DVD/Blu-ray Reviews
DVD Reviews
- Details
- By Frank Wilkins
A large part of the fun and playfulness of the Toy Story films has always been the self-aware recognition that a human child’s playthings are inanimate objects that come to life when humans aren’t around. What a great bit that has always served the franchise well ...
- Details
- By Loron Hays
Beginning with a pixelated Atari-like Universal logo, complete with the familiar sounding bleeps and squawks from that gaming system as it blips out the usually orchestrated Universal Studios theme music, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World announces its thunderously playful attitude as a sugary ...
Read more: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) - 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital - Review
- Details
- By Emily Strong
The first impression I get from writer/director Christos Nikou’s Apples is that it bears a strong resemblance to that of the films by fellow Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. Blending deadpan, black comedy with a degree of tragedy, Nikou, like Lanthimos, is keen on showing the awkward ...
- Details
- By Frank Wilkins
On its surface, Where the Crawdads Sing appears to be a rather maudlin murder mystery wrapped within the sappy folds of a modern YA romance. But a calculated look beneath its mucky veneer reveals something much more compelling. Something much deeper than even its swampy setting ...
- Details
- By Frank Wilkins
Intelligent horror. Yes, such a thing actually exists. Granted, that’s not always what the hordes of hungry horror fans looking to fulfill their bloodlust want from the genre, but for those who like their spilled blood and severed body parts served with a touch a class, do I have a film for you! ...
- Details
- By Loron Hays
D. W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation, a groundbreaking film that is quickly approaching its 100th anniversary, is still – to this day - a controversial film igniting the fear and loathing that invites the gnashing of teeth and tearing of flesh ...
- Details
- By Christopher Symonds
One of the most highly regarded science fiction films of the 1950s; this Gordon Douglass directed cautionary tale about a small township under siege by irradiated mutant ants has influenced countless filmmakers for generations. Remember the awesome egg ...
- Details
- By Loron Hays
Exploitation fans rejoice! Shout! Factory has seen fit to bring their ongoing Roger Corman Triple Feature DVD releases to the Blu-ray market. Their initial release is also one of their best-selling: The Women in Cages Collection. This triple feature...
- Details
- By Loron Hays
Using the “found” footage style of The Blair Witch Project and countless movies since, Apollo 18 sets the record straight on why NASA never returned to the moon. The movie, while familiar, should thrill gritty sci-fi lovers and anyone prone to ...
- Details
- By Loron Hays
As inconsequential as it is, Jeremiah Chechik’s Benny & Joon remains a charming look at one young couple’s handling of love and separation anxiety. With the opening music provided by the Scottish duo known as The Proclaimers, the mood and...
- Details
- By Loron Hays
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language, violence and some drug material.
Director: Adam McKay
Writer: Adam McKay & Chris Henchy
Cast: Will Ferrell; Mark Wahlberg; Eva Mendes
Genre: Action | Comedy
Memorable Movie Quote: "I am a real cop, working on a big case"
Release Date: August 6, 2010
DVD Release Date: Not yet announced.
- Details
- By Loron Hays
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language and drug use.
Runtime: 90 mins.
Director: Miguel Arteta
Writer: Gustin Nash
Cast: Michael Cera; Portia Doubleday; Steve Buscemi
Tagline: Every "Revolution" Needs A Leader.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Memorable Quote: "I say we let the kid do the dishes and you and I retire to the master bedroom."
Release Date: January 8, 2009
DVD Release Date: June 15, 2010.
Distributor: Dimension Films
- Details
- By Frank Wilkins
Rated: R for language, some violent images and sexual content/nudity.
Runtime: 129 mins.
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writer: John Le Carré (novel); Jeffrey Caine (screenplay)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes; Rachel Weisz; Pete Postlethwaite; Daniele Harford
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Studio: Focus Features
Official Site: theconstantgardener.com
Memorable Quote: "Big pharmaceuticals are right up there with the arms dealers."
- Details
- By Frank Wilkins
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout, and some violence.
Runtime: 116 mins.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Nick Schenk
Cast: Clint Eastwood; Christopher Carley; Bee Vang; Ahney Her ... complete cast
Tagline: Gran Torino.
Genre: Action | Drama | Thriller
Memorable Quote: "Get off my lawn! " ... more quotes
Release Date: January 2, 2009
DVD Release Date: June 9, 2009
- Details
- By Christopher Symonds
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.
Runtime: 113 mins.
Director: Rob Minkoff
Writer: John Fusco
Cast: Jet Li; Jackie Chan
Tagline: The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Memorable Quote: "Praying Mantis! Very good... for catching bugs! But not Tiger! "
Release Date: April 18, 2008
DVD Release Date: September 9, 2008
More Articles ...
- Clash of the Titans - Movie Review
- Brothers - DVD Review
- Beginners - Blu-ray Movie Review
- Beginners - Blu-ray Review
- Rock n' Roll High School – 40th Anniversary Collector’s Steelbook Edition (1979)
- The Black Phone - Blu-ray Review
- Out of Sight - 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Review (1998)
- Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection 4K Ultra HD + Digital Limited Steelbook Edition (2022) - 4K UHD Review
- The Funeral: Criterion Collection (1984) - Blu-ray Review
- For Me and My Gal: The Warner Archive Collection (1942) - Blu-ray Review
- Giant (1956) - 4K Ultra-HD Blu-Ray Review
- Strawberry Mansion - Blu-ray Review
Page 13 of 237
Movie Reviews
Morbidly Hollywood
- Colorado Street Suicide Bridge
- Death of a Princess - The Story of Grace Kelly's Fatal Car Crash
- Joaquin Phoenix 911 Call - River Phoenix - Viper Room
- Screen Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79
- Suicide and the Hollywood Sign - The Girl Who Jumped from the Hollywood Sign
- The Amityville Horror House
- The Black Dahlia Murder - The Death of Elizabeth Short
- The Death of Actress Jane Russell
- The Death of Brandon Lee
- The Death of Chris Farley
- The Death of Dominique Dunne
- The Death of George Reeves - the Original Superman