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I'm a huge fan of Guillermo Del Toro's work, so please access the other piece I'm posting today. The Shape of Water, an etherial, mystical tale falls somewhere between the old fairy tale Beauty & the Beast, and the newer one, Creature from the Black Lagoon. Shot digitally, and completed as a...

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The Finder, a delightful procedural series that spelled Bones during one of its hiatus periods, is a show that has mostly been forgotten, and that's a shame. It has charismatic leads and droll, witty adventures with its unpredictable and quirky leading character (played by Geoff Stults) who...

Neil Middlemiss Murder on the Orient Express (2017) Blu-ray Review Branagh brings a real energy and lush flavor to his adaptation of one of author Agatha Christie’s most treasured stories. A dazzling production with a terrific, if under-exploited cast, the film is wonderfully staged. While...

Fox is doing a superb job with their 4k UHD releases, and this one fooled me. Finished as a 2k DI, TBOE,M, at least to my eye, looks like true 4k. And that speaks volumes about Ben Davis' cinematography. Details are so meticulously presented -- and I'm referring to dashboard instrumentation...

Fox's new 4k Blu-ray of Kenneth Branagh's Murder on the Orient Express, is a perfect example of the fact that quality of image and sound are of supreme importance. I attempted to view the film a couple of months ago on a DVD screener, and gave up after about twenty minutes, resolved to the...

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Another gothic drama, from Fox via Twilight Time. The first directorial work (1946) from master filmmaker Joseph Mankiewicz, this Gene Tierney, Vincent Price starrer, is a quality affair, that holds up very well. Shot by Arthur Miller in gorgeous black & white, and with a magnificent score by...

My prior experience with Henry Koster's My Cousin Rachel, was via Twilight Time's original DVD release, back c. 2011. That quality film element, receives a major uptick here, as in 1080p, every bit of imagery, along with black levels and shadow detail shine through. Make no mistake, this no...

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Neil Middlemiss Goodbye Christopher Robin Blu-ray Review A handsomely produced story showing the effects of fame and familial mistakes. Despite brilliant performances, the drama doesn’t always connect as deeply as expected, though the film still creates emotional resonance (through those...

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Neil Middlemiss Battle of the Sexes Blu-ray Review Battle of the Sexes, with its fine performances, superb recreation of 1973 with period details and flourishes, and presciently timed story, is compelling if imperfect. It’s a fun watch and worthy of your time, even if that’s just via...

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Robert Harris A few words about...™Young Mr. Lincoln -- in Blu-ray Cinematographer Bert Glennon's work, shines through in Criterion's most recent release via their agreement with Fox. John Ford's 1939 black & white production, with Henry Fonda in the lead, not only stands the test of time...

Otto Preminger's 1947 Technicolor opus, Forever Amber, which was subjected to censorship cuts and then three decades later, destruction of the Fox Technicolor library, arrives via Twilight Time, and gives us an inkling -- and not much more -- of the original beauty of the production. One can...

Matt Hough Forever Amber Blu-ray Review Otto Preminger’s Forever Amber offers us the mostly sanitized highlights from Kathleen Winsor's overheated novel with the title character making some mighty societal leaps so that she’s eventually a fit consort for the King of England. [review]

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Another gargantuan live Fox musical production. Like Grease Live!, this was HUGE in every respect from a large cast to multiple outdoor and indoor sets, and also like its predecessor, they cleverly maneuvered costume and set changes out of camera's eye to make it quite magical. I was not...

I'm a fan of the Kingsman (now) series. The third, has been announced. As directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass), they have the action, and overall spirit of a '60s Bond film, but with that frothy sense of humour that they now seem to lack. The Golden Circle, which now gives us Julianne Moore...

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Amazon U. K. are listing four new to Blu-ray 20th Century Fox titles from Signal One in the new year. The Inspector (which is also known as Lisa) a film I saw and enjoyed as a teenager when it first came out. The Gunfighter which I'm sure needs no introduction from me. The Halls Of Montezuma...

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Robert Harris A few words about...™ Dr. Dolittle -- in Blu-ray While Hugh Lofting's wonderful Dr. Dolittle books go back to the 1920s (with additional tomes in 1933 and 1948) and took place during the early Victorian era in Britain -- actually Puddleby-on-the- Marsh, in the West Country --...

Matt Hough Patti Cake$ Blu-ray Review Suffused from beginning to end with rap both sensitive and profane, Geremy Jasper’s Patti Cake$ makes the most of its familiar show-biz wannabe narrative complete with ingratiating performances and a production that’s as authentic in look and feel as a...