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 […]
The Three Faces of Eve (Blu-ray)
Joanne Woodward won an Oscar for her effective portrayal of Eve White, an otherwise normal housewife suffering from multiple-personality disorder in The Three Faces of Eve. Inside Eve White also lurks Eve Black, an aggressively sexual woman, and Jane, a smart, levelheaded modern woman. What in 1957 seemed risky—it’s doubtful that everyone in the audience […]
Blu-ray Review: The Miracle of the Bells
Slightly odd and highly saccharine to be sure, The Miracle of the Bells (1948) hasn’t gotten a lot of respect over the years. By 1948, Frank Sinatra’s supposed mob association was openly discussed. As a result, his portrayal of a priest was candidly mocked, with Time Magazine asserting, “St. Michael ought to sue.” Nonetheless, the […]
DVD Review: 12 Angry Men (Criterion Collection)
On the face of it, a movie which takes place almost entirely in one room, consists of 12 men who do nothing but talk—and don’t even have names—should be anything but a searing experience. 1957’s 12 Angry Men an undisputed classic, is an inspiring and well crafted masterpiece. The story is a simple one: 12 […]
DVD Review: The Virginian – The Complete First Season
Timeless Media Group | 1962 | 2370 mins. | Not Rated Loosely based on the Owen Wister novel of the same name, The Virginian premiered back in the fall of 1962. Televisions first 90-minute western, the series featured Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, Roberta Shore and James Drury as the title character. The […]