The 82nd Oscars in Review
Roger Ebert recently said that he couldn’t think of an easier year to predict the Academy Award winners. Sure enough, most of the pre-show claims out there turned out to be accurate with Iraq war...
View Article‘Rock of Ages’ Rocks it Out
What do you do with a successful off-Broadway musical from 2005? You take it to Broadway. What happens after it’s a hit there? Why, make it a movie, of course! In its live production form, Rock of...
View ArticleRock Of Ages – Just Seen It Movie Review
Based on the Broadway musical, a small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip. Both have dreams of singing careers while paying their dues working at the most famous rock club in LA. But...
View ArticleWoody Allen Meanders ‘To Rome’
It is kind of fun to reference To Rome with Love as “this year’s Woody Allen film”. Allen seemingly works non-stop, releasing new films on a near yearly basis and has a pretty strong batting average...
View ArticleTo Rome With Love Movie Review – Just Seen It
Four Tales of love and life unfold in the eternal city of Rome. An American architect relives his youth while an average Roman finds himself a sudden celebrity. But as a young couple falls into...
View Article‘Rise Of The Guardians’ Unites Holiday Legends With Decent Success (Movie...
This would seem like the perfect time for a movie like Rise of the Guardians to come out. It arrives in theaters in the same year that audiences around the globe have already witnessed the ultimate...
View Article‘Rise of the Guardians’ on Blu-ray March 12th!
Praised by critics and moviegoers of all ages, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: DWA) spectacular and heartfelt adventure RISE OF THE GUARDIANS soars onto Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D™ and DVD on March...
View ArticleWoody Allen and ‘Blue Jasmine’ Head To San Francisco (Movie Review)
There a few main thoughts I have in regards to the latest…scratch that, this year’s Woody Allen film, Blue Jasmine. First off, Cate Blanchett is one of the actresses that immediately come to mind when...
View ArticleThe Jack Ryan Collection Makes its Blu-ray Debut this December!
An ideal holiday gift in preparation for the highly-anticipated December 25th debut of the newest thrilling drama starring Chris Pine, The Jack Ryan Collection arrives on Blu-ray or DVD December 3,...
View ArticleBlue Jasmine on Blu-ray January 21st!
Explore an intimate portrayal of the inner-battle between fantasy and reality in the lighthearted drama from Sony Pictures Classics, BLUE JASMINE, available Jan. 21 on Blu-ray™* and DVD from Sony...
View ArticleShout Factory Will Release The Shadow Collector’s Edition Blu-ray this February
Who knows what evil lurks in the shadow of men? The Shadow knows! Adapted from the long-running classic radio program and Walter B. Gibson’s popular pulp fiction, legendary crime-fighting superhero The...
View ArticleWorking Girl (Blu-ray Review)
Truth be told, I had never seen Working Girl before. However, one look at the Blu-ray’s cover is all it took for me to get that warm and fuzzy feeling that I was about to watch something special...
View ArticleBrand New Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation First Look Trailer
Being a fair-weather fan of the Mission: Impossible series I must admit one thing, this summer’s newest entry looks like a hoot! So here we are folks. This is the reason Scott Mendelson of Forbes...
View ArticleJulianne Moore in Still Alice Comes To Blu-ray This May
Call me crazy, but Julianne Moore has always been crazy, red hot! Although I have yet to see it, her role in Still Alice is undoubtedly a winner as she took home the Oscar this year…FINALLY…for Best...
View ArticleStill Alice (Blu-ray Review)
Now on Blu-ray is Still Alice, the film that finally won Julianne Moore an Oscar for her acting talents. The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, and Kate Bosworth. It concerns the battle...
View ArticleTom Cruise Defies Gravity Once Again in ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’...
There was a period of time in my life back in the middle 2000’s where I just wasn’t a fan of Tom Cruise. Maybe it was his relationship with Katie Holmes, or maybe it was all his scientology crap, I...
View ArticleMission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Will Detonate on Blu-ray This Fall
Hailed as “relentlessly thrilling” (Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly) and filled with “jaw-dropping stunts” (Scott Mendelson, Forbes), the global hit Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation takes off...
View ArticleMission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Blu-ray Review)
There was a brief period of time in my life back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s where I just wasn’t a fan of Tom Cruise. Maybe it was his relationship with Katie Holmes, or maybe it was all his...
View ArticleConcussion (Blu-ray Review)
Based on an incredible true story, the critically-acclaimed drama CONCUSSION will be available from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) on Digital Mar. 15 and on Blu-ray, DVD and next-generation...
View ArticleSDCC 2016 – Boss Baby out shined by Trolls panel?
Boss Baby was a surprise that popped up at the end of the Trolls panel. It only lasted for about 30mins, but the opportunity to see footage of a talking baby voiced by Alec Baldwin was well worth the...
View ArticleAFI Fest 2016: Rules Don’t Apply (Movie Review)
It is pretty fitting to see this year’s AFI Fest kick off with a film that tells the story of maverick filmmaker and business tycoon Howard Hughes. Produced, written and directed by Warren Beatty,...
View ArticleForgotten Friday Flick –“Glengarry Glen Ross”
The current theme of stage to screen provides a vast amount of cinematic selections so let’s get back at it with a biting flick that proudly sports saucy slang and pitch perfect performances – welcome...
View ArticleForgotten Friday Flick –“Talk Radio”
Currently watching Fences, a play turned movie that feels a tad stagnate, it reminds me that this week’s current stage to screen hidden gem is once again due to delight – welcome to Forgotten Friday...
View ArticleRules Don’t Apply (Blu-ray Review)
Rules Don’t Apply came and went this past awards season, but there is now a Blu-ray here for this latest Howard Hughes biopic. Produced, written and directed by Warren Beatty, nearly twenty years after...
View Article‘The Boss Baby’ Deserves A Time Out (Movie Review)
He’s a boss and a baby. He’s a Boss Baby. The Boss Baby pitch meeting could not have been much simpler than that, but I guess that wouldn’t give credit to the original children’s picture book by Marla...
View ArticleThere’s A New Boss In Town! THE BOSS BABY Arrives On 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray July...
DreamWorks Animation invites you to meet a most unusual baby when THE BOSS BABY, the “wildly funny” adventure comedy of the year arrives on Digital HD July 4 and on Blu-ray and DVD on July 25....
View ArticleThe Boss Baby (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
The Boss Baby wanted in on some of that Zootopia cash in 2017. The trailer was one of those that was paired with Rogue One: A Star War Story and also hooked on to Sing! Yeah, those are some really...
View ArticleMission: Impossible: Rogue Nation (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
In preparation and celebration of the upcoming Mission: Impossible: Fallout, the sixth film in the Tom Cruise-led spy fantasy series, Paramount Home Entertainment will be releasing the 4K Ultra-HD...
View ArticleThe JACK RYAN COLLECTION Plays No Games. Clearly, Presently, Summarily...
Author Tom Clancy’s renowned CIA analyst returns this August when the new series “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” debuts on Amazon. In anticipation, fans can catch up on all of the celebrated character’s...
View Article‘Mission: Impossible Fallout’ Is ‘The Dark Knight’ Of The Franchise (Movie...
Having been revisiting the Mission: Impossible franchise as of late on the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format (our reviews here, here, here, here and my favorite one here) I was pumped to take in the latest...
View ArticleOne Of The Year’s Best, Spike Lee’s BLACKkKLANSMAN Arrives On 4K Ultra-HD...
Follow the incredible true story of Ron Stallwortth, an African-American police officer who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan in the unbelievably bold,BlacKkKlansman, arriving on Digital and the all-new...
View ArticleBlacKkKlansman (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Spike Lee’s first foray into the 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray format obviously comes with his latest film, BlacKkKlansman. And its a tremendous pick as he delivered one of his all-time best films this year. Its...
View ArticleMission: Impossible Fallout (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Having revisited the Mission: Impossible franchise this summer on the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format (our reviews here, here, here, here and my favorite one here) I was pumped to theatrically take in the...
View Article‘The Public’ on Blu-ray & DVD July 2, 2019!
In The Public an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. At odds with library officials...
View ArticleMotherless Brooklyn (Blu-Ray Review)
Edward Norton’s second crack at directing makes its way home on Blu-ray sans any Oscar nominations but is nonetheless a solid adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s award-winning novel. There are have been...
View ArticleNice F**kin’ Disc! Beetlejuice Arrives On 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray September 1st!
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced today that Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988) will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 1, 2020. Beetlejuice will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray...
View ArticleBeetlejuice (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
2020 has been a good year so far with the studios and the 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray catalog titles debuting (Besides friggin’ Disney). As we continue to hear about streaming taking over and “RIP physical...
View ArticleBrandon’s Blu-ray Wishlist For 2021!
That time of year is upon us again, as we take a look at films that have still yet to arrive on Blu-ray in the year 2020. Looking ahead to next year, there are STILL so many terrific and worthy films...
View ArticleElizabethtown – Paramount Presents (Blu-ray Review)
Paramount Presents continues to dig into the studio’s history from all eras and fill in the missing gaps of their Blu-ray catalog. Elizabethtown, Cameron Crowe’s 2005 effort, is a surprising film to be...
View ArticleShe’s Having A Baby (Blu-ray Review)
Through a 5-film Blu-ray collection, Paramount is filling in some gaps in the John Hughes filmography on the format. Like Some Kind of Wonderful, 1988’s She’s Having A Baby is getting is time in the...
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