Blu-ray Review: Song Sung Blue
An unapologetic tearjerker, Song Sung Blue would be unbelievable if it weren’t true. The film is based on a 2008 documentary (available here on YouTube), about a Neil Diamond tribute band from Milwaukee, featuring Mike and Claire Sardina (Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson) as Lightning and Thunder, who were really good. While the new movie […]
Blu-ray Review: Reversal of Fortune
Based on the book by Alan Dershowitz, Reversal of Fortune tells the story of social climber Claus Von Bulow (Jeremy Irons), who was convicted on two counts of attempting to murder his wife Sunny (Glenn Close) with an overdose of insulin. Dershowitz (Ron Silver) agrees to represent him for the retrial. Theories about Von Bulow […]
Blu-ray Review: LOL
A remake of a 2008 French feature of the same name, LOL (“Laughing Out Loud”) is a baffling and somewhat annoying experience. The original film’s writer/director Lisa Azuelos has returned to helm her story about the tug-of-war between teens and adults. Clearly, those backing the project felt Ms. Azuelos was best qualified to re-imagine her […]