4K UHD Blu-ray Review: 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
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Blu-ray Review: Velvet Goldmine
“We set out to change the world,” laments Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) to New York Herald journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale), “and ended up changing only ourselves.” “What’s wrong with that?” the reporter responds quizzically. “Nothing…if you don’t look at the world.” After that scene near the end of 1998’s Velvet Goldmine, the camera spins […]
Blu-ray Review: The Fighter
Paramount Pictures | 2010 | 116 mins. | R Like Rocky, Raging Bull and many other boxing movies, The Fighter doesn’t offer a particularly original story. We get the underdog who achieves sports glory despite many disadvantages. Where The Fighter succeeds is the inspiration found in the relationship between two brothers, Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale) […]
The Fighter Coming to Blu-ray/DVD on March 8
Directed by David O. Russell, Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams, The Fighter examines the early years of boxer “Irish” Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1990s.
Blu-ray Review: Terminator Salvation (Director’s Cut)
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 118 mins. | Rated R An entry into the Terminator film franchise without anchor Arnold Schwarzenegger was a questionable proposition, but Warner Bros. did it, and while some dismissed the film, the Blu-ray is reference quality material. The movie though, is a surprisingly strong one; not a reimagining of the […]