Here are our latest reviews of films on DVD.
Pre-2017 Film Reviews
Agatha
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews (1979)
The Birth of a Nation
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews (2016)
- Excerpt: Putting aside the controversies that engulfed both Nate Parker and the film, dooming whatever Oscar hopes both had, this The Birth of a Nation would have failed on its own, a poor telling of what should have been a much more compelling story.
Captain Blood
Tynan Yanaga @ 4 Star Films (1935)
The Desperate Hours
Tynan Yanaga @ 4 Star Films (1955)
The Farmer’s Wife
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1928) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: After his daughter weds, a middle-aged widower with a profitable farm decides to remarry, but finds choosing a suitable mate a problematic process.
The King of Comedy
Karl Delossantos @ Smash Cut Reviews (1983)
- Excerpt: For a movie about a failed standup comedian, it’s difficult to watch. Rupert’s delusions of success are funny at first, but then grow cringe-worthy — and then dangerous. But there’s a third act pivot that makes this one of my favorite Scorsese movies.
Libido
Luiz Santiago @ Plano Crítico (1965) [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: A young man goes with his wife to a spooky house, an inheritance from his father.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews (2002)
The Music Room
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews (1958)
The Naked Dawn: An Edgar G. Ulmer Western
Tynan Yanaga @ 4 Star Films (1955)
Rancho Notorious: Chug-a-Lug
Tynan Yanaga @ 4 Star Films (1952)
Singapore Sling
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies (1990)
- Excerpt: Imagine a cross between ‘Laura’ and ‘Salo,’ as directed by a young Luis Buñuel dabbling in pornography, and you’ll have some idea of what you’re in for—but it’s slightly weirder than that.
