Some movies are slow-burns. Quiet and menacing, building slowly to a nerve-wracking confrontation or shocking reveal. Based on the Spanish/Argentine 2009 Best Foreign Language Oscar winner, Secret in Their Eyes certainly aspires to reach the same dramatic heights as the…
Hello! There’s a lot to get through for this edition so we’ll get right to it. As always, be sure to click on any links to read more detailed reviews of some of the films listed. So, if you can’t…
With the rise of the direct-to-video market in the 80s, several low-budget productions popped up that were made expressly for VHS. It’s a strange period, because while a lot of these films found followings in renters, in many cases the…
Most people remember the 2010 Chilean calamity that left miners stranded miles beneath the ground. So it comes a bit of a surprise to see a dramatic recreation of events so soon afterward. The 33 does its best to do…
It’s a busy week for real stories receiving big screen adaptations. The film Spotlight details the 2001 exploration by several reporters from The Boston Globe into allegations of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. This adaptation of the material boasts…
I’ll give schlock filmmaker David A. Prior (Deadly Prey) some credit – he sure knew how to deliver a memorably weird ending. I’m not entirely sure if it was by intention or, more likely, by complete accident. Whatever the delirious…
Bad movie fans, take note. Deadly Prey, one of the strangest low-budget oddities you’re ever likely to see, and is arriving on Blu-ray and DVD this week. Popular in the cult cinema circuit, this movie can only be described as…
Welcome to the highlights of new releases on DVD and Blu-ray. As always, be sure to click on any links to read more about the titles. There’s a lot to go through, with plenty in a wide variety of genres.…
It’s been 65 years since cartoonist Charles Shultz created Peanuts, a newspaper strip detailing the trials of downtrodden school-kid Charlie Brown. Over the decades, a few classic TV specials and theatrical features have been produced, making the property a beloved…
I’m a huge James Bond fan, so I’ll admit to being biased as far as entries in this spy series go. The previous Daniel Craig films have all been grittier and moodier affairs, even going so far to examine the…