Here are our latest reviews of films for home viewing.
Pre-2024 Film Reviews
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: It is a unique experience; somewhat strange, quite cold, at times disturbing, but generally optimistic about what might happen if we were to make contact with extraterrestrials.
The Fixer (1968)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: The Fixer is elevated by Dirk Bogarde and Ian Holm’s performances. It is undercut by most everyone else in the film as well as its excessive runtime.
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: As it stands, The Ghost of Frankenstein keeps to this franchise’s efforts to make good, entertaining films with this monster.
The Reader (2008)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: The Reader is boring, slow, pretentious and frankly off-putting.
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: With excellent performances and a sly tone, Reversal of Fortune chronicles its lurid story well.
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Son of Frankenstein is a strong and entertaining film. It should be seen just for Bela Lugosi’s magnificent turn as one the franchise’s greatest villains.
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: The V.I.P.s is a smorgasbord of romance with a hint of tawdriness. In other words, it is entertaining if a bit silly.
Woman of the Year (1942)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Woman of the Year is the first of an eventual nine pairings of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. I can see what made them work so well as one of the great screen duos.
You Can Count on Me (2026)
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