Killing Somebody Is Hard Work | The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023) Amazon Prime Limited Series

The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023)

The scariest thing about The Horror of Dolores Roach may well be its Blumhouse production credit, the presence of which could easily frighten away viewers expecting (but not wanting) a Saw or Insidious type of schlock-fest. In fact, the Amazon Prime series is a very enjoyable, darkly comic thriller with a few thoughts about class… Read More Killing Somebody Is Hard Work | The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023) Amazon Prime Limited Series

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You Call This Archaeology? | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 4K Ultra HD

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade almost was, and in many fans’ estimation probably should have been, the last adventure for the iconic screen hero. After the disappointing (yet still extremely profitable) Temple of Doom, the film was a significant return to form and offered many unmistakable notes of closure to bring this blockbuster trilogy… Read More You Call This Archaeology? | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 4K Ultra HD

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8-Bit Replay | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1988) for NES

Indiana Jones Temple of Doom NES video game

The hat! The whip! The mine carts! Released four years after the movie that inspired it, the NES video game adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom features all those signature elements in 8-bit form plus an adorable chiptune rendition of John Williams’ iconic theme music on its soundtrack. Unfortunately, beyond those very… Read More 8-Bit Replay | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1988) for NES

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Anything Goes | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 4K Ultra HD

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Whether it be a case of selective memory or rose-colored glasses, I find it fairly amusing the way disgruntled Indiana Jones fans, when complaining about how much they dislike later entries in the series, tend to either forget that Temple of Doom happened or act like it was ever one of the good ones. The… Read More Anything Goes | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 4K Ultra HD

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Nothing But Vipers Beyond These Walls | Jack Ryan Season 4 Premiere (2023) on Amazon Prime

Jack Ryan Season 4 (2023)

After forcing fans to suffer an extended two-year wait between the show’s second and third seasons, Amazon Prime rushed a fourth (confirmed to be final) season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan into production for a streaming debut just six months since the last one ended. To balance out that gift, however, this will be the… Read More Nothing But Vipers Beyond These Walls | Jack Ryan Season 4 Premiere (2023) on Amazon Prime

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A Woman on Safari? No Thank You! | King Solomon’s Mines (1950) Warner Archive Blu-ray

King Solomon's Mines (1950)

Author H. Rider Haggard’s 1885 adventure novel King Solomon’s Mines has been popular fodder for movie and TV adaptations over the years, most of them sadly not very good. Of the various attempts to bring it to screen, the most successful and arguably best was the 1950 version starring Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr, which… Read More A Woman on Safari? No Thank You! | King Solomon’s Mines (1950) Warner Archive Blu-ray

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It’s Not the Years, Honey | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 4K Ultra HD

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

With the combined talents of George Lucas as producer and Steven Spielberg directing, I don’t think anyone ever doubted that Raiders of the Lost Ark would be another big smash. Between Jaws and Star Wars, the two men had each only recently held the title for the highest-grossing movie of all time, back-to-back, Spielberg handing… Read More It’s Not the Years, Honey | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 4K Ultra HD

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Energon Mine | Void Rivals Issue #01 (2023) Skybound Comic Book

Void Rivals (2023)

Robert Kirkman, original creator of The Walking Dead, launched a brand new comic last week. Science fiction themed rather than horror, Void Rivals is, at least thus far, a rather simple and frankly derivative tale with a big cameo at the end intended to open up a broader shared universe (I know, I know, does… Read More Energon Mine | Void Rivals Issue #01 (2023) Skybound Comic Book

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Ain’t You Got No Shame? | Showgirls (1995) Vinegar Syndrome 4K Ultra HD

Showgirls (1995)

An infamous box office bomb and target of critical ridicule, winner of both Worst Picture at the 1996 Razzie Awards and later Worst Picture of the Decade in 2000, Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls was, for many years, a movie that few people liked, and fewer still would actually admit to liking. Over the ensuing decades, the… Read More Ain’t You Got No Shame? | Showgirls (1995) Vinegar Syndrome 4K Ultra HD

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Crime Does Pay | Bottle Rocket (1996) Criterion Collection Blu-ray

Bottle Rocket (1996)

Coming up on three decades into his filmmaking career, Wes Anderson has put such a distinctive stamp onto all of his movies that none of them could be mistaken as the work of anyone else. Nor could anyone adopt Anderson’s style without being labeled a copycat. Looking back on it, the director’s debut feature Bottle… Read More Crime Does Pay | Bottle Rocket (1996) Criterion Collection Blu-ray

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