4K UHD: Shutter Island SteelBook Review
[The review of the movie itself was taken from the 2010 Blu-ray. A/V and Extras have been updated — RW] A boat emerges out of a thick, dense fog; two men in fedoras are aboard, chain smoking and discussing the reason for their uncomfortable ferry ride—one is clearly more fidgety than the other, at one […]
Now You See Me 2 (4K UHD Blu-ray)
While Now You See Me wasn’t exactly a blockbuster, the film grossed $351.7 million, four times as much as its $75 million budget. It’s likely the film would have grossed more if they hadn’t filled the cast with such high priced talent. A sequel came as no surprise. With Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2: The Streets, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never) taking over directing duties from Louis Leterrier, this is a flashier affair, reminiscent of the “Ocean’s” films.
Spotlight (Blu-ray)
This year’s Oscar winner for Best Picture, Spotlight manages a fairly low-key vibe while dealing with a very difficult subject. Exceptional writing and an outstanding ensemble cast recount the true story about a group of newspaper journalists who exposed a massive child molestation scandal within the Boston Archdiocese that sent shock waves throughout the Catholic […]
Marvel’s The Avengers Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD September 25th
BURBANK, Calif. June 29, 2012— Coming this fall, the third highest-grossing movie of all time and the #1 movie in the world, “Marvel’s The Avengers” assembles as you’ve never seen it before on Blu-ray 3DTM, Blu-rayTM, DVD, Digital and On-Demand platforms on September 25, 2012. In anticipation of this release, Marvel is also launching an all-new […]
DVD Review: Margaret
Looking for a bracing drama that makes you feel like you spent your evening well? Looking for involving characters embodied by actors who give such insightful, moving performances that you’re locked in all the way to the end, wondering what’s going to happen next and in what emotional shape you’re going to be in by […]
Blu-ray Review: Shutter Island
Paramount Pictures | 2010 | 138 min | Rated R As any fan of Martin Scorsese likely knows, the accomplished director is also a lifelong student of the history of film. Watching the first frames of his latest effort, I couldn’t help but feel like it came right out of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller. A […]