4K UHD Review: Dead Again
By the time Dead Again was released in 1991, actor-director Kenneth Branagh had made his name on the British stage and received worldwide acclaim for his performance in the 1989 screen version of Henry V, which was also his directorial debut. Given his vast experience with Shakespeare, the fact that his first Hollywood feature would […]
DVD Review: I, Claudius – 35th Anniversary Edition
I, Claudius is a masterpiece for all time, a vast work of art that renders names like Claudius, Marcellus, Octavia, Tiberius, Augustus, Caligula, Nero, and others vividly, making them utterly human, maybe uncomfortably so. Some of us are that perverted, some of us are that ambitious, some of us are that cruel, some of us […]
DVD Review: The Civil War – 150th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Paramount | 1990 | 680 mins. | NR Though Ken Burns’ 1990 epic documentary, The Civil War has been released on DVD at least twice before, the new “Commemorative Edition” is worth buy if you haven’t already done so. It’s less expensive than previous editions and some retailers are selling it at half that price […]
Blu-ray Review: The King’s Speech
Anchor Bay | 2010 | 118 mins. | R Easily one of the best films of 2010, The King’s Speech delivers solid drama and achieves its dramatic potential without sacrificing historical accuracy. Though the story revolves around mid-20th century British royalty, director Tom Hooper and his group of A-list actors has managed to give viewers […]
Blu-ray Review: Hamlet (1996)
Warner Bros. | 1996 | 242 min | Rated PG-13 The Bard’s longest and most frequently adapted play, Hamlet is as iconic and essential as they come; a masterpiece in every sense of the word. It has entranced audiences for centuries and given rise to countless adaptations, some brilliant, others utterly forgettable, and some that […]