

Blu Ray Review: Come September (1961)
The films of the 1960s seem to have a style all their own. And before the cultural shift in 1967 that gave us movies like The Graduate...


Blu ray review: The Last Sunset (1961)
The Last Sunset is yet another Universal studios western released on blu ray by Kino Lorber. And, despite reported problems and conflicts...


Blu ray review: Vera Cruz (1954)
Kino Lorber has released, on blu ray, the Robert Aldrich western Vera Cruz; an exciting, colorful, violent film that inspired some of the...


Blu ray review: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
My first encounter with The Hunchback of Notre Dame was a Super 8mm silent print from Blackhawk Films that I got from my public library...


Blu Ray Review: Lucky Luciano (1973)
Kino Lorber has released Francesco Rosi’s 1973 Italian film about the notorious gangster whose life was filled with contradiction and...


The Contemporary Cinema: The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
David Chase’s cinematic prequel to his series The Sopranos is at somewhat of a disadvantage. The series is of enormous significance, its...


Blu ray review: Skullduggery (1970)
I remember seeing this movie back in the summer of 1970 in a double feature with the Elvis Presley picture Change of Habit. So, it is...


Contemporary Cinema: Cry Macho (2021)
Articles discussing Clint Eastwood’s latest film take some issue with the actor-director being too old for some of the aspects of his...


Book Review: Celebrity Obituaries 2020
I think it has been around 30 years that we've seen Harris Lentz’s collection of celebrity obits come out annually from the same...


Book Review: Silent Vignettes: Stars, Studios and Stories from the Silent Movie Era
Tim Lussier’s new book from Bear Manor is a delightful, interesting, and enlightening anthology of information on the silent era. The...

