Hello!

We’ll be getting back to serious disc reviewing right away — we’ve got hot prospects from most every label — but a holiday ought to be a holiday, sez I … and Gorgo concurs. It’s a time of reflection and a chance to think of how incredibly lucky we are — simple security in this world is nothing we take for granted.

So rather than waste your time — shouldn’t you be snooping for something you can eat only because it’s a holiday? — we’re just saying Hi until Saturday and wishing you the best. I’ve done a round-up of disc covers with review links, of movies that were released last year that I’m ready to pick up and see again, without hesitation.

A special thanks to — CineSavant’s contributors. The feedback and advice and suggestions are a big boost . . . along with the ‘saves’ when I get some obvious fact so incredibly wrong. Thanks very much to:

Charlie Largent, Lee Broughton, Don Adams, Malcolm Alcala, Stefan Andersson, Michael Arick, Jeremy Arnold, Matt Barry, Aitam Bar-Sagi, Dennis Bartok, Ake Bergvall, Guido Bibra, Michael Bjortvedt, Robert Blair, James Pat Block, Francesco Borseti, Thomas Betts, Rutcherd Bong, Ulrich Bruckner, Giancarlo Cairella, David Carnegie, Brendan G. Carroll, Paul Cashman, Brad Caslor, John Charles, Arrianné Ulmer Cipes, Marshall Crawford, John Crummett, Jim Danforth, Joe Dante, Chris Dejardins, Alan Dezzani, Dick Dinman, Dennis Doros, Clark Dugger, Chris Endicott, Daniel Erickson, George Feltenstein, Christa Fuller, Bob Furmanek, John G., Rob Gaczol, Stuart Galbraith IV, Jonathan Gluckman, George Godwin, Vicki Greenleaf, David Gregory, Laura Grieve, Darren Gross, Phil Hall, Ted Haycraft, Jon Paul Henry, Avie Hern, Jonathan Hertzberg, Marc Edward Heuck, Josh Hibberd, Bruce Holecheck, Chris Howard, Mike Hyatt, Owen James, ‘Jameson,’ Josh Johnson, Lee Kaplan, David Kawas, Kyu Hyun Kim, Bruce Kimmel, John Kirk, Alex Kirschenbaum, Andreas Kortmann, Nicholas Krisfalusy, Justin LaLiberty, Lynn Lascaro, Arnold Leibovit, Christopher Lemaire, JT Lindroos, Marek ___, Marjan Manafi, Mel Martin, Mike Mayo, Joseph McBride, John McElwee, Michael McQuarrie, Alan Meier, John Miller, Kris Millsap, Eddie Muller, Constantine Nasr, Gregory Nicoll, Gary Palmucci, Kit Parker, Allan Peach, Chris Poggiali, Alan K. Rode, Christopher Rywalt, David J. Schow, Bill Shepard, Richard A. Smith, Ralph Coviello, Louis Helman, Scott MacQueen, Andy Powell, Annelise Purdie, Allan Peach, Chris Poggialli, Craig Reardon, Marie Remilius, Toby Roan, Jeffrey Rosen, Matt Rovner, Michael Ryan, Gene Schiller, Michael Schlesinger, Wayne Schmidt, Bill Shaffer, Steve Sharon, Chuck Shillingford, Mike Siegel, Francesco Simeoni, Greg Skora, Richard Harland Smith, Todd Stribich, David Strohmaier, Derek Stubinski, Ed Sullivan, Gary Teetzel, Jack Theakston, Gordon A. Thomas, Mark Throop, Kayla Torres, Hernan Esteban Guerrero Troncoso, Jim Tushinski, Morris Warren, Nick Wayman, Tom Weaver, Ian Whittle, Caryl Woods, Peter A. Yacavone, Richard Yuricich, Blair Zykan . . . and of course, ‘B’.

Each disc below links to a CineSavant review. This time I’ve put the disc covers in alphabetical order, to avoid the impression of playing favorites. Of course, there are favorites . . .

Okay, I’ll get back to the people here at home, in need of my annoying presence!

Thanks for reading! — Glenn Erickson