Reviews of two films featuring very distinct perspectives of a brutal WWII battle: the German 2003 documentary series Stalingrad (Synapse Films), and the 1949 Soviet propaganda epic The Battle of Stalingrad / Stalingradskaya bitva (Icestorm).
January’s grim tally of suddenly deceased, and a review of Julien Temple’s musical version of Colin MacInnes’ classic novel Absolute Beginners (1986), new on Blu from Twilight Time.
Reviews of three top action franchises from 2015 – Furious 7 (Universal), Mad Mad: Fury Road (Warner), and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Paramount) – plus an update on BSV 1172.
Reviews of 3 films written by / story by prolific Hollywood scribe Philip Yordan: Broken Lance (1954) + The Land from Laramie (1955) from Twilight Time on Blu, and House of Strangers (1949) from Twentieth Century-Fox.
Lengthy examination of Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), the over-hyped film version of E.L. James’ novel and seminal erotic franchise released in rated and unrated versions on Blu via Focus / Universal.
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