Warner Archive
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was the first talkie adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale. Naturally, Paramount chose to give it a Christmas Eve 1931 release date. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is ...
Mark of the Vampire (1935) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Mark of the Vampire represents an early effort to expand vampires past Dracula (1931). What is Mark of the Vampire? Mark of the Vampire was the first bigger talkie film to treat vampires as something ...
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is an early Hollywood adaptation of an earlier stage play that sought to make the Lincoln story understandable to the masses. If you ever wanted to see 15-20 years of history c...
Rachel, Rachel (1968) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Rachel, Rachel is a 1968 film where Joanne Woodward plays a virgin schoolteacher experiencing a rather delayed sexual awakening. What is Rachel, Rachel? Rachel, Rachel is the first of the Paul Newman ...
The Clock (1945) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
The Clock was meant to be Judy Garland’s dramatic breakout movie. In fact, it’s the first feature film in which Garland doesn’t have to sing. Do we have that out of the way? Good. No...
Adventures of Don Juan (1948) [Warner Archive Blu-ray]
What to know before watching Adventures of Don Juan Adventures of Don Juan was a very complicated remake of 1926’s Don Juan. But, I’m already talking remakes of silent films that none of y...
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...
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm is not that uncommon from the modern biopic. However, George Pal was a master of spectacle that was more interested in dragons and little people than getting ...
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...