Mercy: A Nonsensical, Unoriginal Real-Time Thriller (4K)
The Film: Making a film that takes place in real time is always a remarkably delicate tightrope walk. Not only does the continuity have to be strictly on point, but before you even get there, you have to make sure that the story itself is one that can withstand the pressure of being told in such a specific fashion. That is to ask, is it engaging & compelling enough to keep the audience's attention or will seeing every detail across every minute of its telling merely bore them
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One: A Solid, Action-Packed Entry (Blu-ray)
The Film: Over the past 27 years, we've seen Impossible Missions Force Agent Ethan Hunt go through a hell of a lot. From hunting moles to...
Dune (2021): A Visually-Stunning Adaptation with a Flawed Foundation
Merely a few years after the publication of Frank Herbert's groundbreaking science-fiction novel "Dune" in 1965, filmmakers wanted to...
Doctor Sleep: An Insubstantial Follow-Up to a Horror Classic (Blu-ray)
Note: This review is for the Director's Cut of the film. The Film: Without a doubt, Stanley Kubrick's cinematic adaptation of Stephen...
Life: A Lazily-Written Creature Feature (Blu-ray)
The Film: Horror films in space have been a staple of the genre dating all the way back to the 50s, giving us films like “It! The Terror...