In the late 1800s, a woman is being told she will be forced to leave her homestead to make way for the progress that is the railway. This forces her to look back on her life and see what she can let go of, or not.
Tag Archives: Drama
Tequila Sunrise [1988] [Arrow Video 4k UHD & Blu-ray LE]
A reformed drug dealer is pressured into one last score to catch a drug runner for his DEA agent frenemy in Robert Towne’s Tequila Sunrise. The 1988 neo-noir hits 4k UHD & Blu-ray via Arrow Video this month.
The Hot Spot [1990] [Radiance Films 4k UHD & Blu-ray LE]
A low-level criminal sets up shop in a rural Texas town during a heat wave in Dennis Hopper’s 1990 erotic thriller/neo-noir The Hot Spot, now on 4k from Radiance Films.
Shogun’s Ninja [1980] [Arrow Video Blu-Ray LE] [Asian Cinema August]
A young man trains for revenge against a murderous shogun in Norifumi Suzuki’s entertaining but convoluted ninja film mishmash, Shogun’s Ninja. The 1980 film is now on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Troy [2004] [Arrow Video 4kUHD & Blu-ray LE]
The story of the Trojan War is given the epic treatment by Wolfgang Petersen in TROY. Both cuts of the 2004 film are presented in 4k UHD & Blu-ray by Arrow Video.
Martika Ramirez Escobar: Leonor Will Never Die (2022) [Female Filmmaker Friday] [Asian Cinema August]
Retired action filmmaker Leonor, in hopes of revitalizing her career, falls into a coma after being struck with a television, waking up to find herself in her own unfinished screenplay.
The Dog Stars [2026]
In a post-apocalyptic Colorado, a man searches for hope and community. Ridley Scott’s THE DOG STARS is steadily engaging, yet also dull. Continue reading