Godzilla 1984: The Return of Godzilla (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

“Godzilla 1984: The Return of Godzilla” is a film that many Godzilla fans have wanted to see released on Blu-ray and DVD.  Especially its uncut/uncensored version.  I absolutely enjoyed this film and if you are a kaiju film fan, “Godzilla 1984: The Return of Godzilla” Read More …

Godzilla 2000 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“Godzilla 2000” may not be the best Godzilla  film ever made, but it was an important film because it was literally a reboot of the long running “Godzilla” series.  The film kicked of the Millennium Arc for a new generation of Godzilla fans at the Read More …

High and Low – The Criterion Collection #24 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

Addictive, riveting and a fantastic film that will captivate you from beginning to end!  An Akira Kurosawa classic receives its Blu-ray release in America and if you owned the previous DVD releases from the Criterion Collection, this latest release is highly recommended! Image courtesy of Read More …

The Makioka Sisters – The Criterion Collection #567 (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“The Makioka Sisters” is a beautiful, straight-forward film directed by Kon Ichikawa based on one of Japan’s most beloved novel by Junichiro Tanizaki.  A wonderful study of a once wealthy family now in decline and a family of sisters who put marriage as a priority Read More …

Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

The “Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa” is a wonderful collection of Kurosawa’s earlier work and if you are a Criterion Collection collector who is missing his earlier work in your collection (and have no intention of purchasing the awesome “AK100: 25 Read More …

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (as part of the Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa) (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

Before Akira Kurosawa’s samurai films, it all began with “The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail”.  Although more comedy-driven, the film gives us a glimpse of the potential the filmmaker had earlier in his career and a small taste of what he would later Read More …

Antonio Gaudi – THE CRITERION COLLECTION #425 (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

A visual documentary of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi’s work.  World renown filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara immortalizes Gaudi’s work through his film, but also a release that features the artistic side of both Hiroshi and his father Sofu Teshigahara.  With enjoyable special features and an an insightful Read More …