Elements of Madness

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• Jim Jarmusch’s acid western “Dead Man” re-enters The Criterion Collection with a brand-new 4K UHD edition.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has built an indie career leaning into his eccentricities and mixing his artistic sensibilities. It’s how we get the zombie apocalypse comedy The Dead Don’t Die (2019), the melancholic vampiric love story Only Lovers Left Alive (2013),… Read More ›

• “Snakes on a Plane” in 4K lands safely on home video with new special features via Arrow Video.

  By justin waldman on January 18, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The year was 2005, the summer was sweltering with sequels (Pirates of the Caribbean 3, X-Men 3, Mission: Impossible 3, Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift), new superhero movies (Superman Returns), family fair (Over the Hedge, The Devil Wears Prada, Monster… Read More ›

• “Infirmary” masterfully wields found footage to a terrifying degree. [DWFNY]

  By justin waldman on January 17, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  First time feature director Nicholas Pineda (Disquiet) and screenwriter Katy Krauland (A NoHo Heist) create an intense, eerie, horror drama, Infirmary. It utilizes found security camera and bodycam footage to infest its way into the brains of audiences and send… Read More ›

• Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting’s crime thriller “On the Run” gets a Region A release by 88 Films.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 17, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The only feeling better for a cinephile in learning that a film you dig or never got the chance to see is getting a physical release is learning that said film that’s out of print or region locked is getting… Read More ›

• Steven Grayhm’s sophomore effort, family drama “Sheepdog,” battles itself as it seeks to implore audiences to reconsider our social responsibility to our veterans.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 16, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The Latin phrase “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” (roughly translates to “who guards the guardsmen?”) is attributed to Roman poet Juvenal and was made prominent by the philosopher Plato in their work Republic. The phrase has come to be interpreted as… Read More ›

• “Killer Whale” gets back to what audiences love about creature features.

  By AJ Friar on January 15, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Killer Whale is reminiscent of the killer shark movies audiences were spoiled with throughout the 1990s, yet it feels noticeably more grounded and contemporary in its approach. Rather than leaning entirely into camp or excess, the film finds a satisfying… Read More ›

• Fun ‘90s action flick “Under Siege” gets an overdue updated restoration thanks to Arrow Video.

  By Blak Cinephile on January 14, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  When the name “Steven Seagal” is spoken in Tinseltown nowadays, it’s probably met with a few grunts and eyerolls. When the name is said among B-movie action fans, it’s probably met with a few chuckles and recanting of obscure lines… Read More ›

• Horror thriller “Night Patrol” shines a floodlight on goings on under the cover of night.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 14, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  To ignore history is to imprison yourself in repetitive cycles. Even worse, to make presumptions based solely on what you’re told is to doom yourself to being a keystone cause of those cycles continuing. This is a key component in… Read More ›

• Did you see a first-time 4K UHD edition of “Minority Report” coming? Now you can.

  By justin waldman on January 13, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Back in early 2025, I saw a 35 mm print of Minority Report and it was my first time revisiting the film in probably a decade. To say it is forgotten how absolutely sublime the movie is, how wrong it… Read More ›

• “Sinners” CD Soundtrack Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on January 12, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is considered one of the best films of 2025 by general and critical audiences alike for its layered storytelling conveyed through thematic material in the narrative, creation of the world through production design and art direction, stirring performances… Read More ›

• Martial arts thriller “The Old Woman with the Knife” possesses an engaging philosophical question under its blood-letting surface.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 12, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  What makes a killer and what defines them as good or evil? One could argue that anyone can be a killer and that the taking of a life immediately diminishes one’s purity, but there is goodness is absorbing the malignant… Read More ›

• Congratulations! Nacho Vigalondo’s sci-fi dramatic romance “Daniela Forever” arrives as a home release but with zero special features in-hand.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 9, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Congratulations. For a certain set of people, this singular word carries weight. This isn’t to say that it doesn’t for the general populous as receiving accolades or cheers often makes one feel elated, but, for a specific set, “Congratulations” correlates… Read More ›

• Begin your karmic journey with the re-issued Blu-ray of “Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds.”

  By Douglas Davidson on January 8, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2017, director Kim Yong-hwa (The Moon) released the first of two (currently) films in the Along with the Gods series, The Two Worlds. Adapted from a webtoon by author Joo Ho-min, The Two Worlds borrows from the Buddhist belief… Read More ›

• Paranoid insanity or cold reality? Find out the truth in the home edition of Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Bugonia.”

  By Douglas Davidson on January 7, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  In the last nine years, actor Emma Stone and filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos have collaborated on five different projects — a short and four features — that have explored the ridiculousness of cruel friendship (The Favourite), of the human experience (Poor… Read More ›

• Bring the latest adventure of the Grid home as Joachim Rønning’s “TRON: Ares” comes available to own.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 6, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  In 1982, audiences were invited to go on a sci-fi fantasy adventure in which a programmer, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), determined to find proof he’d been cheated by a former co-worker, found himself digitally deconstructed and reconstituted within the very… Read More ›

• Walt Disney Home Entertainment offers a 25th anniversary 4K UHD edition of “The Emperor’s New Groove” that’ll have you reaching for the lever.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 5, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Boom, baby. WRONG LEVER! The poison. The poison. The poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco’s poison. Llama face! Why do we even *have* that lever? Beware the Groove…Squeaker, squeak, squeak, squeakin’. These are just a… Read More ›

• 20 Anticipated Films of 2026.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 3, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s a brand new year and while there are plenty of 2025 titles to still see and catch up on, here’s a short-list of 20 titles that I’m excited to see in 2026. We’ve got big titles and small, adaptations… Read More ›

• “Tuner” expertly uses all the right tools to fine-tune a pitch-perfect crime-thriller rom-com. [TIFF]

  By justin waldman on January 2, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  What does one expect when a documentarian partners with a co-writer to write and direct his first feature? If you guessed a riveting, pulse-setting, sensational thriller about a heist and love and the chaos that unfolds, then you’d be right… Read More ›

• 15 Films to Track Down in 2026.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 1, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  One of the great joys of exploring cinema is the opportunity to see films from around the world. Sometimes that includes seeing films before they receive wider distribution, which allows for the opportunity to herald a film’s arrival. What follows… Read More ›

• “Boogie Nights” on 4K disappoints in its lack of Hi-Fi but satisfies with its entourage of special features.

  By AJ Friar on December 31, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  The video transfer of Boogie Nights doesn’t exactly scream top-tier 4K. In fact, at times it looks closer to an upscaled DVD than a true high-end restoration, which is more than a little disappointing for one of Paul Thomas Anderson’s… Read More ›

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