Reviews

TMNT Blu-ray Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is one of the last 1980's properties I expected to be resurrected from the dead, much less in a completely different medium and as a pseudo-sequel to the previous theatrical films. Yet when the first footage…  Read More
4.3
out of 5

Roving Mars Blu-ray Review

I distinctly remember when grainy black and white images NASA rover Spirit transmitted from Mars temporarily hijacked the world's attention. That first on-the-surface glimpse of an alien topography revealed terrain not unlike our own, igniting curiosity and speculation about what…  Read More
3.9
out of 5

The Patriot (Extended Cut) Blu-ray Review

Roland Emmerich's 2000 Revolutionary War epic The Patriot has a lot in common with his blockbusters Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow: it's corny, melodramatic and shamelessly manipulative. Fortunately, this film does also share one other common trait with…  Read More
3.5
out of 5

Hellboy Blu-ray Review

Sony's decision to thrust Hellboy upon us now on Blu-ray Disc is a peculiar one at best. The studio could have waited until August, 2008, when Hellboy 2: The Golden Army is slated to invade theaters, thereby reaping the rewards…  Read More
4.3
out of 5

Letters From Iwo Jima Blu-ray Review

Last fall, amidst a wave of Oscar-attracting hype, the first of Clint Eastwood's two movies dealing with the World War II battle of Iwo Jima, Flags of Our Fathers, arrived in cinemas. Flags was a solid drama, sincere with its…  Read More
4.5
out of 5

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

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