The Sopranos: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
The Sopranos debuted on HBO January 10, 1999, quickly becoming a ratings phenomenon, attracting 12 million viewers at its peak. A complex drama about a mob boss, his family, his crew and his shrink, fascinated viewers and garnered piles of awards. If The Sopranos had been about a tough guy mobster who whacked people and […]
Enough Said (Blu-ray)
Enough Said is a sweet film. The latest effort from writer-director Nicole Holofcener (Lovely and Amazing) is an intelligent romantic comedy starring the late James Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Both actors work through a series of complex emotions, all of them realistically carried out and universally understood. The sensitivity that James Gandolfini shows throughout makes […]
Blu-ray Review: Not Fade Away
The directorial debut of The Sopranos creator David Chase, Not Fade Away, is, at its core, a bittersweet story masked by comedy and music. Chase attempts to tackle the whole of the 1960’s, from the assassination of JFK to the arrival of The Beatles to the decline of the hippie movement. It’s clear from the […]
Blu-ray Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, adapted from the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, centers on nine-year-old Oskar Schell who lost his beloved father in the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11. While some have suggested that using such a young boy to tell a story like this is emotionally manipulative, in a larger context, Extremely […]
DVD Review: Wartorn, 1861 – 2010
HBO | 2010 | 68 mins. | TV-14 As they should, relatives, friends, and supporters are often seen gathering at airports, parades and other celebrations to honor the sacrifices of our military veterans. However, for years many of those veterans have felt at a loss once those celebrations are over, and life returns to ‘normal. […]
Blu-ray Review: Where The Wild Things Are
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 101 mins. | Rated PG As a child, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are was a regular part of my bedtime reading routine. As a matter of fact, it was one of the first books I learned to read. Suffice to say, I have found memories of the story, […]