It’s really hard to be a physical media advocate and supporter, and I know how that sentence sounds. We’re a dying breed of collectors, but we still exist and wanting the crème of the crop is becoming harder and harder… Read More ›
Home Release
The 4K of “Mute Witness” is one of Arrow’s top-tier releases to date.
Time and time again, I am left in complete and utter disbelief at how good Arrow releases look in their new restored glory. Even when I have never seen the movie before, knowing this is a nearly 30-year-old film and… Read More ›
Bring home Cord Jefferson’s satire “American Fiction” on Blu-ray thanks to Warner Bros. Pictures.
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 ›
“UHF” coming at you now in 4K thanks to Shout! Studios’s 35th anniversary edition.
Sometimes there are movies that are so niche you wonder how and why they ever got made. Not to say that there isn’t merit, but most of the time people don’t go out of their way to make a cult… Read More ›
Great Knights of Columbus, the “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” 4K UHD release is bursting with manly bonus features.
If you don’t get your hands on the 4K of one of the greatest comedies about a team of newscasters to be released in the twentieth century, then I am afraid to report you might be trapped in a glass… Read More ›
Know what you’re getting into before you say “America, F&%k yeah!” to a first-time 4K UHD anniversary edition of “Team America: World Police.”
I am not going to pretend I understand how licensing works, because I simply don’t. It would be an incredibly silly thing to pretend I know a singular thing about how movie licensing works and why X licenses out to… Read More ›
Criterion adds the Lana and Lilly Wachowski erotic noir “Bound” to its 4K collection.
Having never seen Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s second feature, I was immediately intrigued when I saw it was being added to the Criterion Collection. Knowing quite literally nothing about the movie other than the fact that it was a Wachowski… Read More ›
DECAL Releasing makes it easy to capture your own “Sasquatch Sunset” and bring it home.
Sasquatch Sunset is a vulgar, trippy mockumentary. It’s full of sex, urine, feces, and engorged Bigfoot penis — but that’s just a disguise over a melancholic, soulful, and beautiful adult drama about life, growing, and loss, and one of the… Read More ›
Beat the summer heat with the latest “Ghostbusters” adventure, “Frozen Empire,” now on home video.
A sequel is a tricky proposition. Audiences who enjoy one story are keen to want more, yet the follow-ups aren’t always as strong or long-lasting as the initial outing. When you add in the complaint of feeling like nothing new… Read More ›
What Would Brian Boitano Do? He’d celebrate 25 years of “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” with a first-time 4K UHD edition.
“Remember what the MPAA says; Horrific, Deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don’t say any naughty words! That’s what this war is all about!” – Sheila Broflovski, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut It’s been 25 years since… Read More ›
David Lynch’s cult classic “Blue Velvet” is now available in stunning 4K digital restoration from the Criterion Collection.
Often in film criticism, the words “cult classic” are overused — unless you’re talking about a filmmaker with a filmography as iconic as David Lynch. Most people probably also associate Lynch with Twin Peaks, cherry pie, and a damn fine… Read More ›
Shout! Studios and GKIDS Films release a HD home edition of Takehiko Inoue’s “The First Slam Dunk” that’ll have you out of your seat until the shot clock stops.
Sports films are often used as a metaphor for something else. The grit, the determination required to succeed either as a team or an individual being a symbol for some other kind of battle. In the feature film directorial debut… Read More ›
Early Val Kilmer mystery thriller “Thunderheart” is well worth the HD upgrade in a brand-new home release transfer.
The beginning of the 1990s was uncharted territory for a young, newly established Val Kilmer. He broke out as the villainous, cock-sure “Ice” in Top Gun (1986) years prior and Willow (1988) was a success, but its visual effects and… Read More ›
Schedule your own journey on Jérémie Périn’s “Mars Express” anytime via the Shout! Studios/GKIDS Films home release.
A vicious murder, a private detective, a thread-pull revealing a larger conspiracy, and a question of robotic sentience — all the makings of a cyberpunk neo-noir. We’ve seen it before with the Blade Runner and The Matrix series, as well… Read More ›
Arrow’s 4K release of “American Gigolo” delivers high quality bangs for your buck.
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 ›
Paramount Pictures releases “Chinatown” in 4K UHD for its 50th anniversary.
Even though I’d had every plot point of Chinatown (1974) spoiled for me by film school staples like Robert McKee’s STORY, by the end of my first watch through of the new 4K edition from Paramount Presents, I still wanted… Read More ›
Buy a ticket and take the ride as The Criterion Collection brings the polarizing cult classic “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” home in stunning 4K.
Two guys, a trunk full of drugs, and the open road leading to the place of sin itself. Not Hell … but close enough. Las Vegas. Add in some counterculture themes such as the Vietnam War and its relation to… Read More ›
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” arrives on home video with a single message: Hail to the Kings, Baby.
Photosensitivity Warning: There are several sequences within the film (traveling to Hollow Earth; uses of breath abilities) that may prove triggering for photosensitive views. Take proper precautions before pressing play. What a time to be alive. Despite the claims that… Read More ›
“One from the Heart: Reprise” is a booby, bloated, bad masterpiece.
At the peak of the DVD/VHS era, studios would often release worse, extended, “unrated*” cuts of films with more boobs and cursing to trick a few customers into purchasing the film a second time. That’s what Francis Ford Coppola (The… Read More ›
A stunning Blu-ray, “La Chimera” lives up to its name leaving the audience chasing absent special features
If you have been following my writing and my thoughts on things when it comes to media, it should be apparent that my stance is, and always will be, physical media is king. It is really hard to make the… Read More ›