Blu-ray Review: Call Jane
A well-known playwright who made a name for herself in film with the screenplay for Todd Haynes’s Carol, Phyllis Nagy makes her directorial debut with Call Jane. Timely, the film demonstrates the implications of overturning Roe vs. Wade. While Call Jane drags a bit at times, its message is earnest. Strong performances by Elizabeth Banks […]
4K UHD Review: Pitch Perfect 3
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The Hunger Games (4K UHD)
Released in the U.S. in March of 2012, The Hunger Games is based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. Directed by Gary Ross, the film was an immediate box office hit, setting records with an opening day gross of $67.3. It would go on to gross over $694 million worldwide. Released […]
Love & Mercy (Blu-ray)
A fascinating and sometimes sad biopic, Love & Mercy is about the life of the musical genius Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Dropping the formulaic rags-to riches style, director Bill Pohlad instead bounces back between two significant points in Wilson’s life and career: in the mid-sixties recording the soundtrack for what would become Pet […]
Blu-ray Review: People Like Us
Co-written and directed by Alex Kurtzman (co-writer of the recent Star Trek reboot and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), People Like Us failed to impress at the box-office, but perhaps the film will catch on with home viewers looking for an intelligent family drama with a formulaic yet compelling story. Chris Pine stars as Sam, […]