Blu-ray Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
An imaginative mix of live action and CGI, Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. While paying homage to the iconic images and sense of magic seen in the classic, the story isn’t so familiar that it feels like little more than a retread. Though L. Frank […]
Blu-ray Review: The Color of Money
1986’s The Color of Money isn’t a sequel, exactly, but continues the story of “Fast Eddie” Felson (Paul Newman), began in the Robert Rossen 1961 classic, The Hustler. With acclaimed director Martin Scorsese at the helm, Eddie Felson is such a different type of character, it’s perhaps best to decouple the two films in order […]
Blu-ray Review: The Muppets
First introduced to the Muppets on Sesame Street, I’ve been a big fan ever since. However, since creator Jim Henson’s death in 1990, the franchise has seemed a bit lost. The last theatrical release in the franchise dated back to 1999 when the lackluster Muppets From Space was released. Since Disney purchased the Muppets in […]
DVD Review: Air Bud – Special Edition
Back in 1997, when I first heard about Air Bud a film that revolved around a basketball playing golden retriever, I thought “there’s another way someone’s trying to make a buck off Michael Jordan’s moniker. While that was likely true, once I saw Air Bud, I was immediately taken. Always a sucker for Animal flicks, […]