Blu-ray Review: The Rocketeer (20th Anniversary Edition)
A longtime associate of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Joe Johnston made his directorial debut with 1989’s Honey I Shrunk the Kids. The film grossed over $200 million at the box office, and made Johnston a much sought after director. The Rocketeer, based on the character created by comic book writer/artist Dave Stevens, was the […]
Blu-ray Review: The Cutting Edge
1992’s The Cutting Edge represents the coming together of two resilient Hollywood genres: an Underdog in Training sports film, crossed with total opposites in love. While not a huge hit upon its initial release, the film has gone on to become a cult classic. I have seen the film at least a dozen times over […]
Blu-ray Review: Lost – The Complete Fifth Season
Disney / Buena Vista | 2009 | 731 mins. | Not rated On February 2, 2010, the sixth and final season of Lost will begin. Executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have said that they “always envisioned Lost as a show with a beginning, middle, and end,” and that by announcing when the show […]
DVD Review: The Stepfather (1987)
Shout Factory | 1987 | 89 Mins. | Rated R Very loosely based on the life of mass murderer John List, when The Stepfather was released in 1987 it didn’t set ant box office records, only pulling in an estimated $2,488,740 in the United States. However, given some critical praise, the film enjoyed a successful […]