4K UHD Review: Contagion
Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion is an eerie reminder of 2020—fear, social distancing and death all around—despite being released nine years before the Covid pandemic gripped the world. Unlike most films about epidemics that simply create chaos and run with it, Soderbergh simply allows the events to unfold, with little over-the-top histrionics to muddy up the narrative. […]
Blu-ray Review: Oppenheimer
Filmmaking at its finest, Oppenheimer requires you to have your brain fully activated or you’ll surely miss something. Given its large cast and 180-minute runtime, director Christopher Nolan has given audiences a lot to digest. A major success at the box office, bringing in $949 million worldwide against a budget of $100 million the success […]
Jason Bourne (4K UHD)
With Matt Damon back in the title role, Jason Bourne wisely ignores the events of The Bourne Legacy (2012), instead acting as a direct sequel to The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). After exposing the CIA’s Operation Blackbriar, Jason Bourne has been on the run for more than a decade. He is tracked down by former agent […]
Jason Bourne Arrives on Blu-ray December 6th
You can’t keep a good man down! Matt Damon (Bourne Franchise, The Martian) is back and this time it’s personal in Jason Bourne, the action-packed fifth installment of the blockbuster franchise, coming to Digital HD November 15, 2016 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on December 6, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Nearly a […]
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: Contagion
Through the years, several films have been made about epidemics. Much of the time, the filmmakers simply create chaos and run with it. However, Contagion, the latest effort from director Steven Soderbergh does something clever: simply allow the events to unfold, with little over-the-top histrionics to muddy up the narrative. By doing that, Soderbergh created […]
Blu-ray Review: Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting is part of a rare breed. As someone who reviews films regularly, I often rail against formula. However, Good Will Hunting thrives on it. We have a pretty good idea how the entire story will play out, but the films rich characters and deeply personal interactions with each other keep audiences interested. […]
Blu-ray Review: Rounders
“If you can’t spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, you are the sucker.” With those words, begins the tale of Mike McDermott (Matt Damon), a card shark who plays people as well as he does cards. Nonetheless, Mike is still looking for his shot at the World Poker Championship. When […]
Good Will Hunting Coming to Blu-ray August 30th
One of the most beloved films of the ‘90s makes its Blu-ray Disc premiere as Lionsgate releases Good Will Hunting in August. Presented for the very first time in 1080P High Definition and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, the Miramax film launched the careers of two pals from Boston, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who co-penned […]
Blu-ray Review: True Grit (2010)
Most of the time I detest remakes; however, True Grit proves they don’t have to be bad. The Coen Brothers’ interpretation of the 1968 Charles Portis novel is superior in almost every way to the 1969 Henry Hathaway version. While no actor could ever hope to eclipse John Wayne’s performance as Marshall Rooster Cogburn (the […]