“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 ›
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“The Specials” mashes up all the genres with their fancy footwork. [Fantasia]
Mixing genres is a frequent and sometimes dangerous proposition. We’re not talking about mixing romance with comedy or horror with thriller elements (though there is a science to this, as well), but films which incorporate seemingly desperate genres like yakuza… Read More ›
Art and commerce collide in Amanbek Azhymat’s chaotic crime comedy “Backstage Madness.” [Fantasia]
What is “happiness”? Is it freedom; the ability to be your own boss? Is it creativity; the ability to pursue your vision at all times? Is it divine; to either consume whatever prey you like or see your enemies crushed… Read More ›
Return to where The Fast Saga began with the 25th anniversary 4K UHD edition of Rob Cohen’s “The Fast and the Furious.”
“Ask any racer. Any real racer. It don’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning’s winning.” – Dominic Toretto, The Fast and the Furious Before they went to space, before they were international spies, before they… Read More ›
Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier’s darkly comic crime drama “Coup de torchon” joins The Criterion Collection with a brand-new 4K HD restoration.
“All Crimes Are Collective.” – Title of the included essay by Professor Lynn A. Higgins. A society is nothing more than a collection of individuals who agree on rules. This is obvious, of course, and, quite frequently, presumed, which is… Read More ›
Crime comedy “The Christophers” reminds audiences just how versatile Steven Soderbergh is as a storyteller.
Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight) is arguably one of the busiest filmmakers working today. After two separate occasions when claims were made that he had retired, Soderbergh has continued to make massively entertaining, if flawed, finished products. His latest film,… Read More ›
Imprint Films’s 4K release of 1993’s “A Bronx Tale” arrives in a fancy case with one new feature.
“But you can ask anybody from my neighborhood, and they’ll just tell you this is just another Bronx tale” the final words spoken by C (Lillo Brancato) at the end of A Bronx Tale; a melodramatic ending that, while poignant,… Read More ›
“Soylent Green” IS….. available on a new 4K UHD edition from Arrow Video.
The future we currently live in with food and resources being sparce and us needing to find a way to continue as a society is not as dark a future as Harry Harrison’s book Make Room! Make Room! predicted. In… Read More ›
The “Crime City” series shifts to Japan with head-bashing action thriller “TOKYO BURST.” [Fantasia]
In 2017, director Kang Yun-sung’s based-on-a-true-story The Outlaws introduced audiences to Detective Ma (Don Lee), colloquially known as “Beast Cop” for the way he resolves conflicts within his district with his power-packed fists. Watching Ma tackle Chinese gangsters trying to… Read More ›
Via Vision Entertainment calls school back into session with a brand-new 4K UHD restoration of Robert Mandel’s “The Substitute.”
For a period of time, setting stories within schools was pretty common. Whether in television (Welcome Back, Kotter; Saved by the Bell) or film (Dead Poets Society; Summer School), the relationship of teacher and student was utilized to explore everything… Read More ›
Controversial to this day and timely to a fault, Joel Schumacher’s darkly comic “Falling Down” comes home via Arrow Video.
You couldn’t make a film like this today. Joel Schumacher’s (Flatliners) dark and comedic rage-against-the-machine thriller, Falling Down, is truly a ballsy product of its time — the loud, colorful 1990s. Boasting a terrific against-type performance from Michael Douglas (Basic… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Above & Below” director Jesse V. Johnson.
Filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson returns to EoM Presents to discuss his latest directorial effort, the ocean survival thriller Above & Below. Johnson speaks about the technical and logistical challenges of underwater filmmaking, the performances of frequent collaborators Louis Mandylor and… Read More ›
Berner’s “Splash City” is a brutal Bay Area crime thriller dominated by powerful performances.
Born in the Sunset District neighborhood of San Francisco, Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr., known professionally as Berner, is a rapper with multiple albums under his belt, as well as a cannabis entrepreneur. Berner is the Co-founder and CEO of Cookies,… Read More ›
The 4K UHD quality rewatch of “Crime 101” is the only reason to snatch up the home release with no supplementary materials.
Being a physical media collector is tough as we constantly are barraged (thankfully) with new releases from studios, boutiques, and prestige labels; some weeks have three, four, five, plus releases; and chasing the first printing before it goes out of… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “The Furious” actor Joe Taslim and director Kemji Tanigaki *and* “O Horizon” actors David Strathairn and Maria Bakalova.
What do a high-octane martial arts spectacle and an intimate science-fiction family drama have in common? Great storytelling. In this episode of Meet Me at the Movies, Thomas Manning shines a spotlight on two very different films and the talented… Read More ›
Filmmaker Tsui Harks’ controversial crime thriller “Don’t Play with Fire” is released in 2K HD by Cult Epics with all three versions of the film.
Trigger Warnings: The film contains (1) depictions of violence against animals (some quite real) and (2) a sequence at a club involving flashing lights. Art always reflects the times. What the artist is feeling, what inspires them, what terrifies them… Read More ›
Recruit Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind” for your home collection.
Writer/director Kelly Reichardt’s latest film, The Mastermind, was one of my biggest surprises of 2025. That’s not only coming from a fan of her work but also from the way The Mastermind subverts expectations. Set in the 1970s against the… Read More ›
1988’s “Sunset” gets a release as part of Mill Creek Entertainment’s Retro VHS/Rewind Collection.
Sunset (1988) isn’t a bad movie, but it isn’t a great one either. It comes early in Bruce Willis’s career and is often forgotten about while discussing his filmography. Most people immediately bring up films like Die Hard (1988), The… Read More ›
Satirical crime thriller “Solo” gets a first-time 4K HD Blu-ray release with supportive archival materials from Radiance Films.
It’s not unusual for an actor to write and direct, a director to write and act, or some other configuration of the three (and sometimes all at once on the same project). Being versatile not only permits someone to find… Read More ›
“The Furious” will fight everyone to save their loved ones and *everyone* worth fighting is in the mix.
There was a time, not so long ago, but long enough that it seems impossible, when access to high-quality martial arts action was near impossible. You had to know the right people, trade the right tapes, or be willing to… Read More ›