FEAR AND LOVE: THE STORY OF THE EXORCIST
by John Larkin Now available to stream on TUBi and to purchase on Amazon Prime Six years ago I set out to make a new documentary that...
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5 days ago
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
Review by John Larkin I tend to avoid writing oppressively negative reviews of films, with the exception being if I feel I am bringing...
Sep 30
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE
by Victoria Alexander A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE 4K steelbook can be purchased at retailers everywhere and on Amazon.com by clicking the...
Sep 28
THE BRUTALIST
Review by John Larkin From it's first moments it's clear Brady Corbet's THE BRUTALIST is intended to be a substantial cinematic...
Sep 25
MEGALOPOLIS
by Victoria Alexander It’s a hardship to watch but I understand it is all Coppola’s ego and he had the extra $120 million to do it. It’s...
Sep 23
BLINK TWICE
by Victoria Alexander A confident directorial debut by Kravitz but I’ll accept the wrath by saying the truth: why did Kravitz make every...
Sep 10
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...
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-RAYâ„¢ OCTOBER 29, 2024 Charming, cringy and...
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...
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