Released in 1988, Bat 21 (stylized as “Bat*21”) is based on the true story of Lt. Col. Iceal “Ham” Hambleton, a weapons countermeasure expert shot down in the jungles of Vietnam while taking part in a recon mission. Just when …
4K UHD Review: Skyscraper Universal Studios / 2018 / 102 min / Rated PG-13 / Oct 09, 2018
A wanna be Die Hard mixed with elements of The Towering Inferno, Skyscraper seeks to promote Dwayne Johnson as Hollywood’s biggest action star. Unfortunately, while their are brief moments of excitement, Johnson’s charm and charism gets lost in an endless …
Blu-ray Review: Three Identical Strangers Universal Studios / 2018 / 96 min / Rated PG-13 / Oct 02, 2018
Unbelievable if it weren’t true, the documentary Three Identical Strangers tells the story of triplets separated at birth and reunited by happenstance at nineteen. None of the young men–or their families–knew about the other, which lead to a lot of …
DVD Review: The Carol Burnett Show – 50th Anniversary Special Time Life / 2017 / 88 min / Not Rated / Sept 25, 2018
Fifty years after The Carol Burnett Show debuted on CBS and nearly forty years after the cameras stopped rolling, Carol Burnett remains a beloved figured and the show continues in syndication. Last December, CBS aired The Carol Burnett Show 50th …
Blu-ray Review: The Farmer’s Daughter Kino Lorber / 1947 / 97 min / Not rated / Sep 25, 2018
Based on a Finnish play, The Farmer’s Daughter was purchased by David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind) specifically for Ingrid Bergman. When she wasn’t interested, producer Dory Schary suggested Loretta Young (Call of the Wild). Some were skeptical that …
Blu-ray Review: Trapeze Kino Lorber / 1956 / 107 min / Not rated / Sep 25, 2018
A circus acrobat before an Injury forced him to find a new career, Burt Lancaster (Tough Guys) always dreamed of doing a film about the circus. That opportunity came with Trapeze, based on Max Catto’s novel The Killing Frost. Co-starring …
Blu-ray Review: Strait-Jacket Shout Factory / 1964 / 93 min / Not rated / Aug 21, 2018
By the 1960’s, Joan Crawford’s (Mildred Pierce) career was in serious decline. Her days as a Hollywood glamour girl were long past, and despite a brief resurgence in 1962’s Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? good leading roles for middle-aged actresses …
Blu-ray Review: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Universal Studios / 2018 / 94 min / Rated PG-13 / Sep 04, 2018
A staple of public television for nearly forty years, Fred Rogers become an American icon, and a teacher for generations of young children, sharing his wisdom, and showing compassion to his audience. Director Morgan Neville’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor? …