Fred Topel

Deadline Blu-ray Review: And ’80s Discovery, Eh?

April 1, 2020

I don’t know where Vinegar Syndrome found Deadine but it is a nasty discovery. Actually it’s from Canada but I never would’ve discovered it were it not on their slate. The ‘80s were a golden age for crazy horro... Read More...

‘Xtro 3’ Blu-Ray Review: Alien Cubed

Fred Topel

March 29, 2020

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

I never saw Xtro 1 or 2 but Vinegar Syndrome just put out a new DVD of Xtro 3 so I figured I’d give it a whirl. Fortunately, it’s fairly easy to catch up. It seems like a standalone story with what I assume is ... Read More...

The Angel Trilogy Blu-ray Review: Stay In With the Classics

Fred Topel

March 28, 2020

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

When I was a kid going to the video store, I’d always see the Angel movies sitting on the sheles. They had a catchy high concept tagline: “High school honor student by day, Hollywood hooker by night.” I thought... Read More...

The Hills Have Eyes Part II Blu-ray Review: The Bigger, Badder, Less Finished Sequel

Fred Topel

March 28, 2020

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

The Hills Have Eyes Part II was a gap I’ve long had in the Wes Craven filmography. Even Craven would admit he did it for the money after his divorce, and then he didn’t even get to finish it. So now that we’re ... Read More...

Blinded By the Light Blu-Ray Review

Fred Topel

December 1, 2019

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

Blinded By the Light thrived at Sundance where it landed a distribution deal for a summer release through Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema. It’s a harder sell at the box office where franchises rules but thi... Read More...

Crawl Blu-ray Review

Fred Topel

December 1, 2019

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

One of the great joys this past summer was Crawl, a high concept movie like they used to make in the ‘90s. A girl (Kaya Scodelario) goes to rescue her father (Barry Pepper) from a flood when alligators wash int... Read More...

Stuber Blu-Ray Review

Fred Topel

December 1, 2019

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

Stuber updated the buddy cop movie for the rideshare era. Instead of mismatched partners, Stuber matched a rogue cop (Dave Bautista) with an innocent Uber driver (Kumail Nanjiani). Their chemistry was fun and t... Read More...

Critters Attack Blu-ray Review: The Crite Stuff

Fred Topel

August 2, 2019

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

Franchise Fred is in Crite heaven with two new Critters sequels this year. Shudder premiered the series Critters: A New Binge which essentially amounted to an 80 minute movie. And Critters Attack is another seq... Read More...

Hail Satan? DVD Review: More Satricial Political Protest

Fred Topel

August 2, 2019

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

Now available on DVD and digital Hail Satan? was my favorite movie at Sundance and so far of the year. The Satanic Temple has such great showmanship that it’s already a document of brilliant satire. But then ... Read More...

Shazam Blu-ray Review

Fred Topel

July 26, 2019

Bluray/DVD, Movies, Review

Shazam continues the fun on Blu-ray. You can not only watch the movie over and over again in high definition, but see fun scenes that didn’t make it into the film. The bonus features have the same sense of fun ... Read More...

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