‘Star Time’ (1992): A visually unsettling indie shocker
Cult releasing company Vinegar Syndrome has just put out—on a crisp, flawless, extras-heavy, director’s cut Blu-ray/DVD combo—Star Time,
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‘Saving Brinton’ (2017): Heartland doc unearths lost cinematic gold
Buried cinema treasure revealed in the nation’s heartland.
‘Night Terror’ (1977): Valerie Harper stars in tense suspenser
Remember Rhoda, Mary’s best friend and upstairs neighbor on The Mary Tyler Moore Show? Did you know that she, along with her costars, took a suspenseful detour into thriller-movie territory, to spice things up?
‘Die! Die! My Darling!’ (1965): Suspenseful Hammer ‘mini-Hitchcock’
Solid Hammer “mini-Hitchcock” outing, perfect for the rainy Saturday matinee crowd.
‘Never Take Candy From a Stranger’ (1960): Disturbing, unsettling Hammer white knuckler
Harrowing, sick suspense from Hammer…with a smack-down of small-town politics.
‘How to Save a Marriage (And Ruin Your Life)’ (1968): Classier, wittier Dean Martin sex comedy
Cute, pallie. Mill Creek Entertainment has packaged together three separate releases into the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection boxed set.
‘Out of the Dark’ (1989): Campy thriller with plenty of red herrings
Kinda creepy, kinda fun, kinda funny. It’s a treat if you’re in the right mood for it.
‘Benji’ (1974): Scrappy indie holds up just fine today
When I watch Benji, I feel love.
‘Dying Room Only’ (1973): Vacation ends badly in solid suspenser
Available through Warner Brothers’ Archive Collection (a real rarity, considering how few MTVs from this era have made it onto disc), ABC’s 1973 telemovie, Dying Room Only, directed by Philip Leacock, written by the master, Richard Matheson, and starring Cloris Leachman, Ned Beatty, Ross Martin, and Dabney Coleman, is a model of efficient, effective suspense.
‘Three on a Couch’ (1966): Jerry Lewis comedy offers few laughs
Mill Creek Entertainment has released the Jerry Lewis Comedy Triple Feature, a single disc—that’s a lot of info crammed onto one disc—collection including 1966’s Three on a Couch (first time on DVD, I believe), 1968’s Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, and 1969’s Hook, Line, and Sinker. Now…these aren’t exactly the titles I’d pick… Read More ‘Three on a Couch’ (1966): Jerry Lewis comedy offers few laughs
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