Romeo and Juliet (2013) (Blu-ray)
William Shakespeare’s play of youthful, melodramatic love, Romeo & Juliet has been made into a film several times. Most of the adaptations of the past seem to feel an obligation to engage with the (preferably youthful) populace. It comes as a bit of a surprise then that this latest iteration doesn’t kowtow to the youth […]
Blu-ray Review: J. Edgar
One of the most divisive figures of the 20th century, J. Edgar Hoover was a complicated man. He built the FBI and stayed in power for nearly forty years, until his death. While he recognized early on the need for a more efficient and scientific way to fight crime, it would be Hoover’s obsession with […]
DVD Review: Gossip Girl – The Complete Third Season
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 935 mins. | NR As we’ve come to expect, the third season of Gossip Girl offered plenty of drama–a marriage, threesomes, ‘chair’ parties, etc.–the producers and writers gave viewers a little bit of everything. The third season of the series starring Blake Lively as Serena van der Woodsen, Leighton Meester […]
DVD Review: Gossip Girl – The Complete First Season
Gossip Girl is based on the popular novels of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series revolves around a group of wealthy young adults growing up on New York City’s Upper East Side who attend elite high schools while dealing with sex, drugs, jealousy, and other teenage issues. Creator, executive producer and writer […]