The Fugitive Gets 4K Ultra HD For 30th Anniversary

It’s a few months after the 30th anniversary but Warner Brothers has upgraded The Fugitive to 4K Ultra HD for the occasion. I reviewed the film back in 2018 for its 25th anniversary but I can assure you that the critically acclaimed film still holds up today. The three main players are Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford), U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), and one-armed man Fredrick Sykes (Andreas Katsulas). Aside from some minor…

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Memento: A Non-Linear Psychological Thriller

Christopher Nolan’s sophomore feature, Memento, may confuse audiences with its non-linear narrative but it’s every bit as thrilling. Christopher Nolan wrote his own screenplay for Memento while brother Jonathan Nolan penned the short story. They were writing their own versions at the same time. This resulted in Christopher Nolan finishing the film prior Jonathan Nolan’s story being published. The film sticks to the same non-linear form of storytelling that Nolan used in Following. In this…

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Empire of the Sun Marks 35th Anniversary

Empire of the Sun, an underappreciated Oscar-nominated classic, marks the 35th anniversary of its theatrical release in 1987. In another universe, Steven Spielberg would be producing a David Lean epic set during WWII. With Lean busy at the time, Spielberg ended up directing the film. The end result is one of his most serious films of the 1980s. The film marked the first time that the city of Shanghai opened its doors for a major…

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The Goonies Arrives On 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

The Goonies, the classic 1985 adventure film originating in the mind of Steven Spielberg, is now available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. Steven Spielberg had a hell of a year in 1985.  He directed The Color Purple.  The fimmaker also produced a pair of films that would become household classics: The Goonies and Back to the Future.  Spielberg also produced the Barry Levinson-directed Young Sherlock Holmes.  The first film to make its arrival on 4K…

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Bad Boys for Life Still Has Gas In The Tank

Bad Boys for Life reunites Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the Miami-set action-comedy and doesn’t stray too far from Bayhem. If you read nothing more, please know that there is only a mid-credits scene.  Outside of that, there is no scene at the end of the film. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back for what is being marketed as their last ride.  Will it actually be their last ride? …

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The Fugitive celebrates 25 years

Earlier this month, The Fugitive marked its 25th anniversary since its theatrical release in 1993. The critically acclaimed film manages to hold up so many years later. The three main players are Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford), U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), and one-armed man Fredrick Sykes (Andreas Katsulas). Aside from some minor changes, the film mostly plays out like the television series it’s based on. Kimble, a cardiovascular surgeon, is wrongfully accused…

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Cinepocalypse 2018: Bound with Lana Wachowski

There’s something special about watching Bound for the first time with the presence of one of the film’s directors, Lana Wachowshi, in the theater.  Wachowski was present for a Q&A following the retrospective 35mm screening during the 2018 Cinepocalypse Genre Film Festival. Bound, which marked the feature directorial debut for the Wachowski sisters, changes up the game for mob thrillers.  Fronted by two women, Corky (Gina Gershon) and Violet (Jennifer Tilly), the men more or…

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