Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Capra's Political Masterpiece Turns 75 (Blu-ray)
The Film: Frank Capra was indisputably one of the very best directors to ever come out of Hollywood. Starting his career on the very cusp...
What If: A Rom-Com That Gets It Right (Blu-ray)
The Film: Of all the genres of cinema, perhaps the hardest one to get right is romantic comedy. I’ve already written at length about the...
The November Man: A Pale Imitation of a Spy Thriller (Blu-ray)
The Film: Pierce Brosnan is no stranger to playing spies after having played the most famous of them, James Bond, for four films from...
22 Jump Street: A Delightful Sequel to the Hysterical Original (Blu-ray)
The Film: When “21 Jump Street,” a reboot of a popular television show from the 80s, hit theaters just two years ago, no one was really...
Jersey Boys: Great Music, but Not Much Else (Blu-ray)
The Film: Even if you’re unfamiliar with the name of “Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons,” you undoubtedly know a number of their songs....
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (EE): A Marvelous Middle Chapter (Blu-ray)
The Film: The release of the first two films in Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” has inevitably brought...
Maleficent: A Fascinating Take on a Classic Villain (Blu-ray)
The Film: Most of us know the tale of “Sleeping Beauty” as told in Disney’s animated masterpiece, the one told mostly from the point of...
Hercules (2014): A Forgettable Action Flick That Showed Potential (Blu-ray)
The Film: Just earlier this year, we had “The Legend of Hercules,” an abysmal, generic mishmash of monotonous battles, cheap-looking...
Nightbreed: Impressive Makeup, but Little Else (Blu-ray)
The Film: Clive Barker’s most notable contribution to the realm of cinema has always been his 1987 debut feature “Hellraiser,” a gruesome...
Deliver Us from Evil: A Mess of Horror Cliches (Blu-ray)
The Film: Writer/director Scott Derrickson’s career started off with something of a whimper. His first feature as a director was merely a...