

Mute Witness: An Effective Blend of Thrills, Chills, and Laughs (Blu-ray)
The Film: Last week had us delving into a sub-genre of crime films that focus squarely on the courtroom and all of the drama that it...


Anatomy of a Fall: Justine Triet's Remarkably Riveting Courtroom Drama (Criterion Blu-ray)
The Film: Just last year, two of the very best films of the year surprisingly ended up being remarkably well-made courtroom dramas, a...


Pandemonium: A Sidetracked Journey Through Hell (Blu-ray)
The Film: Films exploring the afterlife have long been a profound area of interest for filmmakers, with many of those seeming to focus on...


Dune: Part Two: Villeneuve's Fundamentally Flawed Adaptation Concludes (Blu-ray)
The Film: Three years ago, Denis Villeneuve unleashed the first part of his highly-anticipated adaptation of Frank Herbert's beloved...


Madame Web: Yet Another Mediocre Entry in the Comic Book Genre (Blu-ray)
The Film: Thus far, Sony's "Spider-Man" spinoff films have been quite the fascinating little experiment. Starting with "Venom" in 2018,...


Drive-Away Dolls: A Juvenile Comedy Lacking in Laughs (Blu-ray)
The Film: Just a few years ago, the beloved Coen Brothers announced that they were going to make their own separate features for the...


Monolith: A Self-Contained Mystery That Never Takes Off (Blu-ray)
The Film: Some people just can't resist an intriguing conspiracy theory, the kind that range from aliens & other outer space phenomena to...


Monster (2023): A Gripping Mystery with a Fascinating Structure (Blu-ray)
The Film: This last year saw a number of international films receive not only critical acclaim, but also the vast majority of attention...


Werckmeister Harmonies: A Dreamlike Tone Makes for a Captivating Experience (Criterion Blu-ray)
The Film: There are times when a film can best be described simply as a kind of mood, a film where the plot is not particularly...


Night Swim: A Short Film Gets Drowned at Feature Length (Blu-ray)
The Film: It's been noted time and time again that horror is one of the very hardest genres to come up with an original idea for. Chances...










