SPEAK NO EVIL
by Victoria Alexander Terrific! This is the movie to see. McAvoy, you are September’s movie boyfriend. Director Watkins has the audience...
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- Sep 8
STAGING ANNA short film review (Updated)
By John Larkin UPDATED: I first wrote about STAGING ANNA back in June of 2023 when it was first completed. It has since made the rounds...
- Sep 6
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
by Victoria Alexander I’m looking forward to GONE WITH THE WIND 2, CITIZEN KANE 2 and SOME LIKE IT HOT starring Taylor Swift. Anything,...
- Sep 6
Dìdi
Review by John Larkin ARRIVING AT HOME TO OWN OR RENT TODAY ON DIGITAL ! ALSO AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY™ OCTOBER 29, 2024 Charming, cringy and...
- Aug 27
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE
by Victoria Alexander I must urge the Academy Awards to make a new category: Best Performance by an Animal. This is a category that has...
- Aug 23
ALIEN: ROMULUS
by Victoria Alexander All its predecessors were staffed by scientists and military. Here a group of homeless, orphan teenagers are stuck...
- Aug 15
THUNDERHEART
Blu-Ray Review by John Larkin THUNDERHEART, the 1992 Native American western crime thriller directed by Michael Apted, has to be one of...
- Aug 9
A DAY AT THE RACES
1937 MGM Warner Archive Blu-Ray Review by Roy Frumkes This is my favorite Marx Bros film from their MGM period. Of course all of them...
- Aug 3
MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER
Review by John Larkin Scorsese's passionate love letter to two of Britain's greatest filmmakers. As someone who has been well acquainted...
- Jul 31
An interview with Candice Azzara and the never-before-seen short version of FATSO
by John Larkin In honor of what would have been Dom Deluise's 91st birthday, Films in Review is reposting our recent interview with...
- Jul 18
TWISTERS
by Victoria Alexander WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD Zero charisma between Edgar-Jones and Powell. Edgar-Jones doesn’t even give Hollywood’s...
- Jul 12
SORRY/NOT SORRY
by Victoria Alexander We all know about the scandal of Louis C.K. Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, described in his...
- Jun 21
STAND AND DELIVER BLU-RAY from WARNER ARCHIVES
Review by John Larkin I was first introduced to STAND AND DELIVER in my 8th grade english class. I forget why my teacher decided to run...
- Jun 19
FILM IS DEAD. LONG LIVE FILM!
Review by John Larkin I recently had the pleasure of attending a special screening of this new documentary by filmmaker Peter Flynn at...
- Jun 3
CHALLENGERS
by Victoria Alexander It is an intense decades-long love affair between two men. Zendaya plays the strict, disapproving mommy keeping...
- May 2
TALK TO ME
Review by Sofia De La Espriella A new take on all the Ouija board movies we already have! The latest concept that approaches the idea of...
- Apr 30
THE CROW 30th Anniversary 4K release from Paramount releases May 7th
Review by John Larkin THE CROW 30TH ANNIVERSARY 4K UHD can be purchased at retailers everywhere and on Amazon by clicking the image...
- Apr 9
RIPLEY
by Victoria Alexander Gorgeous production but main characters are dull and boring. A startling revelation is Eliot Sumner whose...
- Apr 6
MONKEY MAN
by Victoria Alexander Terrific. Has its own feel, look, texture and a bravado performance by the director/star. The India locale and...
- Mar 28
THE LOST 70MM Version of STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
by John Larkin Deep in the annals of of the Star Wars fandom lurks the lesser known legend of the "original cut", of what is widely...
- Mar 26
ROAD HOUSE
by Victoria Alexander Bravo! McGregor makes an auspicious entrance establishing a unique movie star persona. Gyllenhaal displays a wry...
- Feb 22
DUNE: PART TWO
By Victoria Alexander Yes, it is a gorgeous production but not a masterpiece. I’ll be brave and say it: Walken is a feeble lopsided...
- Jan 15
MEAN GIRLS
Review by Sofia De La Espriella Many people don't know that this MEAN GIRLS is a musical! There have been three previous MEAN GIRLS...
- Dec 31
A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE: HOW THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL HAPPENED
Blu-Ray review by John Larkin A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE can be purchased on blu-ray by clicking the image above In an attempt to keep...
- Dec 31, 2023
WONKA
Review by Sofia De La Espriella Paul King, the previous director of PADDINGTON and PADDINGTON 2 takes you on an adventure of the “origin...
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