William Wyler is a director who is probably held in much higher esteem than he deserves. He was a workmanlike director who made some of the biggest hits of the '40s and '50s including Ben-Hur, Roman Holiday, The Best Year of Our Lives to just name just a few. However he would return to one … Continue reading The Children’s Hour – Blu-Ray Review
XTRO is a British science-fiction horror movie from the 80s—which kind of says it all, because they were never that great. It’s also one of the strangest movies I’ve ever seen. Normally that would be a compliment, but in this case it’s not. It was one of the films that almost made the official “Video … Continue reading XTRO – Blu-Ray Review
The Defiant Ones is one of Stanley Kramer's best films. It was made during the run of films for which he is best remembered, from The Defiant Ones to Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Kramer was one of the key filmmakers of the post-war era, specialising in making effective films that often dealt with the big … Continue reading The Defiant Ones – Blu-Ray Review
Roman J. Israel, Esq. is one hot mess of a movie. It’s Dan Gilroy’s followup to his debut Nightcrawler, which was one of the best movies of the last few years. This, however, is not: Denzel Washington plays the title character, a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose boss has a heart attack and ends up … Continue reading Roman J. Israel, Esq. – DVD Review
Vincent Ward remains one of cinema’s major enigmas—he hasn’t made a film in over ten years. In fact, he’s best known for the film he never made: Alien³. Ward followed initial screenwriter William Gibson in taking on that project, and his plan was structurally similar to what was actually made, but set on a wooden … Continue reading Vigil – Blu-Ray Review
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