The Kids Are All Right, Very All Right
The Kids Are All Right is a well-balanced “dramedy” (comedy/drama) about an unconventional family, dealing with the arrival of another member of the family who is related in an unconventional kind of...
View ArticleBenny & Joon (Blu-ray Review)
You gotta love the early 90’s when it comes to films and filmmaking. The fashion sense was still transitioning from the 80’s, so there was that learning curve that we all had to get through. Johnny...
View ArticleThe Big Lebowski Limited Edition Blu-ray is Coming August 16!
From the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling, a severed toe, White Russians and a guy named…The Dude. Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski doesn’t...
View ArticleSee A Bunch of Stars Fall In ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’
With several weeks’ worth of action films out of the way, it is now time to step back into the realm of romantic entanglements involving a lot of attractive people dealing with the complications of...
View ArticleThe Big Lebowski Limited Edition Digibook (Blu-ray Review)
Bowling, nihilists, a stolen rug and the occasional acid flashback have never been funnier when one of the most popular cult classics in history, The Big Lebowski Limited Edition, debuts on Blu-ray...
View ArticleHannibal (Blu-ray Review)
Wrapping up the 90’s, 1999, to be exact, author Thomas Harris decided to continue his Hannibal Lecter tale with the sequel to Silence of the Lambs with Hannibal. This caused quite a stir in Hollywood,...
View ArticleGame Change (Blu-ray Review)
Featuring an all-star cast lead by Academy Award nominees Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris, Game Change revisits a defining moment in U.S. politics with a searing, behind-the scenes look...
View Article6 Souls (Blu-ray Review)
We all love a good psychological thriller from time to time. One that has us guessing and trying to piece together clues while at the same time keeping us in suspense and trying to get a good scare...
View ArticleThe Adventures Of ‘Don Jon’ New Jersey (Movie Review)
As if Joseph Gordon-Levitt has not done enough to rank as one of my favorite young actors (Brick, Looper, 50/50, etc.), he has now gone and written, directed, and starred in his first feature film....
View Article‘Carrie’ Is Back, With A Vengeance (Movie Review)
The big question, when it comes to remaking classic horror films, is, “why?” What is the purpose of taking a popular film and giving it another try? Money is one of the easy answers, but what else?...
View ArticleYou Will Know Carrie’s Name on Blu-ray Next Month
I make it no secret in life that one of my favorite young actresses in Hollywood is Chloe Grace Moretz so it should also come with no surprise that I’m looking forward to her performance in the remake...
View ArticleDon Jon (Blu-ray Review)
I remembered when Don Jon rolled out theatrically this past September I was very nervous going in and partaking in it not because the trailers or television spots looked bad, but because they neglected...
View ArticleCarrie (Blu-ray Review)
While I’m a huge Stephen King fan, Carrie is oddly one of his novels that I’ve never read for some strange reason as I think about it now. Well, that’s definitely going to get added to the bucket...
View ArticleWhat About ‘Non-Stop’ Though? (Movie Review)
It is fun to see how much credibility an actor with gravitas can bring to a really silly film. Liam Neeson has returned to the action/thriller realm once again to star in an airplane-hijacking film,...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Teaser, Featuring President Snow
With all these current summer blockbusters out in theaters, it could be easy to not realize how big the fall is going to be, but between Interstellar, the last Hobbit movie, and of course The Hunger...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Official Teaser Trailer Debuts
While there may not have been a panel dedicated to The Hunger Games in Hall H at Comic Con this year, there was certainly a Hunger Games presence at Comic Con in general, which was apparently also tied...
View Article‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ Successfully Sparks The Beginning Of...
Here is another critic-proof blockbuster that happens to be an entry in a series I very much enjoy. With movies that not only have a massive amount of hype, but are also a part of an ongoing...
View ArticleSeventh Son Is An Epic Mess (Movie Review)
Seventh Son is a mess of familiar ideas, talented actors, and competent (but mostly ugly) visual effects; all brought together into one horrible movie. There are various ways to approach a review for...
View ArticleCronenberg Draws Up Satirical ‘Maps To The Stars’ (Movie Review)
Leave it to director David Cronenberg (The Fly, A History of Violence) to spend decades making studio films outside of Hollywood, only to finally shoot a film in Hollywood that looks to take it down....
View ArticleJulianne Moore in Still Alice Comes To Blu-ray This May
Call me crazy, but Julianne Moore has always been crazy, red hot! Although I have yet to see it, her role in Still Alice is undoubtedly a winner as she took home the Oscar this year…FINALLY…for Best...
View ArticleStill Alice (Blu-ray Review)
Now on Blu-ray is Still Alice, the film that finally won Julianne Moore an Oscar for her acting talents. The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, and Kate Bosworth. It concerns the battle...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (Blu-ray Review)
Four years after Jennifer Lawrence first appeared on the big screen as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, Lionsgate’s (NYSE: LGF) critically acclaimed series based on Suzanne Collins’ best-selling...
View ArticleMAGGIE’S PLAN Debuting on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital August 23
A sweet, sophisticated, and funny exploration of modern romance, MAGGIE’S PLAN debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on August 23 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Greta Gerwig (No Strings Attached),...
View ArticleMaggie’s Plan (Blu-ray Review)
Maggie’s Plan is a modern screwball romantic comedy that deals with another neurotic Greta Gerwig character. Gerwig is the central character of the film and this comedy directed and written by Rebecca...
View ArticleRelive Katniss Everdeen’s HUNGER GAMES Adventures In 4K November 8th!
Experience the blockbuster phenomenon franchise like never before when The Hunger Games series arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD) November 8 from Lionsgate. Jennifer...
View ArticleInterview: Character Actor James Le Gros Talks “The People Garden”, “Phantasm...
In terms of sheer amount of quality character work in unforgettable films directed by some of the most notable names in the business, actor James Le Gros more than fits the bill. A skilled thespian...
View ArticleShort Cuts – The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray Review)
The Criterion Collection has been quite kind to director Robert Altman this year. In addition to putting out The Player, Nashville and McCabe and Mrs. Miller for the first time, we now have a Blu-ray...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Following in the footsteps of its contemporaries, Harry Potter and Edward Cullen, Katniss Everdeen had the final book in her series split into to. For the fans of the novel, it brought some head...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
All good things must come to an end and all Mockingjays must have their part 2. And it all felt like it came and went so quickly. Just a mere 3 and a half years following the first film, here we were...
View ArticleSDCC 2017: Kingsman The Golden Circle
An Archer-Kingsman crossover was something that never really crossed my mind, but it makes perfect sense, especially after seeing it in action. The opening clip began with Eggsy running on rooftops and...
View ArticleKingsman Royale (Movie Review)
2015’s Kingsman: The Secret Service was a sleeper hit that reveled in being a Roger Moore-era Bond flick wrapped in modern sensibilities and kinetic, R-rated violence. Kingsman: The Golden Circle is...
View ArticleThe Year of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” Continues In...
First there was Matthew Vaughn and Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass in 2010 and then there was Kingsman: The Secret Service (Aaron Neuwirth’s review of it all here and mine) in 2014. Needless to say I’m a big...
View Article‘Wonderstruck’ Presents A Wondrous Journey (Movie Review)
There is always a joy in seeing narrative puzzle pieces lock into place. Wonderstruck is that sort of film. It presents such a specific depiction of its setting that a viewer can be instantly locked in...
View Article‘Suburbicon’ Is A Fascinating Disaster (Movie Review)
This year has provided ample opportunity for filmmakers to put together features tackling various social issues entertainingly or intriguingly, while also opening up further discussion. Suburbicon is...
View ArticleSuit Up for the Arrival of KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE on 4K and Blu-ray...
Rejoin the world’s most elite secret service when Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment releases KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM and DVD December 12. Director Matthew Vaughn...
View ArticleKingsman 2: The Golden Circle (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
First there was Matthew Vaughn and Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass in 2010 and then there was Kingsman: The Secret Service (Aaron Neuwirth’s review of it all here and mine) in 2014. Needless to say I’m a big...
View ArticleJurassic Park 25th Anniversary Collection (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Despite never being the biggest fan of the Jurassic Park movie franchise, there’s no denying the legacy of these suckers, especially that of the first one (hence the 25th anniversary moniker of it...
View ArticleTHE BIG LEBOWSKI 20th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K Ultra-HD Arrives October...
Get ready for a laugh in the cult-classic comedy that has captured everyone’s hearts when The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition debuts for the first time ever on 4K Ultra Combo Pack that...
View ArticleThe Big Lebowski – 20th Anniversary Edition (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Two decades the Coen Bros followed their heavily acclaimed and Academy beloved film Fargo with the neo-noir comedy The Big Lebowski. The film straight up bombed and the critics didn’t see to care much...
View ArticleGloria Bell (Blu-ray Review)
Lionsgate will be releasing Sebastian Lelio’s film Gloria Bell, starring Julianne Moore on Blu-ray, coming June 11th. Lelio’s film is a reimagining of his original film Gloria from 2013. Gloria Bell...
View ArticleFind Out The Secret AFTER THE WEDDING on Blu-ray 11/12/19
“Every Family Has A Secret…” Bring home After The Wedding on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital November 12th, 2019! Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore and Billy Crudup head a dazzling cast as pasts are brought...
View ArticleAfter The Wedding Blu-ray Review
Big secrets will be revealed After The Wedding. Big drama is the star of this show. Julianne Moore, Michele Williams and Billy Crudup all come together to entice us into mystery with this story of...
View ArticleAtom Egoyan Video Career Interview – Part 2
Not enough Egoyan details the first time around? No worries – Flicks for Fans and WhySoBlu has you covered as we head back into the Q&A room for more detailed dissection in the form of Part 2 in...
View ArticleTALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE – COLLECTOR’S EDITION Comes To Blu-ray...
Four ghoulish fables in one modern nightmare. On August 25, 2020, Scream Factory proudly presents the anthology Tales from the Darkside: The Movie. (Collector’s Edition) in its ultimate Blu-ray debut....
View ArticleTales From The Darkside: The Movie – Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray Review)
Scream Factory continues its digging through the Paramount catalog vault this month and uncovers 1990s film version of the television anthology horror series Tales From The Darkside. Slapped with a...
View Article‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Delivers Music in the Saddest Key (Movie Review)
Universal’s big-screen adaption of the Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen opened at this year’s Toronto International Film Fest earlier this month. The reception was mixed, to say the least. Then...
View ArticleStill Alice (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
In the 1990s, independent films were on the rise and studios like Miramax were at the forefront of distribution. Many studios created a separate wing to focus on and gather the independent,...
View ArticleTHE FUGITIVE Runs To 4K UHD Blu-ray On November 21st!
As part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, the acclaimed action thriller film The Fugitive from director Andrew Davis (A Perfect Murder, Holes)...
View ArticleThe Fugitive (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
When July of this past year went by and we had no 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray to celebrate one of the finest blockbusters ever made, I lost hope on getting a pristine copy of The Fugitive. To my relief, we had...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games Steelbook Collection (4K Blu-ray Review)
The blockbuster phenomenon The Hunger Games saga is out now, exclusively at Walmart on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook® from Lionsgate. Starring Oscar® winner Jennifer Lawrence (2012, Actress...
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