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...
One of best movies of year is now available at home. Even though winter break is essentially over, The Holdovers is still a touching movie for any time of year. Plus, it can make you nostalgic for the holidays, especially...
It’s hard to imagine there’s any new information on Titanic. It was well covered in 1997 and 1998 as it became a phenomenon, and in the ensuing years every time it was revisited. But one fun story on the new...
The Blue Jean Monster is a new one to me. If there’s a Hong Kong movie I haven’t seen, I want to, and this crazy Category III extravaganza from 88 Films didn’t disappoint. Shing Fui-On plays Joe, a cop killed...
The Inspector Wears Skirts is another lady cop action series from Hong Kong. I never knew how much it had in common with Police Academy. At least the first one is about training the special SKRT squad. Since the main...
Everyone remembers seeing The Red Balloon as a kid, either at school or on TV. The Criterion Collection gives us a chance to relive that and discover four other films by Albert Lamorisse. As remarkable as it is that he...
It’s been a treat watching stop-motion animated films like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline and Paranormal in 4K UHD. Movie screens already highlighted the detail of those worlds, but 4K especially brings it more intimately into your home. So, there...
Mercy Road is a thriller set entirely in a car from the hero’s point of view. I’m always interested to see if movies like this can pull it off, and Mercy Road definitely did. It’s a different sort of thriller...