Blu-ray Review: Paul Blart – Mall Cop
I’ve been ripping on movies with the “Happy Madison Production” label a lot lately but with Paul Blart: Mall Cop, I actually found one I enjoyed. Think of Paul Blart: Mall Cop this way, it’s what Die Hard would have been had John Candy starred in it. More succinctly, it’s a blend of comedic styles […]
Blu-ray Review: Australia
Writer/Director Baz Luhrmann isn’t known for making small, little movies. The Australian born auteur showed he preferred big, ambitious projects with the 2001 release of Moulin Rouge! which netted a 2001 Best Picture Oscar nomination. For his follow up, Luhrmann released Australia, a sprawling and ambitious project, starring two of the movie worlds brightest stars–Hugh […]
DVD Review: Beowulf – The Director’s Cut
Beowulf is the oldest surviving poem in the English language. The epic work was written sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries. In the poem, Beowulf battles three rivals: Grendel who is attacking the Danish mead hall known as Heorot and its citizenry; Grendel’s mother; and later in life after returning to Geatland and being […]