Man Hunt is one of four films that Fritz Lang made on Nazism, all of which were some kind of thriller. Of course, Lang knew the dangers of Nazism first-hand, having fled the country in 1934 after he was offered the head role in German film studio UFA despite his most recent film being banned by Goebbels. … Continue reading Man Hunt – Blu-Ray Review
La Strada marked the turning point in director Federico Fellini’s career as a director, the moment when he broke away from Italian neorealism to make stranger, more surreal films. Eventually the latter were what he became best known for. It was also the first Fellini film to deal with the image of the clown, one … Continue reading La Strada – Blu-Ray Review
Two-Minute Warning is one of the numerous disaster films to come out in the ‘70s. They often starred Charlton Heston, and this one is no exception. It may be a disaster film at first glance, but it’s much more of a cop thriller mixed with a dash the aforementioned genre. It deals with a sniper at … Continue reading Two-Minute Warning – Blu-Ray Review
It’s the early ‘70s, and Isaac Hayes hasn’t been suckered into becoming a Scientologist yet (that happened in 1993). He is making badass funk music, like his Oscar-winning score for Shaft. He soon was lined up to play the title character in Truck Turner, but he had a hurdle to get over before he could take on the … Continue reading Truck Turner – Blu-Ray Review
Aftermath is a really odd film, something that was very much made for the “cheap DVDs” shelf at the supermarket. It has the massive movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger slumming it in a what is basically an indie drama. The fact that Arnie is in it means that some people will pick it up on his name … Continue reading Aftermath – Blu-Ray Review
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