The debut film from Sam Raimi is a bravura bit of cinematic inventiveness and one of the most entertaining American horror films of its time.
Tag: DVD
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are ‘Knight and Day’ on Amazon Prime
Cruise bounces through this romantic spy adventure with smooth-talking charm, ninja spy skills, and Diaz transforms from damsel in distress to partner in action with enthusiastic glee.
Kirk Douglas commands ‘The Vikings’ on Criterion Channel
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh costar in this grandly-mounted barbarian fantasy, shot in Technicolor on location in Norway, Germany, and France.
‘The Descent’ – subterranean horror on Amazon Prime
Neil Marshall’s nerve wracking, claustrophobic survival thriller about six spelunking women turns into a gripping horror film featuring the creepiest cave dwellers to skitter across a screen.
‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ on Peacock
Brad Pitt completely commits to the part of a man who is born old and grows younger through a sweeping survey of 20th century history.
Roman Polanski’s ‘Cul-De-Sac’ on Criterion Channel
Donald Pleasance, Françoise Dorléac, and Lionel Stander star in this sly little character piece set in an isolated medieval castle on the barren British coast, which Polanski claimed as his personal favorite of his films.
‘Stoker’ – not your usual family drama on HBO Max
The English-language debut of South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is a vampire movie without a vampire. At least not in the mythic sense of the term.
J.J. Abrams channels Steven Spielberg for ‘Super 8’ on HBO Max
A monster movie adventure powered by creative kids, a love of movies, and a foundation of mystery and wonder from school kids old enough to make their own zombie movie on super 8 film and young enough to get so excited by it.
‘The Twilight Zone’ – enter another dimension on Hulu and Paramount+
Submitted for your approval: Rod Serling, a writer whose mix of science fiction, fantasy, and social commentary results in the most celebrated and respected anthology series of all time.
Jeremy Irons plays ‘Dead Ringers’ on Amazon Prime and Peacock
David Cronenberg directs this mesmerizing psychological drama about identical twin brothers and gynecologists whose conjoined lives lead them to madness.