Movie Reviews

Made In America

Made in America Blu-ray Review

August 26, 2014
Mathew Plale

Philadelphia has the image of an underdog and so it was a big deal in the national media that it would host the first Made in America Festival, held over Labor Day Weeken...

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Appointment with Danger

Appointment With Danger Blu-ray review

January 13, 2015
Mathew Plale

APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER opens with the feel and tone of an industrial film, detailing the impact, significance and hustle and bustle of the United States Post Office, one...

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Survivor

Survivor Blu-ray review

July 12, 2015
Mathew Plale

On a roof, snipers watch as the team arrives. They namecheck everyone, making sure they’re all permitted on the grounds and into the building. The last to arrive (on a ...

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Amy

Amy Blu-ray Review

December 31, 2015
Mathew Plale

In 2011, Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27 from alcohol poisoning. In her short professional career, she won six Grammys (five of which were earned in the same night, a...

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Race

Race Blu-ray review

June 23, 2016
Mathew Plale

It’s easy for a sports biopic to hit every mark and be labeled “inspirational.” What’s a bit trickier is dodging the tropes and expectations that clutter the fiel...

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

November 27, 2017
Mathew Plale

A snowy television sits by the window, undisturbed until it is smashed to sparks. A girl screams and the screen cuts to black. The next morning, a body, wrapped in plasti...

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The Apparition Blu-ray Review

December 9, 2012
Mathew Plale

In 1973, several paranormal psychologists gathered to attempt to contact one of their departed colleagues. The efforts were dubbed “The Charles Experiment.” Decades l...

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American Mary Blu-ray Review

July 2, 2013
Mathew Plale

Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle, best known as Ginger in the GINGER SNAPS trilogy) is a med student with dreams of becoming a world-renowned surgeon. She knows her stuff a...

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Rushlights Blu-ray Review

August 1, 2013
Mathew Plale

Sarah’s favorite movie is FIGHT CLUB and her favorite ice cream is chocolate. That’s enough for Billy. That night, they’re at a motel doing what you do in a motel. ...

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Maniac Blu-ray Review

October 20, 2013
Mathew Plale

It’s easy to get up in arms when it’s announced that yet another horror classic is being remade. So many—THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, FRIDAY THE 13TH, HALLOWEEN, THE TEXA...

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