

Blu Ray Review: Shakedown (1950)
Kino Lorber is releasing a lot of solid lesser-known noir films from Universal, and Shakedown is an exceptionally strong one. Joe Pevney...


Book Review: Celebrity Obituaries 2021
Harris Lentz has been compiling showbiz obits for decades now, and since 2020 has been independently publishing his annotated lists of...


Book Review: Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol’ One-Two
Having been a fan of the Barney Miller TV series back during its first run, I’ve continued to enjoy reruns and home video releases. Over...


Blu Ray Review: Breakout (1975)
Kino Lorber’s release of this action-filled Charles Bronson feature from the 70s is a good look at the actor in a somewhat offbeat role. ...


Blu Ray Review: Three More W.C. Fields Classics from Kino Lorber
Kino-Lorber's classics division has been notable for offering some of the great movies of classic Hollywood featuring its most beloved...


Blu Ray Review: Edgar Ulmer Sci-Fi Collection
Having written a book-length overview on William Beaudine, I am naturally inclined to appreciate the low-budget B movie filmmakers who...


Blu ray review: Kino Lorber offers two from Rock Hudson
It is good that Rock Hudson is getting some interest from younger film buffs who didn’t live in his time. Hudson was a very popular...


Blu Ray Review: Touch of Evil (1958)
Orson Welles would notoriously suffer from anti-creative studio heads tampering with his material. There are plenty of stories...


Cinema Revisited: Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Back in 2006, Milestone Film and Video released the long elusive film Beyond The Rocks, a 1922 silent drama based on a novel by Elinor...


Cinema Revisited: You Can't Get Away With Murder (1939)
The bread and butter for Warner Brothers during the 1930s was its gangster dramas, and You Can't Get Away With Murder is a quintessential...

