Lee Cronin’s The Mummy arrives on physical media after its theatrical run, which was met with mixed criticism from fans and critics alike. While some enjoyed this new take on The Mummy, it seemed to divide audiences by being too… Read More ›
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Writer/director J Pinder’s “Cotton Candy Bubble Gum” maintains its flavor within its “one crazy day” antics.
Trigger Warning: While no depiction is provided, a school shooting is a key character element within the film. A lot can happen in a day. Regardless of time and place, you can find the entire trajectory of your existence shifted,… Read More ›
Rom-com “You, Me & Tuscany,” now on home video, delivers a commonplace experience despite its remarkable setting.
Romantic comedies come in all shapes and sizes, from a teacher and a night club singer falling in love at first sight (Vivacious Lady) to a billionaire falling for the escort he hired to pretend to be his girlfriend (Pretty… Read More ›
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” offers out-of-this-world bonus features on the home release edition of an adventure that’s barely left the atmosphere.
Photosensitivity Warning: More than the previous film, Galaxy is filled with light designs that may prove triggering for photosensitive individuals; consider taking precautions before starting the film. In 2023, Illumination, with Nintendo as a partner, released The Super Mario Bros…. Read More ›
Adam Sandler’s “Click” skips into 4K with upscaled visuals and audio but with only legacy special features
The year is 2006, and audiences have noticed Adam Sandler is trying to do more than just his usual brand of comedy, branching into projects like Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Spanglish (2004), and, to an extent, Big Daddy (1999). So when… Read More ›
Filmmaker Kirill Sokolov makes his Hollywood debut with darkly comic actioner “They Will Kill You” on home video.
Writer/director Kirill Sokolov made the leap from shorts to features with the 2018 darkly comic actioner Why Don’t You Just Die! in which an idiot is convinced by his girlfriend to kill her police detective father. A spin on several… Read More ›
Who needs friends when Wes Craven’s final “Scream” entry is available on 4K UHD?
It begins as it always does: someone alone receives a menacing phone call, has their life threatened, and then ends up on the wrong end of a blade held by a killer wearing a Ghostface mask. By the third entry… Read More ›
Documentary “Stolen Kingdom” pieces together over 30 years of significant theft from Disney theme parks.
In the spring of 1996, my grandfather won the lottery. Using my birthdate numbers as part of his winning ticket, he felt it was only right to ask me the one thing I wanted to do more than anything else…. Read More ›
Indie darling Edward Burns steps back on the scene with the uneven “Finnegan’s Foursome”, a comedy about loss, family and moving on. [Tribeca]
Returning to Tribeca Film Festival, indie darling filmmaker/actor Edward Burns (She’s the One) arrives with the golf-based comedy Finnegan’s Foursome, having its world premiere in the Spotlight Narrative section. Burns is no stranger to the Tribeca festival, his previous films… Read More ›
“Scream 7” seeks to give audiences what they think they want and fails to deliver anything new in the process.
“Burn it all down.” The tagline for the Kevin Williamson-directed seventh entry in the Scream series is apt both for what it seeks to accomplish thematically but also for the entry itself. Rather than make another film that continues the… Read More ›
“An Autumn Summer” beautifully captures a time of major life transitions for young adults.
All good movies come from a personal place. While the definition of “personal” varies greatly across different films and genres, this is still a universal truth. In the case of semi-autobiographical stories or narratives inspired by one’s own life, the… Read More ›
Documentary “Lorne” offers a rare glimpse of his work from Lorne Michaels’s own perspective.
I like Saturday Night Live, but I wouldn’t say I’m a die-hard fan by any stretch. However, it is an enjoyable program and I do try to watch it as much as I can when the host and/or musical guest… Read More ›
Shark horror film “Chum” contributes to the on-going dilution of the genre.
Chum feels like one of those shark movies that crawled out of the direct-to-video section of the ‘90s and somehow made its way into the modern release calendar. It follows nearly every familiar beat that fans of bad B-horror have… Read More ›
“Hoppers” on home video allows you to bring the absurd chaos of nature right into your ecosystem.
“Funny thing is, you’re about 10 times more likely to get killed by a falling airplane-part than by a shark.” -Gi in Captain Planet and the Planeteers Things could be simpler if we wanted them to be. Folks could have… Read More ›
“Fight Club” on 4K UHD embodies the IKEAfication of consumerism.
Photosensitivity Warning: The opening title sequences includes repeated flashing for the duration. This may be triggering for photosensitive individuals. “This is your life, good to the last drop Doesn’t get any better than this This is your life and it’s… Read More ›
“Twinless” arrives on home video with all of its secrets but no special features.
Since its release at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Dylan O’Brien’s film Twinless has been a topic of conversation. That conversation involves a celebration of the performances and of the narrative’s numerous twists and turns. With a film this surprising,… Read More ›
“‘Wuthering Heights’” brings the bodice-ripping energy while leaving most of the story behind as it saunters into a home release.
In the era of BookTok, many fans find themselves drawn to stories fueled by yearning. Some might want to step into a romantasy, where bat-winged boys sweep their powerful protagonists off their feet, while others prefer a more real-world scenario… Read More ›
Mixed-format drama “A/way” wrestles with reconciling past and present self after a major loss.
The reason that most are nostalgic for the past is not because things were better “back then,” but because responsibilities were different. For those who kvetch about their present, it’s because their childhood didn’t involve worry about clothes, food, or… Read More ›
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” comes in hot with a loaded home release in both digital and physical formats.
James Cameron has been living and operating within the fictional world of Pandora for decades now. Avatar (2009) began pre-production in the mid-aughts — although, it had been in development since 1994. The release of the second film, Avatar: The… Read More ›
Maiden, Mother, Crone, Whore — they are all “The Bride!”
Trigger Warning: The Bride! incorporates several instances of violence against women that may be triggering for individuals who’ve experienced sexual assault. Additionally, there’s a scene in a club that utilizes flashing lights which may induce a reaction for those with… Read More ›