4K UHD Review: Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling
Despite his status as one of the finest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor’s personal life was far from funny. For his second and final turn as a director, Pryor mines his own life for 1986’s Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling, which he also co-wrote. Jo Jo Dancer was a box office failure […]
4K UHD Review: Top Gun (SteelBook)
Since this is my fourth (!) review of 1986’s Top Gun I’ll omit the usual film discussion. If you would like to see my full comments on the film, please click here. This is an identical release to the 4K UHD disc available in May of 2020. The only difference comes from the packaging, as […]
4K UHD Review: Top Gun
I was thirteen when Top Gun came blazing to the big screen in 1986. I absolutely loved the film and saw it three or four times during its original theatrical run. Tom Cruise was buff, the planes were cool, and the soundtrack rocked; in my newly minted teenage mind Top Gun had all the ingredients […]
3D Blu-ray Review: Top Gun
Converted to 3D, this latest Blu-ray release of Top Gun isn’t just a cash grab, but a surprisingly solid presentation that uses the new technology to enhance some of the film’s most memorable aerial scenes. Fans should be excited to see this new 3D conversion from Paramount, which it’s worth noting, actually possesses a better […]
Blu-ray Review: Total Recall (Mind-Bending Edition)
Adapted from a short story entitled “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (who also provided the source material for such celebrated films as Blade Runner and Minority Report) Total Recall as we know it, almost didn’t happen. Imagine David Cronenberg’s Total Recall starring the late Patrick […]
Top Gun Lands on Blu-ray August 30th
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Celebrating 25 years of the need for speed, the action-packed, sexy and breathtaking thrill-ride TOP GUN soars onto Blu-ray with a Digital Copy on August 30, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The story of an elite group of pilots competing to be the best in their class and earn the title of […]