Reviews
Emma is A Charming Period Drama With The Experience of Looking at a Painting (Review)
Jane Austen is one of the most prolific authors of all time, and her body of work has been adapted from the page to the silver screen on a multitude of occasions, from Ang Lee’s 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility to Joe Wright’s feature directorial debut...
Doctor Sleep Director’s Cut Delivers 3 Hour Superhero Horror Thriller Epic (4K Blu-ray Review)
Doctor Sleep is available now on Blu-ray/DVD. Dare to go back when director Mike Flanagan continues the story of Danny Torrance, 40 years after his terrifying stay at the Overlook Hotel in “The Shining” with “Doctor Sleep,” a screenplay based on the novel by Stephen...
Shutter Island is Scorsese’s Underrated Horror Masterpiece 10 Years Later (4K Steelbook Blu-ray Review)
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of director Martin Scorsese’s atmospheric thriller Shutter Island, arriving for the first time on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on February 11, 2020 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Debuting just prior to the film’s original release date...
Motherless Brooklyn is a Dry Detective Thriller from Edward Norton (Blu-ray Review)
From the Oscar-nominated director-writer-producer-star Edward Norton (“Birdman,” “American History X,” “Primal Fear”) comes the magnetic drama “Motherless Brooklyn.” Inspired by Jonathan Lethem’s novel by the same name, Norton aimed to transpose Lethem’s contemporary...
Playing With Fire: Tyler Mane’s AXE Steals The Show from a Far Too Jacked John Cena (Blu-ray Review)
Called “fun for the whole family” (Mark Pacis, Nerd Reactor) and “full of laughs” (Jamie Mariano, The Movie Elite), the hilarious family comedy PLAYING WITH FIRE debuts on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand February 4 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Here is my review of...
The Saga of The Jack of Spades Reads as Robin Hood Playing Poker With A Song of Ice & Fire (Review)
The Saga of The Jack of Spades Volume 1 is available now from publisher Renegade Arts Entertainment. From writer Chase Kantor, colorist Sabrina O' Donnell and artist Daniel Schneider comes a deep medieval epic in the vein of Robin Hood and Game of Thrones. Here's my...
Color Out of Space is a Cinematic Acid Trip Through a Forest of Technicolor Horrors (Review)
Color Out of Space is based on the H.P. Lovecraft story and is directed by Richard Stanley. Starring Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight, Tommy Chong and Brendan Meyer the film hits theaters January 24, 2020 from RLJE Films. This is my review: After a...
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Delivers The Most Brutal Action Yet for The Franchise… But That’s It (4K Blu-ray Review)
From producer James Cameron and director Tim Miller (Deadpool), comes “the Terminator movie we’ve been waiting for” (Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment). TERMINATOR: DARK FATE arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD January 28 from Paramount Home Entertainment....
Weathering With You is an Astonishing Anime Film That’s Powerful in its Poignancy (Review)
Feature length Japanese anime continues to fly under the radar among the several mediums of animation, and one filmmaker that's become prolific within the niche in recent years is Makoto Shinkai, who has made a name for himself by combining young romance narratives...
GEMINI MAN is a Stunning Turd (4K UHD Blu-ray Review)
Called “visually stunning” (Yolanda Machado, GQ) and “a true breakthrough for action cinema” (Max Evry, ComingSoon.net), director Ang Lee’s action-packed thrill ride GEMINI MAN arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD January 14, 2020 from Paramount Home...
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is Everything You Love from The Kevin Smith Cinematic Universe & So Much More (Review)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is written by, directed by and stars Kevin Smith! The highly anticipated sequel hits Blu-ray and digital release on January 21, 2020. The film stars Jason Mewes, Harley Quinn Smith, Aparna Brielle, Treshelle Edmond, Alice Wen and an insane...
Staggering WWI Epic ‘1917’ Will Have Your Heart Racing (Review)
If you thought Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk was intense, director Sam Mendes’ 1917 is here to say, “Hold my beer.” That’s not a diss to Dunkirk, which was one of the best movies of 2017. But after witnessing another staggering war epic in the case of 1917, it feels...