Trainspotting blew my mind when I saw it in the summer of 1996. At the time, the local movie theater where I worked was just starting to dabble in indie movies. I wasn’t aware of this movie but walked by...
I saw Your Lucky Day at Fantastic Fest. It’s a clever twist on a hostage thriller and gives the late Angus Cloud a compelling role. He holds up a convenience store when a customer buys a winning lottery ticket. But...
Max Zhang made quite an impression in Ip Man 3. He got his own spinoff which was also good, so he’s one of the Hong Kong performers I’ll always check out when he has a new movie. Wolf Pack is...
The Marvels got a bad rap in theaters. Hopefully people will discover it’s really fun at home. In 4K UHD it looks as good, maybe even better, than it even did in theaters. The deep black of space provides a...
Blood Simple, already in the Criterion Collection, ramps up the paranoia in 4K. You still see the grain in this classic film, and the 4K enhances some of the most striking aesthetics. The deep Texas night is full of shadows...
I missed this in theaters and it kind of slipped under the radar. If you’re like me and want to catch up, it looks great in 4K. They filmed on Hawaii so there’s a lot of lush, bright green. Island...
The new 4K UHD edition of The Raid: Redemption brings the bone crunching action to new life. It’s not a glamorous movie, all set in a dilapidated building, but it boasts deep shadows within the halls and rooms. One exception...
After Dawson’s Creek became a hit on The WB, Varsity Blues made James Van Der Beek a movie star. But it was already filming when Dawson’s Creek began. Some fans found Van Der Beer on location in Austin, Texas. “All...
It was surprising a movie starring Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn based on a hit book just came and went last year. Now that I’ve had a chance to see The Marsh King’s Daughter on Blu-ray it becomes more apparent...
Shout! Studios’ fourth collection of Shaw Brothers Classics includes some major titles. Five Element Ninjas is an all timer, up there with The 36th Chamber and Five Deadly Venoms. It lives up to the hype too. The ninjas are the...