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Tigerland [Blu-ray] | DVD Review
"The film attempts to score some anti-war relevancy points in the late stages, as Paxton derisively mutters that a vicious training exercise is “just like My Lai”, but Schumacher’s heart isn’t in it."
DVD Review: The Misfits [Blu-ray]
Both by design and by accident, The Misfits is a remarkably prescient farewell to an era. Huston’s intent was to chronicle the death rattles of the American cowboy tradition; the demise of rugged individualism in a modern world that rewarded conformity and commerce. The adventurous riders of the western plains were being corralled by the material pressures of consumerism; their free spirits permanently altered by the crushing need to draw steady paychecks in a new, commodity based, reality.
DVD Review: The Hustler [Blu-ray]
"The film has not only held up, but has obtained deeper richness with time, taking on the lustrous patina that comes from hand made quality and skillful execution. In only one way does The Hustler resemble an antique; its example of filmmaking excellence is becoming rarer and more valuable every day."
DVD Review: The Manchurian Candidate [Blu-ray]
"Hidden within its creepy strata is a thorough – and often humorous - skewering of Washington politics and the manipulative, but fragile egos of beltway ideologues. The notion of brainwashing is a conceptual driver, and the film contains a biting and resonant message: the most resilient and dangerous form of mind control is invariably self-induced."
The Manchurian Candidate [Blu-ray] | DVD Review
"Hidden within its creepy strata is a thorough – and often humorous - skewering of Washington politics and the manipulative, but fragile egos of beltway ideologues. The notion of brainwashing is a conceptual driver, and the film contains a biting and resonant message: the most resilient and dangerous form of mind control is invariably self-induced."
