The Sting 4K UHD Review
Newman and Redford sell The Sting's depression-era swindle with class, grace, and mountains of charm.
Author: Matt Paprocki
Matt Paprocki has critiqued home media and video games for 20 years across outlets like Washington Post, Variety, Rolling Stone, Forbes, Playboy, Polygon, Paste, and others. His current passion project is the technically minded DoBlu.com. You can follow Matt's body of work via his personal WordPress blog, and follow him on Twitter @Matt_Paprocki.
Saw 4K UHD Review
Unknowingly launching an extended franchise, Saw poses a clever mystery, undone only by its dismal performances.
Drunken Master II Blu-ray Review
One of Jackie Chan's many brilliant kung-fu spectacles, Drunken Master II's tale of British colonialism is a fun one, led by multiple fight scene spectacles.
Isle of the Dead Blu-ray Review
Interesting for Karloff's performance and ambiguity, Isle of the Dead doesn't have the energy to make use of either.
Doctor X Blu-ray Review
Doctor X is moody if slow classic horror with a great finish to its science-based old dark house formula.
Animal House 4K UHD Review
Dated and cruel as the humor seems in modern eyes, Animal House is a comic spectacle that hasn't been topped by any frat comedy movie since.
Shrek 4K UHD Review
Over the years becoming an internet meme, Shrek deserves the derision - if not so much as to ignore the the clever story beats.
Birdy (Mill Creek) Blu-ray Review
Birdy shows the significant changes Vietnam had on baby boomer kids, losing their easy-going lives, identity, and friendships after coming back home.
Chaos Walking Blu-ray Review
Lost in the shuffle of young teen sci-fi dystopian thrillers, Chaos Walking is all thematic politics and not much story.
Casualties of War (Mill Creek) Blu-ray Review
A grueling Vietnam that offsets a number of historically inverse films from the era, Casualties of War is a difficult watch but essential in its reality.
Explorers Blu-ray Review
An endearing adventure, Explorers holds on for the first acts, but loses its way in an admittedly unfinished third.
The Marksman Blu-ray Review
Routine and predictable, The Marksman is an unremarkable drama punctuated by a few dry action scenes.