Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Fun City Editions, Arrow Video, MVD, Kino Lorber, and Criterion. Well, folks, things have heated up considerably since I started doing these reviews last fall. I’ve reached out to so many great distributors and all of them have been kind, helpful, and generous with what they allow… Read more »
Movie Reviews
Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Blu-ray Reviews for March 2021
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by GKIDS, Kino Lorber, and Criterion. Another month is upon us and with it brings more of those sweet, sweet discs. I’m talkin Blu gold, baby! However, it also brings some changes. Me and the powers-that-be have decided to integrate these reviews into the A Place for Film… Read more »
New IU Press Book Explores Love and Loss in Hollywood
Last month, IU Press published a fascinating book. It is called Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin, edited by Cooper C. Graham and Christoph Irmscher, Provost Professor of English and Director of the Wells Scholars Program at Indiana University. Aside from a few minor/undated items, the book contains every… Read more »
Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Blu-ray Reviews for February 2021
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber. The unofficial title of this month’s batch of reviews will be called Oops! All Kino. Yes, February’s titles are all from Kino Lorber, and what a batch it is: a sizzlin’ Eartha Kitt vehicle, a Sammy Davis Jr. double feature, two crime pictures, a foundational… Read more »
Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Blu-ray Reviews for January 2021
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber and Criterion. After last month’s technical gaff that lead me to record my reviews straight from the dome, I decided to stick with the audio format and spice it up a little. However, I’m still here to give you what insight I have to this month’s Blu-ray releases…. Read more »
Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Blu-ray Reviews for December 2020
Full transparency: all Blu-rays reviewed were provided by Kino Lorber and Criterion. Sometimes technology just doesn’t cooperate the way it’s supposed to. This month’s review round-up was all typed and set to go, but due to a computer error, I lost everything but the notes I jotted down in a notebook as I watched this month’s films…. Read more »