This week Jeff Nichols releases his highly anticipated motorcycle thriller “The Bikeriders” starring a who’s who of prominent character actors including Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Norman Reedus, and Michael Shannon, respectively. With any luck we end up with a great film; in honor of Nichols’ latest being centered on the motorcycle community, I thought it’d be fun to list five great Motorcycle movies to get you in the mood for the up and coming release in theaters. Lets us know your personal favorites in the comments.
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Blackwater Lane (2024)
In Theaters and Digital/On Demand on June 21st, 2024
An American woman living in the UK in a mansion finds herself doubting her sanity after another woman is murdered on the road to her mansion.
American Gigolo (1980) [Arrow Video Limited Edition]
Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD June 18, 2024
A gigolo living it up in Los Angeles, surrounded by beautiful, rich women suddenly finds himself the prime suspect in a crime he did not coming. While trying to clear his name, other discoveries are made.
Blue Velvet (1986): The Criterion Collection [4K UHD/Blu-Ray]
Now Available from Criterion Collection.
My first experience with David Lynch was with “Mulholland Dr.,” a film that is far and away breath taking but also difficult to decode. After trying to find an explanation for it someone told me that it was only one of his easiest to access. But I like to think that it’s “Blue Velvet.” Lynch’s 1986 Neo Noir is a nightmarish fever dream in to the American dream. Lynch paints a portrait of two mirror worlds, one with the perfect Norman Rockwellian picket fences and women with babies on their shoulders. The other America is a bleak and violent Wonderland where deviants and criminals lurk in every corner waiting to prey on the weak.
Mute Witness (1995)
Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD June 11th, 2024, from Arrow Video.
A mute woman witnessed a murder while stuck in the studio after hours on the set she is a makeup artist for a slasher film.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
Now Exclusively in Theaters.
I’ve had my problems with the “Bad Boys” series in the past, but unlike the “Fast and the Furious” franchise, it’s been one of the most consistent series of action films ever released. The vision for “Bad Boys” has remained very precise and direct without adding too much or taking too much away. The stakes get higher with every film, and through it all we’ve stayed with Marcus and Mike only without adding on so much excess characters like “Lethal Weapon” fell victim to. “Bad Boys” has mainly been a vehicle for Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, sure, but at least it knows what it is and tries to deliver on more complex ideas and bigger stakes.
A Queen’s Ransom (aka International Assassin) (1976)
Available on Blu Ray May 28th, 2024, from Eureka Entertainment
As Queen Elizabeth II is coming for a visit to Hong Kong, a mysterious man hires a varied group of specialists to have her assassinated. While they plan and scheme, a small group of cops with a socialite work on stopping them.