Tag: William H. Macy

Blu-ray Review: Shameless – The Complete Series

An adaptation of Paul Abbott’s British series of the same name, Shameless was developed for American television by John Wells, who previously worked on such popular series as China Beach, ER, and The West Wing, among others. Debuting on Showtime…

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4K UHD Review: Boogie Nights

“Everyone is blessed with one special thing,” says Mark Wahlberg as Boogie Nights’ Dirk Diggler, a rising star in the pre-AIDS heyday of 1970s porn. And Dirk’s special thing is his special thing. That is—and there’s no way to put…

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Room (2015) (Blu-ray)

Room is not just a film. but an experience. Both a nightmare and a fairytale, I found myself occasionally laughing while on the edge of crying. An adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s acclaimed novel, and penned by the author herself, Room…

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Shameless: The Complete Fifth Season (Blu-ray)

Dysfunction, dysfunction, dysfunction. To hell with television’s original model of the Ozzie and Harriet clean cut, nuclear family. Showtime’s Shameless has happily put a spotlight on the “worst” kind of parent America has to offer. Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy),…

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Ernest and Celestine (Blu-ray)

Very simple, yet undeniably charming, Ernest and Celestine is the story of two animals that are supposed to be enemies being friends. Based on a Belgian series of books by Gabrielle Vincent, the film opened in Europe at the end…

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Blu-ray Review: Pleasantville

New Line | 1998 | 124 mins. | PG-13 Pleasantville was written and directed by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit). Though this was his directorial debut, Ross wrote Big, the 1988 hit starring Tom Hanks as a kid trapped inside the body…

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Blu-ray Review: Shorts

Warner Bros. | 2009 | 89 mins. | Rated PG Unlike his buddy Quentin Tarantino, director Robert Rodriquez, well known in adult circles for ultra-violent films like Sin City and Grindhouse, is equally well known for helming kid friendly films,…

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DVD Review: Duck

Philip Baker Hall is just one of the Hollywood character actors who has done memorable work in film and television for nearly forty years without becoming a bonafide star, but consistently turning in memorable performances. His portrayal of Lt. Bookman,…

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