Nymphomaniac: Volume I & II (Blu-ray)
The final installment of director Lars von Trier’s ‘Depression Trilogy’—following the sadistic, Antichrist (2009) and the apocalyptic-drama, Melancholia (2011)—the two-volume, four-hour psychosexual odyssey, Nymphomaniac has proven to be his most controversial film to date. While occasionally fascinating, Nymphomaniac is hardly the sexy romp the title might suggest. Instead, it’s a sad story about one woman’s […]
Blu-ray Review: Hemingway & Gellhorn
A rather conventional biopic about a decidedly unconventional couple, Philip Kaufman’s HBO telefilm Hemingway & Gellhorn traces the tumultuous relationship between writers Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn. Two of America’s most respected novelists and war correspondents of the 20th century, their relationship unfolded in the midst of great upheaval. The story is told from Martha […]
One Hour Photo Arrives on Blu-ray May 7th
One Hour Photo: Robin Williams delivers his “finest hour” (USA TODAY) in “one of the most absorbing, effective thrillers in years” (NBC-TV). Sy “the photo guy” Parrish (Williams) has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins’ lives become fuller, Sy’s only seems lonelier, until he […]
Blu-ray Review: Boss – Season One
Boss, starring Kelsey Grammer as Chicago mayor Tom Kane, is an obvious departure for the actor after two decades of playing the kooky, snobbish Frasier Crane that earned the actor five Emmys over the course of the character’s life on both Cheers and Frasier. Kane is a kingmaker, manipulator and master communicator. Unfaithful to his […]
Blu-ray Review: Perfect Sense
Part love story, part science fiction, director David Mackenzie’s Perfect Sense is a tale of love, loss and fear. As people around the world are experiencing the loss of sensory perception, a pair of lovers appreciates each other as best they can, as the world erodes around them. Michael (Ewan McGregor) is a run-of-the-mill playboy […]