A typhoon’s coming… Typhoon Club (1985) that is! Arriving November 27th from Third Window Films, Shinji Sōmai’s youth cinema masterpiece debuts on Blu-ray. Note: This review is based on a pre-production check disc and will not cover any packaging or… Read More ›
30 years ago, the running came to an end. Again. This time, on the silver screen, not the TV one. It was Harrison Ford (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars) vs. Tommy Lee Jones (Men in Black, No Country… Read More ›
Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon, Certain Women) has had quite a year. She’s the front-runner for the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in a Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Hugo) film. She was marching with her union SAG-AFTRA… Read More ›
Who says creature features are limited to just one period of the year? Not Well Go USA as they are set to release co-directors Xu Shixing and Simon Zhao’s Crocodile Island on home video November 21st. Thanks to Well Go, EoM… Read More ›
In 2014, if you asked me what I knew about a project called The Equalizer, depending on the time of year my answer would have been “absolutely nothing” or “I know it is the new Denzel feature where he reteams… Read More ›
Director Paul W.S. Anderson is responsible for one of the best video game adaptations (Mortal Kombat (1995)) and one of the most disturbing horror films (Event Horizon (1997)) in cinema. Come 2002, he would combine both into the Milla Jovovich-led… Read More ›
Movies are designed to teach audiences about themselves and each other. In certain cases, that could be about something as simple as common interests. For others, it could be something more interpersonal, like relationships, or being able to find your… Read More ›
Starting today, fans of the Antoine Fuqua-directed, Denzel Washington-led action series The Equalizer can snag either the newly-released third entry, The Equalizer 3, or all three films in a single collection. Thanks to the generosity of Sony Pictures, EoM is giving away… Read More ›
There is something inherently interesting and captivating about uncovering a movie that was released decades ago that has never come across your radar but the cast and director have enough of your interest peaked that one figures it is worth… Read More ›
The whole sad affair is finally viewable at home with the new 4K restoration of Peter Bogdanovich’s iconic The Last Picture Show, whose Criterion release includes the new black and white edition of the Texasville’s director’s cut, previously only purchasable… Read More ›
In a recent episode of The Cine-Men, hosts Darryl Mansel and I discussed a few of our favorite sports films. This is a topic not in my wheelhouse as, growing up, I preferred to play them than watch them, a… Read More ›
David Bowie was one of the music industry’s most eclectic voices. Songs such as “Life on Mars,” “Starman,” and the classic “Moonage Daydream,” let the musician craft a unique voice for himself. His unique style would prove challenging to adapt… Read More ›
There are always genres of films that feel like once you’ve seen one thing in the genre, you’ve sort of seen them all. That is usually the case with video game movies because games aren’t always adaptable into a feature… Read More ›
After a brief theatrical release, the Kenneth Branagh-directed/led A Haunting in Venice is set to come home. First, home viewers can find it on digital and streaming on Hulu beginning Halloween 2023 and then on physical formats November 28th. This… Read More ›
In 1969, writers Julio Buchs, Federico De Urrutia, and José Luis Martínez Mollá released the western thriller, directed by Buchs, A Bullet for Sandoval (Los desesperados), starring Ernest Borgnine, George Hilston, Alberto de Mendoza, Leo Anchóriz, and Annabella Incontrera. Now,… Read More ›
Trigger Warning: The fighting in Lion-Girl is often accompanied by stylized lighting that strobes. As such, photosensitive viewers should take caution before watching. It’s not frequent enough to be problematic, but present enough that it could disturb sensitive viewers. These… Read More ›
The Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol has been adapted and transformed, told and retold, in a variety of ways for decades. It’s been adapted for a Doctor Who story, one of the better Muppet adventures, and simply as a… Read More ›
Earlier this year, Well Go USA released the war drama Warhorse One, the directorial debut of actor Johnny Strong, co-directed alongside William Kaufman (The Hit List). Now, Warhorse One is set to come home on physical media this month and, courtesy of… Read More ›
Thanks to re-runs, someone of my age was able to be familiar enough with the Bruce Geller-created Mission: Impossible television series so that the announcement of the 1996 Brian De Palma Mission: Impossible film starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt… Read More ›
Character actor Louis Mandylor has appeared in the Big Fat Greek Wedding series, the Debt Collector series, as well as several others. Now, with 3 Days in Maylay, the actor jumps to the director’s chair in a recounting of a true story… Read More ›