There have been several movies over the years about our former President Abe Lincoln. There was Young Mr. Lincoln from 1939 starring Henry Fonda, a 2012 film called Lincoln starring Daniel-Day Lewis to name a couple. In 1940, Abe Lincoln in Illinois is another historical, biographical drama focusing on his life from his time in…
Blu-ray Review – Other Side of the Mirror – Mondo Macabro
My name is Scott MacDonald and I am a Franco-holic. To be fair I’ve only seen about 80 films, and I feel like that’s even THAT BAD considering this is a director with over 200 films to his credit. However, today I get to review one of the few big ones I had left to…
Blu-ray Review – Love Brides of the Blood Mummy – Mondo Macabro
Love Brides of the Blood Mummy is a French/Spanish co-production directed by Ken Ruder I’ve heard about for decades, but have only now just seen due to the new release by Mondo Macabro. The film follows an Egyptologist, James Barton, who has heard rumors of a local Count having actual mummies in his possession. As…
UHD Review – Return of the Living Dead – Scream Factory
I was introduced to Return of the Living Dead on an episode of Monstervision with Joe Bob Briggs in the 90’s. On that episode Joe Bob did his usual redneck schtick, and discussed everything from violence to the nudity in the film. The latter of which obviously could not be seen on TNT. He even…
rachel, rachel Blu-ray review
For those of us who are loners, introverts, or live a quiet lifestyle, not going to parties or gatherings and do forth, this movie is for you! rachel, rachel is a 1968 drama film produced and directed by screen legend Paul Newman and starring his wife, Joanne Woodward! The movie also stars Estelle Parsons and…
He Who Must Die Blu-ray review
He Who Must Die (French: Celui qui doit mourir) is a 1957 French-Italian film directed by Jules Dassin. It is based on the novel Christ Recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis. It was also published as The Greek Passion. Taking place in a Turkish-occupied Greek village shortly after World War I, villagers want to stage a Passion…
Blu-ray Review – The Munsters (2022) – Universal Pictures
Poor Lily (Sheri Moon Zombie). She’s just an undead gal looking for the right reanimated corpse to spend her afterlife with, and the dates that her vampire grandpa (Daniel Roebuck) sets her up on are the wrong kind of monstrous. Then she spots the gorgeous hunk Herman Munster (Jeff Daniel Phillips) fresh off the mad…
So Proudly We Hail! Blu-ray review
So Proudly We Hail! is war drama film from 1943 that was directed and produced by Mark Sandrich and starring screen greats Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, and Veronica Lake. Paulette Goddard was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in this film, which is indeed one of her very best!…
Sparrows (1926 film) Blu-ray review
Mary Pickford was one of the leading ladies during the silent era and one of the most powerful, influential females in Hollywood. Not only did she star in dozens of silent movies, but she often produced them as well. Sparrows, a 1926 silent film that she both starred in and produced, is the story about…
The Last Train from Madrid Blu-ray review
The Last Train from Madrid is war drama film from 1937 that is directed by James P. Hogan and starring Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres, and Gilbert Roland. The film takes place during the Spanish Civil War. The story follows several characters from different social classes that are trying to escape the horrors the Spanish Civil…