The Whole Truth (2016) (Blu-ray)
For every John Wick, Keanu Reeves seems to have a film that goes straight to video, or spends two minutes in the multiplex, only to be quickly forgotten. In the latter category, The Whole Truth, is an occasionally engrossing courtroom thriller, but a misguided ending and Reeves’ wooden delivery makes what could have been an […]
DVD Review: The Big C – The Complete Second Season
Laura Linney. Alan Alda. Parker Posey. Three of my favorite actors in the same series, the latter two as guest stars. This alone strengthens the argument that the best television shows to be found today are on cable, Showtime in this case. Because of a subscriber base, Showtime and HBO can be more daring, can […]
Blu-ray Review: Super 8
J.J. Abrams’ ode to childhood memories, mixed with appreciation for Steven Spielberg’s films can’t possibly recreate the magical experience of say ET or Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but damned if he doesn’t come close. Abrams does such a good job of recreating the kids vs. adults theme Spielberg popularized in the ‘80s, it […]
Win an Autographed Copy of Super 8
Hollywood, CA (November 14, 2011) – The wait for director J.J. Abrams’ sensational coming-of-age story SUPER 8 to arrive on Blu-ray and DVD is almost over…but fans will have a chance to get their hands on early copies signed by the director in a nationwide “Hide & Tweet” event. The DVD/Blu-ray combo pack will be […]
DVD Review: The Big C – The Complete First Season
Laura Linney is a talented actress, and I’ve liked her in nearly everything that she’s appeared. However, I find myself conflicted about her Showtime series, The Big C. Linney plays Catherine Jamison, a Minneapolis teacher who’s been told she has incurable skin cancer. The young, good-looking doctor who delivers the bad news isn’t sure how […]