Scott Derrickson’s 2021 horror gem “The Black Phone” left a mark with its sinister tone and edge-of-your-seat suspense. But its ace in the hole was Ethan Hawke who took on a role unlike any other in his brilliant forty-year career. Hawke played The Grabber, a serial killer and child abductor who terrorized the residents of … Continue reading
New on Home Video: “F1” on 4K Ultra HD + Digital
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Apple Original Films is bringing the high-octane summer blockbuster “F1” to home video. Fresh off directing two box office smash hits “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Twisters”, Joseph Kosinski helms this visually exhilarating yet character centered racing drama set in the world of Formula One. The film features an electric cast … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Primitive War” (2025)
Since Steven Spielberg’s original “Jurassic Park” first blew up the global box office, there has been no shortage of feature length knockoffs. They’ve come in all varieties, bearing such hilariously corny titles as “Jurassic Galaxy”, “Jurassic Shark”, “Jurassic Thunder”, and so on. As Oscar Wilde so eloquently put it, “Imitation is the sincerest form of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Truth & Treason” (2025)
To our great benefit, filmmakers from around the world are still telling inspiring and sobering real-life stories from World War II. The latest is “Truth & Treason” from director Matt Whitaker which tells the touching yet horrifying true story of Helmuth Hübener. At age 17, Hübener was found guilty of high treason by the Nazi … Continue reading
First Glance: “Send Help” (First Trailer & Poster)
Sam Raimi is back with “Send Help”, a twisted genre-bending experience that stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. It’s Raimi’s first film since 2022’s “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness”. Rather than playing in established cinematic universes, this time Raimi is making a wildly original film although one full of fun inspirations from “Misery” … Continue reading
New on Home Video: “Weapons” on 4K Ultra HD + Digital
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment is bringing one of the best horror movies of 2025 to home video. “Weapons” is writer-director Zach Cregger’s follow-up to his 2022 film “Barbarian”. It’s a movie that earns its scares as a horror movie. But it also plays wonderfully as a suspenseful mystery thriller. The film was a box … Continue reading