Ron Perlman Archives - DVD Review & High Definition

The Name of the Rose

August 2, 2011 // 0 Comments

"The Name Of The Rose" is a dark murder mystery set in a monastery in Italy during the 14th century. It is a film of European origin and thus, hardly surprising, it has a very different flair than Hollywood productions. Instead of the glossy, [...]

I Sell The Dead

March 30, 2010 // 0 Comments

Completely out of the left field, unexpected and never-heard-of, the film "I Sell The Dead" arrived on my desk the other day. I m not sure, what ultimately attracted me to the film, the fact that Dominoc Monaghan and Angus Scrimm were in it, or [...]

Hellboy

July 26, 2007 // 0 Comments

"Hellboy" finally arrives in the high definition arena (on Blu-ray, of course) and in the form of the Director's Cut no less, and I am here to tell you about it. For those of you who don't already know, "Hellboy" is a series [...]

Masters Of Horror: Pro-Life

March 28, 2007 // 0 Comments

Showtime's hit anthology series "Masters of Horror" has gathered some of the most celebrated writers and directors of contemporary horror to bring short features to television. With its second season wrapped up, the episodes are already [...]

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

February 9, 2007 // 0 Comments

"The world needs what we do. That makes us good guys. That's enough for me." When Mike Mignola launched "Hellboy" on the comics scene in 1993, he was unprepared for the overwhelming praise and adoration his character would elicit [...]

The Ice Pirates

February 22, 2005 // 0 Comments

I remember seeing ’The Ice Pirates’ back in the 80s when it was first released but in all honesty I did not remember how funny this space-opera-comedy was. Seeing it here on DVD again, I found myself laughing out loud many times as I discovered [...]

The Name Of The Rose

June 29, 2004 // 0 Comments

"The Name Of The Rose" is a dark murder mystery set in a monastery during the 14th century. It is a film of European origin and thus, hardly surprising, it has a very different flair that Hollywood productions, providing it with a gritty, edgy [...]

Cronos

November 25, 2003 // 0 Comments

I had ’Cronos’ sitting on my desk for some time and eventually got around to taking a closer look at this Mexican Guillermo Del Toro film. It turned out to be a nice surprise. An atmospheric horror film with style, good characters and an intriguing [...]

The City Of Lost Children

October 13, 1999 // 0 Comments

For all fans of the truly inventive, or the almost surreal, Columbia TriStar Home Video has just released a real delicacy on DVD, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s "The City Of Lost Children". The French filmmaker has created an entirely artistic movie [...]