Elizabeth Banks has a track record and she has a hit once again because Universal’s Cocaine Bear is a terrifying laugh riot. Please listen to me when I say that you need to watch this film in a theater. It’s a the sort of film that demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible. If you’re the type that is hesitant to return to theaters because of the pandemic or get squeamish easily, that’s…
"Cocaine Bear Is An Instant Classic"Category: Movie Reviews
Marvin Samel turned to writing after his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and brings his family’s story to the screen in iMordecai. Any disease that impacts memory is bound to painful. Not just for the person diagnosed with them but for their family. It shouldn’t take such a diagnosis to propel someone to write down their family memories but it is what happened in this instance. In any event, it’s now a dramedy for all…
"iMordecai Is A Love Letter To Family"
Escape from Alcatraz–the fifth and final collaboration between director Don Siegel and actor Clint Eastwood–is available on 4K UHD. Kino Lorber Studio Classics released the film on 4K UHD back in November. Unfortunately, my November was very busy because of awards season. As such, I finally watched the film this week. Better late than never! In 1962, three prisoners burrowed their way to the roof and jumped into the bay. It’s an idea that would…
"Escape from Alcatraz Is Thrilling On 4K Ultra HD"
Not even the star-studded cast has the talent to save Hudson Hawk from being a really terrible action-adventure comedy. What piqued my interest in the film was both its cast and the synopsis listed on the Blu-ray. When you say a film is the best action-adventure comedy ever, it is going to draw my interest. Maybe I should have checked out the Wikipedia page first or even the awards page on IMDb because sheesh, this…
"Hudson Hawk Is As Terrible As You’d Think"
Fancy Pants is newly available on Blu-ray after being remastered in HD from a 4K scan of the original YCM Three-Color Technicolor Elements. After feeling let down by Sorrowful Jones, I decided to make Monday night a Bob Hope/Lucille Ball double feature. Hope and Ball team up in this Western and it’s very hysterical. It’s not just that the comedy is way better in this movie but we see the duo at their full comic…
"Fancy Pants Reteams Bob Hope, Lucille Ball"
Sorrowful Jones, which sees Bob Hope and Lucille Ball team up for the first time, is now available on Blu-ray with a new 2K master. The film is adapted from a story by Damon Runyon and a remake of the 1934 film, Little Miss Marker, starring Shirley Temple. If people think remakes are such a problem today, it was barely over 15 years since the earlier film was released. Moreover, the earlier film is what…
"Sorrowful Jones: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball Comedy On Blu-ray"
Delegation focuses on a trio of high school friends during a class trip to visit historic Shoah sites in Poland prior to joining the IDF. In America, Jewish high schoolers often get the chance to participate in the March of the Living. If I recall correctly, it’s a trip that sees students spending a week visiting Shoah sites in Europe before spending a few days in Israel. Things aren’t much different in Israel except their…
"Delegation (Ha’Mishlahat) – Berlinale 2023"
Mystery Men is about a year and a half away from marking its 25th anniversary but Kino Lorber recently released the film on 4K UHD. It’s kind of weird. This is the sort of film that I probably would have seen when it came out in the late 1990s. After all, I am a Ben Stiller fan. As to why I did not watch this box office flop in 1999, your guess is as good…
"Mystery Men: Superhero Spoof Is On 4K Ultra HD"
The King of Comedy–the fifth collaboration between filmmaker Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro–marks its 40th anniversary. According to the film’s logline on Hulu, it “is a funny depiction of the dangers of celebrity fandom.” This is partially true because The King of Comedy is a film about the depiction of celebrity fandom but it’s definitely not funny. If it were funny, there would have been plenty of laughs over here but the laughs…
"The King of Comedy Marks 40th Anniversary"
The Italian Job, a 1969 comedy caper starring Michael Caine and Noël Coward, is now available on 4K UHD by way of Kino Lorber. “You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!” – Charlie Croker Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) is recently out of jail and is already planning his next big heist. Croker and his company of thieves end up targeting a gold bullion shipment in Turin. He breaks back into jail in order…
"The Italian Job (1969) Looks Great On 4K Ultra HD"