Ridley Scott was coming off of three films in a row that had been incredibly difficult shoots and went over-budget: Alien, Blade Runner and Legend. In the case of the last two, Scott went to war with the studios over the final cut of the films and lost—until his director's cuts were finally released years later. He needed to … Continue reading Someone to Watch Over Me – Blu-Ray Review →

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is loosely based on Cameron Crowe's book of the same name, which were his observations of teenage life in southern California, based on going undercover as a high school student at 22. The project was the culmination of his work as a teenage journalist at Rolling Stone magazine, although the book … Continue reading Fast Times at Ridgemont High – Blu-Ray Review →

I like to simplify Chris Petit’s debut down to the high concept pitch of “Get Carter as envisioned by an early 70’s Wim Wenders” but this of course would be selling this classic understated post punk road movie short. The film follows Robert (David Beames), a graveyard shift factory DJ in London, whom after we … Continue reading Radio On – Blu-Ray Review →

This set features a string of movies that Boris Karloff did for Columbia in the late ‘30s and early ‘40s. The majority of them—with the exception of The Black Room—were part of the “mad doctor” cycle of films he completed under contract with them. Karloff was already a big name after Frankenstein and Bride of … Continue reading Karloff At Columbia – Blu-Ray Review →

Irréversible is one of the most notorious films in recent memory, and marked the international breakthrough for Gaspar Noé. Over the years Noé has made a name for himself for being one of the most daring and divisive filmmakers in the world with his subsequent films Enter The Void (his masterpiece), Love and, more recently, … Continue reading Irréversible – Blu-Ray Review →