Category Archives: Anchor Bay

Monday Picks: ‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978)

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

George Romero’s second chapter in his Living Dead series, Dawn of the Dead (1978), picks up after the events of Night of the Living Dead (1968). Dawn of the Dead is a fantastic, gory and at times satirical look at … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: ‘Beautiful Boy’

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

There are many reasons a film might be hard to watch: unbelievable performances, sloppy writing, unskilled direction. Some movies offend with tasteless portrayals of strong sexual content or graphic violence. Beautiful Boy doesn’t have any of these problems. The film … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: ‘Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer’

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

As technology gets smaller and cheaper, making films is getting easier and easier. But in a market lousy with low-budget indies, it’s not always easy to score well known actors. This wasn’t a problem for Mark Vadik. The writer/director of Cyrus: … Continue reading →

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Texas Killing Fields’ Starring Sam Worthington

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

Texas Killing Fields is a strong, straightforward crime thriller which tells the story of three cops running the gauntlet in an attempt to solve two brutal crimes. But the film is particularly notable for its haunting tone and superlative acting. Director … Continue reading →

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Catch .44’ – The Poor Man’s ‘Usual Suspects’

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

Catch .44 is the embodiment of style over substance. The film looks great. Writer/director Aaron Harvey clearly has a good eye. If the budget is as low as he implies in the audio commentary, Harvey needs to marry his production designer and … Continue reading →

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Late Monday Picks: John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is John Carpenter’s independent horror classic hit Halloween that held the record as the highest grossing independent film of all time. Halloween helped to usher in a new era of slasher films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. … Continue reading →

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Check Out An Action-Packed Clip From The New ‘TEKKEN’ Movie

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Video game movies get a bad rap. One one hand, you have films like the Resident Evil series, which managed to skyrocket the video game franchise into a whole new world, and on the other hand you have Super Mario … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Beautiful Boy’

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Nat Almirall

Beautiful Boy has an undeniably appealing premise—what do the parents of school shooter go through? And it has two very good actors—Michael Sheen and Maria Bello—who fully commit to their roles. Sheen and Bello play Bill and Kate Carroll, the … Continue reading →

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