4K UHD Review: Auntie Mame
A late career triumph for Rosalind Russell, Auntie Mame was adapted from the play that in turn was adapted from Patrick Dennis’s semi-autobiographical 1955 novel. Clocking in at 144 minutes its’s bit long, it captures the essence of bohemian living…
4K UHD Review: Repo Men
For those acquainted with Darren Lynn Bousman’s Repo! The Genetic Opera, Repo Men is going to sound familiar. In the year 2056, artificial organs are leased to desperate transplant patients. If the recipients fail to make their monthly payments, the…
4K UHD Review: New York, New York
In 1977, director Martin Scorsese was on a roll. Hot off the critical and commercial success of Mean Streets, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and Taxi Driver, he was given free rein to do whatever he wished. His pet project…
4K UHD Review: Mars Attacks!
Based on a subversive set of trading cards, I was intrigued when I learned that Tim Burton had agreed to direct Mars Attacks! Each card graphically depicted a Martian invasion of Earth with lots of gory detail. Knowing that, I…
4K UHD Review: MacArthur
Given the success of Patton in 1970, it earned ten Oscar nominations, winning Best Actor for George C. Scott, Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, a biopic of fellow World War II General Douglas MacArthur seemed inevitable. Released in…
Blu-ray Review: Exit 8
Notoriously difficult to adapt, Hollywood has tried for years to successfully transfer video games to the big screen. Whether it’s Justin Kurzel’s dark “Assassin’s Creed,” or one of Uwe Boll’s several forgettable attempts at the genre, there’s never been a…