It’s the balance of comedy and existential drama that truly elevates Thelma.
Gordon Parks’s Shaft is much more than a rollicking crowd-pleaser, as it’s also a snapshot of a bygone era.
Ultimately, the only truly retro thing about this weirdly reactionary potboiler is its politics.
You may wish that Shout! Factory had thrown a more ambitious welcome back party for the film.
Synapse gives the film a righteous Blu-ray upgrade, capturing the grit and grime of Ed Koch’s New York in all its 1080p prime.
Watching Speed Racer is comparable to dousing one’s eyeballs in a sugary hyper-digitized Skittles soup.
William Lustig’s Maniac Cop should’ve been the cult actioneer to end them all.
Maniac Cop is only a petty misdemeanor to Uncle Sam’s gross felony.
An artful but soulless stunt in the tradition of Miller's Crossing.
Obsessively detailed and frequently absorbing, the film affects the form and function of a Rube Goldberg machine.
Boat Trip is ultimately more offensive in theory than in execution.
Corky Romano gets a very limited DVD treatment.
That sound, ladies and gentleman, is that of Kattan’s movie career smashing into a brick wall.