A troubled American miner named Will (Kirk Douglas) finds himself with the quiet and boring job as an assistant lighthouse keeper in the isolated shores of South America. He left behind a failed relationship after he killed a man in self-defense. Now his days are lazy and bitter. This all changes when a pirate ship…
The Way Back (Warner Bros) Blu-ray Review
Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck)’s life is a void of everything but hardships. His job is terrible, he has troubles with his family, and his separation from his wife has kept him for the dating scene. The only thing in life is his crippling addiction to booze. Things start to look up when he is offered…
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: The Complete Series (Shout!) DVD Review
Shout! Factory sure have the market covered on unearthing notable pieces of obscure pop culture, and lavishing them with quality editions on DVD and Blu-ray. They have put out excellent editions of everything from Mystery Science Theater 3000 to The Howling, and if that wasn’t enough have the Nick at Nite crowd covered with wonderful…
The Muppet Movie (Disney) Blu-ray Review
It took a few decades of TV appearances, before the Muppets even got their own TV show, however with the wild success of the Muppet Show it was inevitable that Jim Henson’s most timeless and popular creations would make the transition to the cinema screen, and in 1979 they finally did with the eponymous The…
Murder Obsession (Raro USA) Blu-ray Review
Life is far from being a bed of roses and pasta primavera for Michael Stanford (Stefano Patrizi); the handsome and popular actor has a career fast on the rise and the love of the beautiful Deborah (Silvio Dionisio) to comfort him in times of despair. During the production of a horror film Michael embraces his…
My Neighbor Totoro (Disney) Blu-ray Review
The animated cinema of Hayao Miyazaki no longer needs an introduction. Over the last 3+ decades the man, and the studio he help created, Japan’s now famous Studio Ghibli have created a near non-stop barrage of animated classics. They range from complex plotted mythological wonders, to simple family tales. The one through-line between then all…
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Vol. XIX (Shout! Factory) DVD Review
I have been a fan of MST3K from the moment I first saw it on Comedy Central in the mid-90’s. My friends and I were used to watching bad movies on shows like USA Up All Night, but never before had we seen a show that built itself around cheesy/bad movies. On top of that…
MST3K: Manos The Hands of Fate (Shout! Factory) DVD Review
Somewhere in rural Texas a vacationing family take a wrong turn and end up staying the night at a menacing lodge under the careful watch of the creepy Torgo (John Reynolds), who serves at the best of the Master (Tom Neyman), the leader of a cult that worships a vengeful spirit known only as Manos….
Mulholland Drive (Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review
Betty (Naomi Watts) is an actress from Ontario, Canada who arrives in L.A. with gleeful positivity about her future in the movie business. She will be staying at her Aunt’s apartment for 3 months while her Aunt is away on a shoot back home in Canada. However, upon arriving at the apartment she discovers Rita…
MST3K Vs Gamera (Shout! Factory) DVD Review
About 2 years ago when I started the site I did an interview with Kevin Murphy for one of the first MST3K releases reviewed for ECAV. I wouldn’t suggest looking for it, it never got posted, as the audio was too terrible to post in .mp3 format, and I could barely hear it myself…