Tag: Elizabeth Banks

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…

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4K UHD Review: Pitch Perfect 3

[amazon_link asins=’B0788YKWLB’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’58bc0200-3124-11e8-8077-43f0d751bbc6′]Given the number of sequels that hit theaters in 2017, it’s no surprise that Pitch Perfect 3, with its cast of bankable female stars, hit theaters just in time for the holiday season. However, despite…

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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…

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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…

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People Like Us

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…

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