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Unboxed: The Lion King Deluxe CAV Letterbox Edition Laserdisc
The new remake affords me an excuse to pull another Disney classic off my Laserdisc shelf. People seemed to enjoy looking at my Toy Story LD box set, so here’s a peek at how The Lion King was treated on the big, shiny discs.
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Unboxed: The Lion King Deluxe CAV Letterbox Edition Laserdisc
The new remake affords me an excuse to pull another Disney classic off my Laserdisc shelf. People seemed to enjoy looking at my Toy Story LD box set, so here’s a peek at how The Lion King was treated on the big, shiny discs.
Nineties Noir: The Last Seduction
With its confusing and frankly meaningless title, cable TV origins, and mostly B-level stars, The Last Seduction largely flew under viewers’ radars back in 1994. Fortunately, the movie holds up remarkably well as a darkly comic ne...
The Lion King (2019) Review: Not Feeling the Love Tonight
When The Lion King came out in 1994, it helped solidify the Disney renaissance of that era. The film felt fresh, original, and entirely engaging. Decades on, that sense of wonder and experimentation is mostly erased in Jon Favreau...
Fear the Walking Dead 5.07 Recap: “Everything’s a Nig
It’s probably too soon to tell for sure, and I wouldn’t put it past the show’s writers to ret-con a BS explanation later to get out of it, but Fear the Walking Dead appears to have done something pretty shocking this week.
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 14th, 2019 – Solomon, Herc
In what is proving to be a very expensive July, this week’s selection of new Blu-rays and Ultra HD discs have to compete not just with each other, but against all the other bargains being unleashed as part of Amazon’s annual Prime...
Weekend Roundtable: Do Not Delete
A couple weeks ago, we asked what movie you wish could be erased from all memory of its existence. For the flip side, what one single movie would you save if all other examples of the cinema art form were wiped out?
Trespassers Review: Rental Terror
Putting a new twist on a classic setup, Trespassers asks you to wonder how you would react if your Airbnb was the setting for a home invasion horror thriller. The movie walks a well trodden path, but a few enhancements in lighting...
The Art of Self-Defense Review: The Karate Thirtysomething Adult
On paper, Riley Stearns’ quirky, sinister dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense hits all its marks. It’s a bleak yet at times delightfully silly twist on rom-com tropes, with some kung-fu shenanigans thrown in for color. While the e...
From Silents to the Seventies: Three Coins in the Fountain
If you can’t make it to Rome or Venice anytime soon, check out Three Coins in the Fountain. It’s the next best thing to being there. This lightweight romance about the affairs of a trio of American expatriates living la dolce vita...
Unboxed: Toy Story Deluxe CAV Laserdisc Edition
With Blu-ray and Ultra HD available, I may no longer have much cause to watch Toy Story on Laserdisc, but the Deluxe CAV box set is still a handsome collectible to have on the shelf.
Stuber Review: That Stupid Uber Movie
Mismatched buddy-cop comedies go way back to the dawn of cinema. Stuber will never enter the history books as one of the greats, but a few jokes save it from being a total loss.
Fear the Walking Dead 5.06 Recap: “We’ve Done the Imp
Complaining about realism or plausibility in a TV show about zombies is always a dicey proposition, but this week’s episode of Fear the Walking Dead has quite a bit of eye-rolling silliness.