The Hot Rock is an enjoyable caper film with engaging performances by both Robert Redford and George Segal. Twilight Time have an immaculate transfer for the release.
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.
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 Hunted is a fun action film from the peak of American paranoia regarding Japan’s influence. Fans of Rising Sun will enjoy.
A Breed Apart has a fantastic cast but the script fails to create enough tension to make a lasting impression. Shout!Factory has given the film a release.
John Wick returns in this excellent third entry in the series. Some of the most insanely choreographed fight scenes ever put to celluloid and great roles for Mark Dacascos and Halle Berry make this film a winner.
Fred Dekker’s classic cliche exploiting genre blending classic has been given an amazing release by Shout!Factory.
Wanted: Dead or Alive is a fun action film from the Eighties starring Rutger Hauer and a surprisingly great Gene Simmons.
Nightmare at Noon is a campy action film from Nico Mastorakis that borrows from Westerns and The Crazies. Wings Hauser and Bo Hopkins star.
Vice Squad is a gritty piece of filmmaking from the Eighties with a standout performance by Wings Hauser.
With his second film, director Takeshi Kitano makes an incredibly offbeat and strange Yakuza film. Film Movement have given the film a solid release on Blu-ray.