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Bloodshot may not be the best comic book movie but it is worth a watch

April 1, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Bloodshot’ at times feels like a generic comic book movie but is still an entertaining one… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Bloodshot, Eiza González, Guy Pearce, Sam Heughan, Sci-Fi, Sony Pictures, Toby Kebbell, Vin Diesel

The Nude Bomb is a hit on Blu-ray

March 25, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Agent 86 comes to the big screen for the first, and last, time but Kino Lorber’s Blu-ray is something special… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Andrea Howard, Comedy, Crime, Dana Elcar, Don Adams, Kino Lorber, Mystery, Norman Lloyd, Pamela Hensley, Sylvia Kristel, The Nude Bomb, Universal Pictures, Vittorio Gassman

The Oscar goes to… home viewers

March 24, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The glitz and glamor of Oscar night take a back seat to a slightly unpleasant story… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Drama, Edie Adams, Eleanor Parker, Elke Sommer, Ernest Borgnine, Jill St. John, Joseph Cotten, Kino Lorber, Milton Berle, Paramount Pictures, Stephen Boyd, The Oscar, Tony Bennett

EMMA. is a Jane Austen adaptation worth checking out

March 22, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

I wasn’t expecting myself to laugh as much as I did during the film… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Amber Anderson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, Callum Turner, Comedy, Connor Swindells, Drama, EMMA., Focus Features, Gemma Whelan, Johnny Flynn, Josh O’Connor, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Rupert Graves, Tanya Reynolds

Sonic the Hedgehog will please fans of the classic video game character

February 14, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ is a quickly paced film that allows for its humor to flow throughout the film… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Ben Schwartz, Family, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Paramount Pictures, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tika Sumpter

1973 TV movie The Girl Most Likely To… looks great on Blu-ray

February 4, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber spiffs up the 1970s darkly comic TV movie… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Carl Ballantine, Chuck McCann, Comedy, Crime, Ed Asner, Fred Grandy, Jim Backus, Joe Flynn, Kino Lorber, Larry Wilcox, Reb Brown, Romance, Ruth McDevitt, Stockard Channing, The Girl Most Likely To...

A Patient Man twists itself to attempt a take on the ambiguous revenge tale

January 25, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘A Patient Man’ lacks patience in the payoff of its convoluted tale… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A Patient Man, Commuter Productions, Crime, David Jahn, Drama, Elaine Loh, Jonathan Mangum, Kelsey Scott, Tate Ellington, Thriller

Color Out of Space is most certainly a Nicolas Cage movie

January 25, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Color Out of Space’ is a manic, ultra-pink weird Lovecraftian horror oddshow… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Brendan Meyer, Color Out of Space, Elijah Wood, Elliot Knight, Horror, Joely Richardson, Julian Hilliard, Madeleine Arthur, Nicolas Cage, RLJE Films, Sci-Fi, Tommy Chong

The Goldfinch looks stunning on Blu-ray

January 15, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Every moment within this movie, from the aftermath of an attack at a museum to Theo at school, looks perfect… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Aneurin Barnard, Ansel Elgort, Drama, Finn Wolfhard, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Oakes Fegley, Sarah Paulson, The Goldfinch, Warner Bros. Pictures

Underwater Review

January 9, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Derivative but effective… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Horror, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr, Kristen Stewart, Mamoudou Athie, Sci-Fi, T.J. Miller, Twentieth Century Fox, Underwater, Vincent Cassel

Warner Archive brings The Thin Man (1934) to Blu-ray

January 2, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The new Blu-ray release of ‘The Thin Man’ offers a clear presentation of the 1934 mystery comedy… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Crime, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, Myrna Loy, Mystery, Nat Pendleton, Porter Hall, The Thin Man, William Powell

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may be the most fan service movie of all time

December 19, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is in summary cheesy but entertaining… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adam Driver, Adventure, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Fantasy, John Boyega, Lucasfilm, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Sci-Fi, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, Walt Disney Pictures

Bombshell is an explosive movie with a stellar cast

December 12, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Jay Roach, who previously directed ‘Trumbo’, ‘Meet the Parents’, and ‘Austin Powers’, has a good eye for crafting tension… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Allison Janney, Biography, Bombshell, Charlize Theron, Connie Britton, Drama, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Lionsgate, Malcolm McDowell, Margot Robbie, Mark Duplass, Nicole Kidman, Rob Delaney

Charlie’s Angels is far from heavenly

November 15, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Neither the action or comedy can stick the landing… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Charlie's Angels, Comedy, Djimon Hounsou, Elizabeth Banks, Ella Balinska, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Noah Centineo, Patrick Stewart, Sam Claflin, Sony Pictures

Terminator: Dark Fate is action-packed fun

November 2, 2019Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It’s a little light on story but the effects and action are terrific… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Diego Boneta, Gabriel Luna, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Paramount Pictures, Sci-Fi, Terminator: Dark Fate

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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   ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ 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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