4K UHD Review: Cold Pursuit
A typical revenge film with a bit of a twist, Cold Pursuit has Liam Neeson as snow-plow driver Nels Coxman tracking down the thugs and drug dealers responsible for his innocent son. He kills them one-by-one, feeling no guilt for his actions, as he climbs up the food chain. reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino, there’s a […]
A Walk Among the Tombstones (Blu-ray)
Based on Lawrence Block’s novel of the same name and adapted for the screen by Scott Frank (Minority Report) A Walk Among the Tombstones follows the exploits of a former cop, and recovering alcoholic, turned unlicensed PI Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson). Used to operating just outside the law, Scudder is hired by wealthy drug trafficker […]
Blu-ray Review: Star Wars – The Complete Saga
It’s been a long wait, but Star Wars: The Complete Saga has finally landed in stores. Now, with product in hand, fans can decide for themselves what they think of George Lucas’ latest offering of what may be his finest work. I was happy to have most of Thursday afternoon to peruse the set. All […]
Blu-ray Review: Unknown
Emboldened by his success in 2008’s Taken, Liam Neeson has returned to the action/thriller genre in Unknown, based on the 2003 French novel published in English as Out of My Head, by Didier van Cauwelaert. Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, an American university professor in Berlin for a biotechnology conference. He is accompanied by his […]
Blu-ray Review: Clash of the Titans (2010)
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 Hollywood loves remakes. With that understanding, it makes sense that someone in Tinseltown would come up with the idea to remake the beloved, but by no means classic, stop-motion-assisted action adventure Clash of the Titans, what with the amazing advancements that have been made in […]
Blu-ray Review: Taken (Extended Cut)
20th Century Fox | 2008 | 93 mins | Unrated How far would you go to save a loved one? What would you do? Who would you be willing to kill? Asking these questions, Taken opened in Europe before its American release; Parisian crowds were ecstatic about the brutal vision of director Pierre Morel and […]
Blu-ray Review: Batman Begins – Limited Edition Giftset
As a die-hard Batman fan it was 2005’s Batman Begins that restored my faith in the movie franchise. After things had started out so promising with Tim Burton’s edgy, exciting Batman back in 1989, each successive film seemed to get more ridiculous and channel the campy style of the 1966-68 television series. Co-written and directed […]