Here are our latest reviews of films on DVD.
Pre-2018 Film Reviews
Appointment in Bray
Dennis Schwartz @ Dennis Schwartz Reviews (1971)
- Excerpt: A thought-provoking magical film.
Beach Rats
Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com (2017)
- Excerpt: Hittman is keenly aware of the complexities and [doesn’t assume her lead’s] future. Beach Rats proves less about overcoming fear as it is officially confronting it.
Crack in the World
Dennis Schwartz @ Dennis Schwartz Reviews (1965)
- Excerpt: An engaging B film doomsday scenario sci-fi drama, one with a great menacing premise.
Event Horizon
Roderick Heath @ This Island Rod (1997)
- Excerpt: Splendid disquiet lurks in the idea that technology designed to pierce the limitations of reality, and Event Horizon grasps it.
Gerald’s Game
Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema (2018) [Portuguese]
The Invisible Gest
Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema (2015) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: One of the best Spanish thrillers of the decade!
The Invitation
Joao Pinto @ Portal Cinema (2015) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: If you have Netflix, the you have to view this film!
Isle of the Dead
Sarah Boslaugh @ TheArtsSTL (1945)
- Excerpt: The Isle of the Dead reliably delivers the pleasures expected from a Val Lewton film—chief among them psychological terror based on suggestion–thanks to a tight script by Andrew Wray, atmospheric black-and-white cinematography by Jack MacKenzie, appropriate music by Leigh Harline, and solid performances by actors that don’t overstep their roles.
The Omega Man
Roderick Heath @ Film Freedonia (1971)
- Excerpt: The Omega Man wasn’t the first post-apocalyptic survival movie released by Hollywood, but it does seem from today’s perspective to be the one that made the subgenre perennially popular…
A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour (1965) [Indonesian]
