Tag: Naomie Harris

Blu-ray Review: Collateral Beauty

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Blu-ray Review: Moonlight

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Southpaw (Blu-ray)

Despite being formulaic from start to finish, Southpaw manages to pack an emotional punch largely due to the performance of Jake Gyllenhaal, who really sunk his teeth into the material and explored the psyche of his character. Gyllenhaal clearly spent

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Blu-ray)

Based on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, scripted by William Nicholson (Gladiator), and directed by Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a well meaning, but somewhat lacking biographical film about one of the greatest leaders and

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Blu-ray Review: Skyfall

With the James Bond franchise celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2012, hopes were high that the 23rd official film, Skyfall would reinvigorate the series after a five year absence and the somewhat disappointing response to 2008’s Quantum of Solace. Thankfully,

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