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Six time Oscar nominee Darkest Hour comes to Blu-ray

February 28, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

There’s a very good chance Gary Oldman will win an Oscar… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Ben Mendelsohn, Biography, Darkest Hour, Focus Features, Gary Oldman, History, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Flaming Star Is What Awaits Elvis Presley Over His Shoulder

February 14, 2018Michael Noble Leave a Comment

A venture into my first ever Elvis film … thankfully one of his better efforts… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Barbara Eden, Dolores del Rio, Elvis Presley, Flaming Star, John McIntire, Musical, Steve Forrest, Twentieth Century Fox, Western

Innocent Blood Review :: Warner Archive Collection brings the classic vampire movie to Blu-ray

February 12, 2018Justin Moore Leave a Comment

John Landis brings the perfect mixture of gore and humor… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Angela Bassett, Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Chazz Palminteri, Crime, Don Rickles, Horror, Innocent Blood, Luis Guzman, Robert Loggia, Tony Sirico, Warner Archive, Warner Bros. Pictures

Tom of Finland Blu-ray Review :: Tom of Finland reveals the man behind the art

February 11, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The biopic reveals the life of the artist but it’s not without its problems… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Biography, Drama, Helsinki Filmi, Jakob Oftebro, Jan Böhme, Jessica Grabowsky, Kari Hietalahti, Kino Lorber, Lauri Tilkanen, LGBT, LGBT+, Niklas Hogner, Pekka Strang, Seumas Sargent, Taisto Oksanen, Tom of Finland

Geostorm is not a total disaster :: Geostorm Blu-ray Review

February 6, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The unjustly maligned film is dumb but fun… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Abbie Cornish, Andy Garcia, Ed Harris, Eugenio Derbez, Geostorm, Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures

Blade Runner 2049 impresses in 4K

January 30, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

And is a worthy sequel to the original cult classic… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing 4K, Ana de Armas, Blade Runner 2049, Carla Juri, Dave Bautista, Harrison Ford, HDR, Mackenzie Davis, Mystery, Robin Wright, Ryan Gosling, Sci-Fi, Sylvia Hoeks, UHD, Warner Bros. Pictures

IT creeps into your living room

January 14, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Stephen King’s terrifying clown is even more disturbing in 4K… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Bill Skarsgård, Chosen Jacobs, Finn Wolfhard, Horror, It, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, New Line Cinema, Sophia Lillis, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wyatt Oleff

Leap! is another animated fable for the starry-eyed dreamers among us

January 6, 2018Kim Tibbs-Krober Leave a Comment

If you never leap, you’ll never know what it’s like to fly… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Animated, Carly Rae Jepsen, Elle Fanning, Family, Kate McKinnon, Leap, Lionsgate, Maddie Ziegler, Mel Brooks, Nat Wolff, The Weinstein Company

Dunkirk is visually stunning, but emotionally lacking

December 20, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Christopher Nolan’s wartime drama does pack a punch… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing 4K, Aneurin Barnard, Barry Keoghan, Cillian Murphy, Dunkirk, Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles, History, Jack Lowden, James D'Arcy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Thriller, Tom Glynn-Carney, Tom Hardy, UHD, War, Warner Bros. Pictures

Money corrupts friends in Blood Money

December 19, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Poorly written characters lead to a predictable film… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Blood Money, Crime, Ellar Coltrane, Jacob Artist, John Cusack, Lionsgate, Thriller, Willa Fitzgerald

Better Watch Out delivers a twist on traditional holiday horror

December 17, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

No killer Santa here, ‘Better Watch Out’ is a more disturbing thriller… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Better Watch Out, Crime, Ed Oxenbould, Horror, Levi Miller, Olivia DeJonge, Well Go USA

Woodshock fails to shock

November 26, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

First time directors focus more on visuals than narrative… continue reading

★, Home Viewing A24, Drama, Joe Cole, Kirsten Dunst, Lionsgate, Pilou Asbæk, Thriller, Woodshock

Loretta Young goes from college grad to Big Business Girl

November 1, 2017Justin Moore 2 Comments

Early 1930’s pre-code film offers an intriguing love triangle… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Big Business Girl, First National Picture, Frank Albertson, Joan Blondell, Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Romance

Annabelle: Creation delivers thrills and chills on Blu-ray

October 31, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The creepy doll is just as creepy on home video… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Annabelle: Creation, Anthony LaPaglia, Horror, Lulu Wilson, Miranda Otto, Mystery, New Line Cinema, Samara Lee, Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Warner Bros. Pictures

Playing Around honors the Roaring Twenties with this vintage Hollywood film

October 23, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Alice White provides big musical numbers to entertain audiences… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Alice White, Chester Morris, Comedy, First National Picture, Lionel Barrymore, Playing Around, Romance, William Bakewell

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✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
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✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
    WHAT WOULD YOU KILL FOR?  ★✩✩
    THE LAST WOMAN WHO LIVED HERE  ★★✩
    I WAS OCTOMOM  ★★✩
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