Unlike the previous month, this month when it comes to reviewing is almost certainly going to be way more productive. To this point, I’ve already snuck in two Film reviews for Paw Patrol and A Haunting in Venice in which I can’t remember the last time I went to the theater in two straight weeks. I don’t know if I’m going to sneak in any other movies but while I was at A Haunting in Venice, I did see posters for the re-release of A Nightmare Before Christmas and something called Inspector Sun as possible films to see with my wife and son. Obviously, if we went to the former, I probably would not write a review, but it’s still worth mentioning.
However, it looks like that I’m getting four discs from Upcomingdiscs.com to review this week. Most of it is from Film Movement, but I am getting one 4k as well. I don’t think I will be able to slide in any other reviews on my own (unless I go to the theater for something else), but it all depends on how quickly I finish these four first. I have also provided a link to more information if you are curious about these films and don’t want to wait for my reviews.
Passion (2008) – Blu-Ray from Film Movement – This one I have wanted since I knew it was going to be available. From the same director, I greatly enjoyed Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and need to watch Drive My Car (have the Criterion copy from the last B&N sale) but I just haven’t had the time. The added fact is that Film Movement rarely does blu-rays (I mention this all the time in my reviews) and so the fact that they are releasing this one in blu-ray is certainly something to take notice of.
The Night of the 12th (2022) – DVD from Film Movement – This is a French mystery film that looks 200% up my alley considering my reviews of such films like The Third Murder and Unidentified. Now thankfully if I do like it a lot, it has been released in Blu-Ray but I would have to import from the UK. It might surprise you but I do not own a region free Blu-Ray player and bypass region restrictions with my Panasonic 4k player which has a nifty top menu feature that gets around those things about 75% of the time. I’ve literally had a region free player on my Amazon wishlist for a very long time. Mostly because I have no idea where to put it. Anyway, should be an excellent film.
Cracked (2022) – DVD From Film Movement – Most of you know I don’t really review Horror movies. It’s not my thing, especially when there are a couple of people on Upcomingdiscs that are FAR more gifted with the genre than I’ll ever be. However, neither of them to my knowledge really want to dive into foreign horror films which is where I get the call so to speak. See my review of Seire earlier this year. So this is a Thai film about some scary pieces of art. Not sure what to think or even if I’ll like it, but it has an interesting premise and Asian horror films really are top notch typically.
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023) – 4k from Warner Bros – One of these things is not like the others. But seriously, I have watched just about everything Mortal Kombat animation or live action since the very first movie in 1995. The animated features have always been something of a mixed bag but they always deliver on the action and really make use of the 4k format. This should be no different and also deals with my favorite character not named Scorpion in Johnny Cage. Cage was the unsung hero of the first live action film (and what they did with him in the 2nd film was absolutely ridiculous), and I can’t wait to see this one. I know picture and audio will most likely not disappoint but I’m hopeful that the story is interesting enough. I still need to see Snow Blind by the way, that should be a Black Friday type title somewhere for sure.
Anyway, thought I would share those four with the regular readers of this site. Feel free to drop your comments below and enjoy!
