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• Meet Me at the Movies: Swords, Sandals & Sequels – Noel & Thomas Manning Review “Gladiator II.”

  By Noel Manning on November 23, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Noel and Thomas Manning sharpen their swords and dust off their sandals to tackle Gladiator II, Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to the coliseum! This legacy sequel from Paramount Pictures features an all-star cast, including Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal,… Read More ›

• Candy-gram! “Blazing Saddles” arrives on 4K UHD for its 50th anniversary.

  By justin waldman on November 22, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Blazing Saddles (1974) is something so outstandingly outlandish and bold and still something that is wholly expected because it’s Mel Brooks. It is one of the most outlandish, hilarious, brilliant comedies of the 20th century and for it to be… Read More ›

• A Conversation with “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” writer Chuck Hayward.

  By Thomas Manning on November 21, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  In this conversation, EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning chats with writer Chuck Hayward about the remake of Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. Hayward discusses director Wade Allain-Marcus’ reimagining of Stephen Herek’s 1991 film (written by Neil Landau and Tara… Read More ›

• He said he’d be back! “The Terminator” 40th anniversary arrives on 4K UHD.

  By Joel Winstead on November 21, 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  James Cameron is finally releasing his backlog of game-changing films on 4K. The recent releases of Titanic (1997), The Abyss (1989), and True Lies (1994) have had varied reception but mostly praise on the painstaking process of achieving clear visuals… Read More ›

• “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” is a grade-A atomic-age blast.

  By Douglas Davidson on November 20, 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  Based on evidence over the last few years, it seems pretty clear that Warner Bros. Discovery Entertainment CEO David Zaslav either hates being a success, doesn’t understand the industry he’s involved in, or merely wants to ensure he gets a… Read More ›

• “Funny Girl” arrives in her best look yet in 4K thanks to The Criterion Collection.

  By justin waldman on November 19, 2024 • ( 2 )

  

  Near the tail end of his illustrious career, William Wyler (Roman Holiday) directed the debut of a true force of nature in a young and brilliant Barbra Streisand (What’s Up, Doc?) which launched her into the stratosphere and made her… Read More ›

• Classic Hitchcock film “North by Northwest” gets its first 4K release for its 65th anniversary.

  By justin waldman on November 19, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  There is nothing more magical in the entire world than being able to see a film, regardless of quality, on a 35 mm/70 mm print. Nothing comes close to seeing that celluloid run at 24 fps in a magical setting…. Read More ›

• The “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” home release bonus features offer valuable insights into the horror comedy.

  By Douglas Davidson on November 18, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Can you ever really go home again? Nothing is ever as good as it was when you were younger, but that’s because you had the shield of adolescence to protect you. Luckily, when it comes to movies, as long as… Read More ›

• Sam Raimi’s bleak crime thriller “A Simple Plan” is given the 4K UHD remaster it deserves from Arrow Video.

  By Douglas Davidson on November 18, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  “You can’t see everything.” These four words were a commonplace statement by me on episodes of The Cine-Men (RIP), a way to deflect and soften the fact that while the mind is willing, time and opportunity don’t often allow someone… Read More ›

• “There Was, There Was Not” keeps the reality of a recently-gone homeland from fading into fairytale. [NOFF]

  By Douglas Davidson on November 17, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  In our era of perpetual information, it’s nearly impossible to keep track of all the horrific embattlements going on across the world. The two most top of mind are the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Israel-Gaza War, but there’s also violence… Read More ›

• Collective student Project “Mysterious Behaviors” utilizes sci-fi trappings to explore concepts of humanity. [NOFF]

  By Douglas Davidson on November 16, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  The popular idiom “Many hands make light work,” first stated by John Heywood, is incredibly true, especially when working toward the same goal. Professional and large or amateur and small (or some combination), all film productions have some kind of… Read More ›

• “AFRaiD” Digital Code Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on November 15, 2024 • ( 2 )

  

  Last week, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released a physical edition of filmmaker Chris Weitz’s (About a Boy; Operation Finale) techno-thriller AFRAID. Rather than utilize the digital code that accompanied the review copy provided by SPHE, EoM is offering it up to… Read More ›

• “Rowdy Friends” examines lives of varied risks and rewards. [NOFF]

  By Douglas Davidson on November 15, 2024 • ( 2 )

  

  “Do you wanna drink, hey do you wanna party? Hey, this is old Hank, ready to get your summer started I cooked a pig in the ground, we got some beer on ice And all my rowdy friends are coming… Read More ›

• “Lavender Men” trips through history with Abraham Lincoln and Elmer E. Ellsworth. [Micheaux Film Festival]

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on November 14, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  In a year where most corners of the art form — horror, action blockbusters, dramas, comedies, etc. — have been uneven in the wake of the WGA-SAG-AFTRA strikes, it’s been a pretty great year for queer cinema. I Saw the… Read More ›

• Sean Wang’s teen coming of age dramedy “Dìdi (弟弟)” receives an unceremoniously released home edition.

  By justin waldman on November 13, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  When done right and a movie captures the time period in which it’s set pitch-perfectly, it is a reflection of its audience and resonates so much deeper and more personally with those of that era. Some movies that come to… Read More ›

• “It Ends with Us” Digital Code Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on November 12, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Last week, the Justin Baldoni-directed adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel, It Ends with Us, released on physical formats. If you’re curious to check out the film, EoM is giving away the digital code that accompanied the review copy provided by… Read More ›

• “A Real Pain” emotionally ensnares the audience due to sharpened talent in front of and behind the camera.

  By justin waldman on November 12, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  While his first directing/writing feature, When You Finish Saving the World (2022) met with some very mixed reception, Jesse Eisenberg’s latest, A Real Pain, is a hilarious, heartfelt, soul-touching 90 minutes exploring grief (past and present). It’s indicative of a… Read More ›

• Irish hip hop underdog story “Kneecap” stays on-brand with a DVD-R home release.

  By justin waldman on November 11, 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  If you haven’t heard of Rich Peppiatt’s newest feature, Kneecap, it’s because it flew so under the radar for everyone and its theatrical window was relatively short. However, it has now hit home release on DVD only, but don’t be… Read More ›

• WB’s U.S. 4K release of “The Hitcher” goes hard on visuals but lacks much else.

  By justin waldman on November 10, 2024 • ( 1 )

  

  After some turmoil about who was releasing it, where it was being released, and what editions there would be, we finally have the 1986 movie The Hitcher on a magnificent looking 4K UHD restoration in the United States and the… 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 ›

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