Rouben Mamoulian’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1931 which stars Frederic March in the lead roles to me is the best adaptation and most definitive of Robert Louis Stevenson’s story. While the 1941 edition of the film directed by Victor Fleming with Spencer Tracy as Jekyll and Hyde isn’t bad at all and well-acted,…
Mark of the Vampire Blu-ray review
Tod Browing’s Mark of the Vampire is a short one-hour horror drama that features Bela Lugosi playing a vampire, a role he was mostly known for after he was Dracula. The film’s other cast members include legendary actors Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill and Elizabeth Allan. The story begins with Sir Karell Borotyn (Holmes Herbert, The…
The Ambush Blu-ray review
The film known as Al Kameen in Arabic but for American audiences it’s known as The Ambush is a war-drama movie from 2021 directed by Pierre Morel, who was the man behind classics such as Taken and District 13. Marwan Abdulla Saleh, Khalifa Al Jassem and Omar Bin Haider are among the stars of the…
Elvis (2022 film) Blu-ray review
Elvis Presley was one of the biggest icons in the entertainment industry. His music and style were groundbreaking at the time, which despite some backlash, he became an instant success with his songs and provocative gyrations. He wasn’t called the ‘king of rock and roll’ for nothing! He also starred in over 30 movies over…
Hansan: Rising Dragons Blu-ray review
Kim Han-min’s Hansan: Rising Dragons is a prequel to the 2014 film The Admiral: Roaring Currents, which focuses on the historic Battle of Hansan Island. This is the second film in a trilogy that follows the battles of Yi Sun-sin. In 1592, Admiral Yi Sun-sin (Park Hae-il, The Host, Moss) and his Joseon fleet…
Monsieur Hire Blu-ray review
People that live quiet lives alone and generally keep to themselves might related to Patrice Leconte’s Monsieur Hire. This picture looks at a man who is a loner but finds love through a window. This is the tragic story of Hire (Michel Blanc, Strike It Rich, The Odd Job) a middle-aged man who lives alone…
Going Places (1974 film) Blu-ray review
Bertrand Blier’s Going Places (aka Les Valseuses) is a 1974 French comedy drama that is about two guys and lots of girls. French screen legends Miou-Miou, Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere star in this movie, which is infamous for its look at sexuality, sex acts and loads of nudity! The” plot” has to do with…
The Witch Part 2. The Other One Blu-ray review
Even though I love horror movies, I had never heard of The Witch: Part 2. The Other One until I read about it in a forum, which caught my attention. Written and directed by Park Hoon-jung, this South Korean film from 2022 incorporates science fiction, action, and horror and is a sequel to the 2018…
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds Blu-ray review
I have always been a fan of giant monster movies, whether they are classics or cheesy, especially the ones made in Japan. During the 1970’s budgets for Kaiju films had plummeted to the point where the movies were made as cheaply as possible. In 1977, Toei distributed Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds, known as…
Blu-ray Review – House of Psychotic Women – Rarities Collection – Severin
When Kier-La Janisse’s book House of Psychotic Women came out in 2012, I had declared it one of the finest books on film I had read in many years. It has left a lingering effect even after a decade, and I will say is probably one of the greatest books on film to be released…