A cop accused of murder has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to an AI judge in Timur Bekmambetov’s painfully bad Mercy.
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: A Witch’s Tangled Hare (1959)
A Witch’s Tangled Hare (1959)
Directed by Abe Levitow
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation by Keith Darling, Ken Harris, Ben Washam, Richard Thompson
Music by Milt Franklyn
“A Witch’s Tangled Hare” incorporates bits and pieces of William Shakespeare’s plays – along with a character who resembles Shakespeare – into a Bugs Bunny romp that brings back the zany Witch Hazel as the predator. It’s a cute idea for a cartoon, but the execution is off and it quickly becomes a bore.
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Ghost Train (2024) [Well Go USA]
A failing YouTuber looks to boost her viewership by adapting the true horror stories told to her by a weary manager of a subway station. However, her pursuit for online fame may lead her to a grim story all her own.
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King of Beggars [1992] [Eureka! LE Blu-Ray]
Stephen Chow is Beggar So, a talented but lazy nobleman’s son who loses everything and has to rebuild himself in Gordon Chan’s 1992 martial arts dramedy King of Beggars, now on Blu-Ray from Eureka!
Running Scared (2006) [Underrated Gems]
After finding out a hidden weapon went missing, the search for it spirals into a relentless, night-long descent through the darkest corners of the criminal underworld.
Illustrious Corpses [1976] [Radiance Films LE]
A police detective tries to solve the killing of judges in Francesco Rosi’s wonderful 1976 political thriller, Illustrious Corpses, re-released on Blu-ray by Reliance Films.
Journey to Italy (1954)
The other day, someone on social media posted this challenge: Name something that most people consider to be a masterpiece but you don’t like. Upon reading that, I immediately blurted out: “Journey to Italy.”
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