4K UHD Review: John Wick Chapters 1-3 Stash Book Collection
With John Wick: Chapter 4 hitting screens soon, Lionsgate has released the John Wick Chapter 1-3 Stash Book Collection, a collection of SteelBooks available exclusively at Best Buy. The first three Wick films are housed in a box resembling John’s “stash book” from the third film. Each SteelBook contains a 4K disc and a Blu-ray […]
Blu-ray Review: Youngblood
Released in the winter of 1986, Youngblood has the distinction of being the first R-rated movie I ever saw on my own in a theater. I was only 12 going on 13 at the time, but an older friend worked at the theater and got me in, for free. My hopes were high, the film’s […]
The Whole Truth (2016) (Blu-ray)
For every John Wick, Keanu Reeves seems to have a film that goes straight to video, or spends two minutes in the multiplex, only to be quickly forgotten. In the latter category, The Whole Truth, is an occasionally engrossing courtroom thriller, but a misguided ending and Reeves’ wooden delivery makes what could have been an […]
The Neon Demon (Blu-ray)
The latest offering from director Nicolas Winding Refn, Neon Demon is his version of a horror film, filled with pulsating music and florescent lighting. Whatever. A cutting commentary on the fashion industry, The Neon Demon is pretentious and boring. Horror fans will likely be asleep long before the blood starts flowing more than an hour […]
Henry’s Crime on Blu-ray and DVD August 23
Los Angeles (July 7, 2011) – He’s done the time, now he might as well do the crime. Acclaimed indie filmmaker Malcolm Venville (44 Inch Chest) directs an all-star cast in the outrageous crime caper HENRY’S CRIME, coming to Blu-ray and DVD August 23 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. “With a terrific cast led […]
Blu-ray Review: A Scanner Darkly
Warner Bros. | 2006 | 100 mins. | R Note: Warner Brothers released A Scanner Darkly on Blu-ray in 2007. This 2010 reissue appears to be identical to that disc save for the fact that it omits a featurette from the special features. If you have the older release, there’s really little reason to invest […]