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There is no way it has been 40 years since 1980, yet one look at the calendar and a basic understanding of math and sadly … it is true. Then again, if every four-decade celebration of a film is as awesome as the 40th-anniversary Steelbook of the slasher classic Friday […]

Friday the 13th 40th Anniversary Steelbook Blu-Ray Review: A Cut ...

June 21, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Friday the 13th by joeldamos

Who better to helm a documentary about the entity that is fatherhood than the supremely talented daughter of a master filmmaker? Bryce Dallas Howard has achieved something truly special with her AppleTV+ film, Dads. Just in time for Father’s Day, her cinematic salute to the patriarchs out there will simultaneously […]

Dads Review: Warning, You Will Need Tissues!

June 19, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Bryce Dallas Howard / Dads / Movie Reviews / Ron Howard by joeldamos

The thriller is a genre that has been around as long as the cinema itself. When a film comes along that shakes up the structure, it should be—and usually is—celebrated and held up for pushing the envelope. The Matrix did that, so too did John Wick and now, we have […]

7500 Review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Lifts Off In Terror-ific Thriller

June 19, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged 7500 / Joseph Gordon-Levitt / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Kevin Bacon’s first taste of horror, as an actor, was in Friday the 13th. That worked well for the star. He returned to the genre with writer-director David Koepp in 1999’s Stir of Echoes. The pair have reteamed for another thrill ride, You Should Have Left. The Blumhouse (Halloween, The […]

You Should Have Left Review: Blumhouse Updates The Haunted House

June 19, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Amanda Seyfried / Blumhouse / Kevin Bacon / Movie Reviews / You Should Have Left by joeldamos

IFC Films has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming thriller, The Rental. The flick marks the directorial debut of actor Dave Franco and it stars his wife, Alison Brie, along with Dan Stevens, Sheila Vand and Jeremy Allen White. The quartet portray a pair of couple friends who head […]

The Rental Trailer: Thriller Marks Dave Franco’s Directorial Debut

June 18, 2020 in Movie Trailers tagged Alison Brie / Dan Stevens / Dave Franco / Movie Trailers / The Rental by joeldamos

Forty-years-ago a film landed in theaters that would spur a nation to seek out mechanical bulls. Why you ask? To emulate what they had just seen in Urban Cowboy with John Travolta in the titular role. The James Bridges directed drama is marking its 40th anniversary with a special Blu-Ray […]

Urban Cowboy 40th Anniversary Blu-Ray Review: Giddy Up!

June 18, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / John Travolta / Urban Cowboy by joeldamos

You’ve heard about The Hunt with its headline-grabbing news due to its content and perceived controversial nature. It was pulled from the release calendar for fear it would be misinterpreted as advocating violence against conservatives and Republicans. But, after seeing it, those who may have been offended by its subject […]

The Hunt Blu-Ray Review: The Rabbit Always Wins

June 13, 2020 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Betty Gilpin / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Hilary Swank / The Hunt by joeldamos

If BlacKkKlansman was the film for Spike Lee that kicked open the door to profiling racial divide in America in the age of Trump, then Da Five Bloods is the flick that kicked the entire house down. Debuting on Netflix, the film is one of the best, most extraordinary, and […]

Da 5 Bloods Review: Spike Lee Welcomes Us to the ...

June 12, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Chadwick Boseman / Da 5 Bloods / Delroy Lindo / Movie Reviews / Spike Lee by joeldamos

Sometimes an actor comes along and captures the zeitgeist in a manner that finds them incapable of missing a single beat. That actress’ moment, right now, is Elisabeth Moss. Previous holders of this flame have included Matthew McConaughey during his “McConaissance” that would conclude with him winning the Oscar for […]

Shirley Q&A: Odessa Young Talks The “Exhilarating” Gift of Elisabeth ...

June 12, 2020 in Uncategorized by joeldamos