Midsommar is the big horror movie of the year, so everyone has an opinion on it, pro or con. Along with Us, it's definitely up there for horror movie of the year. It's Ari Aster's follow-up to Hereditary, and a far better film than that. Although Aster makes horror movies, he believes he's above the … Continue reading Midsommar – Blu-Ray Review →

Badge 373 is one of those post-The French Connection cop thrillers that came out on the heels of that film's runaway success. The character of Popeye Doyle in The French Connection was based upon a real cop, Eddie Egan, and he was also the basis for Eddie Ryan (Robert Duvall) in Badge 373. He appears in both films as his … Continue reading Badge 373 – Blu-Ray Review →

Birdy is an Alan Parker film, made at the height of his run in the 1980s. He was from the generation of British filmmakers as Ridley Scott and Adrian Lyne, directors who cut their teeth on advertisements and got into filmmaking in the 1970s, when they quickly became the darlings of Hollywood. Birdy was Parker's … Continue reading Birdy – Blu-Ray Review →

Man of a Thousand Faces was one of the first bio-pics of a famous movie star: Lon Chaney. There had been a couple in the 50s, most notably The Buster Keaton Story, which by all accounts is incredibly awful. That as was supremely inaccurate, and so was this one, as not that much was really … Continue reading Man of a Thousand Faces – Blu-Ray Review →

The Dark Half was set to be George A. Romero's big step into mainstream studio filmmaking, but due to various factors, that wasn't the case. It's based on a deeply personal novel from Stephen King, who Romero had collaborated with previously on Creepshow—they were friends to the day Romero died in 2017. King has never been afraid … Continue reading The Dark Half – Blu-Ray Review →