Blu-ray Review: The Beguiled
Released in 1971 (the same year as Dirty Harry and Play Misty for Me), the gothic melodrama The Beguiled was a disappointment at the box office. Based on the novel A Painted Devil by Thomas P. Cullinan, The Beguiled is set in the final days of the Civil War and concerns Cpl. John McBurney (Clint […]
Blu-ray Review: A Patch of Blue
These days, A Patch of Blue is dismissed by some as being corny and predictable. Perhaps, but I, a longtime fan of star Sidney Poitier (Lilies of the Field) have always enjoyed the film. Released in 1965, it’s a story of a deep friendship that transcends race and class. The film, written and directed by […]
Blu-ray Review: The Group
A depression era soap opera centered on eight female 1933 graduates of Vassar College, The Group is based on Mary McCarthy’s novel of the same name. As economic hardship grips the country, these girls, their families, and friends remain largely isolated; concerned not about jobs or affording their next meal but finding the proper man […]
DVD Review: The Walking Tall Trilogy
The late Buford Pusser, a onetime professional wrestler and former Sherriff of McNairy County in Tennessee, gained some national headlines in the mid-sixties when he launched a one man war on the local moonshine rackets, with the help of a large hickory stick. His story inspired three films (the first of which was a bonafide […]