E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) Unboxing Steelbook Limited Edition & Steven Spielberg Overview

Arclight Reviews is thrilled to launch our SCIENCE FICTION MEETS THE SUPERNATURAL HALLOWEEN WEEK showcasing fun pairings of movies that crossover between the two genres. We begin our "Frightmare Double Features" with the pairing of Steven Spielberg's E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) and Richard Kelley's DONNIE DARKO (2001). In today's video, we unbox the E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL's new Target Steelbook 4K UHD/Blu-Ray Limited Edition release. Explore the magic of childhood regardless of your age with this beautiful movie!

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) Unboxing Steelbook 4K UHD/Blu-Ray Limited Edition Best Buy Exclusive & Grand Tarantino Overview

Today on Arclight Reviews we celebrate the new 4K UHD/Blu-Ray Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook Limited Edition release of Quentin Tarantino's World War 2 Masterpiece: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009)! Explore the career of the filmmaker, the history of this film, and some of the inglourious tidbits cut from the final theatrical cut. Would you like to watch an extended miniseries version of this movie? Want to see Donnie Donowitz's baseball bat's origin story? Please comment directly on YouTube so we can continue our discussion!

FREE GUY (2021) Unboxing Best Buy Steelbook vs Target Exclusive Editions 4K UHD/Blu-Ray Gift Set Releases!

Arclight Reviews compares and contrasts the unboxing of the Best Buy Steelbook with the Target Exclusive Limited Editions for the newly released Ryan Reynolds's movie, FREE GUY (2021)! On account of circumstances beyond the movie's control, most people missed this movie in movie theaters a few months ago. But now fans of video games, Ryan Reynolds, and STRANGER THINGS (2016-Present) producer / director Shawn Levy get to treat themselves with a choice of not one but two exclusive editions on the 4K UHD combined with Blu-Ray copy disc set release.

Arclight Reviews Viewing Schedule October through December 2021

ARCLIGHT VIEWING SCHEDULE

Follow along at home with our viewing schedule, so you can have your comments and questions addressed on our episodes of Arclight Reviews!

Consult the schedule below and make sure you submit your remarks by 1:45 pm on the days listed to ensure they can be included in the show on time.

If you would like to join me on the show in person as a guest, then visit #guest-schedule and leave a comment with your desired selection(s). No guarantees, but if we can work out a good time and it works for both our schedules, then that would be great.

Early September 2021

 

THE GODFATHER (1972)

Watch and comment by 09/01/2021

 

THE GODFATHER: PART II (1974)

Watch and comment by 09/03/2021

 

THE GODFATHER CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE (1990)

Watch and comment by 09/05/2021

 

ARGO (2012)

Watch and comment by 09/07/2021

 

13 HOURS (2016)

Watch and comment by 09/09/2021

 

Mid-September to Mid-October 2021 - TOLKIEN MONTH

 

1. TOLKIEN (2019)

Watch and comment by 09/17/2021

 

2. THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (2012) Extended Version

Watch and comment by 09/19/2021

 

3. THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (2013) Extended Version

Watch and comment by 09/21/2021

 

4. THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (2014) Extended Version

Watch and comment by 09/23/2021

 

5. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS (2001) Extended Version

Watch and comment by 10/09/2021

 

6. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002) Extended Version

Watch and comment by 10/11/2021

 

7. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING (2003) Extended Version

Watch and comment by 10/13/2021


Mid-October 2021 - New Streaming Movies Catchup

 

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ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE (2021) HBO Max

BLACK WIDOW (2021) Disney Plus

THE TOMORROW WAR (2021) Amazon Prime

INFINITE (2021) Paramount Plus

REMINISCENCE (2021) HBO Max

THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021) HBO Max

Watch and comment by 10/13/2021

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Late October 2021 - Science Fiction Supernatural Halloween Extravaganza

 

DUNE (1984) The Complete Saga (HD Remastered) Version

Watch and comment by 10/14/2021

 

E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) Theatrical Version

DONNIE DARKO (2001) Theatrical Version

Watch and comment by 10/16/2021

 

GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

GHOSTBUSTERS 2 (1989)

Watch and comment by 10/18/2021

 

THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR (1998)

DARK CITY (1998)

Watch and comment by 10/20/2021

 

DUNE (2021) HBO Max & Cinema

Watch and comment by 10/22/2021

 

THE MATRIX (1999)

Watch and comment by 10/23/2021

 

THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003)

THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2003)

Watch and comment by 10/25/2021

 

THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997)

SERENITY (2005)

Watch and comment by 10/27/2021

 

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (2012)

MYSTERY MEN (1998)

Watch and comment by 10/29/2021

 

PERFECT BLUE (1997) Special Halloween Screening Preceding Satoshi Kon Week!

Watch and comment by 10/31/2021

November 2021

 

Satoshi Kon Week - Watching Recently Released U.S. Blu-Rays in the Original Japanese w/ English Subtitles (English Dubs Available and Optional)

 

PERFECT BLUE (1997) See End of October Viewing Schedule for Details

Watch and comment by 10/31/2021

 

MILLENNIUM ACTRESS (2001)

Watch and comment by 11/01/2021

 

TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003)

Watch and comment by 11/02/2021

 

PARANOIA AGENT (2004) - PART 1

Watch and comment by 11/03/2021

 

PARANOIA AGENT (2004) - PART 2

Watch and comment by 11/04/2021

 

PAPRIKA (2006)

Watch and comment by 11/05/2021

 

End of Satoshi Kon Week

 

ETERNALS (2021)

Watch and comment by 11/06/2021

 

PIECES OF APRIL (2000)

Watch and comment by 11/08/2021

 

 

 

SHANG-CHI AND LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021)

Watch and comment by 11/12/2021 (3:45 pm Afternoon)

Free to Disney Plus Subscribers on the Above Date

 

 

 

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (2021)

Watch and comment by 11/19/2021 (3:45 pm Afternoon)

 

 

 

Star Wars-Giving! The Force is with our unique Star Wars Double Feature Trilogy! Experience the Galactic Saga like never before!

 

STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE (2016)

STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE (1977) Special Edition

Watch and comment by 11/22/2021

 

STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) Special Edition

STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002)

Watch and comment by 11/24/2021

 

STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005)

STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) Special Edition

Watch and comment by 11/26/2021

 

 

A Very Spidey Christmas Begins!

 

SPIDER-MAN (2002)

Watch and comment by 11/27/2021

 

SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)

Watch and comment by 11/29/2021

December 2021 - A Very Spidey Christmas Continues!

 

SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007)

Watch and comment by 12/01/2021

 

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012)

Watch and comment by 12/03/2021

 

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (2014)

Watch and comment by 12/05/2021

 

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)

Watch and comment by 12/07/2021

 

VENOM (2018)

Watch and comment by 12/09/2021

 

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDERVERSE (2018)

Watch and comment by 12/11/2021

 

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)

Watch and comment by 12/13/2021

 

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE (2021)

Watch and comment by 12/13/2021

 

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021) Cinema

Watch and comment by 12/17/2021

 

THE MATRIX RESURRECTION (2021) HBO Max & Cinema

Watch and comment by 12/22/2021

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (2012) - Review and Retrospective

Happy Hobbit Day! Continue rocking and rolling this Tolkien Week with our review and retrospective on Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (2012). Our own unexpected journey through Middle Earth officially begins with this movie review and retrospective. How does the movie hold up nearly a decade after its initial release?

THE HOBBIT TRILOGY - Overview and Unboxing

 Explore our ARCLIGHT REVIEW where we take an overview of Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT TRILOGY to celebrate Tolkien Week! Discuss the original impressions we had of the Theatrical cuts of the films and join us for an unboxing of the latest 4K UHD Hobbit box set Steelbook Best Buy Exclusive! And ramp up for our giveaway of Lord of the Rings on 4K!

TOLKIEN (2019) - Happy Tolkien Week!

Our first officially released movie review! Check out the excellent, under-viewed biographical movie of author J.R.R. Tolkien's early life, TOLKIEN (2019)! Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Laura Donnelly, Colm Meaney, and Derek Jacobi. TOLKIEN is a biopic filled with drama, grounded romance, and shows the many meaningful influences that helped J.R.R. write the most beloved fantasy novels ever!

TOLKIEN WEEK!

Happy Tolkien Week! Explore the beautiful fictional world of the most read fantasy author ever, J.R.R. Tolkien.

TOLKIEN WEEK PROMO

 Watch our first YouTube promo ever! Prepare for Hobbit Day and celebrate Tolkien Week with ARCLIGHT REVIEWS!

ARCLIGHT REVIEWS September Movie Giveaways

September Giveaways! Check out our contest rules on how to enter to win any of these movies.

Movie Giveaways! Chance to Win a New 4K UHD/Blu-Ray Disc Every Week

 

We are running an ongoing giveaway every month to promote our new YouTube media review channel: ARCLIGHT REVIEWS! To celebrate, we are giving away at least one movie/series disc every week, beginning retroactively at the start of this month, September 2021. Check our September Giveaway for all the details!

ARCLIGHT REVIEWS - Visual Media Reviews

ARCLIGHT REVIEWS is my new YouTube Channel where you join me, writer/director Michael Adam Warren, on a fun and fascinating exploration of visual media. Visual media includes modern cinema, television, streaming content, video games, and comic books. In a world of countless viewing options, make an informed decision to help you figure out what to watch next.

Dr. Dolittle (2020)

Fresh off of retiring his Iron-Man persona in Avengers: Endgame (2019), Robert Downey, Jr. has teamed up with Universal Pictures to re-imagine the classic British physician who can literally talk with animals. Although not free of flaws, this particular cinematic adaptation of the character of Dr. Dolittle is the most inspired and entertaining yet.

David Lynch to Receive Honorary Oscar!

It is a joy and pleasure to announce that after working half a century toward making new and more interesting kind of films, David Lynch's efforts were finally rewarded with an Honorary Oscar by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences (AMPAS) and the great film director will finally receive a coveted Academy Award for his lifetime of achievement in the field.

David Lynch's Monologue is Part of New Song

Although there are many artists, musicians, writers, and performers inspired by David Lynch, few have shown quite so much Lynchian style in their work as Steven Ellison, whose experimental music concepts go under his band umbrella "Flying Lotus," also occasionally shortened as the nickname "FlyLo." In his most recent album, Flamagra, he gets David Lynch to share a monologue he once heard the director recount at a party, but for the song "Fire is Coming."

David Lynch's Hand Drawn Map of Twin Peaks

Kyle MacLachlan, the real world counterpart to Twin Peaks' very own Agent Cooper, Mr. C, Dougie Jones, and Richard, posted this David Lynch hand drawn charcoal map artifact showing our beloved fictional town of Twin Peaks in nearly all of its glory. David Lynch and Mark Frost once commented that one of the first steps they took when writing the show was drawing out a map to keep straight in their heads all the characters and locations of the town.

Peggy Lipton (Norma Jennings from Twin Peaks) Rest in Peace

I am sad to write that one of the sweetest women in the world, Peggy Lipton, passed away yesterday on May 11, 2019. Although she was 72 years old, you could hardly tell by looking at her. By all accounts, she was a remarkable mother, a talented actress, and a pop culture icon that helped inspire a generation of girls and young women. I want to take a moment away from my revisions and editing of my 40 Years of David Lynch series of books to join in mourning with the rest of the world over the loss of this incredible woman and truly memorable performer.

Ant Head (2018) New Digital Short by David Lynch

David Lynch introduced the new digital short "Ant Head" at his most recent Festival of Disruption, which just took place, November 13 & 14, 2018. The short is a visualization Lynch conceived of to accompany a couple of songs from his new album he made in collaboration with Angelo Badalamenti titled, "Thought Gang." The songs featured in this video visualization are "Frank 2000" and "Woodcutters from Fiery Ships."

Stephen Colbert Envies Kyle MacLachlan Got to Play Paul Atreides in DUNE (1984)

In a fun interview early this year, Kyle MacLachlan visited the Late Show where host Stephen Colbert reveals that as a young man he desperately wanted the role of Paul Atreides in David Lynch's adaptation of DUNE (1984), which ultimately went to Kyle MacLachlan in his first film role. The two have a fun time reminiscing about some of Kyle's other David Lynch roles, particularly in Blue Velvet (1986). Colbert reveals that many of his friends gave him a hard time for looking so much like Kyle when that film was originally released.

Kyle MacLachlan on His Iconic Characters

GQ magazine features and interviews David Lynch mainstay Kyle MacLachlan about his most iconic film and TV roles over the years, particularly his collaborations with the respected director, and many more. MacLachlan is frank and down-to-earth about his experiences and provides some funny commentary about his career along the way.

Kristine McKenna Interview on David Lynch by LA Times

Kristine McKenna is the co-author of David Lynch's newly published half biography, half memoir Room to Dream (2018), a book I intend to read and review in the near future. Kristine was recently interviewed by Mark Olsen of the LA Times and they shared their entire discussion on a podcast, which I have shared with you below.

Glass (2019) Trailer! Shyamalan's Unbreakable (2000) / Split (2016) Crossover!

M. Night Shyamalan's new movie Glass (2019), the trailer for which is down below, has been literally twenty years in the making. Ever since audiences were tricked into watching a comic book-inspired superhero origin story masquerading as a supernatural thriller with Unbreakable (2000), fans of the film have been hoping for a sequel that would push the premise to its fullest. And funny enough, nearly two decades later, Shyamalan tricked movie audiences again into watching a secret sequel/spinoff of Unbreakable masquerading as a standalone horror film: Split (2016).

The Dark Knight (2008) 10th Anniversary!

Today is July 18, 2018, the tenth anniversary of the theatrical release of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008). Not only was this film ridiculously well-received by audiences at the box office, but even the film critics who typically disliked superhero films were stunned into silence at this powerful cinematic tour de'force. Below is a great New Rockstars YouTube video commemorating the film's 10th Anniversary and analyzing some of the movie's subtly brilliant moments that are easy to miss.

Lo-Fi Physicality of Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) - Spontification

As part of our ongoing series to spotlight excellent David Lynch-related video essays online, here is one from the YouTube channel Alternating Line. In this video essay, included below, we explore the deliberately simple special effects David Lynch employs in Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) and contrast it with the more sophisticated special effects he occasionally drops in. What is he communicating with this dichotomy?

Kimmy Robertson and Harry Goaz Q&A

Few things better symbolize the magic of Twin Peaks (1990-91) than the tumultuous romance of Sheriff's Receptionist Lucy and Deputy Andy, brought to life by the completely unique Kimmy Robertson and Harry Goaz. I was fortunate enough to get to know Kimmy a little bit in real life a number of years ago and she is a truly remarkable person and every bit as kind-hearted and spiritual as the character she plays. And as she points out, she travels to as many Twin Peaks fan festivals and events as she can. And as you will see in the video below, she is a delight to talk to about any topic.