In this episode of The DVD Shelf Top Spots, Andy counts down ten great films that either didn’t make a big splash at the box-office upon their initial release or ones that continue to not get enough love. Check out the video after the jump and make sure to leave a comment!
Read MoreThe Evolution Of The X-Men Saga (Part 2)
Read Part 1 of this article HERE if you haven't yet!
After the knockout punch of X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I lost faith in the X-Men franchise. I was sure that it was dead, especially when the long gestating Magneto origin film was nixed. I couldn’t even imagine them making another film after those two critical disasters, and I moved on, putting the X-Men out of my mind and focusing on the newly established Marvel Cinematic Universe. And then word came out that more films would be made with a new cast which would cover the early years of my favorite team of mutants.
Read MoreDouble Feature Review: Green Room And Blue Ruin
Every so often there is a movie that comes around that wows me, and yet I had never heard of it. Perhaps it is an indie film, an obscure foreign film, or maybe a big budget studio film that ran out of money for marketing. The invention of Netflix has given me easy access to far more than ever before, resulting in quite a few great finds from Tucker and Dale vs. Evil to Merantau. One such find is Jeremy Saulnier’s 2013 dramatic revenge thriller Blue Ruin. Seeing this film led me to watch Saulnier’s follow-up film Green Room in theaters as soon as I could, and I am here today to tell you why more people should be paying attention to Jeremy Saulnier.
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