With every new film by martial arts master Jackie Chan, you are under the impression he is trying to top everything he has done before. While that is certainly a notion prevalent throughout the film industry, the personal risks charismatic Chan takes [...]
Civil wars are often the saddest points in history of any nation, as they are always a result of intolerance, disrespect, and greed. Writer Michael Blake and director/actor Kevin Costner took this sad scenario as the background for the story of [...]
Alfred Hitchcock created some of the most fascinating and gripping thrillers in cinematic history, films that still hold up astonishingly well today, some thirty of more years later. Some of his films have become such classics of movie history that a vast [...]
They say that when it rains, it pours and that is certainly the case with high-quality animation on DVD. After a serious drought where there were no high-profile animation releases (save for "A Bug’s Life" and "Antz") November is [...]
I missed "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" during its theatrical run. Fortunately, now that Universal Home Video have released this title on DVD, I’ve finally been able to see this exceptional film. "Exceptional" might actually be the [...]
"Dracula: Prince of Darkness" is commonly held in pretty low-esteem by fans of the classic Hammer series starring Christopher Lee. Watching it again on this pristine reissue by Anchor Bay makes it clear that this is a wholly unfair judgement. [...]
The mother of all modern horror films is coming to DVD in a new 25th Anniversary Special Edition from Warner Home Video. A groundbreaking film that still defines the genre 25 years later, "The Exorcist" is probably one of the most unsettling [...]
After a series of excellent domestic releases and tastefully selected titles, Tai Seng have now released Yuen Woo Ping’s "Tai Chi II" on DVD. This director, with films like "Wing Chun" or "Drunken Master" to his credit, is [...]
Only a few weeks ago a new DVD publisher entered the market by the name of "Sterling Home Entertainment". "Bram Stoker’s Shadowbuilder" is one of the first DVD releases of this fledgling company and the first thing you will notice [...]
"Robocop" has become one of the most influential and memorable action films of the ‘80s, with its numerous special-effects-laden sequences and the provocative directorial style of the Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven. "Criterion [...]
