Blu-ray Review: Pain & Gain
After watching Pain & Gain, I looked carefully at the credits to make sure the film was indeed directed by Michael Bay. Long known for big budget movies with even bigger explosions, Pain & Gain is the director’s ‘smallest’ film since 1995’s Bad Boys, and his first since 2005 that isn’t part of the Transformers […]
Blu-ray Review: Butter
Butter is one of the movies that had the potential to be both interesting and funny, shining a spotlight on the people who participate in the somewhat odd hobby of butter competitions. Instead, the movie goes for the lowest common denominator, using Midwestern caricatures to poke fun at the whole thing and being needlessly vulgar […]
Blu-ray Review: WW II in HD (Collector’s Edition)
First released in January 2010, The History Channel’s WWII in HD has received a repackaged reissue that includes some very nice additions. This new collector’s edition includes a fascinating hour long documentary on the brutal battle for Iwo Jima, including extraordinary footage of the relentless pounding naval ships inflicted on the island before the Marines launched […]
Blu-ray Review: Wedding Daze
Wedding Daze, the first feature film written and directed by comedian Michael Ian Black, never got a proper theatrical release in America. Instead, Wedding Daze saw a limited release on in some European countries, and was released on DVD in the United States in January of 2008. American Pie star Jason Biggs plays Anderson who, […]