Tag: Helen Mirren

Blu-ray Review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Originally released in theaters last November, those behind Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms clearly hoped to be destination viewing for the many of us who count a viewing of Tchaikovsky’s ballet as tradition. Based on the original short…

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Blu-ray Review: Documentary Now! – Seasons One and Two

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Blu-ray Review: Collateral Beauty

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Trumbo (Blu-ray)

One of the most talented and reliable screenwriters during Hollywood’s famed Golden Age, today, Dalton Trumbo is likely better known as a member of the Hollywood Ten, a group of ten screenwriters, directors, and producers cited for contempt of Congress…

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Monster’s University (Blu-ray)

It’s been more than a decade since Pixar introduced us to Michael “Mike” Wazowski and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan in Monsters Inc. Thankfully, due to the popularity of home video, and the recent theatrical re-release, it feels like they’ve never…

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Blu-ray Review: The Tempest

When compared to his other works, William Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest is a bit of an odd duck. While it combines elements of his previous comedies, romances, and tragedies into something original, it can also come off as a…

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Blu-ray Review: Arthur (2011)

A sleeper hit in 1981, Arthur grossed nearly $100 million in the U.S. alone, won two Oscars (for best song and supporting actor, John Gielgud) and nominations for star Dudley Moore and original screenplay. For the 2011 remake, Hobson the…

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