White Bird in a Blizzard (Blu-ray)
Filmmaker Gregg Araki has made a career of dealing with teenage angst. While his latest effort, White Bird in a Blizzard, is his most adult film to date, he’s careful not to stray too far from familiar territory. Styled similarly to a 1950’s Douglas Sirk melodrama—the bright and colorful surface conceals the darkness of suburban […]
Blu-ray Review: 42
42 tells the true story of how Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), with the help and guidance of executive Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), broke the Major League color barrier in 1947, becoming the first black player to appear in a Major League baseball game since 1884. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, the film focuses on […]
Blu-ray Review: True Blood – The Complete Fifth Season
After a somewhat disappointing fourth season, it seemed as though HBO’s True Blood might be losing its bite. A boring love-triangle subplot and lots of talk about fairies seemed better suited for a daytime soap opera than the world of on Temps, Louisiana we’ve come to know. Thankfully, after a strong ending to the fourth […]