A breath of our inspiration Is the life of each generation; A wondrous thing of our dreaming Unearthly, impossible seeming — The soldier, the king, and the peasant Are working together in one, Till our dream shall become their present,… Read More ›
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Darren Aronofsky’s darkly comedic crime thriller “Caught Stealing” is ready to do time in your home video collection.
“If you can’t bite, don’t show your teeth.” – Bubbe (Carol Kane) in Caught Stealing There are a number of ways to spin the “fish out of water” theme in stories. Sometimes it’s a tale where someone gets whisked away… Read More ›
Timo Vuorensola’s sci-fi actioner “Altered” packs imagination, but none of the magic or madness one expects.
Stories are about as limited as one’s imagination. Peaceful creatures can find themselves on a quest to save the land, people of average heritage feel the pull to right wrongs, and villains can be born from the mildest of slights…. Read More ›
Mistaken identity dark comedy “The Ogre of Athens” comes available via Radiance Films in a 4K HD restoration.
Tales of mistaken identity are a feeding ground for all genres in cinema. There’s action (Galaxy Quest), comedy (The Big Lebowski), horror (Tucker and Dale vs. Evil), thriller (Lucky Number Slevin), and drama (El Mariachi) — and these are just… Read More ›
Ti West and Mia Goth’s “X” horror trilogy gets a fitting box set treatment from A24.
X, Pearl, and MaXXXine together form one of the most distinctive and ambitious horror trilogies of the modern era — films that dared to bring intelligence, style, and emotional heft back to a genre that had been drowning in soulless jump scares. These… Read More ›
David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” joins The Criterion Collection with a bare-bones Blu-ray release.
Director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) is known to many as a director of “body horror” stories. Underneath that horror, those stories remain riddled with deeper, more profound themes. His latest film, The Shrouds (2024), now available via Criterion… Read More ›
“The Running Man” — Darkly comic bombastic actioner or prescient thriller for the times? YOU DECIDE.
The year is 2025 and corporations own everything including the United States government. The populace does their best to survive on the scraps provided by their network masters, but a massive class divide has arisen, creating strife and distrust amongst… Read More ›
Delve into the code that created “M3GAN 2.0” via home video.
“Welcome aboard, passengers. Just so you know, we are expecting some turbulence this evening, so please ensure your seat belts are fastened, baggage is safely stowed, and hold on to your vaginas.” – M3GAN in M3GAN 2.0. A single tale… Read More ›
“The Demoness” attempts grafting supernatural horror onto moral quandaries to ill-effect.
Filmmaker Andrew de Burgh seems to have questions of the human existence on his mind. In his debut feature, The Bestowal (2018), a suicidal man sits with Death, debating life, the universe, and everything. In his follow-up, The Seductress from… Read More ›
David Mackenzie’s gripping thriller “Relay” arrives on home video without any features.
With the ongoing, continuously exhausting debate that goes on in physical media/cinephile circles about streaming vs. owning a movie and that whole conversation, it is *always* a win when a movie, regardless of anything about the movie, gets a release… Read More ›
Guillermo del Toro’s black and white vision of “Nightmare Alley” finally gets a physical release thanks to The Criterion Collection.
In 2021, the world got to see Guillermo del Toro’s (Frankenstein) newest feature, Nightmare Alley, which he co-wrote with Kim Morgan (Seances) and adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s novel of the same name. While there was some divide on this… Read More ›
“Anniversary” masterfully utilizes misdirection and on-screen chemistry to deliver a full theatrical experience.
Anniversary is one of those rare movies that completely defies the expectations set by its own marketing. At first glance, it looks like your typical chick flick noir psychological thriller, the kind of film that might blend romance and mystery with… Read More ›
“Steal Away” with actors Mallori Johnson and Angourie Rice. [TIFF]
Clement Virgo (Brother) is back with another powerful drama while, again, pulling double duty as director and as part of the co-writing team with newcomer Tamara Berger. Steal Away balances a multitude of themes, ensuring that the film cannot get… Read More ›
Arrow Video maintains the grindhouse aesthetic of “Ms .45” in its 4K release.
Arrow Video once again delivers a lovingly restored, feature-packed version of a cult classic with a new collector’s edition 4K of Ms .45 (1981). This is one of those deep-cut grindhouse features that may not be to everyone’s tastes, but… Read More ›
“Nobody 2” brings the pain you’re familiar with into a brand-new setting and generational exploration.
“Wherever you go, there you are.” – The Barber (Colin Salmon) in Nobody 2 Prior to 2021, actor Bob Odenkirk possessed a strong reputation as a comedian due to projects like sketch comedy Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995… Read More ›
David Cronenberg’s neo-western “A History of Violence” joins The Criterion Collection with a 4K UHD edition nearly 20 years since its initial release.
Adaptations are nothing new. Whether it’s transcribing oral tales to print or print to the stage or stage to the screen, there’s a long tradition of this and it’ll likely continue for as long as audiences hunger for stories in… Read More ›
Should you heed the call to return to Bregna with the 20th anniversary 4K UHD steelbook of “Æon Flux”?
With the prevalence of streaming, it’s much harder for audiences today to discover something new. Sure, they can press play on something recommended to them or go through the trouble of digging around within a streamer’s options, but it’s not… Read More ›
“Wasteman” squanders nothing in its 90-minute run time. [TIFF]
First-time feature screenwriters Hunter Andrews (short Sunny Life Farms) and Eoin Doran (short Perched) along with first-time-ever director Cal McMau pull off maybe the definition of an impossible feat — they craft a perfect film. It’s something that doesn’t get… Read More ›
Zach Gregger’s horror thriller “Weapons” offers brief featurettes and a beautiful on-disc presentation in its home release.
Filmmaker Zach Cregger blew audiences away with horror thriller Barbarian in 2022, garnering big word of mouth after its 2022 San Diego Comic Con premiere ahead of its September release. In addition to fans clamoring for a physical release that… Read More ›
Avalon Fast’s coming-of-age tale “CAMP” is either a lucid dream or a waking nightmare. [Fantastic Fest]
“We are the weirdos, mister.” – Nancy (Fairuza Balk) in The Craft (1996) These five lines are iconic for a number of reasons, many of them quite personal to the individuals who recall and restate them nearly 30 years later;… Read More ›