4K UHD Review: Boogie Nights
“Everyone is blessed with one special thing,” says Mark Wahlberg as Boogie Nights’ Dirk Diggler, a rising star in the pre-AIDS heyday of 1970s porn. And Dirk’s special thing is his special thing. That is—and there’s no way to put this politely—his massive member, always ready for action. Boogie Nights was director/writer Paul Thomas Anderson’s […]
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 […]
Still Alice (Blu-ray)
Julianne Moore has long been considered one of the finest actresses working today. Whether playing a 1970’s pornography actress in Boogie Nights, an unhappy mid-20th century housewife in Far from Heaven, or Sarah Palin in Game Change, she becomes the character. After four Academy Award nominations, Moore finally scored an overdue win for Still Alice, […]
Safe (1995) (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
There are no homicidal maniacs on the loose, nonetheless, Todd Haynes’ Safe is a truly terrifying film. The horror comes from what at first appears normal and familiar—life in the suburbs. ‘Typical life’ gives way to a self-inflicted, existential crisis that just might hit a little too close to home for some viewers. Julianne Moore […]
Carrie (2013) (Blu-ray)
Based on the Stephen King novel, Carrie, directed by Brian De Palma is a horror classic. The 2013 remake, directed by Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry, Stop-Loss) is a reworking for modern audiences. While the film is fine, it’s nothing particularly special. Working from a script by original screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen and Big Love […]
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 […]
Blu-ray Review: Game Change
Based in part, on the best-selling book by political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, Game Change chronicles the decision to pair 2008 Republican Presidential nominee John McCain with then Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Originally aired on HBO in March of 2012, it may be difficult for audiences not to view Game Change through the […]
Blu-ray Review: Vanya on 42nd Street (Criterion Collection)
Beginning in 1989, theater director Andre Gregory and actor Wallace Shawn undertook a unique theatrical experiment: gathering together a group of actors, they started performing Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya in and around New York City, in any available space they could find. The troupe didn’t worry about costumes and sets; the drama of the words was […]
Blu-ray Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Let’s face it; most romantic comedies are pure fluff. So, when a love story with substance emerges, it’s quite notable. Crazy, Stupid, Love. is one of those rare romantic comedies that could appeal to both men and women and presents a story that offers more than the typical boy-meets-girl premise. Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is […]
Jurassic Park Trilogy Coming to Blu-ray in October (Blu-ray Trailer Added)
Universal City, California, June 27, 2011 – The wait is finally over to experience one of the most anticipated motion-picture trilogies of all time like never before when Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III debut as a trilogy set on Blu-ray™ October 25, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Acclaimed […]