The cinema has entered a weird stage in its history. Movies still arrive in theaters weekly but have shorter life spans. This means certain films have a quick turnaround on the home release market. While not yet on Blu-ray or… Read More ›
adaptation
“Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms” Blu-ray Giveaway
The 16th century Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods) has been told (and re-told) in portions in text, television, and film over the years with versions animated and live-action. In the fall of 2023, Wuershan’s Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom… Read More ›
“Mean Girls” on 4K UHD is so fetch.
It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years (what???) since we learned about the daughter of the inventor of Toaster Strudel, and, more importantly, about how learning to not be a mean girl/queen B or you’ll get… Read More ›
Past is prologue in Vera Egito’s historical drama “The Battle (A Batalha da Rua Maria Antônia).” [Atlanta Film Festival]
Photosensitivity Warning: The opening title/credit sequence before the film begins and all of the breaks between scenes are accompanied by bright flashes of white light. Viewers with photosensitivity issues should watch with caution. College campuses across the U.S. have been… Read More ›
Lies, secrets, and murder make up a great deal of “Dune: Part Two,” available on home video now.
Author Frank Herbert reportedly got the spark for the concept of his book Dune after observing conservation attempts along the Oregon coastline, creating from this a science fiction action-adventure tale that would inspire readers for generations. Parts of this inspiration… Read More ›
“The Crow” 4K Digital Code Giveaway
The 1990s brought forth a number of cinematic comic book adaptations. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dick Tracy, and Darkman in 1990; The Rocketeer in 1991; Batman Returns in 1992; Batman Forever, Judge Dredd, and The Mask in 1995; The Phantom in 1996; and,… Read More ›
With “The Crow” in first-time 4K UHD, it’s easy to believe that love will prevail.
Photosensitivity Warning: The opening sequence and several throughout the film include either flashes of light or strobing that may be triggering for photosensitive viewers. There are certain phrases, certain references, one can make that will elicit a specific response within… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “Unsung Hero” actor Kirrilee Berger, inspiration Rebecca St. James, producer Luke Smallbone, and multihyphenate Joel Smallbone.
Welcome to a special double dose of Open Dialogue as EoM Partner Noel T. Manning sits down with Unsung Hero co-director/co-writer/actor Joel Smallbone and producer Luke Smallbone in one segment and actor Kirrilee Berger and inspiration for her role Rebecca St…. Read More ›
You’ll cheer for, cry for, fall in love with, but won’t forget “The Fall Guy.”
The summer movie season happens earlier and earlier every year. What once started in June has now begun as early as April. This has set a precedent for the summer movie season as a whole. No matter the film, it… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “Hard Miles” director R.J. Daniel Hanna.
Matthew Modine stars in the R.J. Daniel Hanna film Hard Miles. Based on a true story, this film explores a man trying to disconnect from his past while leading four troubled youth on a cycling roadtrip from Denver to the… Read More ›
Comic book adaptation “Madame Web” arrives on home video with bonus materials that’ll educate the fans of this Sony-run Marvel film.
It’s been stated before, but it bears reminding: expectations can ruin an experience. This is equally true when the hype ahead of something implies one thing when the truth is something very different. In the real world, it can look… Read More ›
Let the “Mean Girls” movie musical be “A Cautionary Tale:” classics don’t need remakes.
The original Mean Girls starring Lindsay Lohan (Freaky Friday), Rachel McAdams (Game Night), Amanda Seyfried (Jennifer’s Body), and Lacey Chabert (Not Another Teen Movie), was released almost exactly 20 years ago on April 30, 2004. Inspired by Queen Bees and… Read More ›
Jazz and animation flow in animated powerhouse “BLUE GIANT” on home video via Shout! Studios.
Adaptations are growing in number more and more these days in entertainment. If there’s not a cinematic version of a book, show, or comic, there’s a television one. Often times, these tales involve beings of incredible strength or speed, of… Read More ›
Very loosely based on a real story, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” provides the typical Ritchie mid-level romp.
Guy Ritchie has become something of a young Ridley Scott lately, not in any stylistic choices he’s making as a filmmaker, not at all, but merely in the sheer quantity of his output. In the past five years alone, Ritchie… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “Scoop” actors Gillian Anderson and Billie Piper.
Gillian Anderson and Billie Piper join Noel T. Manning II today on Open Dialogue to chat about their roles in the Netflix film Scoop. Scoop follows the true story of BBC producer Samantha McAlister’s journey into landing the legendary 2019… Read More ›
Based-on-a-true-story dramedy “Wicked Little Letters” entraps with humor and mystery.
“This is more true than you’d think.” Truth, it’s said, is often stranger than fiction. It’s why so many stories are inspired by or adapted from real incidents. Such is the case here with the new project from director Thea… Read More ›
Director Raymond St-Jean tackles the story of Canadian hitman Donald Lavoie in “Dusk for a Hitman (Crépuscule pour un tueur).”
Real life is often fodder for storytelling. Typically, one will take an experience or emotion and transcribe that into something unique. However, fiction isn’t always as compelling as reality, which is why we get stories like Dumb Money (2023) detailing… Read More ›
The play’s the thing when it comes to comedic documentary “Grand Theft Hamlet.” [SXSW]
The pandemic did a lot of things to the citizens of the world in the early years, the least of which was take thousands of lives. Those who remained in those initial months and years dealt with physical isolation, financial… Read More ›
Arrow Video releases Japanese horror “Dark Water” in 4K with special features.
Sometimes there are movies that just entirely escape your radar. Then you realize a boutique label is giving the film the treatment it arguably deserves and you decide to take the plunge and watch it for the first time. Before… Read More ›
The home release of “Eileen” is skin and bones, unlike its lead performances.
Certain films slipped through the cracks in the heat of the 2023 awards season. Everything released at that time was not going for the gold. Those smaller films attempt to achieve other successes. Outside of the awards season rush, some… Read More ›