Blu-Ray review by John Larkin THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH blu-ray is available to purchase at Moviezyng.com by clicking the image above. Released in 1974, THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH is a charming, low-budget time capsule directed by Brooklyn born Martin Davidson and Stephen Verona. From today’s perspective, the film stands as both a gritty homage to the leather-clad, motorcycle-riding greasers of the late 1950s and an intriguing glimpse into the early careers of Sylvester Stallone and

Review by John Larkin CONCLAVE is available to rent/purchase on Digital Platforms and is available on 4K UHD February 11, 2025 As a lifelong Catholic, I have always been captivated by the intricate rituals and doctrines of the Church—its catechism, the theater of its liturgies, and its unwavering pursuit of moral authority. Edward Berger’s CONCLAVE takes these ideas to a darker, more exhilarating level, delving into the treachery, deceit, and power struggles that unfold withi

Review by John Larkin SEINFELD: THE COMPLETE SERIES is available to purchase at MovieZyng.com by clicking the image above. Just in time for Festivus arrives the greatest sitcom ever created in stunning 4K UHD and Blu-Ray. One could argue SEINFELD is as popular as its ever been. In 2021, Netflix shelled out a whopping $500 million for exclusive streaming rights on its platforms. I can imagine Netflix is already preparing to renew that contract. If you're like me and like to o

Purchase at MovieZyng.com  by clicking the image above Review by John Larkin HEARTS OF DARKNESS has always struck me as one of the most vivid and unsettling behind the scenes portraits ever made about the creation of a film. What continues to fascinate me is that although I admire APOCALYPSE NOW and respect its place in cinema history, it has never been one of my personal favorites. I rarely feel the urge to revisit it. Yet HEARTS OF DARKNESS is something I can return to agai

Coverage by John Larkin SERIO LEONE BY HIMSELF is available now to purchase by clicking any of the images on this post! I recently...

Warner Archive Collection by John Larkin The Complete Thin Man Collection [6 disc collection) (Blu-ray) is available to purchase at MovieZyng by clicking the image above. If you’re looking for the perfect way to spend the holidays, let me suggest you pick up THE COMPLETE THIN MAN COLLECTION on Blu-ray, newly released from the Warner Archive Collection. If you're like me and have only seen the original THE THIN MAN (1934) then you'll be happy to learn that for the first time y

Review by John Larkin Aesthetically, this take on the classic Dracula story is masterful, exuding an atmosphere of constant dread while,...

Review by John Larkin Available at retailers everywhere! It was only two years ago that Paramount first released PULP FICTION in 4K, both...

Review by John Larkin WHITE CHRISTMAS in 4K is available at retailers everywhere Paramount’s introduction of VistaVision in the...

by John Larkin This past week Season 2, Episode 3 of The Video Archives Podcast was released on all podcasting platforms. For those who...

Click the image above to purchase the set on Amazon.com Review by John Larkin For the first time ever, the complete I LOVE LUCY collection has been released in HD in a gorgeous blu-ray box set. Back in 2014 CBS Paramount released just the first season on blu-ray. After a long strange gap with no subsequent releases of the other seasons, CBS Paramount has finally unloaded all 194 classic TV episodes of one of the most watched and beloved TV shows of all time. I LOVE LUCY ran f

Review by John Larkin PURCHASE ON BLU-RAY ™ by clicking the image above! Charming, cringy and heartbreaking in all the best ways, it's...

Blu-Ray Review by John Larkin FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION is available to purchase on blu-ray at MovieZyng.com and by clicking the image above. In 2006, director Christopher Guest reunited with his usual cast regulars from A MIGHTY WIND, BEST IN SHOW and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN to focus his legendary lampooning skills on the business of Hollywood - specifically, the absurdity that revolves around the quest for oscar buzz, even if it's far from deserved! FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION is eve

Review by John Larkin I tend to avoid writing oppressively negative reviews of films, with the exception being if I feel I am bringing...

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...

Review by John Larkin From it's first moments it's clear Brady Corbet's THE BRUTALIST is intended to be a substantial cinematic...

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...

Blu-Ray Review by John Larkin THUNDERHEART can be purchased by clicking the image above THUNDERHEART, the 1992 Native American western crime thriller directed by Michael Apted, has to be one of the least talked about and underrated films in cinephile culture. It seems to have been lost in the shuffle of the fervently magnificent decade of 90's films, which is regrettable considering it's grade-A filmmaking from first frame to last. Ironically, it's subject matter is eerily si

Review by John Larkin Scorsese's passionate love letter to two of Britain's greatest filmmakers. As someone who has been well acquainted...

by John Larkin In honor of what would have been Dom Deluise's 91st birthday, Films in Review is reposting our recent interview with...

JOHN Q can be purchased at MovieZyng.com by clicking the image above. Review by John Larkin Some films stay with us not just for what’s on screen, but for where we were when we first experienced them. JOHN Q, directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Denzel Washington, is one of those for me. It holds a special place in my memory—one of the very first movies I saw in theaters with Mike Silvestri, who quickly became my moviegoing buddy during freshman year of high school and r

Review by John Larkin Click the image above to purchase. I was first introduced to STAND AND DELIVER in my 8th grade english class. I forget why my teacher decided to run the film, and what connection she was attempting to make with our current curriculum, but regardless, it made an impact on me, and to this day I've never forgotten it. The film is based on the true story of Jaime Escalante, a Bolivian-American educator who taught Calculus at Garfield High School in East Los

Review by John Larkin I recently had the pleasure of attending a special screening of this new documentary by filmmaker Peter Flynn at...

Review by John Larkin THE CROW 30TH ANNIVERSARY 4K UHD can be purchased at retailers everywhere and on Amazon by clicking the image...