Thirteen Lives is a gripping thriller about the incredible 2018 Thailand cave rescue of a soccer team trapped in Tham Luang cave network. Ron Howard is no stranger to making films about incredibly true rescues. He did it years ago with Apollo 13 and now he’s back again. Last year saw the premiere of The Rescue during the fall festival season. Where that film is a documentary, the narrative feature goes full thriller, capturing all…
"Thirteen Lives Is A Gripping Real-Life Thriller"Category: Movie Reviews
Gulliver Returns is inspired by Jonathan Swift’s classic satire, Gulliver’s Travels, but the film lacks the magic in this unnecessary sequel. Listen, I don’t like panning films. I especially don’t like panning films where a portion of the proceeds will aid Ukraine. Things have changed in Gulliver’s (Wayne Grayson) return to Lilliput. For starters, he does not appear as a giant. It’s like the writers have decided to take what they like and throw out…
"Gulliver Returns Is Missing The Magic"
Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing is the latest Kubrick film to make its arrival on 4K Ultra HD by way of Kino Lorber Studio Classics. The Kino Lorber 4K UHD disc comes over a decade after the Criterion Collection Blu-ray. Where some Criterion bonus content has transferred over in the past, this is not the case for this release. This release includes new audio commentary along with the trailer. Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) has one last…
"The Killing: Kubrick Thriller Arrives on 4K Ultra HD"
Not Okay, the new film from Quinn Shephard, is a dark comedy that also has something to say about social media influencers. Let’s get one thing out of the way first: there is nothing funny about terrorist attacks or school shootings. Quinn Shephard just happens to find the funny in the most absurd of situations: a wannabe influencer, Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch) who pretends to be in Paris just before there is a major terrorist…
"Not Okay: A Social Media Influencer Satire"
Good Burger, the 1997 comedy starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, gets a 25th Anniversary Limited-Edition SteelBook. “Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Can I take your order?” Much like previous home entertainment releases, the film is really lacking on bonus features. One would think that both Kenan and Kel would have made time to record an audio commentary. They couldn’t even get filmmaker Brian Robbins to record a commentary? All we…
"Good Burger Gets 25th Anniversary SteelBook"
Marty, a four-time Oscar winner starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair, gets a new Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber Studio Classics. At the time of its release, Marty was just the fourth American film to take home the Palme D’Or at Cannes. To date, it is one of three films to win the highest award at Cannes and the Oscar for Best Picture. The other two films are The Lost Weekend and Parasite–rare but prestigious…
"Marty: Oscar Winner Gets New Blu-ray"
Watch out for that tree! George of the Jungle marks its 25th anniversary since the TV series was adapted for the big screen in 1997. Brendan Fraser is experiencing something of a renaissance right now with appearances in films directed by both Steven Soderbergh and Martin Scorsese. The actor broke into film with leading roles in the early 1990s. However, it wasn’t until George of the Jungle that he started seeing returns at the box…
"George of the Jungle Marks 25th Anniversary"
A young music lover falls for a rock singer in Coast and finds herself having to make one of the biggest decisions of her life. Abby (Fatima Ptacek) lives in an agricultural California town along the coast where her generation is at odds with those who came before. Making matters worse for her at the moment is that her parents are getting a divorce. As such, connection is something that’s hard to come by. You…
"Coast: Coming-Of-Age Film Is Driven By Music"
A skilled CIA operative discovers dark secrets by accident and finds a bounty on his head while assassins chase him in The Gray Man. If you’re expecting a film similar in tone to any of their Captain America or Avengers work, you can forget it. Even though they are playing in spy thriller territory, Chris Evans is playing as opposite of Captain America as he can get. The mustache here is a choice although should…
"The Gray Man Asks Who Can You Trust"
Fandango, the feature film debut from director Kevin Reynolds, makes its arrival on Blu-ray via the Warner Archive Collection. Steven Spielberg’s name might not be on the movie but both Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy produced for Amblin Entertainment. The film had been produced on a $7 million budget but it didn’t get a wide release. In fact, it brought in under $100,000 at the box office. However, it’s found a second life on home…
"Fandango: Cult Classic Is Now On Blu-ray"