Blu-ray Review: Nocturnal Animals
Seven years after fashion designer Tom Ford made his impressive directorial debut with A Single Man based on the Christopher Isherwood novel, he turns to another novel, “Tony and Susan, “as the basis for his latest film, Nocturnal Animals, a psychological thriller starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon. Stylish as you would expect, […]
Sully (Blu-ray)
Efficient and well-acted, Sully centers on the extraordinary events of January 15, 2009, when US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) landed his damaged Airbus A320 on the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers aboard. The culprit was a flock of birds that disabled the engines. While many will remember the […]
Mr. Holmes (Blu-ray)
Over the years there have been countless radio, stage, television and film adaptations of Sherlock Holmes He’s just never gone out of style. Just when I thought it impossible to bring something new and fresh to the character, Mr. Holmes starring Ian McKellen has accomplished the feat beautifully. Based on the novel A Slight Trick […]
The Fifth Estate (Blu-ray)
Chronicling the rise to prominence of whistle blowing website WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch), The Fifth Estate is told from the perspective of Daniel Dumsheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl), former spokesperson for the site, a computer genius who was committed to Assange’s mission to expose government cover-ups and lies. The Fifth Estate attempts to […]
DVD Review: The Big C – The Complete Second Season
Laura Linney. Alan Alda. Parker Posey. Three of my favorite actors in the same series, the latter two as guest stars. This alone strengthens the argument that the best television shows to be found today are on cable, Showtime in this case. Because of a subscriber base, Showtime and HBO can be more daring, can […]
DVD Review: The Big C – The Complete First Season
Laura Linney is a talented actress, and I’ve liked her in nearly everything that she’s appeared. However, I find myself conflicted about her Showtime series, The Big C. Linney plays Catherine Jamison, a Minneapolis teacher who’s been told she has incurable skin cancer. The young, good-looking doctor who delivers the bad news isn’t sure how […]
Blu-ray Review: John Adams
HBO | 2008 | 560 mins | Not rated I reviewed John Adams when it came out on DVD last year and now I’ve had the opportunity to look at the upcoming Blu-ray release that will hit store on June 16, 2008. If you haven’t had a chance to purchase this excellent mini-series or are […]