Star Trek: The Next Generation, Chain of Command (Blu-ray)
Along with the Blu-ray release of the complete season six, CBS/Paramount has released the critically acclaimed two-part “Chain of Command,” as a standalone. As with other single-disc releases, both parts have been edited together to make one 90-minute movie. Truthfully, this is one of the best single-disc releases, as it’s a solid story from beginning […]
Blu-ray Review: Captain America (1990)
Promoted as Marvel’s answer to Batman, and originally slated for release in 1990 in order to coincide with Captain America’s 50th anniversary, this sloppy and forgettable film was shelved, eventually receiving a direct-to-video release two years later. Given the success of Captain America: First Avenger (2011), it makes sense that the retro pop culture label […]
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 […]
Chatting with Ronny Cox
In a career that has spanned four decades, actor Ronny Cox has built an impressive resume: Robocop, Total Recall, Bound for Glory, Beverly Hills Cop and Stargate SG-1 is just the beginning. However, back in 1971 he was just another struggling New York actor, until he found himself cast in a film called Deliverance. The […]
Blu-ray Review: Deliverance (40th Anniversary Digibook)
Based on the novel by James Dickey, Hollywood just can’t make movies as brutal and uncompromising as like John Boorman’s Deliverance (1972) anymore. Rough and unflinching in its violence, Deliverance is a movie that reminds us that anyone of us could end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. The story introduces us […]
DVD Review: Captain America
Promoted as Marvel’s answer to Batman, and originally slated for release in 1990 in order to coincide with Captain America’s 50th anniversary, this sloppy and forgettable film was shelved, eventually receiving a direct-to-video release two years later. With Captain America: The First Avenger currently in theaters, MGM has gone into the vaults to release Captain […]
Blu-ray Review: Beverly Hills Cop
Paramount Pictures | 1984 | 105 mins. | R Beverly Hills Cop owes its success to star Eddie Murphy. Murphy’s one-of-a kind, fast-talking personality turned a rather routine, shallow cop comedy into something special. Murphy’s presence is the primary reason for the movies sustained popularity. As many fans already know, the filmmakers originally signed Mickey […]