Blu-ray Reviews

Dreamgirls (Showstopper Edition) Blu-ray Review

The razzle-dazzle Paramount production Dreamgirls garnered several Oscar nominations and even scored a Best Actress win for ex-American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson (and disappointing loss for Eddie Murphy.) That positive momentum no doubt influenced Paramount Home Entertainment to release only…  Read More
4.2
out of 5

The Queen Blu-ray Review

Every so often it seems, a film's hype is justified. It doesn't happen often and as viewers, we have all felt the sting of buying into either a studio's saturated marketing blitz or the universal praise of critics, only to…  Read More
4.5
out of 5

Dragon’s Lair Blu-ray Review

I was in awe of Dragon's Lair and its hero, Dirk the Daring, when first catching glimpse of the monstrous arcade cabinet and cartoon visuals in 1983. Few of my hard earned quarters would find their way into its cavernous…  Read More
3.6
out of 5

Volver Blu-ray Review

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's work has steadily penetrated American households with each successive release on home video. Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has steadily annoyed American audiences with each successive co-starring role in Hollywood big budget misfires and tabloid-worthy pairings with…  Read More
4.2
out of 5

Eragon Blu-ray Review

Young author Christopher Paolini's Eragon series has garnered heavy praise in the young adult literature world and shown enough reader interest to separate it from scores of other fantasy novels to make the silver screen jump. This first film is…  Read More
3.6
out of 5

Entrapment Blu-ray Review

We haven't seen much of Sean Connery on movie screens these days. Since the start of the millennium, we've only seen the erstwhile James Bond in two starring roles: the 2000 drama Finding Forrester, which was decent, and 2003 effects…  Read More
2.6
out of 5

Casino Royale Blu-ray Review

James Bond is back and in top form with Casino Royale, a terrifically entertaining franchise reboot that introduces a new actor into the role of the British agent (Munich's Daniel Craig) while bringing back the more realistic, low-tech approach of…  Read More
4.2
out of 5

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