Blu-ray Review: Strays (Unleashed Edition)
At first glance, Strays appears to be a fun family movie. Instead, Strays is a raunchy comedy. The child friendly concept of talking dogs is turned upside down, filling their language with constant swearing and discussions of drugs and sex. Reggie the dog (voiced by Will Ferrell) loves his owner Doug (Will Forte), but Doug […]
Lionsgate Announce: Law Abiding Citizen arrives on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) November 6
Available on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack Including Both Dolby Vision™ and Dolby Atmos® PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx (Best Actor, Ray, 2004) goes head-to-head with Gerard Butler when Law Abiding Citizen arrives on 4K Ultra HD™ Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray™ and Digital) November 6 from Lionsgate. This “taut thriller” (Roger Ebert, […]
Blu-ray Review: Dreamgirls (Director’s Extended Edition) (2006)
[amazon_link asins=’B074HXBDJX’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’fb458000-b290-11e7-a1f0-f5c88650a45e’]Dreamgirls was first released on Blu-ray in 2007. A decade later, Paramount has released a Director’s Extended Version of the film that takes advantage of subsequent advances in Blu-ray technology. Highlights include a new DTS:X Master Audio soundtrack, and while the 1080p image hasn’t been remastered, it has received a […]
Ken Burns’ Jackie Robinson (Blu-ray)
The story of how Jackie Robinson broke modern major league baseball’s color barrier in 1947, is known by many. Brooklyn Dodgers president and general manager Branch Rickey offered Robinson the chance to play in the majors under the condition that he react passively to taunts and abuse, no matter how vulgar. Much of this was […]
Any Given Sunday (15th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray)
As another football season kicks off this week, it seems appropriate that Warner Brothers should release a 15th anniversary edition of Oliver Stone’s Any Given Sunday. Violent and in-your-face, this is a look at professional football as only Oliver Stone could present it. Unapologetically loud, Stone uses every cinematic trick in the book to draw […]
Blu-ray Review: Horrible Bosses
While it’s probably not the funniest film of the year, Horrible Bosses is a humorous tale about three disgruntled workers plotting to kill their bosses. Best described as 9 to 5 crossed with The Hangover, anyone who’s ever had a job can likely find something to appreciate about Horrible Bosses. Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie […]
Blu-ray Review: Due Date
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 95 mins. | R When I heard that director Todd Phillips was reuniting with Zach Galifianakis, I naturally thought the project had the makings of another laugh-till-you-drop comedy. Add Robert Downey Jr., one of the best actors working today, and Due Date sounded like it could be one of the […]
Blu-ray Review: The Soloist
DreamWorks |2009 | 117 mins | Rated PG-13 Hollywood loves stories involving people with mental or physical handicaps. The list of Oscar winners is littered with actors who played disabled characters: Jane Wyman as a deaf-mute rape victim in Johnny Belinda (1948), Joanne Woodward as a woman who suffers from dissociative identity disorder in The […]