Blu-ray Reviews 9/39

Conclave: A Ho-Hum Mystery with a Stellar Cast (Blu-ray)

Joker: Folie a Deux: An Ambitious, but Excessive Sequel (Blu-ray)

Evil Does Not Exist: Beautifully Made, but Frustratingly Unfocused (Blu-ray)

Demolition Man: The Stallone Action Classic Celebrates 30 Years (Limited Edition Blu-ray)

Paris, Texas: Wim Wenders' Marvelous Character Study Turns 40 (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Flash: A Decent Storyline Unraveled by a Muddled Finale (Blu-ray)

The Film: When Zack Snyder's much-maligned "Justice League" came out back in 2017, it introduced us to a new version of Barry Allen/The...

The Flash: The Ninth and Final Season: A Disappointing Final Outing for the Beloved Hero (Blu-ray)

The Show: After eight years of defending Central City from a plethora of various rogues, the journey of Team Flash is finally coming to...

The Last of Us: The Complete First Season: A New High Bar for Video Game Adaptations (4K)

The Show: Without a doubt, one of the hardest genres in all of film and television to get right is video game adaptations. It seems like...

After Hours: Martin Scorsese's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: When most people think of or discuss the great Martin Scorsese, it usually involves his big, popular projects like...

Evil Dead Rise: A Step in the Right Direction (Blu-ray)

The Film: After the 2013 "Evil Dead" reboot failed to impress both critics & audiences alike with its pointless, gratuitous bloodbath, it...

The Rules of the Game: Jean Renoir's Classic Satire Gets a 4K Upgrade (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Back in the 1930s, famed French director Jean Renoir delivered what are considered his two most famous works. First, in 1937 he...

Insidious: An Intriguing Haunter with a Lackluster Finale (4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Back in 2011, a little ghost flick called "Insidious" was released in theaters to less-than-stellar reviews, but that wasn't...

Renfield: A Fun, but Misguided Vampire Tale (Blu-ray)

The Film: At this point, it would be quite the task to add up the multitude of "Dracula" adaptations (or Dracula-related films) over the...

Shazam! Fury of the Gods: A Startling Decline for a Promising Series (Blu-ray)

The Film: When "Shazam!" came out back in 2019, it was a surprising breath of fresh air for DC, who had been having quite a lot of...

Wings of Desire: A Beautiful Film with Narrative Drawbacks (Criterion 4K/Blu-ray)

The Film: Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire" has always been considered one of the writer/director's most popular films (possibly second only...

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