A word of warning to fans of Stephen Hawking. Despite its title, The Theory of Everything isn’t a film about the physicist’s theories on black holes or the beginnings of the universe. Rather, it’s a love story about the famous…
Hello, folks! It’s a big week on home video with some very important releases on the horizon. There’s no time to waste, so let’s get right to it. Remember to click on the links to read full reviews of some…
There is zero doubt that Interstellar is a beautiful movie. See it in IMAX and you will be transported through wormholes and the vast space beyond the Great Nothing. However if you are not well versed in quantum mechanics or…
While they may not be as famous as The Avengers, the latest animated tale from Disney does indeed qualify as another superhero adaptation. Based on the Marvel Comics characters, Big Hero 6 takes a young group of misfits and fashions…
This film opens Friday in San Diego at Landmark La Jolla Village. For many, it can be difficult to imagine how one might respond in the face of great danger. In Hollywood, such a situation gives filmmakers the opportunity the…
Greetings and welcome to a new week. As always, here are the highlights of what is coming your way on DVD and Blu-ray. Please click on the links to read detailed reviews of several of the listings. So if you…
If you’re looking for something truly bizarre this week at the movies, it’s hard to top Horns. It’s a film that attempts to combine demons, angels, Biblical allusions, teen romance/angst alongside doses of dark satire and bloody violence. As one…
Loss-of-memory films can play host to intriguing ideas. When one loses all sense of self, how do they remember who and what they were, or even if they’re still the same person they were the day before? And how can…
Hello there! This edition is shorter on big Hollywood films, leaving the way open for some smaller movies to get some attention. So without further ado, let’s get into the week’s highlights. As always, click on any links to read…
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a unique experience. Let’s use that sentence as the first example to support the statement. The singularity of the film is like a crisp slap in the face (in…