This Island Earth is often spoken about with the same high regard as Forbidden Planet. Shout!Factory have given it a definitive release.
Wanted: Dead or Alive is a fun action film from the Eighties starring Rutger Hauer and a surprisingly great Gene Simmons.
The Chairman is almost a classic, but a limp middle act hampers the film from its true potential.
Terror in a Texas Town is an enjoyable Western Drama from Dalton Trumbo and Joseph H. Lewis. I love watching Sterling Hayden on screen, and he is great here (even with a Swedish accent.)
The Monster Squad is one of my favorite family films. Olive Films released it on Blu-ray a few years back.
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales is one of the funniest children’s films I saw in 2019.
Shout!Factory has released Richard Lowenstein’s profoundly personal account of the troubled singer Michael Hutchence’s rise to fame with INXS and the circumstances that led to his death by suicide. A very well made and empathetic documentary.
The Loveless is a bit of a mixed bag, but it gave Willem Defoe and Kathryn Bigelow their start. Arrow Video has provided a very comprehensive collector’s edition for fans of the film.
Behold a Pale Horse is an excellent drama that takes place just after the Spanish Civil War. Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, and Anthony Quinn all turn in fantastic performances.
In the Aftermath is a real oddity of a film. New World Pictures combined live action footage with footage from a surreal anime film called Angel’s Egg. The results? Meh.
Dark Side of the Moon is an enjoyable
science fiction and horror film from 1990. Unearthed Films have given it a solid release.
Nightmare at Noon is a campy action film from Nico Mastorakis that borrows from Westerns and The Crazies. Wings Hauser and Bo Hopkins star.