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“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” Blu-ray Giveaway
Did you get the chance to check out the third Conjuring film when it hit theaters and HBO Max at the start of June 2021? Want to own it forever? Thanks to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment you can win a… Read More ›
Relying too much on melodrama results in “Little Q” being a ruff watch.
Following up his martial arts fantasy actioner Iceman (2014), director Law Wing Cheong moves in the opposite direction with the based-on-a-true-story animal drama Little Q. The story follows a dog, named Little Q, from puppyhood to old age as it… Read More ›
Explore over seven hours of trailer goodness in “Drive-In Delirium: The Final Conflict.”
Welcome to Fistful of Features, a celebration of film preservation through physical media and the discussion of cinematic treasures to maintain their relevance in the cultural lexicon. Today we’ll be discussing the final entry in Umbrella Entertainment’s trailer compilation series… Read More ›
Though the home release is bare bones, “Midnight Diner” itself is a robust meal for the soul.
Doesn’t matter the time period or culture, there’s something about food that brings people together. It doesn’t just nourish the body, it possesses the capability of nourishing the soul. The best cinematic iteration of this is the scene in Ratatouille… Read More ›
“The Fatal Raid” Blu-ray Giveaway
Director Jacky Lee’s The Fatal Raid first released in Hong Kong September 2019 before releasing in other overseas locations, but never released in the United States. Thanks to Well Go USA, not only do American audiences have the chance to check… Read More ›
Action thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead” is the odd whiff from an otherwise great mixture of talent.
On paper, the adaptation of Michael Koryta’s 2014 novel Those Who Wish Me Dead sounds like an absolute cinematic slam dunk. It has Hell or High Water writer Taylor Sheridan as one of the screenwriters on the adaption, as well… Read More ›
“The Water Man” Blu-ray Giveaway
After a theatrical run in May 2021, the feature film directorial debut for actor David Oyelowo, The Water Man, is coming home. Evoking such childhood stories such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial or The NeverEnding Story, The Water Man is a tale about a young boy’s… Read More ›
Allow Fistful of Features to guide you on a trip through Shout! Factory’s collector’s edition release of “Brotherhood of the Wolf.”
Welcome to Fistful of Features, a celebration of film preservation through physical media and the discussion of cinematic treasures to maintain their relevance in the cultural lexicon. Today we’ll be discussing the director’s cut of Christophe Gans’s fantastical hodgepodge of… Read More ›
The Criterion Collection welcomes writer/director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 1998 philosophical drama “After Life.”
The question of what happens after this life has plagued humanity for centuries. Nothing, Nothingness, Valhalla, Heaven, or Hell: these and others have all been theorized as the next step once we’ve shuffled off this mortal coil and moved into… Read More ›
Join Fistful of Features as it returns to the “House of Wax” via Shout! Factory’s Collector’s Edition Blu-ray.
Welcome to Fistful of Features, a celebration of film preservation through physical media and the discussion of cinematic treasures to maintain their relevance in the cultural lexicon. Today we’ll be discussing the fifth film from Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis’s Dark… Read More ›
“Little Q” Blu-ray Giveaway
In the long history of animals in cinema, we’ve been given films that go from the silly (Doctor Dolittle (1967)), the adventurous (The Call of the Wild (2020)), to the heartrending (Marley & Me (2008)). Joining the lengthy history of… Read More ›
Lackluster special features can’t reduce the shine of Simon Barrett’s “Seance.”
Seance low-key took my world by storm during its initial release in May, and while I never was lucky enough to live anywhere near a theatre that was playing it, even in its SVOD release, it still remains my #1… Read More ›
Fistful of Features examines the restoration of Clint Eastwood’s “Coogan’s Bluff” from Kino Lorber.
Welcome to Fistful of Features, a celebration of film preservation through physical media and the discussion of cinematic treasures to maintain their relevance in the cultural lexicon. Today we’ll be discussing the birth of Clint Eastwood’s American movie star persona… Read More ›
Coming to home video, first-time feature director Enrico Casarosa’s “Luca” is a lovely exploration of friendship all us underdogs can understand.
I don’t think anyone would argue that times are now (March 2020 – now, August 2021) and the foreseeable future are rife with change. To have gone from a lifestyle where one could go as they pleased to having to… Read More ›
Alright, Autobots, let’s roll out! Shout! Factory is celebrating the 35th anniversary of “The Transformers: The Movie” with a first-time 4K UHD release.
Summer 2021 is shaping up to be a big one for Hasbro fans. First, the live-action G.I. Joe films get a brand-new 4K UHD release, then Snake Eyes gets a live-action solo film, and, now, it’s time to celebrate the… Read More ›
“Midnight Diner” Blu-ray Giveaway
Maybe it’s because we’ve completed both available seasons of anime Food Wars (viewer discretion advised), but Well Go USA’s announcement of the home release of director Tony Leung Ka Fai’s comedic drama Midnight Diner sounds like the kind of savory delight that will… Read More ›
Yo, Joe! America’s Movable Fighting Man gets the 4K UHD treatment in the re-releases of the first two live-action “G.I. Joe” films.
There are two clear ways in which one engages with this decades-old toyline from Hasbro: there’re the greatest toys ever *or* they are a propaganda tool for the U.S. military. It can be both at the same time, mind you,… Read More ›
Fistful of Features dives into Shout! Factory’s restoration of David Cronenberg’s “The Dead Zone.”
Welcome to Fistful of Features, a celebration of film preservation through physical media and the discussion of cinematic treasures to maintain their relevance in the cultural lexicon. Today we’ll be discussing David Cronenberg’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dead… Read More ›
Fistful of Features investigates horror thriller “The Night” on home video from Shout! Factory.
Welcome to Fistful of Features, a celebration of film preservation through physical media and the discussion of cinematic treasures to maintain their relevance in the cultural lexicon. Today we’ll be discussing an independent horror film from the festival circuit that… Read More ›