4K UHD Review: Titanic (1997)
Before its release, many critics predicted that Titanic would be a huge box office disappointment, especially since it was the most expensive film ever made at the time. As we know, upon its release in 1997, Titanic became a box office sensation raking in $2,185,372,302 worldwide. It proceeded to garner eleven Academy Awards, including Oscars […]
Blu-ray Review: Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.
Having impressed with her directorial debut The Edge of Seventeen, Kelly Fremon Craig returns to the director’s chair for Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret an adaptation of Judy Blume’s classic novel. Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) is a bright New Yorker. Her life is turned upside down when her mom Barbara (Rachel McAdams) […]
Blu-ray Review: Richard Jewell
Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort Richard Jewell is based on the true story of a man who was hailed a hero, only to become suspected of a crime nearly overnight. Based on a 1997 Vanity Fair story by Marie Brenner, Eastwood had been working for years to bring the story of Richard Jewell to the […]
Blu-ray Review: On the Basis of Sex
As the saying goes, timing is everything. On the Basis of Sex, a well-intentioned biopic focused on the early career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it arrived too late. Released on the heels of last summer’s fascinating RBG, a comprehensive portrait of the Supreme Court Justice, earned a Best Documentary Oscar Nomination, and a spot on […]
Blu-ray Review: Misery (Collector’s Edition)
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Blu-ray Review: Bad Santa 2
Back in 2003, an unusual holiday comedy hit theaters. Pointedly offensive, Bad Santa starred Billy Bob Thornton as alcoholic, sex addicted department store Santa Claus and professional Thief Willie T. Soke. Bolstered by a terrific performance from Thornton and memorable turns from a supporting cast that included Lauren Graham and two late, great comedic talents […]
Blu-ray Review: Dick Tracy
Scripted by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. and directed by Warren Beatty, Dick Tracy got a lot of press prior to its 1990 release for its dynamic approach to filmmaking. The special effects were mind-boggling for the time and the make-up, very impressive. Dick Tracy was expected to be a real blockbuster, but Disney […]
Blu-ray Review: Titanic
Before its release, many critics predicted that Titanic would be a huge box office disappointment, especially since it was the most expensive film ever made at the time. As we know, upon its release in 1997, Titanic became a box office sensation raking in $2,185,372,302 worldwide. It went on to garner eleven Academy Awards, including […]
Blu-ray Review: Misery
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1990 | 107 mins. | Rated R Released in 1990, Misery is everything a good thriller should be. Based on a book by one of the greatest and most celebrated suspense novelists of all time, Stephen King, the film already had something going for it. Perhaps more importantly, director Rob Reiner (When Harry […]
DVD Review: Bonneville
The lack of good roles in films for actresses over forty has been an issue almost since cinema began. Through the years, there have always been a few female stars; Katherine Hepburn immediately comes to mind as an actress who could still get a good leading role in an excellent film. For the most part […]