Evil Dead without Ash Williams is a very dangerous proposition: to me, Bruce Campbell's himbo is integral to what makes Evil Dead... Evil Dead. The 2013 remake/reboot/sequel(?), which I confess that I've never been able to finish despite multiple attempts, was a complete misfire, although it has its fans. The Campbell-led Ash vs Evil Dead was wonderful, but canceled prematurely because … Continue reading Evil Dead Rise – UHD Review
This is a box set of the most famous Bruce Lee films – the action star had actually been in a ton of films already before he became “Bruce Lee, martial arts superstar.” All of the films are in 4K except for, annoyingly, the best and most famous one: Enter the Dragon, Warner Bros. has … Continue reading Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest – UHD Review
The Lair was directed by Neil Marshall, a British genre filmmaker. Marshall made a bit of a splash in the early to mid-2000s with the film Dog Soldiers, and his best film is The Descent. He then made a name for himself on TV by directing two of the most famous Game of Thrones episodes, … Continue reading The Lair – Blu-Ray Review
William Cameron Menzies' Invaders From Mars would end up being the penultimate film in one of Hollywood's most important and longest careers. Menzies found his path into Hollywood by bullshitting his way onto the production of Douglas Fairbanks’ The Thief of Baghad (he was later an uncredited co-director on the Michael Powell version). While he’s not that well-known today, … Continue reading Invaders From Mars (1953) – UHD Review
Skinamarink is a film directed by someone who’s essentially a YouTuber, Kyle Edward Ball. Ball makes what you could call experimental horror movies, and this was his first feature. It’s based on some of his YouTube shorts, especially one from 2020 called Heck. That short acted as his proof of concept to raise funding. The … Continue reading Skinamarink – Blu-Ray Review
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