’s gothic horror any time at home.

  By Dalin Rowell on February 26, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  Ever since 2015’s The Witch, Director Robert Eggers has proved his genre supremacy. Whether it be the quirky horrors of The Lighthouse (2019) or the violent Viking delights in The Northman (2022), every movie in Egger’s catalog continues to showcase… Read More ›

• Dark comedy “Timestalker” deconstructs tropes of love and romance.

  By Dalin Rowell on February 12, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  As a child of the ‘90s, fantasy tales of romance have always felt like the coziest of blankets. Could it be that true love always won in the end? Or, having existed in a world filled with divorce, addiction, and… Read More ›

• Bring “Wicked” home in a stunning 4K Blu-ray loaded with special features.

  By Dalin Rowell on February 7, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  Back in 2003, I had the pleasure (much like the rest of New York) of getting to see a new musical called Wicked. In the mind of this then-13-year-old, seeing a story about a misunderstood witch from the land of… Read More ›

• “Hellboy: The Crooked Man” withers away in the dark on Blu-ray.

  By Dalin Rowell on January 2, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  In the opinion of this writer, we don’t thank Guillermo del Toro enough for his contributions to cinema. From his beautiful tribute to creature features via The Shape of Water (2017) to his dedication to animation with his Pinocchio (2022),… Read More ›

• Mystery thriller “Blink Twice” lacks bonus features but delivers on visuals in its Blu-ray release.

  By Dalin Rowell on November 9, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  When a new director arrives on the Hollywood scene, they often come in one of two distinct flavors: they’re either a fresh “voice” in the industry or someone who can be molded to be a studio darling. The second category… Read More ›

• Twisted rom-com “Your Monster” delights with familiar nostalgic aesthetics.

  By Dalin Rowell on October 28, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  As a New Yorker born and raised, there’s one specific sub-genre that has always been a comforting media blanket for me: fantasies that take place in the Big Apple. From the time-traveling hijinks of Kate and Leopold to the animated… Read More ›

• “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!” aka The Price of Nostalgia.

  By Dalin Rowell on September 24, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  One of my favorite questions to ask anyone is the following: “If you could store one memory in a bottle to revisit over again, what would it be?” My choice revolves around the first time I stepped into Walt Disney… Read More ›

• “Purple Rain” gets treated to 4K for its 40th birthday.

  By Dalin Rowell on July 17, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  When looking at the history of popular music, no artist was (or will ever be) quite like Prince Roger Nelson. With his unique stature, confidence, incredible wardrobe, and even more impressive musical skills, Prince would become an icon in every… Read More ›

• Bring home Cord Jefferson’s satire “American Fiction” on Blu-ray thanks to Warner Bros. Pictures.

  By Dalin Rowell on July 4, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Amidst the insanity of 2023’s awards season, there were a lot of flicks that stood out ahead of the pack. From thoughtful dramedies about an American toy icon to the typical Oscar fair, there were clearly a lot of movies… Read More ›

• Arrow’s 4K release of “American Gigolo” delivers high quality bangs for your buck.

  By Dalin Rowell on June 18, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  When thinking of ‘80s filmmaking, most fans often point to the usual suspects: John Hughes teenage dramedies, over-to-top action spectacles, along with a few (now iconic) slasher flicks. But one early example of the decade deserves its flowers just as… Read More ›

• “Handling the Undead” fumbles its selected genres of arthouse drama and zombie horror.

  By Dalin Rowell on June 7, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  From a modern-day perspective, zombies come in one of two flavors: they’re either creatures of chaos or walkers fueled by wacky circumstances. Yet, in the new film Handling the Undead (based on the book of the same name by Let… Read More ›

• “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed” is a mixed bag of experiences.

  By Dalin Rowell on May 8, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Written and directed by a woman in her mid-30s who was raised in New York, Joanna Arnow’s The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed hits home in a multitude of ways. I know what it’s like to… Read More ›