Tag: Kevin Bacon

Digital Review: The Best You Can

For the first time in twenty years, married couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have reunited on screen for the character driven dramedy The Best You Can. Directed by Michael J. Weithorn (best known as co-creator of televisions King of…

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4K UHD Review: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

I first saw Planes, Trains and Automobiles shortly after its November 25, 1987 theatrical release. A fan of director-writer producer John Hughes, his name in the credits made it a must-see for me. I laughed a lot and thought the…

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Cop Car (Blu-ray)

Marvel and Sony surprised many when they tapped little known director Jon Watts to helm the latest Spider-man reboot. While we wait to see what Watts does with this opportunity, his sophomore effort Cop Car, is worth a look. A…

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Blu-ray Review: Quicksilver

Kevin Bacon achieved star status with the release of Footloose in 1984. Given the film’s success, Bacon presumably had many projects to choose from as a follow up. One can only assume that Quicksilver looked better on paper than it…

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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…

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Blu-ray Review: Footloose

Based on the real life effort from the kids of Elmore City, Oklahoma, to overturn a law in their town banning public dancing, Footloose is about more than rowdy high school kids wanting to show off their cool moves. Though…

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Blu-ray Review: X-Men – First Class

After the poor reception of X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine the franchise was clearly on life support. If the franchise we to survive, the latest installment, First Class had the tall order of revitalizing a well known…

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