We’ve seen plenty of beloved children’s properties get the CG reboot treatment lately, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to The Smurfs. The latest is Paddington, but unlike those previous adaptations, this one surprises as a refreshing effort that does most…
Here are the Academy Award nominations for 2015. Plenty of interesting choices and (as always) many bizarre exclusions, including the absence of critical hits Nightcrawler and the Swedish film Force Majeure. While Selma received a Best Picture and Song nom,…
Holy cow! It’s an incredibly busy week for new DVDs and Blu-rays with loads of highlights (almost too many to keep track of, but I’ll do my best). As always, click on any links to read full reviews of some…
Watching Selma evoked many thoughts, one of the strongest being that I am an uneducated dolt with the intelligence of a well-crafted leather shoe. I should know this story. The great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his cause descending…
Things are finally picking up, movie fans. But while there are a large number of new releases, you many want to investigate carefully before making any choices. Mixed in with the Oscar hopefuls are some “worst of the year” contenders…
With New Years mere hours away, it’s another quiet week on DVD store shelves. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t at least a couple of noteworthy flicks to check out, and we’ve got them listed right here. As always, click…
There is not one possibility that I will be the only one to refer to the new P.T. Anderson as Incoherent Vice instead of its proper title. But I’m going to start with that regardless because viewing the film had…
With a late December release and notable cast, there’s a lot of Oscar buzz last month surrounding the latest film from director Tim Burton (Frankenweenie, Big Fish, Ed Wood). Sometimes this a good thing, but occasionally it can mislead viewers.…
Happy holidays! As you might expect, it’s a quiet time for new releases, but there still a couple of notable discs coming your way. Remember to click on any links and read the full-length reviews to find out more. So…
It’s been five years since the last title in the series, but that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from going to the sequel well once more – this time with Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. The concept of this…