Sometimes imagination and entertainment make for a great replacement for heavy drama.
Have you seen Cop Out? If not, good for you. I started to watch it and couldn't finish it. So when I received The Other Guys in for review -- a somewhat similar film -- I was only cautiously optimistic. Having seen it now, I'm happy to say it's not only better than I expected, but ranks up there with the best comedies I've seen in several years. Oh, and the Blu-ray release is outstanding, too.
Some days you just want to fast forward to Cruise's MI4.
Christopher Nolan has quickly become one of my favorite directors. After two awesome Batman movies, this summer saw the release of Inception, a film Nolan had been working on for more than a decade. Easily my favorite film of the year, and one that has a place on my all time list, Inception is a fascinating exploration of dreams. Tomorrow, Warner is releasing Inception on Blu-ray in a limited edit...[Read More]
Our favorite green ogre goes out in style... ...and arrives in it.
The Weinstein Company continues its Asian cinema series, Dragon Dynasty, with Kill Zone. Known internationally as SPL, and first released in 2005, Kill Zone stars Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, and young action star Jacky Wu. The Ultimate Edition Blu-ray packs in over one and a half hours of interesting interviews, but how does the total package rate?
Classics come home to Blu-ray.
Money brings you nothing but trouble.
Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, and Katie Holmes, star in a quirky comedy film named The Extra Man. The movie was just recently released onto Blu-ray, so let's take a closer look, shall we?
Casey Affleck in his debut as a director is behind a drama/documentary of Joaquin Phoenix as the actor suddenly leaves his promising acting career to try and become a hip-hop star in "I"m Still Here." Interestingly, there seems to be a lot of chatter online about whether what Joaquin did is for real or not, further adding to the bizarre nature of this film. It's definitely one of those films that ...[Read More]
This ain't your father's western show. But if you're into well thought-out, award winning westerns and don't mind a gritty presentation, Deadwood is for you. The series, which ran from March of 2004 to 2006, has never been released in HD until now.
The long-overdue popularization of a niche.