Blu-ray Review: Charlie’s Angels – Full Throttle
The three Angels (Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu) are back. The super detectives still work for Charlie (voice of John Forsythe), though there’s a new Bosley (Bernie Mac, replacing Bill Murray). They’ve been hired by the U.S. government to retrieve two high-tech rings, that when combined, reveal the names of people under the […]
4K UHD Blu-ray Review: Transformers (2007)
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American Honey (Blu-ray)
Taking its title from a song by Lady Antebellum, Andrea Arnold’s American Honey is a roaming tale of teenagers on the road, free of the rules that govern contemporary society, but filled with the angst born out of a life of abandonment and mistrust. The opening scene of American Honey sets the tone. Star (Sasha […]
Nymphomaniac: Volume I & II (Blu-ray)
The final installment of director Lars von Trier’s ‘Depression Trilogy’—following the sadistic, Antichrist (2009) and the apocalyptic-drama, Melancholia (2011)—the two-volume, four-hour psychosexual odyssey, Nymphomaniac has proven to be his most controversial film to date. While occasionally fascinating, Nymphomaniac is hardly the sexy romp the title might suggest. Instead, it’s a sad story about one woman’s […]
Blu-ray Review: The Company You Keep
Robert Redford’s first movie role since 2005 and his ninth directorial effort, The Company You Keep, based on the novel by Neil Gordon, is a fictionalized account of the radical anti-war movement called the Weather Underground. Old news footage at the beginning of the film informs us that members of the group were charged with […]
Blu-ray Review: Indiana Jones – The Complete Adventures
It has been a great year for Blu-ray releases with Jaws, Singin’ in the Rain, and To Kill a Mockingbird among others, having made their way to high definition. Movie fans have been anxiously awaiting the Blu-ray debut of Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures for several years. In finally releasing the films, Lucasfilm Ltd. and […]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon arrives in a four-disc Ultimate Edition Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD combo pack on January 31st
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (December 27, 2011) – From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg, in association with Hasbro, Paramount Pictures’ global smash hit Transformers: Dark of the Moon returns to Earth January 31, 2012 in a four-disc Ultimate Edition Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD combo pack with UltraViolet™ and a Digital Copy. A must-own […]
Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Blasts off on Blu-ray/DVD on September 30
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (September 9, 2011) – Spectacular action, stunning visual effects, non-stop thrills and fan-favorite characters including OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE and Sam Witwicky rocketed Transformers: Dark of the Moon into the stratosphere, with the latest installment of the wildly popular TRANSFORMERS franchise surpassing its predecessors to earn over $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. […]
Blu-ray Review: The Greatest Game Ever Played
Disney / Buena Vista | 2005 | 121 mins | Rated PG On the face of it, golf doesn’t exactly sound like titillating cinema. However, the 2005 film, The Greatest Game Ever Played manages to be exciting, dramatic and inspirational from beginning to end. Directed by well known actor Bill Paxton (Big Love), the film […]