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May 13, 2026 0 11

88 Films released three early Angela Mao films on Blu-ray this week. In my martial arts fandom I was late...

“Wuthering Heights” 4K UHD Review: 4K Bronte

May 5, 2026 0 39

This year’s Wuthering Heights adaptation was an engaging, relatable telling of the classic. Modernized enough via music and sexuality, the...

May 5, 2026 0 35

I was surprised to remember Blue Thunder was John Badham’s first action movie. I think of him as the solid...

May 5, 2026 0 30

I was never as versed in Sonny Chiba as I am in the Hong Kong martial artists. I watched the...

May 1, 2026 0 34

Pixar’s latest has a good environmental about cohabitating with animals. Of course, they do it with sci-fi and humor. Even...

April 28, 2026 0 49

This was one of my favorite midyear movies that just does the job. I remember seeing it alone in a...

April 28, 2026 0 30

As a kid I had no sense that Innerspace was not successful. It was the latest Spielberg produced movie so...

April 25, 2026 0 20

This Van Damme movie must’ve been a hot ticket upon its February 4K release because my copy just arrived. It...

April 25, 2026 0 31

I missed Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die in theaters earlier this year so I was looking forward to catching...

April 21, 2026 0 26

I saw the Jessica Alba remake but never the original until now. What a unique hybrid of Asian horror, giving...