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Movie Review – Blitz (2024)

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Blitz, 2024.Written and Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, Sally Messham, Josef Altin, Sandra Huggett, Thea Achillea, Grahame Fox, David Kirkbride, Tommy Daley, Thomas Aitch, Charlie Hodson-Prior, Fraser […]

Movie Review – Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024)

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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin., 2024.Written and Directed by Todd Komarnicki. Starring Jonas Dassler, Phileas Heyblom, August Diehl, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadine Heidenreich, Flula Borg, Lisa Hofer, Luise Landau, William Robinson, James Flynn, Greg Kolpakchi, Simon Licht, Mark Wingett, Evan Hart, Vincent Franklin, Patrick Mölleken, Felix von Bredow, John Akanmu, Tim Hudson, Caroline Berry, Marc Bessant, John […]

Video Review – Anora celebrates the American (Wet) Dream

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Anora…If you could only see one breakout performance of the year, it should be the talented Mikey Madison in Sean Baker’s latest film, Anora. With this performance, sleek editing, and some of the most compelling writing, you can easily see why this is one of the year’s awards […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Terminator (1984)

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The Terminator, 1984.Directed by James Cameron. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen and Earl Boen.SYNOPSIS:James Cameron’s classic The Terminator makes its 4K Ultra HD debut in an edition that sports a solid transfer (your mileage may vary, of course) and a smattering of bonus features from previous releases. It’s a […]

4K Ultra HD Review – A Simple Plan (1998)

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A Simple Plan, 1998.Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, and Brent Criscoe.SYNOPSIS:Sam Raimi’s 1998 minor classic A Simple Plan gets its 4K Ultra HD debut (and, I believe, Blu-ray debut too, in a separate release) from Arrow Video. It’s a bummer that current interviews weren’t shot for this one […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, 2024.Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Arthur Conti, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe.SYNOPSIS:Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which I thought was a solid sequel to the 1988 original, arrives on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. There’s no Blu-ray found here, but you get a code for […]

Video Review – Queer is dominated by Daniel Craig’s top-tier performance

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Queer…Luca Guadagnino already wowed audiences in 2024 with his sexy and scandalous film Challengers, but now the filmmaker is back with something even saucier in Queer.Adapting the challenging work of William S. Burroughs, Guadagnino tackles the material with his bold visionary style. What Queer also serves is Daniel […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Blazing Saddles (1974)

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Blazing Saddles, 1974.Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Alex Karras, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, and Madeline Kahn.SYNOPSIS:Did Blazing Saddles need a 4K Ultra HD release? Why the heck not? It may not rank up there with about a billion genre movies on people’s wish lists, but this disc serves up […]

4K Ultra HD Review – North by Northwest (1959)

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North by Northwest, 1959.Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, and Jessie Royce Landis.SYNOPSIS:Warner Bros. has bowed North by Northwest on 4K Ultra HD, and it doesn’t disappoint. The image quality is superb, and nearly all the legacy extras are found here, along with a pair of new ones. You […]

Movie Review – Joy (2024)

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Joy, 2024.Directed by Ben Taylor. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Bill Nighy, James Norton, Charlie Murphy, Rish Shah, Cecily Cleeve, Eoin Duffy, Mariam Haque, Abbiegail Mills, Olivia Sellers, Joanna Scanlan, Tanya Moodie, Ella Bruccoleri, Douggie McMeekin, Miles Jupp, Louisa Harland, and Toby Williams.SYNOPSIS:3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist, and an innovative surgeon face opposition from […]