Blu-ray Review: Not Fade Away
The directorial debut of The Sopranos creator David Chase, Not Fade Away, is, at its core, a bittersweet story masked by comedy and music. Chase attempts to tackle the whole of the 1960’s, from the assassination of JFK to the arrival of The Beatles to the decline of the hippie movement. It’s clear from the […]
Blu-ray Review: Finding Nemo (Three-Disc Collector’s Edition)
Right up there with the Toy Story franchise, Finding Nemo is one of Pixar’s finest efforts to date. Equal parts comedy, family drama and adventure, this story about a father and son is wonderfully executed. In case you’re one of the few not familiar with Finding Nemo, here’s a recap: Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) […]
Blu-ray Review: Hoodwinked Too! – Hood Vs Evil
This is a sequel nobody asked for. A modest box office hit in January, 2006, Hoodwinked cut through the competition with its brand of fairy tale satire and sarcasm, providing a Shrek on a budget, experience for families looking for something to see at the multiplex. The sequel arrived nearly five years after the original, […]
Blu-ray Review: Tangled
For their 50th feature-length cartoon, Disney has returned to the genre that defined the studio: fairy-tale princesses. With Tangled, Disney takes on the retelling of Rapunzel in a style we’ve come to expect—softening the edges and assuring a happy ending. That’s not a criticism—Disney knows their audience and is adept at crafting fables for maximum […]