Reviews

GRADE: 4 out of 5 FOOTNOTE is an Israeli film that’s Oscar-nominated this year for Foreign language category and I can see why it received the nod. It’s quite possibly one of the funniest rivalry stories I’ve ever watched, and what makes the dilemma even more complicated is that it’s between father and son. I [...]

GRADE: 5 out of 5 I’d like to thank Disney and the folks who sent me this blu-ray copy since LADY AND THE TRAMP was one of the few Disney’s greats from the studio’s early golden era of animation that I never got to fully watched when I was a kid, I’d only seen bits [...]

GRADE: 2 out of 5 What a disappointing blu-ray for a thriller which I thought was a solid feature directorial debut for Ami Canaan Mann, the daughter of the great director Michael Mann. I was hoping the blu-ray would offer some insight as to how this first time female director would approach this story that’s [...]

GRADE: 5 out of 5 This is one dark drama that blows my mind, it is that damn good! Wrapped in a blanket of revenge and crime tale is a heart-wrenching unrequited love story and Actor Matthias Schoenaerts gives a towering performance as a man who doesn’t feel like he could fully function because of [...]

GRADE: 2 out of 5 Great performances, average movie, that’s basically what you can take away from THIN ICE, which wants to be taken seriously as a Midwestern con flick with a bit of Coens’ Fargo feel to it but the way it reveals itself at the end is so abrupt and hasty, it jams [...]

GRADE: 1 out of 5 I so wanted to like GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE but sadly it stinks worse than the first film. I wished I’d burst into flame during screening because I’m sure that would’ve been a sweet release. Visually, I think it’s an improvement, the 3D FX is fun, and I was [...]

GRADE: 4 out of 5 Finally! A Valentine’s season movie that guys, who don’t care much for mushy lovey-duvey things, can also enjoy! THIS MEANS WAR is a blast! Chris Pine and Tom Hardy provide the action, and America’s sweetheart Reese Witherspoon provides the rom-com, with funnygirl Chelsea Handler who gets A+ in my book [...]

GRADE: 5 out of 5 I love this movie! Fantastical, flawless, fun family film, wow, that’s a lot of Fs, but seriously it’s great to have Studio Ghibli back with their latest adaptation, since I wasn’t completely taken by Ponyo. I think the American voice cast were great, I’m curious to know what may or [...]

Ah yes, Happy Valentine’s Day to you and all hot moms everywhere! It’s only appropriate to celebrate this joyous love-filled occasion with a blu-ray review, specifically on one of the most beloved rom-coms of all time, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. O, Romeo,.. O, Juliet.. O, get a room and do it already! First off, special thanks [...]

GRADE: 3 out of 5 Here we go again with Denzel mentoring a rookie by sharing some of his ground rules. SAFE HOUSE is very formulaic, it only makes you think like it’s smart and if it weren’t for the intense, unforgiving gunfights, one of the most exciting I’ve seen in cinema (Tombstone‘s gunfight still [...]