Blu-ray Review: Conclave
A film squarely for adults, Conclave is based on Robert Harris’s 2016 novel of the same name. While many of the films centered on religion have been fodder for the horror and thriller genres, Conclave explores the ancient, secretive process of selecting a new pope. Filled with surprising twists and turns, the film is respectful […]
Blu-ray Review: Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Given the recent spate of musical biopics-Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocket Man, Respect and Elvis—it’s no surprise that Whitney Houston would receive one too. Considered one of the best R&B vocalists of all time, her glittering rise and tragic fall seems tailor made for the movies. Unfortunately, this formulaic biopic fails to capture much of the dynamic […]
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: Jack the Giant Slayer
Another in a growing number of films that seek to offer alternate versions of popular fairy tales, Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer reworks Jack the Giant Killer. As is often the case with these films, our hero has a surprising taste for destruction. While the Jack the Giant Killer narrative never truly soars, director […]
Blu-ray Review: Captain America – The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger is the first fully formed, complete movie from Marvel Studios. The first Iron Man film is a lot of fun, but the second half drags in parts. Thor has great characters, but the story doesn’t seem as strong as it could’ve been. All of the studio’s other films have worked […]
Captain America: The First Avenger explodes onto a 3-disc Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD Set and a 2-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo on October 25th
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (September 21, 2011) – Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures introduce the latest addition to the incomparable Marvel Super Hero team with CAPTAIN AMERICA: The First Avenger, ready for action on high definition Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD October 25, 2011. Called “the best superhero movie ever” (Brian Erdy, CBS-TV), the thrill-packed adventure is […]
Blu-ray Review: Burlesque
Sony Pictures | 2010 |119 mins. | PG-13 While 2010’s Burlesque is certainly no Dreamgirls, or Chicago, it’s not Showgirls either. Truthfully, writer/director Steve Antin hasn’t infused this film with one ounce of originality. We’ve all seen the story—poor, small town girl long to make it in the big city. Along the way, she finds […]
Burlesque Coming to Blu-ray and DVD March 1
While it’s lacking a bit in the story department, Burlesque offers some solid musical numbers to get you dancing.
DVD Review: Kitt Kittredge – An American Girl
Directed by Patricia Rozema (Mansfield Park) and produced by Julia Roberts is the fourth film to be based on the popular line of American Girl dolls. As any fan of the dolls knows, each of them comes with their own backgrounds and histories. Of the four films produced based on the American Girl dolls, Kitt […]