Blu-ray Review: An American Werewolf In London

An American Werewolf in London

As I’ve asserted before, I’ve never been much of a horror fan. Sure, I’ve watched countless films in the genre through the years, but few make a lasting impression.  An American Werewolf In London is one of the few exceptions. Released in 1981, the story is as much a tragicomedy as it is a horror […]

Blu-ray Review: Kes

Criterion | 1969 | 111 mins. | NR Based on the Barry Hines novel “A Kestrel for a Knave,” Kes is an unsentimental, provocative, and touching portrait of poverty, marginalization and despair. In the poor, working class coal mining town of Barnsley, Billy Casper (David Bradley), is facing a bleak future. An outcast at school, […]