Posted in The Reel World by Brent Lorentson on October 15th, 2022
As I mentioned in my review for Amsterdam, it’s awards season, and the studios are churning out the films they hope will garner praise and a lot of statues celebrating how great their film is. Spoiler alert, Amsterdam won’t be one of those films, but one that will be is a film that is easily […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 7th, 2016
“Did I miss anything while I was gone?” Did you ever. Banshee came to an end with this, the fourth season, and it did not go quietly, to be sure. But it’s not how it ends, but how this final season begins that’s a bit of a mystery. There is a time jump of a […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 7th, 2016
“There’s always room for improvement.” Banshee is one of those improbable plots that finds a way to pull us into the action all the while ignoring how unlikely any of this might really be. Of course, we do that all the time. It’s certainly unlikely we’re going to face a zombie apocalypse or run into […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 14th, 2015
“There will be casualties” Alan Ball got my attention in 2001 with HBO’s black comedy Six Feet Under. It was one of the most original shows I had ever seen, and to this day I find it hard to characterize the series when asked to do so. It was there that he also introduced me […]
Posted in No Huddle by Archive Authors on February 4th, 2014
We can never hope to know all the secrets the government keeps, which includes experiments conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency or even more secretive and possibly unknown agencies. It would be impossible to investigate all the theories and conspiracies, because that could fill a library full of meandering speculation and endless conjecture. Even more […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 8th, 2013
“With a name like Banshee how can you not be drawn in?” Alan Ball got my attention in 2001 with HBO’s black comedy Six Feet Under. It was one of the most original shows I had ever seen, and to this day I find it hard to characterize the series when asked to do so. […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 8th, 2011
“We are looking at an unexplained phenomenon. It appears to be a partially preserved severed head, maybe of a deformed person or a wild animal. Perhaps the metal base contained some sort of preservative presently unknown to us.” Or maybe it’s the severed head of the titular Banshee from this SyFy original film Scream Of […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on April 25th, 2010
The title monster of Irish myth terrorizes people in the middle of the US for no good reason and with no explanation as to why its there, how it came to be or anything else aside from visually demonstrating that it uses sound to make its victims hallucinate. A group of teens on spring break […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 4th, 2024
“I, Bass Reeves, do solemnly swear that I will execute all lawful precepts directed to the Marshall of The United States for the Western District of Arkansas without malice or partiality, perform the duties of Deputy Marshall and take only my lawful fees. So help me God.” He was the inspiration for the Lone Ranger. […]
Posted in No Huddle by J C on February 22nd, 2017
“I’m not as comfortable as you are with the notion of killing other human beings.” Remember that time about six months ago when NFL star Colin Kaepernick set off a firestorm of controversy by repeatedly kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest? A big part of the outrage was tied to the […]
Posted in Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on November 30th, 2016
I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theatre, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something too […]
Posted in Tuesday Round Up by J C on October 4th, 2016
Welcome to the first Tuesday Round Up of October! You’ve probably noticed that the spooky season is in full swing around these parts thanks to our “31 Nights of Terror” and we’re going to keep the monster mayhem going thanks to Showtime’s Penny Dreadful: The Final Season. In other horror-related news, Level 33 leave us […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 12th, 2016
“When people see that red cape, they expect to see a certain someone. Someone they know. But this isn’t his story. It’s mine.” Of course, that “someone” they know is Superman. This is the story of Supergirl. We’ve seen her story on both the big and small screen, as well. Helen Slater put on the […]
Posted in Tuesday Round Up by J C on April 5th, 2016
Not that long ago, in a theatre that was hopefully not too far, far away from your galaxy home…chances are you settled in to enjoy Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The movie went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S., and this week you can bring the Force home. You […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on July 23rd, 2015
“When you get four vampires in a flat, obviously there’s going to be a lot of tension.” The set-up for What We Do in the Shadows makes it sound less like your typical vampire movie and more like some kind of twisted season of The Real World. (Well…slightly more twisted than usual.) But besides finding […]
Posted in Random Fun by Gino Sassani on October 21st, 2014
This last Friday night Upcomingdiscs was invited to attend the 10th annual scare fest at Busch Gardens in Tampa. They call it Howl-O-Scream, and what a scream it is, literally.
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on June 23rd, 2014
“There’s a Tibetan word for it. It’s called Bardo. It literally means in-between state, the state between life and death.” If you’re a fan of the 1985 comedy staring Michael J. Fox, that statement is particularly appropriate. We all remember the cute high school romp where Michael J. Fox discovers that his family has been […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by J C on June 3rd, 2014
“I don’t know why death still surprises me.” As someone who’s seen every single episode of True Blood, I suppose nothing should surprise me by now. HBO’s vampire drama has given us more than its share of head-turning sex scenes and a hearty helping of over-the-top violence. However, the further the series ventured from Bon […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on December 18th, 2013
Is it me or is Beacon Hills turning into more like a beacon for the totally bizarre and supernatural?” Fox has begun releasing the series in half season sets. I can’t say I’m a fan of the choice, but I almost understand the logic here. The series has expanded to more episodes, closer to a […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jonathan Foster on January 28th, 2013
“The most important thing about being a drummer is the ability to hit hard.” Fat Kid Rules the World tells the story of Troy Billings (Jacob Wysocki), a high school student who lives a lonely life because he’s, well, fat. Despite his large size, Troy is pretty much invisible. Unable to stand the monotony of his […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 8th, 2010
And the George Lucas Award for the filmmaker who has mined the most out of his movie this year….the envelope please. It’s James Cameron for releasing not one, not two, not three, but four different versions of Avatar in less than a year. But I’ll have to give him a pass, just this once. This […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on September 21st, 2009
Some of you might remember my review of the first two volumes of X-Men, the Animated Series. After the first thirty plus episodes, I secretly hoped that I would be able to bring you reviews of the rest of the series. Luckily, I was blessed enough to make this a reality when I received volume […]
