I have been a Leslie Nielsen fan ever since I was first ‘acquainted’ with the great actor during The Naked Gun film trilogy and the Police Squad television series. I loved his role as Lieutenant Frank Drebin, as his line delivery and comedic acting style left me in stitches. I also enjoyed his non-comedic roles…
Crazy Samurai 400 x 1 Blu-ray review
Director Yûji Shimomura’s story of Crazy Samurai 400 x 1 is nothing more than a tale of revenge. In this film, taking place in the year 1604, Miyamoto Musashi (Tak Sakaguchi) attacked the Yoshioka family at their dojo and defeated their master, Seijūrō and his younger brother Denshichirō in two duels. To honor and save…
My Favorite Blonde Blu-ray review
Comedy legend Bob Hope turned every ‘serious’ film genre into something hysterical. He was able to incorporate comedy into Westerns, horrors, dramas and even spy thrillers with including laughter with the shocks, scares and suspense! He used his wits and nuttiness in the 1942 classic spy thriller comedy My Favorite Blonde, which co-starred someone who…
The Kiss Before the Mirror Blu-ray review
When the name James Whale is mentioned, cinephiles will automatically think of Frankenstein when identifying the legendary director, and rightfully so. He will always be known for his outstanding direction on the Frankenstein films and other classic horrors from the 1930’s such as The Old Dark House and The Invisible Man. Obviously, his resume goes…
A Scream in the Streets Blu-ray review
A Scream in the Streets is 1973 sexploitation film about two Los Angeles detectives Officers Ed Haskell and Bob Streeker (Joshua Bryant and Frank Bannon, respectively) that are assigned to track down and arrest a brutal rapist-murderer terrorizing the city. The assignment is a bit tricky because the killer disguises himself as a woman. While…
Ingagi Blu-ray review
For those who think the 1933 King Kong was the first film to have a sexual suggestion between a woman and an ape are in for surprise. As it turns out, three years earlier, the film Ingagi explored that idea with an arguably stronger suggestion. Ingagi is a 1930 pre-code documentary style film about an…
TENET UHD 4K REVIEW
Tenet is a science-fiction action movie in which director Christopher Nolan has gone out of his way to confuse you. You thought Memento was confusing at first? Try Tenet. Tenet is an organization who has recruited a CIA operative, known as The Protagonist (John David Washington, Devil in a Blue Dress) to assist them in…
The Wind Rises Blu-ray review (Shout Factory)
The Wind Blows is a two-hour animated historical drama feature from 2013 that takes a look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, who was a successful designer Japanese fighter planes during World War II. This was to be the last film of director Hayao Miyazaki as he had retired but wound up coming out of…
Texas Across the River Blu-ray review
Texas Across the River is a 1966 comedy Western film shot in Techniscope. The film stars legendary actors Dean Martin and Alain Delon. Who would have thought Delon starred in a comedy Western film? Considering his resume of films the actor had been in I certainly would not have figured him to be in a…
THE UNTOLD STORY BLU-RAY REVIEW
Also known as The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story, The Untold Story is a Hong Kong crime-thriller directed by Herman Yau and starring Danny Lee and Anthony Wong. The film was giving a Category III rating for its graphic violence which means no one under 18 is allowed to watch this film due to…