4K UHD Review: Risky Business (Criterion Collection)
I would never claim that Risky Business ranks up there with classics such as Casablanca, Bonnie and Clyde or even Rocky. However, the film that is largely credited with making Tom Cruise a star deserves a place in film history, for so vividly capturing a slice of early 1980’s culture. It was 1983, Ronald Reagan […]
Blu-ray Review: Running Scared (Special Edition) (1986) (Reissue)
Directed by Peter Hyams, 1986’s Running Scared is the story of two Chicago southside police detectives, Ray Hughes (Gregory Hines) and Danny Costanzo (Billy Crystal). They tend to bend the rules a bit, but get the job done. They’re out to put away Julio Gonzalez (Jimmy Smits) a rising drug dealer determined to become the […]
4K UHD Review: The Fugitive (30th Anniversary Edition)
Like the 1960’s television series that inspired it, The Fugitive offers a distorted view of the world and a sense of impending danger. However, director Andrew Davis has taken the story of a man accused fighting to prove his innocence and made it bigger and all-encompassing. Released in 1993, The Fugitive impressed moviegoers and critics […]
Blu-ray Review: The Fugitive (1993) (20th Anniversary Edition)
Like the 1960’s television series that inspired it, The Fugitive offers a distorted view of the world and a sense of impending danger. However, director Andrew Davis has taken the story of a man accused fighting to prove his innocence and made it bigger and all-encompassing. Released in 1993, The Fugitive impressed moviegoers and critics […]
The Fugitive: 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Coming September 3
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced the 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray release of director Andrew Davis’ classic thriller, The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Andreas Katsulas, Joe Pantoliano and Jeroen Krabbé. Below is information from the official press release: Burbank, Calif., May 6, 2013 – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will celebrate the […]
Blu-ray Review: Wedding Daze
Wedding Daze, the first feature film written and directed by comedian Michael Ian Black, never got a proper theatrical release in America. Instead, Wedding Daze saw a limited release on in some European countries, and was released on DVD in the United States in January of 2008. American Pie star Jason Biggs plays Anderson who, […]
DVD Review: Robert Kennedy and His Times
Sony Pictures | 1985 | 315 mins. | NR Adapted from Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.’s biography of the same name, the 1985 mini-series, Robert Kennedy and His Times is one of many tele-films made about the Kennedy’s or a specific member of the clan. This one, produced just seventeen years after Robert’s death, was shown […]
Blu-ray Review: The Goonies (25th Anniversary Edition)
Warner Bros. | 1985 | 114 mins. | PG I’ve been a fan of The Goonies from the day it was released back in 1985. I think I saw the film at least three times in the theater, rented it countless times and owned a couple of different DVD releases. Needless to say, I was […]