Sometimes a Grand Jury Prize nomination at Sundance can actually play against a movie. The D Train earned attention and garnered strong reviews at the film festival, generating plenty of buzz. It’s certainly a noble attempt that has some curious…
In it’s opening weekend, Avengers: Age of Ultron made $631 million dollars worldwide (1) and is going to be one of the biggest, blah, blah, blah… Hollywood’s hyper-fetish with comics goes back a long time and along the way there…
Yes. Maggie: The Lego Trailer. It doesn’t really need to be re purposed as a Lego Trailer. Nothing in the trailer screams “LEGO” yet here it is. I’d like to see a Lego version of 50 Shades. Just the talking…
Hello and welcome to another edition detailing the highlights coming your way on DVD and Blu-ray. There are loads of flicks arriving on Tuesday in a variety of genres. As always, please click on any links to read full-length reviews.…
Dear Hollywood, I have an idea but, don’t worry, it isn’t very original. The recent onslaught of remakes being presented at the multiplexes lately sparked this thought: I propose you stop flirting with the notion and give us ONLY Remakes-…
With the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron this week, it seemed like a good time to go back and assess all the Marvel movies thus far. It’s stunning to think about, but in a period of 7 years we’ve…
You will no doubt find Avengers Age of Ultron delivers the rush and rampage of a typical mega-massive-blockbuster. This is celluloid that is stuffed with stupendous spectacle, every second of action obviously costing millions of dollars to render and will…
Welcome once again to this summary of highlights coming your way on Blu-ray and DVD. There’s plenty of stuff both new and old to pique your interest. As always, be sure to click on any links to read more detailed…
The last six months have offered some curious and self-reflective takes on actors in films like Birdman. Clouds of Sils Maria feels like a distinctly French version of the subject matter. While the approach is far less fantastical than last…
Well, I’ll be the first to admit it. I’m not the target demographic for this weepy melodrama about a woman who can’t age and lives a lonely, solitary life in order to hide from its complications. While the concept has…