My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, 2022. Directed by Mark Cousins. Starring Alistair McGowan. SYNOPSIS: I imagine that hardcore Hitchcock fans may have various polarizing reactions to My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, Mark Cousins’ documentary that has Alistair McGowan imitating the director’s trademark voice in a narration written by him, but I found it a fascinating, […]
Blu-ray Review – Here (2024)
Here, 2024. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, and Kelly Reilly. SYNOPSIS: I have to file Here under the category “Experimental storytelling techniques in film that don’t quite work.” Based on Richard McGuire’s graphic novel of the same name, the latest from director Robert Zemeckis might have worked better for […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Talk of the Town (1942)
The Talk of the Town, 1942. Directed by George Stevens. Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman. SYNOPSIS: The Talk of the Town, hailing from 1942, arrives on 4K Ultra HD sporting excellent image quality but middling bonus features. To be fair, that should probably be expected, given its minor status in the careers […]
Blu-ray Review – The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
The Lords of Flatbush, 1974. Directed by Martin Davidson, Stephen F. Verona Starring Susan Blakely, Reneé Paris, Maria Smith, Paul Mace, Henry Winkler, Sylvester Stallone, Perry King SYNOPSIS: The Lords of Flatbush, which helped launch the burgeoning careers of Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone and was part of the 50s fad during the 1970s, makes […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Se7en (1995)
Seven, 1995. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. McGinley, Kevin Spacey, and R. Lee Ermey. SYNOPSIS: David Fincher’s 1995 classic Seven makes its 4K Ultra HD debut with beautifully remastered image quality that has some, what I think are unobtrusive, CGI enhancements. Nothing new was created in the […]
Blu-ray Review – Saturday Night (2024)
Saturday Night, 2024. Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, and J. K. Simmons. SYNOPSIS: Given Saturday Night’s lackluster box office […]
Blu-ray Review – For Your Consideration (2006)
For Your Consideration, 2006. Directed by Christopher Guest. Starring Bob Balaban, Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey, Harry Shearer, and Fred Willard. SYNOPSIS: Christopher Guest’s hilarious Hollywood send-up For Your Consideration, which does to Tinseltown what This is Spinal Tap did to heavy metal […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers, 1956. Directed by John Ford. Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, and Natalie Wood. SYNOPSIS: One of Warner Archive’s most anticipated releases is here: a 4K Ultra HD edition of John Ford’s 1956 classic The Searchers, which features a beautiful restoration of the movie along with a couple new bonus […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Wild Robot (2024)
The Wild Robot, 2024. Directed by Chris Sanders. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames. SYNOPSIS: DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot, based on the book by Peter Brown, arrives on 4K Ultra HD after its theatrical run earlier this year. In addition […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead, 2004. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. SYNOPSIS: Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s classic Shaun of the Dead gets the 20th anniversary treatment with a nice Steelbook that mimics the covers of those EC Comics horror comic […]
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