Tag: Hugh Jackman

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

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Blu-ray Review: The Greatest Showman

[amazon_link asins=’B077R32LVQ’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’5b13e1eb-4b26-11e8-afb0-85b8af461d7a’]Kicking off with a with a musical number that quickly draws you into a world of larger than life escapism, The Greatest Showman mimics the kind of over-the-top production numbers that help make La La

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Prisoners (Blu-ray)

An ominous and unsettling thriller, the subject of Prisoners—young children in peril—demands the viewers undivided attention. Armed with intense performances and an engrossing mystery, few will find it easy to turn away. Oscar nominated director Denis Villeneuve (Incendies) explores just

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Blu-ray Review: Butter

Butter is one of the movies that had the potential to be both interesting and funny, shining a spotlight on the people who participate in the somewhat odd hobby of butter competitions. Instead, the movie goes for the lowest common

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Kate & Leopold

Blu-ray Review: Kate & Leopold (Director’s Cut)

In this slight but inoffensive rom-com from writer-director James Mangold, we’re introduced to Leopold Alexis Elijah Walker Thomas Gareth Mountbatten, Duke of Albany (Hugh Jackman).  Leopold is living in New York in the year 1876 and on the cusp of

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Blu-ray Review: Real Steel

Based in part on the 1956 short story “Steel” by Richard Matheson, Real Steel might be best described as souped up Transformers. Set in 2020, fans have decided that regular boxing is simply to tame. In an effort to satisfy

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