As a fan of Italian “giallo” flicks, it’s always enjoyable to catch up with titles that have fallen between the cracks. One such film is A Black Veil for Lisa, a pulpy thriller directed by Massimo Dallamano, the director of…
Hello out there! It’s a great week for new releases, with tons of flicks to choose from in a wide variety of genres. Be sure to check out the “Blasts From the Past!” section too, there’s something there that you’ll…
Every so often, a bizarre anomaly of a movie comes around. Something that simply floors you with its strangeness. If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably already heard about Roar, the 1981 box-office bomb that has recently been making a…
Happy Halloween to all you readers out there. It’s time for a look at the highlights coming your way on Blu-ray and DVD. Just because it’s the time for trick-or-treating doesn’t mean there aren’t options in all kinds of different…
Vin Diesel makes 80’s movies. This has been true for nearly his entire career but it took seeing him in a braided beard fighting demon-witches with a sword on fire for me to figure it out. Riddick, xXx and the…
Director Barry Levinson has had a storied career filled with plenty of strong titles (Diner, The Natural, Rain Man, Bugsy, Wag the Dog) and a few misfires (Toys, Sphere, Bandits). His latest, Rock the Kasbah, falls somewhere in between. The…
Wow, it’s another busy week with all sorts of interesting material hitting the shelves, including the year’s biggest box office hit. As always, be sure to click on any links to read more. So if you can’t make it out…
I’ve often wondered why the spirits of the deceased are so darn vague in their warnings to loved ones in the movies. They make such a big deal about their appearance, often startling the party being haunted. But then, instead…
For those too young or (in my case) too old to remember Goosebumps, they were a series of incredibly successful kid-friendly horror books prevalent in the 90s. Most of the stories were varied, with different principal characters and monsters. There…
Well, it’s not quite as busy this week for new releases, but the ones arriving are certainly noteworthy and worth reading up on. As always, you can find out even more by clicking any links on the page. So if…