4K UHD Review: Galaxy Quest
Twenty-five years old, Galaxy Quest remains one of the best sci-fi comedies ever made. To call it a simple spoof of Star Trek is belittling. Written by David Howard and Robert Gordon and directed by Dean Parisot, the film has a lot of fun pointing out the sillier elements of Trekkie fandom, but never disparages […]
Blu-ray Review: Call Jane
A well-known playwright who made a name for herself in film with the screenplay for Todd Haynes’s Carol, Phyllis Nagy makes her directorial debut with Call Jane. Timely, the film demonstrates the implications of overturning Roe vs. Wade. While Call Jane drags a bit at times, its message is earnest. Strong performances by Elizabeth Banks […]
Blu-ray Review: The Good House
Adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name, The Good House is an intriguing drama, elevated by the presence of Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Weaver stars as Hildy Good, a dogged and successful real estate agent in the small town of Wendover, Massachusetts. She uses her vast knowledge of the area to help […]
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
Nominated for seven Oscars, winner of three, forever having reached iconic status for her role opposite Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, Ingrid Bergman kept everything. From childhood diaries, letters wrote and received, as well as her own home movies, Bergman kept her memories close at hand. Now, almost thirty-five years after her death, Swedish filmmaker and […]
Blu-ray Review: The Ice Storm (Criterion Collection)
Based on the novel by Rick Moody, Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm is a film about the things we think we know. New Canaan, Connecticut is the picture of affluence and prosperity. On the outside, the Hood and Carver families appear to fit in perfectly. In truth, they are coming apart. The year is 1973, […]
Blu-ray Review: Vamps (2012)
Writer/director Amy Heckerling made a name for herself in the ‘80s and ‘90s with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Look Who’s Talking and Clueless. After her last two features, 2000’s Loser and 2007’s I Could Never Be Your Woman were colossal failures, Heckerling has returned with Vamps. While not entirely successful the film has some […]
Avatar Coming to Blu-ray 3D in October
LOS ANGELES, CA. (August 14, 2012) – The world of Pandora has never looked better as over 33 million Avatar Facebook fans were the first to learn of the upcoming release of the Avatar Blu-ray 3D Collector’s Edition, debuting globally beginning October 15, releasing in North America October 16, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. […]
Blu-ray Review: Paul (U.K. Edition)
Region Free | U.K. Triple Play Clive (Nick Frost) and Graeme (Simon Pegg) are British science fiction geeks. As such, they make a pilgrimage to Comic-Con in San Diego. Not content to simply revel in nerdom, the guys take to the road in a rented RV to tour UFO holy sites scattered around the Southwestern […]
Paul Coming to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download August 9
Universal City, California, June 7, 2011— One tiny alien makes for big, big trouble in the comedy adventure Paul, coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD August 9, 2011, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Both versions will feature the theatrical movie, as well as an unrated version of the film, not shown in theaters. The […]
Blu-ray Review: You Again
Touchstone Pictures | 2010 | 105 mins. | PG Kristen Bell made her name playing a high school outcast as the title character on televisions Veronica Mars. From there, in the movie Fanboys, she slipped comfortably into a Princess Leia bikini as a Star Wars obsessive. Given her more recent choices, you have to wonder […]