4K UHD Review Saving Private Ryan (20th Anniversary Edition)
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4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Snitch
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The Spike Lee Joint Collection: Vol. 1 (Blu-ray)
With Disney’s recent release of the two-volume, four-movie Spike Lee Joint Collection, three additional films from the prolific, occasionally controversial, director Spike Lee. Vol. 1 features the well written and performed, character study 25th Hour (2002) and the gripping He Got Game (1998), each of which are very different, but showcase some of Spike Lee’s […]
The Lone Ranger (Blu-ray) (2013)
Since first appearing in 1933, The Lone Ranger has seen numerous incarnations across radio, film, and television. Lone Ranger is an enduring symbol of justice and honor, so it’s not surprising that super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer would approach the character with intentions of creating his latest big screen franchise. Armed with a budget of $225-$250 million […]
Blu-ray Review: True Grit (2010)
Most of the time I detest remakes; however, True Grit proves they don’t have to be bad. The Coen Brothers’ interpretation of the 1968 Charles Portis novel is superior in almost every way to the 1969 Henry Hathaway version. While no actor could ever hope to eclipse John Wayne’s performance as Marshall Rooster Cogburn (the […]
Blu-ray Review: 61*
In the spring of 1961, major league baseball was changing. The American League had expanded its ranks by two teams (the Los Angeles Angels and the second incarnation of the Washington Senators), and the 154-game baseball season had been extended by eight games. As a result, Babe Ruth’s 1927 single-season home run record–a since-shattered sixty–seemed […]