Two lifestyles – one Oscar-winning film: “Roma: The Criterion Collection”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Newcomer Yalitza Aparicio plays Cleo Gutiérrez, an indigenous live-in housekeeper for an upper-middle-class...
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Bill Kelley III
Feb 9, 20204 min read
“Out of the Past” reveals film-noir perfection
UPDATED BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Mitchum plays service station owner Jeff Bailey, a former New York cool-headed private eye....
Craig Shapiro
Jan 27, 20204 min read
“Fail-Safe,” Sidney Lumet’s Cold War classic, shines in Criterion’s hands
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS U.S. military leaders inside the Pentagon's War Conference Room listen to the President played by Henry...
Peggy Earle
Jan 10, 20204 min read
Going mad with Robert and Max Eggers in “The Lighthouse”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Lighthouse keepers are the young assistant, Thomas Howard (Robert Pattinson) and the old salt Thomas Wake...
Peggy Earle
Jan 2, 20204 min read
“The Bad and the Beautiful” examines the ruthless side of Tinseltown
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Kirk Douglas stars as domineering producer Jonathan Shields and Lana Turner as Hollywood glamour queen...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 25, 20195 min read
“White Christmas: Diamond Anniversary Edition” still sparkles
UPDATED BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "White Christmas" stars Bing Crosby as entertainer Bob Wallace, Danny Kaye as stage partner Phil...
Peggy Earle
Dec 23, 20194 min read
“Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” chronicles the trailblazer’s career
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Linda Ronstadt wears a Cub Scout uniform during a performance with Emmylou Harris in the 1970s. (Click an...
Craig Shapiro
Dec 22, 20194 min read
“Operation Crossbow” delivers the rousing, World War II action goods
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS German actress Barbara Rütting plays Hanna Reitsch considered one of the best-known test pilots of the...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 10, 20199 min read
Find lots of fun in “Abbott and Costello: Universal Pictures Collection”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "Ride 'Em Cowboy" (1942) - Lou Costello and Bud Abbott play peanut vendors on the run from their rodeo show...
Peggy Earle
Dec 5, 20194 min read
Peter O’Toole at his comedic best – “My Favorite Year”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Mark Linn-Baker as Benjy Stone, the junior comedy writer for a 1950s NBC variety show, with guest star...
Peggy Earle
Dec 2, 20195 min read
Bette Davis delivers the best – “All About Eve” Criterion Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "Margo, let's make peace," says Director Bill Simpson, played by Gary Merrill. Actress Margo Channing played...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 1, 20197 min read
Divided Berlin is the backdrop for Carol Reed’s “The Man Between”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British actress Claire Bloom stars as Susanne Mallison, on a three-week vacation in Berlin visiting her...
Peggy Earle
Nov 27, 20195 min read
Howling in a delicious new Collector’s Edition: “An American Werewolf in London”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The full moon rises over London and American David Kessler (David Naughton) begins his first transformation...
Peggy Earle
Nov 21, 20194 min read
“The Peanut Butter Falcon” delivers a heartwarming drama
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Tyler (Shia LaBeouf) a scruffy fisherman who's on the run with Zak (Zack Gottsagen) a young man with Down...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 20, 20197 min read
Warner Archive’s remastered “The Set-Up,” earns a spot with the classics
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) The violent exchange between Bill "Stoker" Thompson (Robert Ryan) and Tiger Nelson (Hal Baylor) during...
Peggy Earle
Nov 14, 20194 min read
“The Farewell” is a heart-warming must-see
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzhen) shows her granddaughter Billi (Awkwafina) a breathing exercise that involves shouting...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 6, 20195 min read
Thirty years later, John Sayles’ masterful “Matewan” has lost none of its urgency
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Mingo County coal miners vote to keep scab workes out of the Stone Mountain mines in southern West Virginia....
Peggy Earle
Nov 3, 20194 min read
Talented, messy and honest: “David Crosby: Remember My Name”
BLU-RAY REVIEW /FRAME SHOTS David Crosby is still writing songs, recording albums, and keeping a grueling concert schedule. (Click an...
Peggy Earle
Oct 26, 20193 min read
Grit and hope turn “Maiden” into a winner
BLU-RAY REVIEW “MAIDEN” Blu-ray; 2018; PG for profanity and thematic elements; streaming via Amazon Prime Video, Apple, FandangoNOW,...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 25, 20198 min read
Mike Flanagan sets the standard for scares – “The Haunting of Hill House” Extended Director’s Cut
BLU-RAY REVIEW Episode 1 - "Steven Sees a Ghost" expanded with optional commentary from creator Mike Flanagan. Little Nell Crain (Violet...
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