Settling in to review this mid-60s Irwin Allen concoction, I prepped myself to kick back and enjoy an old-fashioned TV cheese fest. I couldn't have been in for a bigger shock. Oh, I certainly enjoyed this. But "Voyage to the Bottom of the [...]
A Sundance Film Festival fave from last year, "The Matador" is an offbeat character study with a darkly comic wild streak that is extremely satisfying, mainly due to the superb acting talent of the two leads. Pierce Brosnan gives his finest [...]
Classic swashbuckling adventures have always been one of my guilty pleasures. The sense of romanticism these films ooze, the beautiful cinematography they usually involve, the paradise locales and most of all, the sea, are the attractions that get me to [...]
Gangsters rule the streets of 1930s Brooklyn in "Murder, Inc.," a gritty crime drama from 1960. Taken from the real-life history of the notorious titular gang, the film mixes hard facts and Hollywood romanticism to create an entertaining, if [...]
One of their most popular and successful action franchises, it is hardly surprising that Warner Home Video has decided to add Richard Donner's 1987 explosive and funny actioner "Lethal Weapon" to HD-DVD in this early stage. It was certainly [...]
Part one of a planned trilogy, record-breaking Russian box office sensation "Night Watch" finally makes its DVD debut in the United States. A full-throttle, action packed fantasy film, "Night Watch" delivers an exhilarating ride with [...]
After more than 30 years, Franklin J. Schaffner's rousing biopic of one of America's most controversial military leaders remains a landmark film. "Patton" brings to full, colorful life the eccentric career of General George S. Patton, [...]
Here we have Richard Donner's latest action film as he takes to the streets of New York City in a dark tale of corrupt police officers and a world of anti-heroes. Fresh out of the box office run, Warner Home Video has prepared a version here that [...]
"The Culpepper Cattle Co." is a coming of age tale set against the backdrop of the Old West and concerns Ben Mockridge (Gary Grimes), a teenager who dreams of being a cowboy. Searching for adventure, with a newly bought holster and six-shooter [...]
German director Wolfgang Petersen is no stranger to the sea. Not only has he been raised close to the sea, he also brought us one of the most memorable high-seas war movies of all times with his 1981 epic "Das Boot." But Petersen is also no [...]
