Author: Rebecca Wright

4K UHD Review: The Return of the Pink Panther

With their careers in decline, Peter Sellers and director Edwards put their differences aside, joining forces for 1975’s Return of the Pink Panther, more than a decade away from the franchise did nothing to dull the humor of Peter Sellers…

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4K UHD Review: A Bridge Too Far

After the success at the Battle of Normandy, the allies spent six months planning Operation Market Garden—an attempt to secure several bridges in the Netherlands by land and by air—assembled in just seven days. The tide had started to turn,…

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4K UHD Review: Dead Again

By the time Dead Again was released in 1991, actor-director Kenneth Branagh had made his name on the British stage and received worldwide acclaim for his performance in the 1989 screen version of Henry V, which was also his directorial…

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DVD Review: Not Without Hope

Given Joe Carnahan’s track record of delivering gripping action films such as Smokin’ Aces (2006) and The Grey, it’s not surprising he was tapped to co-write and direct Not Without Hope, based on the nonfiction book of the same name…

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Blu-ray Review: Tea and Sympathy

Based on the Broadway play of the same name, Tea and Sympathy is a story about the risks of not conforming to societal norms. Adapted for the screen by the play’s author Robert Anderson, the film created a considerable stir…

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DVD Review: The Closer – The Complete Series

Created by James Duff and the Shephard/Robin Company, The Closer centers on Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick), who was brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles by Assistant Police Chief Will Pope (J.K. Simmons) to lead up a new…

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4K UHD Review: Somewhere in Time

Dismissed by critics and a box office disappointment, Somewhere in Time has subsequently become a cult classic, loved for its lush soundtrack composed by John Barry, and its sentimental story. Dragged down by its slow pace, director Jeannot Szwarc tries…

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4K UHD Review: Babe – Pig in the City

With a decidedly darker tone than its beloved predecessor, Babe: Pig in the City has George Miller in the director’s chair (yes, of Mad Max fame), who presents a world somewhere between make believe and a nightmare. Instead of the…

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