Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K UHD Review
While overly patient to a fault, Star Trek's first turn toward feature length captures the franchise's central themes.
Author: Matt Paprocki
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Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 4K UHD Review
Rushed and barely coherent, Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms turns into a mess that resembles more Dragon Ball than the franchise it's based on.
The Giant Claw Blu-ray Review
The Giant Claw is about a cackling turkey from space and utterly ridiculous, but joyously goofy 1950s giant monster exploitation.
Zombies of Mora Tau Blu-ray Review
While a little unique for the genre, Zombies of Mora Tau flails its arms without ever finding a workable protagonist.
Creature with the Atom Brain Blu-ray Review
Ponderous, slow, and cheap, Creature with the Atom Brain answers its own questions in minutes amid standard post-war paranoia.
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 4K UHD Review
The self-awareness of Peter Rabbit 2 borders on parody, but it's light family viewing that's just behind Paddington for the CG character genre championship.
Elstree 1976 Blu-ray Review
An interesting Star Wars-related topic makes Elstree 1976 stand out, even if the finished product can't sustain itself.
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 4K UHD Review
Exhausting in its pacing, Hitman's Bodyguard's Wife still brings the ridiculous laughs, pushed primarily by a vulgar Salma Hayek.
Spiral 4K UHD Review
Nearly on point, Spiral misses its goal while falling into familiar cliches that condemn most procedural thrillers.
The Dark (1979) Blu-ray Review
While mostly an uneventful, low budget horror yarn, there's enough attention to The Dark's script to give it a unique timestamp.
Great White (2021) Blu-ray Review
Great White doesn't let an audience care for the people OR the sharks, and that's a fatal flaw.
A Quiet Place Part II 4K UHD Review
A smart approach to storytelling keeps A Quiet Place II focused on family, then pushing greater action and tension on top of it.