4K UHD Review: Dragonslayer
Released in 1981, Dragonslayer was a partnership between Walt Disney Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Darker and more mature than Disney’s usual fare, they had Paramount handle distribution in North America, keeping their participation in the film on the downlow. A box office failure, Dragonslayer is iconic for its visual effects and its representation of dragons. […]
Sophie’s Choice (Collector’s Edition) (Blu-ray)
Widely regarded as one of America’s greatest actresses, Meryl Streep has turned in many memorable performances over the years. Choosing her best performance thus far is subjective of course, but her work as Sophie Zawistowski in Sophie’s Choice, has to be near the top. Based on the novel by William Styron, it would be easy […]
Blu-ray Review: Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
The Scooby series’ latest direct-to-video original movie, Stage Fright finds the Mystery Incorporated gang—Fred (voiced by Frank Welker), Daphne (Grey Delisle), Velma Dinkley (Mindy Cohn), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and of course, Scooby-Doo (Welker, again) traveling to an old opera house in Chicago, where auditions are being held for an America’s Got Talent-style TV competition. Everyone […]
Blu-ray Review: Game Change
Based in part, on the best-selling book by political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, Game Change chronicles the decision to pair 2008 Republican Presidential nominee John McCain with then Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Originally aired on HBO in March of 2012, it may be difficult for audiences not to view Game Change through the […]