Seasons greetings, folks! Today marks a double edition of the weekly DVD/Blu-ray Roundup. This isn’t due to the fact that I didn’t have the time to write up an article for next week. Simply put, it’s because there’s only…
Today brings the release of one of the most anticipated films of the year – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Most people who have followed the series will find plenty to enjoy with this effort. It features far…
Middle Earth is always a nice place to visit. For fans of High Fantasy, you could do a lot worse than The Shire, bellowing wizards and orcs ripped from glimpses of nightmares. Even though both films released so far in…
It’s another busy week of DVD releases, with plenty of viewing options, including a couple of big blockbusters and a lot of independent fare. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this weekend, be sure to…
It’s another busy week on home video with a wide variety of titles to check out, including action, comedy, horror, teen drama, and even some music. If you can’t make it out to the movies, there’s sure to be…
Alexander Payne thinks himself a comedian. The films he directs have comedy hidden in the fabric but you don’t necessarily notice because the content is usually pretty heavy, pretty dour. Take his Academy Award winning film The Descendants, from a…
Well movie fans, if light, family-friendly fare isn’t your idea of Thanksgiving fun, you now have another option. Based on the novel by Chuck Logan and a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone (yes, that Sylvester Stallone), Homefront is a dopey, violent…
This one isn’t going to be easy. It’s not that I have a bias against Disney entertainment or anything like that. In fact, I still kinda get a bit too excited when a new Disney is released. Luckily I have…
Well, sometimes it isn’t a great week for new DVD releases. At least home video offers an inexpensive opportunity to sample some of the box office and critical duds that you passed up earlier in the year. Maybe there’s an…
Striving to make a grand, important film is a noble gesture, but there are many pitfalls. There’s certainly nothing wrong with the performances or intent of The Book Thief, but one can’t help but find the finished product heavy-handed in…