Paramount has released the popular 2004 film 'Mean Girls,' directed by Mark Waters and starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried, Amy Poehler, and Tim Meadows, to the UHD format. New specifications include...
I began my now fairly long ago Basket Case Blu-ray review of Arrow's 1080 release of this film with a quandary as to what was funnier, the film itself or that fact that it had been granted a restoration by none other than the Museum of...
Mom: "We have John Wick at home." After the first couple scenes of David Ayer's questionable action-thriller The Beekeeper , I knew the highest rating I could possibly give it -- barring some sort of miracle -- was a 3/5, and by the...
The 1960s saw some truly amazing performances from child actors in films, and three of them actually ended up garnering Academy Award nominations. Two of this vaunted trifecta competed against each other in the ceremony honoring 1962...
Honey bunches of bullshit. Within the first 10 minutes of David Ayer's comically bad action-thriller The Beekeeper , I knew the highest score it could possibly get -- barring some sort of miracle -- was a 3/5, and by the 20-minute mark...
Peekarama explores the career of director Fred J. Lincoln with the double-feature release of 1978s A Formal Faucett and 1979s Daisy May, going back to a time when the helmer was focused on carnal activities for his adult pictures,...
1979s Daisy May isnt a force of dramatic urgency. Actually, its barely a movie, with director Fred J. Lincoln and writer Daniel Webster creating only a vaguely defined problem for the main characters to solve. The feature is more of...
1978s A Formal Faucett is a very odd movie. Director Fred J. Lincoln is out to capture Farrah Fawcett mania with the picture, cooking up his own take on the actresss fame, including her association with the hit show, Charlies...
While writer/director Paul Schrader has collected the admiration of cineastes and movie journalists over the years, hes certainly not a consistent filmmaker. While interested in making intelligent pictures about difficult subjects,...
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Season 1 begins the journey of the dating-sim fantasy-comedy adventure. Based on a popular Japanese light novel series created and written by Yomu Mishima. The light...
Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Dont Believe in Humanity Will Save the World is an action-adventure based on a Japanese light novel series created and written by Shinta Fuji. The light novel series was also adapted into a manga featuring...
Skeleton Knight in Another World is an action-adventure anime series delving into the world of video games. Based on a Japanese light novel series created and written by Ennki Hakari, Skeleton Knight in Another World is also based on the...
Im the Villainess, so Im Taming the Final Boss is a spirited fantasy-comedy in the realm of gaming RPGs and the fantasy world. Based on the popular Japanese light novel series created and written by Sarasa Nagase. The light novel...
Ernest Day's "Green Ice" arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Imprint Films. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by author David J. Moore; new program with stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong; original...
Tinto Brass' "Frivolous Lola" (1998) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of Cult Epics. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Nathaniel Thompson; archival program with...
Tinto Brass' "Frivolous Lola" (1998) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Cult Epics. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Nathaniel Thompson; archival program with...
It runs in the family. Observers of Paul Schrader's work have often stated that in the films he has written and/or directed, male characters border on the edge of sanity and madness. Travis Bickle and Jake La Motta are two famous...
Make sure you sure you set it to "Max Bronze". Working from a script penned by Diablo Cody ('Juno', 'Jennifer's Body', 'Young Adult'), Zelda Williams' horror-comedy 'Lisa Frankenstein' arrives on Blu-ray disc courtesy of Universal....
David Leland's "Wish You Were Here" (1987) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Film 4. The supplemental features on the release include recent program with David Leland and Emily Lloyd; archival program with David Leland; and original...
Takeshi Kitano's "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi" (2003) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Imprint Films. The supplemental features on the release include exclusive new audio commentary by Sean Redmond; archival documentary on the making of...
The Legendary Hero Is Dead is an action-adventure anime exploring a strange revival of a dead legend. Based on the Japanese manga series written, illustrated, and created by Subaruichi, the The Legendary Hero Is Dead series features...
Black Summoner is an action-fantasy anime series exploring a world of reincarnation and a land of adventure. Based on the manga by Gin Ammo and the Japanese light novel series written by Doufu Mayoi. The Black Summoner anime production...
The Dawn of the Witch is action-adventure exploring a world of witches and magic and all the fantasy the magical realm entails. Based on the Japanese light novel series created by Kakeru Kobashiri and featuring original character designs...
John Flynn's fourth feature Rolling Thunder (1977) has been covered by two of my colleagues: Dr. Svet Atanasov reviewed Studio Canal's Blu-ray + DVD "Special Edition" in 2012 and Jeff Kauffman wrote about Shout! Factory's Blu-ray release...
Evil has joined the fairly exclusive ranks of well received Horror television, certainly not to the level of the all-time greats like The Walking Dead or American Horror Story or ... Video Paramount presents the second season of Evil on...
Antonio Margheriti's "Ark of the Sun God" (1984) arrives on 4K Blu-ray courtesy of 88 Films. The supplemental features on the release include new program with editor Alberto Moriani and assistant director Edoardo Margheriti; new program...
The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody is an action-fantasy with some fun adventure to offer fans of the genre. Based on the Japanese light novel series as written and created by Myōjin Katō with original...
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations: Set 17 Kawaki Goes Undercover continues the action-packed adventures of the series with more exciting installments. Based on the manga series by Masashi Kishimoto, Mikie Ikemoto, and Ukyō Kodachi,...
Yasujiro Ozu's "A Story of Floating Weeds" (1934) and "Floating Weeds" (1959) arrive on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The supplemental features on the release include archival audio commentary by film historian Donald Richie; archival...
Jerome Salle's "Kompromat" (2022) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Magnolia Home Entertainment. The supplemental features on the release include making of featurette and deleted scene. In French or English, with optional English and...
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth adapts the role-playing game published as a visual novel. Considered an RPG in book form. The choose-your-own-adventure style storytelling was brought to life for television with the anime adaptation. The...
Peter Grill and the Philosophers Time - Super Extra is the second season of the anime. Originally broadcast on Tokyo MX, Peter Grill and the Philosophers Time - Super Extra was licensed to Sentai Filmworks for release in North America....
If legends like Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah were busy reinventing the western in the mid to late sixties with efforts like The Man with No Name Trilogy and/or The Wild Bunch , some arguably less renowned folks were also approaching...
An Italian production, 1960s The Playgirls and the Vampire presents itself as a horror movie, but theres a more exploitative edge to the feature as it develops. The production is quite aware it isnt out to make art, more attentive...
Trends in horror are a common occurrence, and they often result in some weird takes on the source material. 1993s Herencia Diabolica aims to cash-in on the Childs Play craze (the film is also known as The Mexican Chucky),...
Criterion | 1964 | 141 mins | Not rated | Apr 23, 2024 Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era. I Am Cuba complete specs at Blu-ray.com | I Am Cuba at Amazon
Powerhouse Films | 1974 | 100 mins | Not rated | Apr 23, 2024 A gang of pirates rape the two sole survivors of a shipwreck. The violated girls are rescued by the strange inhabitants of a supposedly haunted island, where they are granted...
Powerhouse Films | 1970 | 80 mins | Not rated | Apr 23, 2024 Wealthy and decadent industrialist Georges Radamante rules over a strange secret suicide cult and wants to achieve immortality by figuring out a way to share the biochemistry...
Otaku Elf is a sweet-hearted and charming anime series with an enthusiastic sense of fun. Created by Akihiko Higuchi, Otaku Elf features animation produced by C2C ( Yurumates3Dei , Go! Go! 575 ). Featuring theme music performed by Akari...
Republic Records | 2024 | -1 mins | | Apr 19, 2024 Dark Matter is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam. It was recorded over three weeks in 2023 at Shangri-La in Malibu, California. Pearl Jam: Dark Matter complete...
Naxos | 2023 | 65 mins | | Apr 19, 2024 No synopsis for this movie. Ich leb' allein in meinem Himmel - Der Sänger Günther Groissböck complete specs at Blu-ray.com | Ich leb' allein in meinem Himmel - Der Sänger Günther Groissböck...
Giulio Berruti's "Killer Nun" (1979) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Shameless Entertainment. The supplemental features on the release include recent program with Giulio Berruti; archival program with Anita Ekberg; and exclusive new audio...
The Dangers in My Heart is a compelling romantic-comedy with a unique take on the genre. Created by Norio Sakurai, The Dangers in My Heart explores an unconventional romance and the quirkiness along the way. The series features animation...
Insomniacs After School is a beautiful and moving slice-of-life anime series. Created by Makoto Ojiro, Insomniacs After School is a unique and creative anime series with a compelling artistic voice and storytelling approach. The series...
Now shipping up to Boston (or anywhere else.) Released alongside the standard UHD edition next week, Warner Bros. also offers Martin Scorsese's 2006 crime drama The Departed as a 4K Steelbook variant. Featuring the same new 2160p/HDR...
"X" marks the spot. Martin Scorsese's somewhat contentious Best Director-winning 2006 crime drama The Departed , now only two years shy of its 20th anniversary, has finally gotten a much-deserved go-ahead to 4K UHD. One of the earlier...
Black Bullet is an action-packed anime series with an adrenaline rush for genre fans. Produced by Asuka Yamazaki ( The Everyday Tales of a Cat God , Yona of the Dawn ), Fumiki Yamazaki ( Blue Drop , IRODUKU: The World in Colors ),...
A parody of guerilla war courtesy of guerilla filmmaking... "Good afternoon. Wide World of Sports is in the little republic of San Marcos where we're going to bring you a live, on the spot assassination. They're going to kill the...
One and a half movies for the price of one. Anyone who believes that endless remakes are a new endeavor need not look any further than The Three Godfathers , Peter B. Kyne's 1913 novel that was adapted to film a staggering seven times...
Terror Vision | 2009 | 75 mins | Unrated | Apr 18, 2024 B-movie filmmaker Jim Wynorski has directed over 70 feature films. We follow him and his two-man crew as they shoot "The Witches of Breastwick"... in three days. Popatopolis...