Gaslight has long been cited as one of the better suspense films from the Forties. Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer are both fantastic. WB Archive has released the film from their vault.
Cat People is an excellent exercise in technique that elevates a B-movie into grand entertainment. The Val Lewton produced RKO film has been given lush treatment by Criterion.
Based on a Cornell Woolrich novel, The Leopard Man stands as one of the best films of the Val Lewton RKO pictures run. Shout!Factory have given it a pristine release.
The Chill Factor is a VHS-era horror film that never quite gets it right. Unintentionally hilarious at times, a rental is recommended prior to a purchase.
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.