Batman: Gotham by Gaslight is the latest DC animated film to adapt a popular graphic novel for the big screen. The original graphic novel came out of the minds of Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, who is the creator of his own superhero, Hellboy. It sets the Dark Knight at the turn of the 20th … Continue reading Batman: Gotham By Gaslight – Blu-Ray Review
Casablanca is pretty much universally considered to be one of the greatest films ever—even the naysayers will admit it's a good film. It's surprising that Casablanca came out of an unproduced play, which the husband and wife team of writers Murray Burnett and Joan Allison sold to Warner Bros. for a record sum of 20 … Continue reading Casablanca – Blu-Ray Review
Blade Runner 2049 is, of course, the long-awaited sequel to the absolute classic that was Blade Runner (1982). It arrives after a long development process: versions of the script have been around since the 1990s, when Philip K. Dick hanger-on K.W. Jeter wrote a quite awful sequel to the book (and then two more). Stuart … Continue reading Blade Runner 2049 – Blu-Ray Review
Cat o’ Nine Tails was Dario Argento’s second film, and a real step down from his first, The Bird With Crystal Plumage. It’s the usual giallo with a convoluted plot—it’s got a reporter who has teamed up with a blind puzzle-maker, who become amateur detectives. There’s a robbery at a genetics institute, and the reporter … Continue reading The Cat O’ Nine Tails – Blu-Ray Review
Marjorie Prime is a science-fiction movie set in the near future. It’s about an 86-year-old woman (the Marjorie Prime of the title, played by Lois Smith) who has a new companion that is a holographic version of her husband, who has passed away. Played by John Hamm, he acts very human and is touchable, but … Continue reading Marjorie Prime – DVD Review
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