Available from Anchor Bay on DVD today is this fun little horror film that, n a nice change from today’s slew of horror titles, relies more on atmosphere than gore. My only real complaint about The Midnight Game (besides the fact that it claims to be inspired by true events) is that its way…
Filth (2013) – Jon S. Baird
Releasing on DVD and Blu-Ray today is this adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel, and gives James McAvoy an opportunity to tear up the screen with a brilliant performance. He plays Bruce, a police officer in Scotland, who is a hard ass, a cynic, a bit of a racist, and fits right in with the…
The Rockford Files (1976/1977) – The Trouble with Warren & There’s One in Every Port
This week’s installment features two back to back enjoyable episodes that sees Jim Rockford (James Garner) in top form as he works his way through a murder, and a con job. First up, is The Trouble with Warren, which originally aired Christmas Eve, 1976, and was written by Juanita Bartlett. The phone gag features…
Trailer Tracks: Flatliners (1990) – Joel Schumacher
I came out of this movie wanting to try this… seriously. I think it would be kind of cool. And hey, this is before Schumacher ruined Batman… It has a fantastic cast, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, and Oliver Platt. I still like this one a lot!
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – James Gunn
I have to commend Marvel Studios with what they’ve done in bringing the Marvel Universe to the big screen. By establishing the basics of the universe with the first series of films leading into The Avengers, the collection generated goodwill in the audience by giving them solid stories, solid direction, brilliant production and A-List…
Trailer Tracks: Empire of the Sun (1987) – Steven Spielberg
Spielberg, John Williams, Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Joe Pantaliano, and a bit role for Ben Stiller. This is a gorgeously made film, as young Jim Graham (Bale) attempts to survive in WWII Japan….
Fight Club (1999) – David Fincher
It’s been awhile since I’d seen this one, so seeing it as a recommendation in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book after my screening of Pulp Fiction, I was happy to sit down and take a look at it again. I have no doubt that this brilliantly subversive film will go…
Trailer Tracks: Hellraiser (1987) – Clive Barker
I love Clive Barker’s writing, it’s dark, disturbing, and gets under your skin. When I first heard about his directing a film, I was anxious, and honestly, couldn’t watch some of the sequences… Even now this film can creep and trouble, and it’s still amazing, bloody, unnerving, and while the series has continued and…
Doctor Who (William Hartnell) – The Tenth Planet
Hartnell’s swan song as the Doctor introduces another recurring menace to his universe, the Cybermen! Written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis, this four-part story aired from 8 October to 29 October 1966. The Doctor with Polly (Anneke Wills) and Ben (Michael Craze) in tow, land the TARDIS in Antarctica in the year 1986….
Trailer Tracks: High Road to China (1983) – Brian G. Hutton
When Universal exercised its contract with Tom Selleck, he missed out on the opportunity to play Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, but he did have the brilliantly successful television series Magnum, P.I. to make up for it. During a hiatus, he shot this period piece action adventure film with Bess Armstrong…
The Mind Reels 