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Director Michael Mann released his cyber-warfare thriller, 'Blackhat,' in 2015 to very little fanfare but this underrated, ableit imperfect, gem is one of the director's finest. And Arrow Video's release on Blu-ray, featuring three different cuts of the film, is highly recommended for your home library. View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

Welcome to VIEW THUNDER! Curated movie reviews that celebrate art, design and cinematic storytelling. Join me as I show my favorite new Blu-ray and 4K Ultra-HD releases from 2023.

In Part 1 of my retrospective on the films that actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann collaborated on I cover WINCHESTER '73 (1950), BEND OF THE RIVER (1952), THE NAKED SPUR (1953), and THUNDER BAY (1953). View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

In Part 2 of my retrospective on the films that actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann collaborated on I cover THE GLENN MILLER STORY (1954), THE FAR COUNTRY (1954), STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (1955), and THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955). View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

This episode of VIEW THUNDER is for all you patriots out there in occupied territory as I take up arms with John Milius’ RED DAWN from 1984 and what it tells us in 2023. Welcome to VIEW THUNDER! Curated movie reviews that celebrate art, design and cinematic storytelling. View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

Since the very first moment someone created art I’m sure there was someone standing nearby ready to give their critical assessment of it. Whether that be a particular facial expression, the amount of applause, a thumb up or down, a certain number of stars and, yes, consensus of the masses. But it's only fairly recently that a supposedly objective metric has been determined to be the final arbiter of what is good and what is bad. I’ve never been a fan of the Rotten Tomatoes model of film criticism. The website’s assessment of art lacks nuance, understanding and, critically, emotion. How can a percentage convey any of that when it comes to art? View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

On this fang-tastic episode of View Thunder join me as we flip on some late-night television and tune into FRIGHT NIGHT from 1985. View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

In this episode of VIEW THUNDER I sit down in front of the television set and reminisce about discovering big movies on the small screen. KSTW 11 clips courtesy of: @robotsea2009. View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

Welcome to VIEW THUNDER! Curated movie reviews that celebrate art, design and cinematic storytelling. In this episode of VIEW THUNDER I’m going to quickly run down my favorite Blu-ray and 4K releases of 2022. So get out your pen and paper to make your checklist because here we go! View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

Welcome to VIEW THUNDER! Curated movie reviews that celebrate art, design and cinematic storytelling. In this episode of View Thunder I’m investigating THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE from 1974. Directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw and Martin Balsam. Choose your color and watch out for that third rail! View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

Welcome to VIEW THUNDER! Curated movie reviews that celebrate art, design and cinematic storytelling. In this nuclear episode of View Thunder I’m stomping on miniature cities as I review the original GODZILLA! View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

In this episode of VIEW THUNDER I emerge from the corn field and step up to the plate to review FIELD OF DREAMS from 1989 on the 30th Anniversary 4K UHD Blu-ray! View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!

In this session of VIEW THUNDER I’m mesmerized and a bit intimidated by Alex Garland’s 2014 sci-fi masterpiece, Ex Machina on 4K Blu-ray. View Thunder episodes are designed with: 1) A Spoiler-Free review of the film up front. 2) Followed by a quick rundown and review of the Physical Media. 3) A Spoiler-Section with further analysis of my favorite parts of the film. So if there is an episode for a film you haven't seen yet, rest assured that the first part of each episode will not ruin it for you. Once you've seen the movie come back and watch the rest of the review! Thank you for tuning in!