4K UHD Review: The Exorcist (50th Anniversary Edition)
Warner Brothers has brought The Exorcist to 4K to celebrate the films fiftieth birthday… The Exorcist is one of the few movies the genuinely scares me, no matter how many times I watch it. I’m among that group of people that believes that William Friedkin’s masterpiece is among the scariest of all time. I’ll even […]
Blu-ray Review: Cul-de-sac
Similar to his earlier film Knife in the Water, Roman Polanski’s Cul-de-sac is a subtle exploration of shifting power in a mismatched threesome. Polanski’s decision to set the film in a single, claustrophobic space, results in a revealing black comedy about class and gender struggle. Donald Pleasence and Françoise Dorléac play George and Teresa, newlyweds […]
DVD Review: How I Won the War
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1967 | 111 mins. | NR John Lennon’s only non-Beatles dramatic performance, How I Won the War will likely be of interest to only his most ardent fans. Directed by Richard Lester, who guided The Fab Four through A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, this anti-war comedy is not funny and uneven.