The first adaptation of Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn & Chee book series came in 1991 as The Dark Winds, which was later described as a “false start” by executive producer Robert Redford. The classic movie star clashed creatively with documentary filmmaker Errol Morris during what would be the director’s fiction debut, but he ultimately left before […]
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Werewolves were certainly in vogue during 1981, with four feature films rooted in lycanthrope lore released during that year. Prolific filmmaker, Larry Cohen, plays the transformative subgenre entirely for laughs with his relentless comedy, Full Moon High, which is available now on Blu-ray in the UK from Eureka Entertainment When a high school football player,
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Many people might struggle to recall their first encounter or introduction to a religious figure, but I vividly remember mine. It was the medieval fantasy Ladyhawke that acquainted me with the corrupt Bishop of Aquila, played immaculately by the late John Wood. However, a more shining example of the Catholic faith comes through Antonia Bird’s
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What do you get when you have a cast of predominantly white actors and a 44-gallon drum of spray-tan? That’s right, Robert Aldrich’s classic western, Apache, starring Burt Lancaster as the titular figure, which was among the Blu-ray titles that capped off 2025 for Eureka Entertainment. There’s a hilarious line in The Three Amigos when
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Howard Hawks’ last feature film was the end of an era and a comfortable vehicle for star John Wayne, during what would be the final chapter of his career. Rio Lobo is available now on Blu-ray in the UK from Eureka Entertainment. As the American Civil War draws to a close, a small band of
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It’s 2026, and I’m about to review a new release title for DVD. The format that keeps on trucking, and a fitting choice, the indie Australian comedy-drama, Angst, which was released in December through Defiant Screen Entertainment for the film’s 25th anniversary. In a similar vein to Reality Bites, but even grungier, we follow a
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Two breeds of the undead have populated horror cinema for over a century, but who said they need to be Earth-bound? Vampire Zombies …from Outer Space!, from director Michael Stasko, is a gimmicky throwback of the highest order. With a title like that, it needs little introduction, but basically, Dracula, who resides in the cosmos,
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Russell Crowe has just made the ultimate villainous turn, stopping just short of Hitler himself, playing the dictator’s chunky right-hand man, Herman Goering, in the new release courtroom drama, Nuremberg. However, he’s been the bad guy before, such as a West Melbourne skinhead in Romper Stomper and the somewhat ambiguous outlaw leader in James Mangold’s
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Next to the iconic shot of the Statue of Liberty in the original Planet of the Apes, the late Donald Sutherland letting out a deafening shriek while pointing ominously in the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, probably takes second place as the most spoiler-heavy image in science fiction. Despite its meme-level usage, Imprint
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Humanity has pondered over the duality of man for centuries, most notably the idea that human nature comprises two contradictory parts with the capacity for both good and evil. It’s a daunting subject, so why not get a laugh out of it? This is exactly what director Carl Reiner and actor Steve Martin have done
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