Blu-ray Reviews

Manhattan Blu-ray Review

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   February 16, 2012
There was a time, the 1970s and 80s to be precise, where Woody Allen was easily one of the top two or three American filmmakers around. Despite the occasional misstep (Another Woman, September), Allen's writing and directing output during these…  Read More
4.0
out of 5

Wings Blu-ray Review

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   February 10, 2012
It seems quite serendipitous that just as 2011's ode to the silent film era, The Artist, is receiving all sorts of praise and accolades that Paramount should release its 1927 silent masterpiece, Wings, for the first time on Blu-ray. Directed…  Read More
4.3
out of 5

Spellbound Blu-ray Review

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   February 9, 2012
Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound is widely regarded as the first mainstream motion picture to focus primarily on the field of psychoanalytics. That may be the most boring sentence ever written, but it's typically how most people kick off a conversation about…  Read More
3.5
out of 5

Paranormal Activity 3 Blu-ray Review

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   January 31, 2012
Horror films are no stranger to the sequel love. In most situations, though, this involves the star killer or mad man of the series continually being plopped into a situation with fresh new faces to terrorize, maim and murder. One…  Read More
3.2
out of 5

Apollo 18 Blu-ray Review

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   January 20, 2012
There's a sad consistency in the world of film, especially in regards to the Horror genre, that when that when something succeeds, it should quickly be run into the ground. It happened with the slashers, then the torture/gore scene, and…  Read More
2.5
out of 5

Contagion Blu-ray Review

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   January 14, 2012
Steven Soderbergh has a knack for taking the real world and presenting it to us in as genuine and undiluted a fashion as possible. Even when he takes on the unlikeliest subjects (like 11 guys stealing eight figures from a…  Read More
3.0
out of 5

Straw Dogs (2011) Blu-ray Review

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   December 20, 2011
This past year's remake of Straw Dogs accomplishes what few remakes can: It visits new territory while remaining respectful of its predecessor. Everything from the low-key score to the sparse, simple shot selections could easily have been at home in…  Read More
4.8
out of 5
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