“You shouldn’t have touched anything from that basement.” – Mia (Jane Levy) in Evil Dead There are certain tenets one must abide by if one wants to survive a horror film: don’t go alone, don’t say “I’ll be right back,”… Read More ›
Home Video
Richard Linklater’s delightfully delirious ode to Godard and French New Wave cinema, “Nouvelle Vague,” is now available on Blu-ray from Via Vision Entertainment.
I’m a lifelong cinephile, but I’m not ashamed to admit that I had never gotten around to watching a film by Jean-Luc Godard. The French-Swiss filmmaker, well-known as one of the pioneers of the French New Wave film movement of… Read More ›
Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” doesn’t answer all of its questions, but the bonus features on the home edition just may enlighten you on some.
“Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know.” – Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) in Disclosure Day For much of his career, filmmaker Steven Spielberg has examined the tensions that exist within humanity, whether it’s the desire to uplift capitalism over… Read More ›
With GKIDS Films’s brand-new 4K UHD remaster of Makoto Shinkai’s “Your Name.,” one is quite inclined to stay a little longer.
“Ah, if only our voices speak at night Could ever reach the very edge of this world and the time … “ – Dream Lantern by RADWIMPS 2016 was a strong year for animated films. While there was Academy Award… Read More ›
Emotionally cold and devastatingly brilliant, James Gray’s debut “Little Odessa,” gets a deserved restoration courtesy of The Criterion Collection.
Before he made the somber sci-fi odyssey Ad Astra (2019), the compelling cop drama We Own the Night (2007), and the critically-acclaimed adventure The Lost City of Z (2016), James Gray stepped onto the scene with the 1994 crime drama… Read More ›
The experience delivered by “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair” in 4K UHD standard edition is gargantuan.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is finally on physical after years of the myth and legend growing amongst cinephiles about Quentin Tarantino only showing it in his theater. For years, fans have heard about this legendary version of the… Read More ›
Ichikawa and Wada’s dark comedy “Ten Women in Black” joins Radiance Films’s collection with a 4K HD restoration.
When it comes to cheating and cheaters, there’s often more than one side to the story. Someone wasn’t getting what they needed from one partner, so they sought it elsewhere. This, of course, doesn’t make the act of cheating correct… Read More ›
Wolfgang Petersen’s “Troy” gets updated in Arrow Video’s hefty special edition with both the theatrical and director’s cuts.
Arriving just at the moment in which Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was dominating the box office, Wolfgang Petersen’s popular and polarizing adaptation of Homer’s first epic poem arrives in a jam-packed special edition, courtesy of Arrow Films. Loosely based on… Read More ›
Genki Kawamura’s “Exit 8” now brings its rewarding and challenging exploration of the human psyche into your home.
Liminal spaces are making a comeback … or rather, an arrival. With the success of Kane Parsons’s high-grossing 2026 hit Backrooms and the word-of-mouth reputation of Alexander Ullom’s 2025 It Ends (a film initially released on Letterboxd Video Store then… Read More ›
Off its recent theatrical remaster re-release, Michael Arias’s 2006 animated adventure “Tekkonkinkreet” arrives at home with a first-time 4K UHD edition via GKIDS Films.
“At least believe in love, Kimura. Love is all you need.” – Suzuki in Tekkonkinkreet The bonds we make in life have a tendency to follow us everywhere. We don’t always know what they mean to us, either, until we’ve… Read More ›
Spellbinding cult classic “Practical Magic” still enchants 30 years later on 4K UHD.
“Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can.” ― Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic The fantasy/romance/comedy Practical… Read More ›
The Val Kilmer-led romantic crime thriller “The Saint” receives a first-time 4K UHD limited edition steelbook via Paramount Pictures.
There’s this strange belief that movies today are little more than remakes or IP extensions. Not only is this incorrect (there are plenty of original stories being released in theaters and online every week), but it’s almost entirely positioned as… Read More ›
No, sir, no, sir, family-friendly murder mystery “The Sheep Detectives” comes available on physical formats with no bags of special features.
Everyone always remembers their first murder. Presuming we remove The Terminator (1984) from the equation to account for the specific murder mystery genre, mine’s Mr. Body (Lee Ving). With its ridiculous characters, whimsical approach to solving the crime, and endless… Read More ›
“The Swan Princess” brings its animated spell which has enchanted generations into 4K UHD.
Back in 1995, I (like many a millennial) was introduced to a slew of films inspired by Disney’s animated projects. From bottom of the bin rip-offs to carefully crafted homages to the Mouse House, each of these movies ranged wildly… Read More ›
“The Napa Boys” fictional franchise is as hilarious as its premise sounds when spoken out loud.
Some films aspire to greatness, and some films find it thrust upon them. And then there are The Napa Boys, a group of young-middle-aged-sex-has-beens who have inherited a straight-to-DVD-franchise from maybe-not-their-parents. The Napa Boys is a great movie about the… Read More ›
Historical World War II thriller “Pressure” barely musters a light breeze of tension and is now available on home video.
“For want of a nail.” This proverb speaks to how the absence of even the smallest thing can have a massive ripple effect. Folks tend not to think about the wider implications, especially when looking back on history, questioning or… Read More ›
Ryuya Syzuki’s contemplative existential drama “Jinsei” arrives on home video with few supplemental materials.
How does one measure a life? Through the seasons of change? Through their age? Through their responsibility? In the scope of all things, how does one determine how well or poorly someone lived their life? You could live for a… Read More ›
Join the fight for free speech in “The People vs. Larry Flynt” in a 4K restoration by Arrow Video.
There’s nothing like a good underdog story with a terrific director and phenomenal cast to get one excited about a new 4K restoration, especially for a movie without calls for a restoration. This release of The People vs. Larry Flynt… Read More ›
“EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” utilizes found footage from the WB film archives to display the joy The King got from performing and the toll it took on him.
I am more of a casual observer of Elvis’s life and legacy than a fan. After Baz Luhrmann’s chaotic 2022 non-fiction film, Elvis, I didn’t know what else could come from The King’s story. Three years later, EPiC: Elvis Presley… Read More ›
“Hokum” beautifully spins yarns of Irish folklore into a modern, meditative, supernatural tale, now available in 4K Ultra HD via DECAL Releasing.
If you’re an indie horror fan you might have noticed that Irish horror is having a moment. There has been so much Irish horror released during the last couple of years and it’s almost always been guaranteed to be good… Read More ›