“Black Belt Jones” pairs Jim Kelly with director Robert Crouse just one year after “Enter the Dragon.” Sadly, “Black Belt Jones” is not nearly as good as that picture. Regardless, Warner Archive has done a tremendous job on their new restoration.
“Get Carter” has been given an absolutely phenomenal 4K UHD release by Warner Archive. Michael Caine is the epitome of cool in this classic British gangster film.
Eureka! Entertainment brings Joe Cheung’s “”Flaming Brothers” to Blu-ray. The film is notable to see screenwriters Wong Kar-Wai and Jeffrey Lau’s take on the heroic bloodshed genre with Chow Yun-Fat in a leading role.
Radiance Films has released the 1977 film “A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness” from the great Japanese filmmaker Seijun Suzuki. Fans of the stylish director will definitely want to check it out.
“The Lords of Flatbush” is a small scale low-budget drama that has been given a small scale low-budget Blu-ray release.
Whether intentionally or not, “St. Elmo’s Fire” portrays the malaise and narcissism of the Eighties yuppie class (specifically Ivy Leaguers) capably. Sony has brought the film to 4K.
“Clean and Sober” is a no-nonsense look at a drug addict having a painful wake-up call to change his life. Michael Keaton shines in the lead role. Warner Archive has given the film a Blu-ray release.
Despite starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone at the peak of their powers in 1994 in Miami, “The Specialist” fails to generate any heat. Warner has reissued their 2011 Blu-ray.
Warner Archive has given the 2005 romantic-comedy “Just Friends” a Blu-ray release. The film is much funnier than I remembered it being twenty years ago, with solid turns from Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Chris Klein, and Amy Smart.