Director Fede Alvarez made his cinematic debut three years ago with the better-than-expected remake of The Evil Dead. His follow-up is an original tale of a heist gone wrong. While the plot may suggest that it is a thriller or…
If you watched any boxing in the 70s and early 80s, then you’ll certainly be familiar with Roberto Duran. The Panamanian was an incredible pugilist who courted controversy and provoked strong reactions over his career. The new film Hands of…
Another week, another impressive grouping of titles arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Read below to look at all the highlights and be sure to click on any links you see to read about them in detail. Overall, there’s an incredible…
This week’s mandated re-boot is an epic of microscopic proportions. A retelling of the biblical story Ben Hur, a Jewish prince living in ancient Jerusalem whose story shares some parallels with some carpenter dude named Jesus. Full disclosure: I am…
August used to be a time for studios to release summer misfires, but so far this month we’ve gotten some effective little films. Okay, it has had its share of flops too, but for such a muggy time, there have…
Welcome to another look at the highlights arriving at stores this week on Blu-ray and DVD. Beyond the run of new releases, this is a fantastic week for great older features making their debuts in high definition. So if you…
This movie is being released on Blu-ray by Olive Films (www.olivefilms.com – www.facebook.com/olivefilms) on August 16th, 2016. As mentioned previously, Olive Films is releasing the entire American Ninja series in high definition; now every chop, punch and explosion officially looks…
This movie is being released on Blu-ray by Olive Films (www.olivefilms.com – www.facebook.com/olivefilms) on August 16th, 2016. Here’s an eccentric effort that those of you who grew up in the 60s might remember. Wild in the Streets was a low-budget…
This movie is being released on Blu-ray by Olive Films (www.olivefilms.com – www.facebook.com/olivefilms) on August 16th, 2016. Remember the glory days of Cannon Films? Well, I’m not sure they were ever really glory days, but American Ninja probably came right…
As a reviewer, you see all kinds of films in various different genres. Sometimes in the kid’s flick category, there are features in which the characters speak especially slowly, almost pouring over every syllable. It’s obviously that the makers and…