Drama
A Star is Born 1937 [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
What is it about A Star is Born 1937? A Star is Born first appeared in American cinemas way back in April 1937. Now, it’s a generational touchstone film that gets remade every few decades to com...
Captains of the Clouds (1942) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Captains of the Clouds is a pretty standard war drama about older Canadian pilots responding to the start of World War II. When the bush pilots try to become part of the Royal Canadian Air Force, they...
Fandango (1985) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Fandango was the other Kevin Costner movie of 1985. Given the way film releases work, it was also Costner’s first starring role. So, why is it a cult favorite? Honestly, is it a cult film anymor...
American Flyers (1985) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
American Flyers is if Breaking Away tried to tackle more than bicycles are cool and small towns can drain you. This film throws up medical issues, Kevin Costner as a doctor and Rae Dawn Chong killing ...
The Carey Treatment (1972) Warner Archive Blu-ray review
The Carey Treatment is peak James Coburn, while also serving as one of James Hong’s earliest dramatic roles. As we watch Mister Hong finally get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, let’...
Hester Street (1975) [Cohen Blu-ray review]
Hester Street is the greatest Carol Kane movie. But, what about Joan Mecklin Silver? Well, what about her? The Cohen Collection has been doing right by Silver by bringing her early work to the masses ...
American Reject (2022) [Film review]
American Reject proved one thing for me. There is nothing as funny as a loose boob on live TV. Within 2 minutes, our heroine Kay is humiliated by a mammary flopper on Live TV. It’s an honest and...
John and The Hole (2021) [Blu-ray review]
John and The Hole was delayed by the Pandemic after being shot in 2019. 2 years later and a soft summer release has seen the movie slip through the cracks. But, how is that possible for an ever-awake ...
Juice (1992) [4K UHD review]
Juice is one of those early 90s films helped by Boyz N The Hood and later eclipsed by it. What Ernest R. Dickerson does with this film is present something that borders on realism and 1950s urban dram...