Imagine a woman being in love with a man, but he is married to another woman, and then you decide to marry another man instead. Then you find out the married man that you still love is trying to get a divorce, bur now it’s too late! Well, that’s the situation the 1947 drama Lighthouse…
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 silent) Blu-ray review
Based on the 1916 Spanish novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, the 1921 silent film is one of the very first anti-war movies made. It wound up becoming the top-grossing film of 1921! The story’s main crux is about an extended family who are separated and wind up in both…
Monogram Matinee Volume 1 Blu-ray review
Never let it be said that Warner Archive Collection doesn’t release anything but upper tier movies. They recently announced three forgotten B- Westerns from Monogram Pictures have been compiled into one Blu-ray collection entitled Monogram Matinee Volume 1. These three forgotten low-budget poverty row films were all released in 1949 and feature actors who made…
Sadie McKee Blu-ray review
Joan Crawford was one of Warner Brothers leading ladies in the thirties and forties, starring in some of the greatest melodrama films out there. Throughout her career, the iconic actress was in a plethora of great films with parts that displayed her superior acting abilities. One of her main roles she would play was that…
Godzilla vs. Biollante UHD 4K review
Being a lifelong Godzilla fan, writing about Godzilla movies is especially special to me as he is my favorite pop culture character. Reflecting about Godzilla 1985(the title for the USA cut of the film) and seeing Godzilla fall into Mount Mihara to his apparent death was really a heartbreaker for myself and I am sure…
Little Annie Rooney
VCI Entertainment’s Blu-ray releases of Mary Pickford movies have been nothing short of stellar in my opinion. Little Annie Rooney is another film with the iconic silent film star which has given new life to. Directed by William Beaudine, whose career spanned over 40 years, directing over 75 movies including Charlie Chan films, B-movies including…
The Penguin miniseries UHD review
I grew up watching the Batman television series starring Adam West with a lot of big-name actors playing the screen villains, including Burgess Meredith as Penguin, for a mainly comedic role. In 1992 Danny Devito played the Penguin in Batman Returns and was a grotesque character. The Penguin has again returned time and time again…
The New Adventures of Tarzan Blu-ray review
The New Adventures of Tarzan is a 12 Chapter serial starring Bruce Bennett, who early in his career also went by his real name Heman Brix. Many might remember Bennett for his roles in Before I Hang, Mildred Pierce, Dark Passage and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Shot in 1935, the same time when…
Gabriel Over the White House Blu-ray review
Due to the political season we recently had, Warner Archive went deep into their vaults to release on Blu-ray the 1933 pre-code political drama entitled Gabriel Over the White House. Screen icon Walter Huston (Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Beast of the City, The Furies) is Judson Hammond, The President of the United States….
Monster from the Ocean Floor Blu-ray review
Monster from the Ocean Floor is a creature feature film, notable for being the first film iconic director Roger Corman produced. Directed by Wyott Ordung (who also had a small role in the movie), this classic super low-budget B-movie is about a sea creature which lives at the bottom of the sea at a Mexican…