Horror is in the spotlight in this selection, but it’s not just about bloodshed and 50-year-old franchises. Sometimes, behind the forced smiles, hides an unfailing determination and behind the scenes, the women watch. The Woman King Released February 1 Inspired by real facts, The Woman King traces with greatness a feminist revolution, that of the … Read more
[Deal du jour] For the winter sales, Amazon offers discounts on many films and series, on DVD and Blu-ray. If you want to own your favorite works, or if you just don’t want to subscribe to an SVOD offer to watch them, here is a selection of titles which are worth it. What are these … Read more
Artistic note: (3.5/5) Synopsis Evelyn Wang is exhausted: she no longer understands her family or her job and is overwhelmed with taxes. Suddenly, she finds herself immersed in the multiverse, parallel worlds where she explores all the lives she could have led. Faced with dark forces, she alone can save the world but also preserve … Read more
Artistic note: (4/5) Synopsis Casanova leads great train and great debauchery in the City of the Doges. Pampered by women, pursued by his creditors, he ends up attracting the wrath of husbands who conspire with the Council of Ten to have him arrested and sentenced. Casanova chooses to flee, and reaches Russia via Austria. He … Read more
Holy Robin Hood United States: 1993Original title: Robin Hood – Men in tightsDirected by: Mel BrooksScreenplay: Mel Brooks, Evan Chandler, JD ShapiroActors: Cary Elwes, Roger Rees, Dave ChappellePublisher: GaumontDuration: 1h43Genre: ComedyCinema release date: December 15, 1993DVD/BR release date: December 14, 2022 Freshly returned from the crusades where he fought alongside King Richard of England, the … Read more
Artistic note: (3/5) Synopsis Philip Wermeer is accused of killing Saxon, the patriarch of a powerful Tucson clan. During his escape, he meets Sheriff Clayton, who helps him out of a complicated situation. But this one seems to have information on the culprit and he imposes on Wermeer to undergo a trial in good and … Read more
4K picture: 4.5/5 casablanca was shot on 35MM film (Mitchell BNC) and for the 80th anniversary of the feature film, it has been restored with a new scan of the negatives. The movie of Michael Curtiz had previously been restored to 4k in 2012 on its 70th anniversary, but was only released on Blu-ray. The … Read more
Les 8 films fantastiques adaptés d’Edgar Allan Poe par le cinéaste Roger Corman de 1960 à 1964, enfin rassemblés en édition cinéphile. La Chute de la maison Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher / House of Usher, USA 1960) de Roger Corman obtint un succès critique et commercial d’une telle ampleur qu’il donna … Read more
The Redoubtable Snowman is not Hammer’s best-known film, but it has qualities of writing and interpretation, as well as a certain audacity in its choices of direction, which make it a film to be rediscovered. This is the possibility that the ESC editions offer us. The Hammer’s name inevitably evokes, in the memory of moviegoers, … Read more
United States: 1989Original title : –Directed by: Mark DiSalle, David WorthScreenplay: Mark DiSalle, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Glenn A. BruceActors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Chan, Michel QissiPublisher: ESC EditionsDuration: 1h38Genre: ActionCinema release date: August 2, 1989DVD/BR release date: August 3, 2022 Eric Sloane, reigning world kickboxing champion, travels with his brother Kurt to Thailand to face … Read more