Over the years, director Spike Lee has given us a varied and fascinating collection of films that include titles like Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), He Got Game (1996), Summer of Sam (1999), The 25th Hour (2002),…
It’s time for another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This is a very busy edition, with numerous features in a wide variety of genres (as always, click on any links you see to read full reviews). So…
It’s been only months since we last saw a drama based around the world of writer A.A. Milne and his honey-guzzling bear, Winnie-the-Pooh. The latest version, Christopher Robin, takes a decidedly fictionalized approach, delving into the literature for inspiration and…
Welcome to another edition chronicling the latest releases on Blu-ray and DVD. It’s a slower week, but there a couple of notable flicks (click on any links you see to read more about them) and interesting things arriving. So if…
Now six movies into this action franchise, actor Tom Cruise appears to show no signs of slowing down. Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the latest chapter and one that offers the performer the opportunity to hang from a helicopter in…
Welcome back to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. There’s a lot of eccentric material coming your way, along with one big budget blockbuster (as always, you can click on links to read full reviews). So if…
This title is currently available on Blu-ray from AGFA, the American Genre Film Archive (www.americangenrefilm.com). I have to hand it to the AGFA. They are doing their best to salvage some pretty obscure and bizarre films. Their latest release is…
The latest from director Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy, To Die For, Good Will Hunting, Elephant, Milk) is a biopic about noted artist John Callahan. This heavy drinker suffered a tragic accident in the early 70s while bar hopping with…
The second of three sequels arriving this week at theaters is Unfriended: Dark Web, a follow-up to a 2014 horror picture that honestly, I had forgotten that I had actually seen and reviewed. As one might have guessed, that film…
To be frank, I wasn’t a fan of the 2014 update of The Equalizer, at least not in the way it was intended. This reviewer found it to be bloodthirsty, with the central character killing his foes in an almost…