That Can’t Be Good at All | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 4K Ultra HD

It seems that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade wasn’t Indiana Jones’ last crusade after all. Just shy of two decades after director Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford seemingly closed the book on their iconic archaeologist adventurer, producer George Lucas convinced them to pull the old fedora and bullwhip out of storage one more… Read More That Can’t Be Good at All | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 4K Ultra HD

All Right Then, From the Beginning… | Mission: Impossible (1966) Series Premiere

Coming up soon on six decades since its inception, the Mission: Impossible franchise is, remarkably, still going strong. Of course, the property has changed quite a bit in that time, as it transitioned from a team-based espionage TV show to a Tom Cruise action blockbuster movie series. In fact, looking back on the pilot episode… Read More All Right Then, From the Beginning… | Mission: Impossible (1966) Series Premiere

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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