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: Fatal Attraction (Paramount Presents Edition)
[Editor’s Note: Elements of this piece appeared in a review for an earlier release of this film–RW] Few directors have made a commercially successful career out of the erotic thriller. Fewer still have got critical raves for their work along the way. English director/screenwriter/producer Adrian Lyne is widely known and respected for films that deal […]
Blu-ray Review: Father Figures
[amazon_link asins=’B077Z82BGJ’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’2e6a4d0b-40ca-11e8-9b3f-fd24a7f4cb3b’]Filmed in 2015 and not released in the United States until December 22, 2017 (the same day as Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Father Figures tells the story of two fraternal twin brothers, Peter (Ed Helms) and Kyle (Owen Wilson), who set out to find their father after learning he’s […]
The Big Chill (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00JPUUSEE”]The Big Chill centers on seven people, college friends and veterans of the activist 1960’s, who reunite for the weekend; brought together for the funeral of their friend Alex, who inexplicably committed suicide. His manner of death haunts the group’s otherwise happy memories of him. Being together also serves to remind them that none […]
Blu-ray Review: Albert Nobbs
Finding employment that paid a decent wage in the harsh environment of 19th century Ireland was very difficult. For women, it was next to impossible. Based on a George Moore novella, Albert Nobbs tells the story of a woman who passed as a man for most of her life in order to work as a […]
Blu-ray Review: Hoodwinked Too! – Hood Vs Evil
This is a sequel nobody asked for. A modest box office hit in January, 2006, Hoodwinked cut through the competition with its brand of fairy tale satire and sarcasm, providing a Shrek on a budget, experience for families looking for something to see at the multiplex. The sequel arrived nearly five years after the original, […]