Blu-Ray Review: The Silence of the Lambs [Criterion Collection]

Blu-Ray Review: The Silence of the Lambs [Criterion Collection]: 90’s horror classic finds itself in pristine grisly form in this definitive Blu-ray release.  [rating=5] Jonathan Demme’s 1991 adaptation of Thomas Harris’s novel The Silence of the Lambs remains one of the most iconic and memorable psychological horror films ever made. It helped popularize serial killers […]

Blu-ray review: ‘Manhunter’ (Collector’s Edition)

Blu-ray review: ‘Manhunter’ (Collector’s Edition)-Shout! Factory [rating=5] Note: this originally appeared in my Austin Horror Examiner column on May 22, 2016. Given that site is now defunct and Manhunter celebrates its 30th anniversary  on August 14th, this deserves a repost! While ‘Silence of The Lambs’ made Hannibal Lecter famous, it wasn’t the first film to feature […]

The 30 Most Underrated Movies Of All Time Part 3

Welcome to The 30 Most Underrated Movies Of All Time Part 3! Be sure to check out  Part 1  and Part 2 if you haven’t done so already to see what other underrated films I’ve already covered. If you’d like to add any of these DVD/Blu-Rays to your collection, just click on the image to go to Amazon. […]

The Top 30 best film soundtracks of all time, Part 2

Okay, well here we are for round 2 of my picks for the TOP 30 best film soundtracks of all time (you can find part 1 here) Let’s begin.     18. “Lost In Translation” I can’t attest to being a huge fan of Sofia Coppola or of this film. I didn’t dislike it mind […]

The Top 30 best film soundtracks of all time Part 1

Recently, I had the pleasure of watching the film “Drive”. I loved it’s retro feel which hearkened back to the late 70’s/early 80’s feel of Michael Mann’s “Thief”  and Walter Hill’s “The Driver”.  After watching the film I immediately downloaded the soundtrack. “Drive” is one of those films that is so synonymous with it’s score […]