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Judy

(Alyn Darnay) 9/27/2019 10:21 AM EST
I went to see the new biopic "Judy" fully expecting to watch Renee Zellweger in performance, but she never showed up. That was ok though, because Judy Garland was there on the screen filling in for her, and was she ever good.Playing a real-life person is the hardest challenge facing any actor, especially if that person is well known and b... Read More

Child's Play

(Nathan M Rose) 9/26/2019 3:47 PM EST
When the original Child's Play came out in 1988 it was a smash hit spawning over six sequels and a new horror icon that would be forever in moviegoers heads. Fast forward to 2019 and a new take on the story has come out, and it is the best remake/reimagine made in a very long time.Based on the classic lore of Robert The Doll, the orig... Read More

Abominable

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/26/2019 9:50 AM EST
Throughout history, there have been rumors of mythical creatures roaming the forests, seas, and mountains of the world. From the Loch Ness Monster to Chupacabra and Sasquatch/Bigfoot to its colder weather cousin The Abominable Snowman/Yeti tales have been told as people claim to have seen them. Generally, those people are ridiculed and ... Read More

Shaft

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/24/2019 9:05 AM EST
In the 1970's Richard Roundtree (Speed Racer) played streetwise private investigator, John Shaft. After three feature films and a television series, Shaft was done. In 2000, Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) brought a sequel to theaters in the movie called Shaft. He played John Shaft's son, also named John Shaft and he fol... Read More

Yesterday

(Maureen Buccellato) 9/23/2019 8:28 PM EST
Everyone knows who The Beatles are. Young or old, you have heard a song of theirs. They are an iconic part of not only music history but a huge part of cultural history. Again, ICONIC. But what if we lived in a world where they didn't exist? What if you were the only person who knew that this prolific band ever existed? Would you use this knowl... Read More

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

(Leonard Buccellato) 9/23/2019 3:06 PM EST
Arrow Home Video has such sights to show you. In case you have been sleeping your way through the last 8 years of Physical Media releases, Arrow continues to hit grand slams and has now decided to knock it out of the park by rereleasing the Hellraiser films, individually, so now is your chance to get in on it.Upon its initial release, in December o... Read More

Anna

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/20/2019 3:48 PM EST
Director Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element) is known for making movies that combined drama with some action sequences. He also tends to highlight strong female characters, whether it is a young girl following a hitman or a woman who is running out of time. His latest effort, Anna, once again encompasses these element... Read More

Downton Abbey

(Alyn Darnay) 9/19/2019 5:11 PM EST
"Downton Abbey" is sumptuous and stylish in a way the touches your heart and moves your soul. It's rather like a cherished overcoat you snuggle into in winter that's at once familiar, comfortable and warm. Of all the British period pieces about upper class families living in the 1920's that I've seen over the years, this one is by far the... Read More

Hellraiser

(Leonard Buccellato) 9/19/2019 3:31 PM EST
Arrow Home Video has such sights to show you. In case you have been sleeping your way through the last 8 years of Physical Media releases, Arrow has decided to re-release the Hellraiser films, and now is your chance to get in on it.Originally released in theaters in 1987, Hellraiser didn't look or feel like your typical 80's horror film, an... Read More

Ad Astra

(Alyn Darnay) 9/17/2019 11:19 AM EST
Before you ask and to clear up one piece of confusion about this film, the title "Ad Astra" is Latin for "To The Stars", which this movie is somewhat all about. I say somewhat because the story borrows liberally from Joseph Conrad's ‘Heart Of Darkness" in the same way ‘Apocalypse Now' utilized the journey and th... Read More