Film Review Archive
Hollywood’s history continues capturing the hearts of moviegoers seamlessly generation after generation. Classic Hollywood has helped inspire fan films around the world to attend arthouse revivals, special screenings, drive-ins and various film festivals celebrating its rich history to learn about the past. There’s something invigorating and inspiring
From the iconic comedian’s vault, Peter Sellers’ long lost directorial debut “Mr. Topaze” has been newly restored from a lone surviving 35mm print and arrives on Blu-ray for the very first time in North America! Peter Sellers’ amazing acting abilities are on full display and an essential
The best documentary filmmaker right now is not named Alex Gibney, Steven James or Michael Moore, but Alex Winter. Once again, Winter wows audiences and takes them on a most excellent adventure with “Zappa.” Frank Zappa’s impact and influence is undeniable in the music industry. He was
Hipster comedies shouldn’t exist, but when you have cosmic chemistry like John Reynolds and Sunita Mani, maybe it’s time to reevaluate. “Save Yourselves” is a cute, charming comedy about enjoying life and ignoring technology. Brooklyn hipsters Jack (John Reynolds) and Su (Sunita Mani) are obsessed with technology
Portraying his own iconic literary character, Richard Wright’s wondrous and hypnotic powerful performance provides a ferocious film-noir gut-punch. For the first time in 70 years, the complete uncensored version and original adaptation of “Native Son” arrives in the US courtesy of Kino Lorber through Kino Marquee’s virtual
Filmmaker Miranda July returns with “Kajillionaire,” a profoundly phenomenal picture and one of the most original comedies of the year. Evan Rachel Wood, Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger are absolutely spellbinding! Omne trium perfectum, everything in threes is perfect, sums up one con-artist family. Low level criminals
Ballet’s beautiful visuals and dazzling dances should sweep you off your feet. However, Golden Globe nominee “I Am A Dancer” maintains a disastrous environment creating a forgettable inauthentic film for those mildly amused with ballet staying complete out of step. Rudolf Nureyev was arguably and is still
Bruce Dern’s decadelong distinctive and remarkable reinvention as a cantankerous curmudgeon continues with “The Artist’s Wife.” Paired with the lovely Lena Olin, they’ve painted a phenomenal picture with two riveting performances in this adult drama. Critically acclaimed artist Richard Smythson’s (Bruce Dern) eccentric tendencies are starting to
Despite a strong stellar cast, “The Devil All the Time” torments those searching for a gritty gothic tale. Nonetheless, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson prove once again why they’re the next generation of transcendent actors in the vein of Michael Keaton and Christian Bale. Based on the
Great things come to those who wait and Corinth Films doesn’t disappoint. Available for the first time on Blu-ray, “Einstein’s Universe” remains a remarkable, beautiful and breakthrough documentary detailing the theory of relativity,. Produced to celebrate the centenary birth of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein in 1979,
Coming-of-age stories seem so run of the mill nowadays it’s hard to distinguish one from the other. However, “Words on Bathroom Walls” is a compassionate, courageous story that delicately addresses disorders and is extremely relatable film for teenagers. High school is rough for all teenagers regardless of
Splish splash, we’ve got a redundant rehash with “A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story.” Some surf days possess plentiful waves, but sadly this excruciating experience seems endlessly drifting away in the ocean hoping for a tasty wave to arrive. Filmmaker Dana Brown directed a
