Blu-ray Review: Motherless Brooklyn
A film he’s wanted to make since buying up the movie rights since before Jonathan Lessem’s novel was published in 1999, Edward Norton wrote, directed and starred in Motherless Brooklyn. Set in 1950’s New York City, Lionel Essrog (Norton) is a private detective who suffers from both OCD and Tourette’s syndrome (though he has no […]
Blind Date (Blu-ray)
Director Blake Edwards had a long, successful, and influential career. He is the man who brought us Inspector Clouseau, The Great Race, 10, and Victor Victoria among others. Released in 1987, Blind Date was originally intended for the then-married Madonna and Sean Penn, but the pair dropped out. Edwards cast Bruce Willis, then starring on […]
3D Blu-ray Review: G. I. Joe – Retaliation
GI Joe: Rise of Cobra was largely considered to be a mess. Despite a critical drubbing, the film managed to make over $300 million in worldwide box office, resulting in the sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Paramount overhauled things a bit, maintaining some storylines and keeping some characters, but making some big changes along the way. […]
Blu-ray Review: A Good Day to Die Hard
Most long-running movie franchises come to a point where they become little more than self parody, and for the Die Hard franchise, this fifth installment A Good Day to Die Hard, is that moment. Given the thin story, dull characters, terrible dialogue, and over-the-top, cartoonish violence, it seems it’s time to bury this franchise. As […]
A Good Day to Die Hard Now Available on DigitalHD™
In a sign that major film studios appear to be embracing DigitalHD™ downloads of feature length films, starting on May 14th 2013, Fox Home Entertainment has made A Good Day to Die Hard available for download. Starring Bruce Willis, the fifth installment in the film series, was made available via DigitalHD™ a full three weeks […]
Blu-ray Review: Lay the Favorite
After the dull Chéri and the uneven Tamara Drewe, the generally reliable Stephen Frears appears to be in something of a slump. Unfortunately, his frivolous, superficial adaptation of Lay the Favorite, Beth Raymer’s memoir about her path from stripper to bookie isn’t going to change that trend. Rebecca Hall plays Beth Raymer, a private […]
Blu-ray review: The Expendables 2
Whether or not you’ll enjoy The Expendables 2 is a very easy question to answer. If you’re an action junkie, Sylvester Stallone and the rest of his buddies have provided the perfect medicine. For the rest of you, have aspirin at the ready. If you’re expecting any real narrative, forget about it. The action starts […]
Blu-ray Review: Hostage
2005’s Hostage is one of those films that are perfectly enjoyable if you allow yourself to get past the plots implausibility’s. Hostage represents another attempt by Bruce Willis to produce a thriller with the kind of broad appeal exhibited in the Die Hard films. While Hostage doesn’t come anywhere near reaching that goal, it does […]
Pulp Fiction Coming to Blu-ray October 4th
Called “one of the most wanted Blu-ray titles of all time” (IGN) and ranked as such on numerous critics’ lists, Pulp Fiction is “nothing less than a cultural phenomenon” (Moviemaker Magazine). The film was honored with an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay (1994) and earned seven total nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director […]
Blu-ray Review: Cop Out
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 107 mins. | Rated R I should begin this review by stating that I admire many of Kevin Smith’s films. Chasing Amy remains one of the sharpest, self-aware rom-coms available today, and I always seem to watch it at least once a year; Clerks II was both poignant and funny. […]