4K UHD Review: Kino Lorber’s Hang ‘Em High (Special Edition)
Clint Eastwood finds that revenge isn’t a straight line even when you’re on the right side of the law in HangContinue Reading
Tag: Drama
Attack on Paradise – Fantasia Film Festival 2026
Our Fantasia Film Festival 2026 coverage continues with an action thriller in the tradition of Dredd and The Raid: Attack on Paradise. Rarely doContinue Reading
Break Free – Fantasia Film Festival 2026
Our Fantasia Film Festival 2026 coverage continues with Break Free; a Yakuza enforcer becomes a TikTok dancing sensation. Break Free is aContinue Reading
Blu-ray Review: Radiance Films’ Aesthetics of a Bullet (Limited Edition)
A would-be assassin loves the lifestyle but can’t pull the trigger in the Yakuza Cult Classic, Aesthetics of a Bullet. New toContinue Reading
Film Review: Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert (2026)
Legendary Martial Arts Choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping steps back into the director’s chair for the bloody epic Blades of the Guardians: WindContinue Reading
Tokyo Nightfall – Raindance Film Festival (2026)
Darkness and sadness prevail in this portrait of desperation and loneliness among a group of Tokyo’s young people. Receiving itsContinue Reading
Blu-ray Review: Kino Lorber’s Bend of the River (Special Edition)
Bend of the River is one of the great James Stewart and director Anthony Mann westerns. New to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. Continue Reading
Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song – Raindance Film Fest (2026)
A long title for a gently inquisitive film, as a ten-year-old girl comes to terms with life, death and trust. IdaContinue Reading
Film Review: Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Remember when people hadn’t heard of Baz Luhrmann? His very first feature film Strictly Ballroom makes an entrance in fab-u-lous 4K thisContinue Reading
Film Review: Memorizu (2026)
A touching and very human debut feature from Japanese writer/director Miiku Sakanishi on connection with others and how (and why)Continue Reading