Video Views Extra: New Review of an Older Movie
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-06-13
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Horror
Director: James Whale
Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester, Una O’Connor, O.P. Heggie, Dwight Frye
Without a question the best sequel in the classic Universal monster cycle, it ranks alongside "Frankenstein" (if not slightly above it) at the apex.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-06-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Nudity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, James Russo, Jonathan Banks
There is enough humor in the mix to elevate "Beverly Hills Cop" above the level of a staple 80s action film.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-31
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Irene Cara, Maureen Teefy, Paul McCrane, Barry Miller, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Gene Anthony Ray, Antonia Franceschi, Debbie Allen
Cliched dramatic stories aside, the movie has a gritty charm and overall likeability that makes it worth revisiting
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: William Malone
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea, Jeffrey Combs
It hurts to search for logic in the wreckage of a screenplay that feels like it was cut into tiny pieces and glued back together in some random order.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-10
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Musical
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast:
"Staying Alive" is only about trying to breathe life into the then-fading career of John Travolta and making money off a recognizable title.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-03
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Willard Huyck
Cast: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale, Chip Zien
This was a bad movie when it was released. It is a bad movie today. And it will continue to be a bad movie long after this planet ceases to exist.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-04-25
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Documentary/Musical
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Donald O’Connor, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Peter Lawford, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli
The format is dated but, curiously, that may be the best reason to watch it in the first place.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-04-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy, Pat Hingle
Generally viewed not only as the best of the Burton/Schumacher series but one of the best superhero movies of the 20th century.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-03-21
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Cast: Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari
History has decreed that "Umberto D." is one of the best representations of neo-realism committed to film, presenting believably human characters and avoiding sentimentality in telling their stories.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-03-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Bill Froelich
Cast: Lori Lethin, Brendan Hughes, Alex Rocco, Scott Jacoby, Andy Romano, Maureen, Philip McKeon, George Clooney
A promising premise, once compromised by an inadequate director, inept actors, horrific dialogue, and a host of other problems, is unable to rise to the surface.