“Godzilla” from director Gareth Edwards does the miraculous – it manages to make a good fan pleasing film from the long running Kaiju series. The director’s skills save the film from abundant pitfalls. The Warner Bros. UHD is demo material.
“The Man From Hong Kong” is an extremely enjoyable Seventies martial arts B-movie from Ozploitation auteur Brian Trenchard-Smith. Twilight Time has brought over the film and some special features from the Umbrella Entertainment release.
“The Stunt Man” is a well loved film from 1980 by director Richard Rush. Starring Peter O’Toole in one of his best performances alongside Steve Railsback and Barbara Hershey, it still holds up as a surreal and satirical comedy about filmmaking. Severin gave the film a release in 2011.
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” is still the best film from 2019. It isn’t even close. We revisited the film after reading “Helter Skelter.”
“Death has Blue Eyes” is a truly off-the-wall C-grade film from Greek director and writer Nico Mastorakis. Arrow Video has released a Blu-ray of the film that will satisfy fans of Nico.
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“Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” is one of Sam Peckinpah’s most distinct and best films. Kino Lorber have given the film a new release sourced from a 2017 4K scan from MGM.
Double Dragon is a train wreck, but it is also an incredibly entertaining relic from the Video Game adaptation boom of the Nineties. MVD Rewind has gone above and beyond to provide a definitive edition of the film.
The Eiger Sanction is a high elevations espionage film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The film has received a new scan for Kino Lorber’s Blu-ray release.
Sleeping Dogs was a big leap forward for New Zealand cinema when it was released in 1977. Arrow Academy has given the film a great looking release.