4K UHD Review: Nacho Libre
Two years after the box office success of Napoleon Dynamite, writer/director Jared Hess returned with the wrestling comedy Nacho Libre. While not a terrible film, it’s not a showcase for his talent as a filmmaker, or the comedic chops of producer/co-writer Mike White and star Jack Black. Instead of the hit it could have been, […]
Autumn Blood (DVD)
Well known for his work in commercials as well as music videos for stars such as Des’ree, Freddie Jackson, Marc Cohn, Metallica, and Shania Twain, German writer/director Markus Blunder makes his feature film debit with Autumn Blood, a kind of low-rent Tarantino riff, which comes off as empty, pretentious, and ultimately unnecessary. Set in a […]
Rage (DVD)
Nicholas Cage cashes yet another paycheck with the dull and forgettable Rage. Sporting a hairpiece that no tornado could move, the actor offers little in the way of expression, simply going through the motions in this paint-by-the-numbers tail of revenge. In his first American film, director Paco Cabezas attempts to create excitement with scenes of […]
Blu-ray Review: Chocolat
Based on the novel of the same name by Joanne Harris, Chocolat is a whimsical story that blends together eccentric characters, small-town intrigue, food (namely chocolate), with a healthy dose of fairytale trimmings to create an easily digestible confection. It’s 1959 in the fictional French village of Lansquenet, a conservative place where life has not […]
Henry’s Crime on Blu-ray and DVD August 23
Los Angeles (July 7, 2011) – He’s done the time, now he might as well do the crime. Acclaimed indie filmmaker Malcolm Venville (44 Inch Chest) directs an all-star cast in the outrageous crime caper HENRY’S CRIME, coming to Blu-ray and DVD August 23 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. “With a terrific cast led […]