“Prince of the City” is a well made crime drama that tells a true story of high level police corruption in New York City in the Seventies. Treat Williams stars alongside Jerry Orbach. The Warner Archive Blu-ray will please fans.
Starring Robert Young, “They Won’t Believe Me” is an unforgiving and unsentimental film noir about a philandering stock broker and his disastrous love affairs. WB Archive has given the film a great looking release.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is an interesting story of murder, homosexuality, and eccentricity in Savannah, Georgia. The film adaptation can not match the book, but is still enjoyable overall.
Pump Up the Volume was a clarion call to Generation X advocating self expression and how voices can change society. The film feels somewhat dated viewed thirty years later, but the revolutionary ethos remains the same. Warner Archive have given the film a Blu-ray release.
This Hammer Studios film basically kicked off the entire Hammer Horror genre. The combination of Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and director Terence Fisher is a winning formula. Warner Archive has given the film a deluxe 2-disc release!
The Shop Around the Corner by Ernst Lubitsch remains one of the defining romantic comedies. The film was so good that it has been remade twice. Stewart and Sullavan shine in their roles. WB Archive has given the film a release with a stunning transfer.
Featuring an introduction from Peckinpah scholar Garner Simmons!
The Ballad of Cable Hogue finds Sam Peckinpah in a light hearted mood. Jason Robards gives a great performance. Warner Archive gave the film a good release on Blu-ray.
Ride the High Country is an early masterpiece from the great Sam Peckinpah. This review also features an introduction from Peckinpah scholar Garner Simmons!
Judgment Night is a thriller from the Nineties starring Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Denis Leary. WB Archive has given the film a great looking transfer from a 2K scan.
Cleopatra Jones is essentially a female-driven Blaxploitation answer to James Bond. It features a fantastically funny performance by Shelley Winters as “Mommy.”
Waiting for Guffman is an amazingly funny comedy by Christopher Guest. The mockumentary focuses on Corky St. Clair and his attempts to create a Broadway style musical for the small town of Blaine, Missouri.
The Prisoner of Second Avenue is well directed and features fine performances, but it is so overwhelmingly negative that it is not worth the effort.