4K UHD Review: Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Taken as an individual film, Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning is a decent effort with some solid action sequences. Taken in context of the entire Mission: Impossible series (particularly the last three directed by Christopher McQuarrie), its plot is surprisingly dull at times when compared to the earlier installments. Co-written by McQuarrie, there are numerous […]
4K UHD Review: Risky Business (Criterion Collection)
I would never claim that Risky Business ranks up there with classics such as Casablanca, Bonnie and Clyde or even Rocky. However, the film that is largely credited with making Tom Cruise a star deserves a place in film history, for so vividly capturing a slice of early 1980’s culture. It was 1983, Ronald Reagan […]
4K UHD Review: Rain Man
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]Released in December of 1988, Rain Man was a surprise hit with audiences and critics alike. Nominated for eight Oscars, Rain Man collected four including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director for Barry Levinson, and Best Actor in a leading role for Dustin Hoffman. Rain Man also film spread awareness of autism, a […]
4K UHD Review: Top Gun – Maverick
A sequel more than thirty years in the making, “Top Gun: Maverick” is an exciting adrenaline rush.
4K UHD Review: Top Gun (SteelBook)
Since this is my fourth (!) review of 1986’s Top Gun I’ll omit the usual film discussion. If you would like to see my full comments on the film, please click here. This is an identical release to the 4K UHD disc available in May of 2020. The only difference comes from the packaging, as […]
4K UHD Review: Top Gun
I was thirteen when Top Gun came blazing to the big screen in 1986. I absolutely loved the film and saw it three or four times during its original theatrical run. Tom Cruise was buff, the planes were cool, and the soundtrack rocked; in my newly minted teenage mind Top Gun had all the ingredients […]
4K UHD Review: Jack Reacher
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Blu-ray Review: The Mummy (2017)
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Top Gun (30th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray)
Time flies. I was thirteen when Top Gun came blazing to the big screen in 1986. I absolutely loved the film and saw it three or four times during its original theatrical run. Tom Cruise was buff, the planes were cool and the soundtrack rocked; in my newly minted teenage mind Top Gun had all […]
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (Blu-ray)
While it started life as a remake of the popular 1960’s television series, the Mission Impossible film franchise has become one of the most popular of all time. Now a total of five movies (with a sixth already announced), the series has really found its rhythm with Rogue Nation, delivering plenty of action packed set […]