4K UHD Limited Edition Steelbook Review: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off isn’t exactly highbrow cinema but it sure is fun. The 1986 comedy made Matthew Broderick a star, cemented director John Hughes (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink) status as the best chronicler of teenage life in a America and made Ferris the envy of every high school student. As […]
4K UHD Review: WarGames
With the Cold War a distant memory and the internet available nearly everywhere, WarGames works best as a time capsule. Released in 1983, WarGames was one of the best of its era at to illustrate what Cold War era paranoia felt like at a time when computer technology was entering the mainstream. Easy to dismiss […]
Adventure Time: The Complete Fourth Season (Blu-ray)
Since its premiere on the Cartoon Network in 2007, Adventure Time has been a hit with viewers and critics alike, attracting roughly 2 to 3 million viewers per week and winning numerous awards, including two Annie Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Currently in its sixth season and already renewed for its seventh, the series […]
DVD Review: Mel Brooks – Make A Noise (American Masters)
I can’t remember the precise moment I became a Mel Brooks fan, but I believe I was around ten when I first heard the comedy album 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, thanks to my local library. I listened to that album so much, that at one time, I could almost repeat it […]
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: The Lion King (Diamond Edition)
Disney’s 32nd animated feature, 1994’s The Lion King was its darkest since 1985’s The Black Cauldron, and, in many ways, a departure from the light-heartedness of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. There are moments of fun and humor, to be sure, but the undercurrent is of a far more serious, “adult” […]
Blu-ray Review: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The 1986 classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was first released in high definition on May 5, 2009. The 25th Anniversary Edition, set to be released by Paramount Pictures on August 3, 2011, features the same transfer, audio, and special features. The only difference is the commemorative packaging. Let’s face it, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off isn’t […]