Here’s a strange fact about Australia you might not be aware of – the Central and Western Outback is full of camels. Dangerous feral camels, no less. After watching the biography Tracks, one more thing becomes glaringly obvious. You don’t…
In today’s age, it’s unusual to see a movie as demonstratively sappy as Hector and the Search for Happiness. In fact, it makes no bones about attempting to eke every emotion from its viewer. At times, it’s even grating. Yet…
Some have said that no news is good news but I say that actual good news is better than no news at all. I also will go down on record saying that good news is much preferred over bad news.…
Hello once again! Here are the week’s Blu-ray and DVD highlights. As always, there are plenty of opportunities to click on links and read several full-length, detailed reviews of many new releases. There are a lot of options, so if…
Family reunions can be tough, but the one featured in This Is Where I Leave You is beyond the pale. The story follows the very troubled members of the severely dysfunctional Altman clan, reunited and forced to sit shiva after…
I genuinely have to applaud Kevin Smith for his blatant disregard for rational thought. His chutzpah. His balls of steel. With Tusk he came up with a crazy, bat-shit idea during some random podcast. The thought actually tailed off of…
Author Lawrence Block has written many a gritty crime novel, but Hollywood hasn’t had the best of luck bringing his work to the big screen. In fact, the track record has been downright disastrous. Tinseltown efforts have included the 1986…
Exclusive Engagement Opens Friday, September 19th Landmark’s La Jolla Village Cinemas My Old Lady has the special distinction of being a film that you can tell is based on a play. It happens more often than not when the stage…
Welcome to the latest edition of highlights coming your way on Blu-ray. There are a couple of big summer titles arriving and a few smaller efforts as well. As always, be sure to click on the links to read in-depth…
I find that the more comprehensible Tom Hardy is in a movie, the more I like it. He has a tight-jawed drawl in Lawless and the film was mediocre. He talks through a drive-thru order box for the entirety of…