Here are our latest reviews of films on DVD.
Pre-2017 Film Reviews
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2016)
- Excerpt: Based on the book of the same name, Michael Bay’s 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi is an intensely engaging combat thriller, focused on the untold humanistic and heroic bravery of the characters.
2 Fast 2 Furious
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2003)
- Excerpt: Although lacking the gruff presence of Vin Diesel, 2 Fast 2 Furious makes for a fun and decently entertaining follow-up to the original furiously fast car-themed actioner.
Batman
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (1989)
- Excerpt: Three decades later, Tim Burton’s Batman remains a visually-arresting adaptation of an iconic comic-book hero and continues to be a dearly beloved classic of the genre with memorable performances by Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson.
Batman Returns
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (1992)
- Excerpt: Everyone’s favorite masked vigilante is tasked once again to save Gotham City in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, fighting the likes of Danny DeVito’s Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman.
Captain America: Civil War
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2016)
- Excerpt: Terrifically entertaining and visually spectacular, Captain America: Civil War is a great follow-up in the MCU saga on the repercussions and aftermath of heroism.
Crank
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2006)
- Excerpt: Starring Jason Statham in a memorable performance, Crank is a twisted black comedy that takes joy in its outlandish, humorously dark premise and insanely cartoonish visuals.
Diamonds of the Night
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies (1964)
- Excerpt: A minimalist mix of almost-documentary realism with disorienting fantasies and flashbacks, there are rewards to be had in digging up the buried narrative gems in ‘Diamonds of the Night.’ But despite its impressive pathos, it’s easy to see why this dour, low-budget sleeper wasn’t one of the enduring international breakout titles of the Czech New Wave.
The Doors: The Final Cut
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (1991)
- Excerpt: With an unforgettable performance by Val Kilmer, Oliver Stone’s The Doors remains a mesmerizing portrayal and celebration of a music legend and the influential rock band.
Downhill
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1927) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Public schoolboy Roddy Berwick is expelled from school when he takes the blame for a friend’s charge and his life falls apart in a series of misadventures.
Effi Briest
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1974) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instetten and moves into a house, that she believes has a ghost, in a small isolated Baltic town….
Fassbinder
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (2015) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality.
Fast & Furious
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2009)
- Excerpt: Fast & Furious is the fourth installment that revamps the franchise with the sort of convoluted action and melodramatic plot fans have come to love about the series.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2006)
- Excerpt: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift may be the black sheep in the family, but it nonetheless holds its own with some cool racing action and a decent story that essentially kicks the franchise into an awesome film serial.
Fast Five
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2011)
- Excerpt: Director Justin Lin returns for Fast Five, a fun heist flick that shifted the franchise into melodramatic action serial uniting Vin Diesel and Paul Walker with Dwayne Johnson.
Fox and his Friends
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1975) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: A young West German working-class man wins the lottery and initiates a relationship with a man above his social standing.
The Garden of Delights
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1970) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: The greedy relatives of an amnesic and paralytic 45 years old millionaire try him to recover his memory by any means.
Hulk
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2003)
- Excerpt: Starring Eric Bana and Jennifer Connelly, Ang Lee’s Hulk is essentially a superhero melodrama with heavily stylized editing that detracts from the plot’s more weighty intentions.
Iron Man
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2008)
- Excerpt: Iron Man kickstarted the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a highly-engaging plot and Robert Downey Jr.’s excellent performance as the arrogant, wisecracking Tony Stark.
Iron Man 2
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2010)
- Excerpt: Iron Man 2 is a decently satisfying and entertaining sequel, providing more dramatic depth to Tony Stark and laying the groundwork for future Marvel installments.
Iron Man 3
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2013)
- Excerpt: Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 concludes the trilogy with visually spectacular action and a poignant, character-driven plot allowing Robert Downey Jr. to really flex his dramatic chops.
The Last Broadcast
James Jay Edwards @ FilmFracture (1998)
Like a Bird on a Wire
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1975) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Staged as a TV show, in a TV studio, set up like Brigitte Mira living room. She recounts her four husbands. Inspired by Leonard Cohen’s “Bird on a wire”.
Martha
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1974) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: After the death of her abusive father, the lonely librarian Martha marries an equally vile businessman – Helmut. The cruel and torturous nature of their relationship leads Martha to believe Helmut might be trying to kill her.
Microwave Massacre
James Jay Edwards @ FilmFracture (1983)
Moon
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2009)
- Excerpt: Starring a memorable Sam Rockwell, Duncan Jones’ Moon is a stimulating and challenging sci-fi gem, prompting intriguing questions about identity and the cost of technological advancements.
The Producers
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1967) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Producers Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
The Ring
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1927) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Two boxers compete for the love of a woman.
The Scorpion King
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2002)
- Excerpt: Responsible for launching Dwayne Johnson’s career as an action star, Chuck Russell’s The Scorpion King is a laughably bad but still surprisingly fun piece of escapism two decades later.
Stand By Me
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (1986)
- Excerpt: Based on the Stephen King novella, Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me is an engagingly poignant allegory of self-discovery, confronting trauma and a rite of passage into adulthood.
Toy Story
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (1995)
- Excerpt: Toy Story continues to entertain and dazzle the imagination while exploring fascinating existential questions on life.
Toy Story 2
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (1999)
- Excerpt: After an accident shelves our cowboy hero, Woody goes through another existential adventure in Toy Story 2 while roaming about the obsessive world of vintage toy collecting.
Toy Story 3
M. Enois Duarte @ High-DefDigest.com (2010)
- Excerpt: Toy Story 3 follows the gang to a daycare center controlled by an authoritarian dictator while also searching for a new home as Andy goes off to college.
