Wild Things 4K UHD Review

 

• Director ‏ : ‎ John McNaughton
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Theresa Russell
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ 4K
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 55 minutes
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Arrow Video
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Release date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2022

 

         Wild Things was edgy and controversial when it was released in the late 1990s, though it is fairly tame by today’s standards. Although the reasons Wild Things was successful on initial release don’t pack the same punch, it does hold up as a campy take on the film noir genre. There are more twists than the plot seems capable of containing, until it almost becomes predictable. Kevin Bacon called the screenplay "the trashiest thing he had ever read" before becoming an executive producer and agreeing to co-star, highlighting the way exploitative elements were celebrated from the beginning.

 

Umma Blu-ray Review

 

• Director ‏ : ‎ Iris Shim
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush, MeeWha Lee
• Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Thai, Portuguese, French, Spanish
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Thai, Korean, English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Indonesian
• Producers ‏ : ‎ Sam Raimi, Zainab Azizi
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Digital_copy, Subtitled
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 23 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2022

         Korean culture has had an increased presence in Hollywood since the monumental Academy Award win of Parasite. Along with the importing of South Korean films, American movies have had increased representation, including award-winner Minari and the Apple TV+ series “Pachinko.” Umma brings Korean representation to the horror genre, though it is light on both a revealing depiction of Asian culture and effectively frightening sequences. With themes similar to The Babadook and imagery resembling countless other ghost stories, Umma fails to add anything new to the conversation beyond its representation.