Seventh 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...
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