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The Roaring Game / Brainstorm Media (2026)

The Roaring Game (Movie Review)

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With the Winter Olympics currently underway at the time of this writing, it is fitting that people get a winter sports flick to sink their teeth into. In theaters and on digital on February 6, 2026, from writer & director Tom DeNucci (Almost Mercy 2015, ... Read More
The Mechanic 1972

The Mechanic (4K Ultra HD Edition Review)

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For over a century, a cornerstone of masculinity in Hollywood cinema was defined by rugged, strong, silent type leads that many younger people looked up to. From the stoic cowboy character of John Wayne to the grittiness of Clint Eastwood, another iconic persona in film ... Read More
Dead Man's Wire / Row K Entertainment (2026)

Dead Man’s Wire (Movie Review)

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Coming to theaters January 16, 2026, from Row K Entertainment, Dead Man’s Wire arrives as an unnervingly intimate descent into one of the most startling crimes broadcast to a captive nation. Directed by Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy 1989, Good Will Hunting 1997), the film ... Read More
Death Packs a Suitcase / Kino Lorber (2025)

Death Packs a Suitcase (Blu-ray Review)

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The mark of a special filmmaker is the ability to float between genres and still create something compelling and entertaining. A rare talent, one who checks off each box, is Spain’s  Jess Franco, the director of well over 175 feature films in a broad range ... Read More
A Hyena in the Safe / Celluloid Dreams (2025)

A Hyena in the Safe (Blu-ray Review)

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Some merely listen to music and watch films, while others live to uncover something new and exciting with each turn. Call them explorers, call them tastemakers, wherever the case may be, they are unique personalities who are most happy digging through a bin of records ... Read More