Tag: David Oyelowo

4K UHD Review: Jack Reacher

[amazon_link asins=’B07BZC8LFX’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’e8ab5d34-7888-11e8-a7a1-659c582a599c’]Based on the Lee Child novel One Shot, Jack Reacher hits the ground running. A man drives to a parking deck overlooking the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, loads a sniper rifle with handmade bullets,…

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Selma (Blu-ray)

Though the events depicted in Ava DuVernay’s Selma occurred fifty years ago, the message resonates even more in light of the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland. Selma begins with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) receiving…

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Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Blu-ray)

Director Lee Daniels (Precious, The Paperboy) has never been known for his subtlety, preferring instead the direct approach, which while admirable, can be difficult to digest. His latest project, which spans more than fifty years of American history, could have…

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Blu-ray Review: Jack Reacher

Based on the Lee Child novel One Shot, Jack Reacher hits the ground running. A man drives to a parking deck overlooking the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, loads a sniper rifle with handmade bullets, and kills five people walking…

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Blu-ray Review: Lincoln

Trying to tell the life story of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, on the big screen would be a gargantuan if not impossible task.  Long a passion project of Steven Spielberg, the famed director wisely decided to…

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