Here are our latest reviews of films for home viewing.
Pre-2023 Film Reviews
Bewitched (2005)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Bewitched (is) a curious and contradictory effort to simultaneously adapt the television series and be separate from the television series. Unsure of itself, Bewitched tries to be clever but ends up only confused about itself.
The Big Heat (1953)
Danger Point: The Road to Hell (1991)
Panagiotis Kotzathanasis @ Asian Movie Pulse
- Excerpt: Ultimately, “Danger Point: The Road to Hell” is stylish and at times intensely entertaining, yet it remains more invested in cool surface impressions than in thematic depth. It delivers an engaging dose of noir cool, but leaves little lasting resonance once the end credits roll.
Dragnet (1987)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Funny and affectionate, Dragnet is fully aware without trying to ridicule the source material. Dragnet is a good enjoyable romp, and those are just the facts.
Face/Off (1997)
Godzilla (1998)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: There are so many reasons for Godzilla being a terrible, terrible film.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Godzilla: King of the Monsters was going to play all this straight. That perhaps was why it ended up being, well, a bit boring.
Her Husband’s Trademark (1922)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Her Husband’s Trademark (allows) Swanson to displays a naturalness and beauty that shows how she was one of the leading ladies of early cinema.
Imitation of Life (1959)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Lush, well-acted and moving if a bit long, Imitation of Life is a fine film.
Little Caesar (1931)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: With strong performances and a surprisingly short runtime, Little Caesar showcases the rise and fall of a truly villainous crime boss.
Murphy’s Romance (1985)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Murphy’s Romance is a lovely film that should be better-known.
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Between the perfect casting, Wright’s excellent directing (I still can’t believe this was his first film), the memorable romantic moments, and the well-developed themes, it’s practically impossible not to fall in love with it.
Roman Holiday (1953)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Earnest, sweet and charming are qualities that can describe both Roman Holiday and Audrey Hepburn. The film is a delightful romp, able to win all but the most ardent cynics.
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Run Silent, Run Deep is a good and entertaining film about men fighting battles external and internal aboard a submarine.
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Not really a monster movie at heart, but a bitter critique of governmental bureaucracy. The creature may roar, but the drone of officials debating policy roars a lot louder.
Show Boat (1951)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Big and with some good performances, Show Boat entertains with its musical numbers and story.
Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Sleeping with the Enemy is not quite “so bad that it’s good”.
Soledad’s Shawl (El Rebozo de Soledad) (1952)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: El Rebozo de Soledad (Soledad’s Shawl) is a beautiful looking film, with good performances that still impress all these decades later.
The Tall Target (1951)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: The Tall Target takes a true event and spins an interesting film that blends elements of film noir to a historic setting.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: The sequel to The Terminator more than equals its source material. A richer, deeper film with visual effects that still hold up, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a great thrill ride.
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Touch of Evil seems to almost delight in its curious logic.
Trainspotting (1996)
- Excerpt: Trainspotting is equal parts horrifying and hilarious, one mood setting up the other in the way that a good horror comedy winds you up with scares to amplify the release of tension through laughter.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? goes from a horror show to a deep tragedy.
Winter Kills (1979)
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Winter Kills does have good moments, almost all of them due to John Huston.
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