Blu-ray Review: The Favourite
With films like The Lobster, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Yorgos Lanthimos has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting and original directors working today. His latest film, The Favourite, only cements that reputation. For those unfamiliar with his style and expecting yet another stuffy drama about royalty in early 18th […]
Blu-ray Review: Gangster Squad
Loosely based on true events, Gangster Squad is the story of a group of rag tag police officers brought together in 1949 Los Angeles, in a desperate attempt to bring down the ruthless gangster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn). Seeped in blood and violence, Gangster Squad has some interesting moments, and shares some similarities with Brian […]
Blu-ray Review: The Help
Despite the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, and the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, institutionalized indenture existed in the southern United States throughout the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The black “help” were not simply housekeepers, but nannies to the children. In many cases, they were de facto mothers to neglected children at the […]
Blu-ray Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Let’s face it; most romantic comedies are pure fluff. So, when a love story with substance emerges, it’s quite notable. Crazy, Stupid, Love. is one of those rare romantic comedies that could appeal to both men and women and presents a story that offers more than the typical boy-meets-girl premise. Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is […]
The Help Comes to Blu-ray and DVD December 6th
BURBANK, Calif., October 5, 2011 — The Help, the inspirational summer hit film people can’t stop talking about, arrives in homes just in time for the holidays, delivering this powerful story on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand, December 6, 2011. The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid […]