Shampoo is an off-beat comedy-drama that is as likely to have fans as detractors. I personally am a fan. The Criterion Collection Blu-ray features solid technical specs.
The Last Detail is a seminal film from the Seventies and one of the best films of Hal Ashby’s brief but brilliant career.
The Quiller Memorandum is a great excuse to watch George Segal, Alec Guinness, and Max Von Sydow in an espionage film together. With striking cinematography by Erwin a Hiller, the film shines from a new 4K transfer for Twilight Time.
Melvin and Howard is a tender and affectionate story from the late great Jonathan Demme. One of our favorite releases from Twilight Time.
The Fog is one of the best loved films by John Carpenter. Carpenter takes a shaky premise and makes an absolute classic through well-crafted visual storytelling.
Ghosts of Mars is definitely not one of my favorite efforts from the great John Carpenter, but it was the last film he directed that still felt like a John Carpenter film. Mill Creek have provided a good value with strong visual and audio components on the disc.
Escape from New York introduced the world to one of the ultimate badass protagonists Snake Plissken and every futuristic action film made afterward owed it a debt for finding the right formula. Shout!Factory has given the film its due with its collector’s edition.
Memoirs of an Invisible Man is an entertaining but somewhat forgettable film that finds John Carpenter and Chevy Chase playing against type to mixed results.
Prince of Darkness has some good material in it, but it is one of Carpenter’s lesser efforts overall. The collector’s edition by Shout!Factory features good technical specs and excellent supplemental materials.
The Thing is one of my favorite horror films of all time. It is debatably the best film by legendary director John Carpenter. Shout!Factory’s release of the film provides an incredible amount of supplemental material and a strong visual presentation.
Sixteen Candles was the first film that John Hughes directed. With an excellent cast and soundtrack, it has become a classic of the coming-of-age genre. Arrow Video have given it a fantastic release.