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‘Venom’ Blu-Ray Review: An Erratic Adventure In The Marvel Universe
Venom was formally introduced as one of Spider-Man’s villains in 1988, and he was swiftly cemented as a fixture within Marvel’s universe. Eddie Brock was the first individual to take on the Venom...
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‘Support The Girls’ Blu-Ray Review: Regina Hall Shines In This Hooters Meets...
Cinema encompasses big budget blockbusters like Sony’s Venom as well as smaller-scale passion projects more personal in nature. Director Andrew Bujalski’s Support the Girls, which was released last...
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‘Suspiria’ (2018) Blu-Ray Review: A Bloated Yet Intriguing Story About Dancing
Suspiria, directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by David Kajganich, is a horror film that originally released last year. It’s based on a 1977 film of the same name, reusing its framework but...
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‘The Oath’ DVD Review: Ike Barinholtz’s Political Comedy Is A Sleeper
The Oath, which premiered at the Los Angeles film festival last September, has so much potential. In his feature-film directorial debut, comedian Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project) stars alongside...
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‘Girl in the Spider’s Web’ Blu-Ray Review: Claire Foy Shines In Familiar...
The Millennium novel series began in 2005 with The Girl in the Dragon Tattoo. It spawned four direct sequels, with a sixth slated for release this year. Columbia Pictures released a cinematic...
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‘The Grinch’ Blu-Ray Review: An Enjoyable Modern Take On A Classic
Originally published in 1957, Dr. Seuss’s picture book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! quickly earned its place within the holiday’s iconography, with its namesake lead appearing in parades, a 1966...
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‘Green Book’ Blu-Ray Review: Oscar Front-Runner Is An Emotional But Uplifting...
Green Book is the movie everyone is talking about. It’s already racked up three Golden Globes – for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor respectively – and will likely have...
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‘Ben Is Back’ Blu-Ray Review: Julia Roberts & Lucas Hedges Deliver Gripping...
Ben is Back, written and directed by Peter Hedges, is a family drama about drug addiction. It’s a poignant, socially relevant topic given the country’s opioid epidemic, but Hedges unfortunately...
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‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ Blu-Ray Review: Chloë Grace Moretz...
Adolescence is when kids mature into adulthood and, in the process, explicate and start to become comfortable with their sexuality. It’s also a time of great vulnerability, especially for those who...
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‘Bumblebee’ Blu-Ray Review: A Delightful ‘Transformers’ Prequel
1984 was the year Transformers was introduced to the world, and its titular machines — robots capable of disguising themselves as standard automobiles and vehicles — have endured as a pop culture...
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‘On the Basis of Sex’ Blu-Ray Review: Inside Look Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of the most distinguished legal minds to ever preside within the Supreme Court. A pivotal figure in establishing women’s rights, Ginsburg – or RBG, as her fans have taken to...
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‘What Men Want’ Blu-Ray Review: Taraji P. Henson Shines In An Otherwise...
Remakes and reimaginings are a cornerstone of Hollywood. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that; improving upon an idea so it might meet the potential it failed to live up to during its first...
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‘Fighting With My Family’ Blu-Ray Review: WWE Film Shows The Backstory Of...
When you review movies with any regularity, periodically you may find yourself covering a film that discusses or celebrates a topic outside your comfort zone. For me, one such film is this year’s...
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‘Five Feet Apart’ Blu-Ray Review: Doesn’t Rise Above Cliches
As one of the five senses, touching is a vital component in one’s day-to-day life. However, some people are physically incapable of touching others and are therefore barred from the pleasures that can...
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‘Dumbo’ (2019) Blu-Ray Review: Less Engaging Than The Original
Disney is a cinematic powerhouse, releasing several movies every year that are powered by imagination and fine-tuned with an illustrious coat of polish. One habit that’s colored the conglomerate’s...
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‘Little’ Blu-Ray Review: Formulaic Premise Doesn’t Help Regina Hall & Issa...
Comedy is one of my favorite genres in television and film — at its best, it serves as a necessary social commentary and delivers that commentary in a humorous, digestible manner. However, a poorly...
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‘Pet Sematary’ Blu-Ray Review: Performances Shine In Remake Of A Classic
Stephen King has penned several stories during his career as an author, many of which inspired film adaptions. Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, an adaption of the identically named 1977 King novel,...
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‘Fast Color’ Blu-Ray Review: A Bold Superhero Origin Story
Superhero films are a cultural phenomenon, something proven by the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While superhero movies shouldn’t be written off in terms of literary potential or merit,...
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‘High Life’ Blu-Ray Review: A Brave & Macabre Study Of Life In Space
Outer space has been used as a setting to tell stories in all forms of media. Sometimes it adds little to a tale beyond a nifty backdrop for explosions and special effects, whereas other works use it...
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‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ Blu-Ray Review: Not Up To ‘Minions’ Standard
Those who keep up with my film critiques will recall I reviewed A Dog’s Journey last week. It failed to elicit any of the heart-wrenching emotions it sought to, but Dog’s Journey did bear a compelling...
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‘Rocketman’ Blu-Ray Review: Accomplished Version Of Elton John’s Troubled Years
Elton John is, to put it mildly, an accomplished musician. Whether you’ve attended one of his concerts, heard one of his singles playing on the radio, or inappropriately called upon his iconography in...
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‘Judy’ Blu-Ray Review: Judy Garland’s Tragic Story Brought To Life
Rarely has the film industry cast such a critical eye on itself as it has in Judy. At turns inspiring and heartbreaking, the latest effort from British director Rupert Goold shows the long-lasting...
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‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ Blue-Ray Review: By-The-Numbers Tale Fails To...
As a 21 year-old male, I admittedly am not particularly tapped into the market that made the original Maleficent the fourth highest-grossing film of 2019. Regardless, the numbers spoke for themselves...
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‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Blu-Ray Review: Big On Stories, Low On...
“Stories heal. Stories hurt. If we repeat them often enough, they become real. They make us who we are.” These words begin Zoe Colletti‘s opening monologue from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the...
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‘The Lighthouse’ Blu-Ray Review: Robert Pattinson & Willem Defoe Shine In A...
If there is something writer/director Robert Eggers is known for, it’s certainly not carelessness. His 2015 debut feature The Witch made waves at the Sundance Film Festival for its tight, unsettling...
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‘Midway’ Blu-Ray Review: Roland Emmerich’s War Epic Can’t Stick The Landing
Before I saw Midway, I considered it to be one of the greatest cinematic triumphs of 2019 — not because of its quality, but because of its provenance. Independence Day director Roland Emmerich has...
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‘Knives Out’ Blu-Ray Review: Rian Johnson Crafts A Caper For The 21st Century
Is there any genre stuffier than the whodunit? The word alone conjures up images of old English manors, bloody kitchen utensils, a butlers who know far more than they let on. I for one struggled to...
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‘Uncut Gems’ Blu-Ray Review: Adam Sandler Wows In High-Octane Thriller
If you’ve never seen a film by Josh and Benny Safdie before, you’d better prepare yourself: never before have two directors seemed so intent on giving their audience heart attacks. The Safdies’...
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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Blu-Ray Review: Sloppy, Satisfying Finish...
Sometimes it feels like the phrase “love it or hate it” was created just for the newest trilogy of Star Wars movies. Rian Johnson‘s entry into the franchise incited one of the most divisive responses...
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‘Respect,’ Aretha Franklin Biopic Starring Jennifer Hudson, Comes Blu-ray & DVD
Respect, the Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson, has been released on Blu-ray and DVD. The 145-minute long movie follows Franklin’s life from her beginnings, singing in church at 10, to...
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