I, The Jury is notable for a couple of things: it was the first adaptation of a Mickey Spillane novel, and the first screen portrayal of Spillane's signature hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer. It was also an early 3D film, made at the height of the 3D craze in the early '50s—it came out in 1953, the … Continue reading I, The Jury – Blu-Ray Review
The Amusement Park is a long-lost George A. Romero film, one that hasn’t been seen in 40+ years. Made in 1973, it was financed by the Pittsburgh Lutheran Society and it is actually a PSA film. That was the same year Romero made The Crazies. Romero was always a regional filmmaker, and he had a … Continue reading The Amusement Park – Blu-Ray Review
The Twin is a horror movie that’s currently on Shudder and out on Blu-Ray. It’s about the Rachel (Theresa Palmer) whose son Nathan (Tristan Ruggeri) has died in a tragic accident, but his twin, Elliot, has survived. She ends up moving from New York to Finland with Elliot and her husband, Anthony (Steven Cree). Elliot … Continue reading The Twin – Blu-Ray Review
Hearts and Minds is a documentary about the Vietnam War, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary in 1974. It was almost unheard of the time for a “popular” documentary to get the prize, but this came after Woodstock’s win in 1970 which opened the door. It was a very important film, one of the … Continue reading Hearts and Minds – Blu-Ray Review
Buck and the Preacher is a hugely important American film for numerous reasons. It was the directorial debut of Sidney Poitier, who was the first African-American movie star. It's also one of the first studio films directed by an African-American (Gordon Parks beat him to it by only two years with The Learning Tree). It was the … Continue reading Buck and the Preacher – Blu-Ray Review
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