I think Sheldon summed this film up perfectly when he says that “Things We Lost in the Fire is a stunning film that does more than just position Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in the Oscar® race. It’s an affirmation that small things can prevent life from being a bitch. It’s a film that […]
Category: DVD Reviews
DVD REVIEW: Protégé: Derek Yee’s Gangster Movie is a Character Study!
Whether you’ve stumbled onto the work of Tung-Shing [Derek] Yee through his oddball romantic comedy The Truth About Jane and Sam, or the more uptempo revenge movie, One Nite in Mongkok, you will find something new and different with his latest film to reach DVD, Protégé. Protégé features Daniel Wu as Nick, an undercover cop […]
DVD REVIEW: Breaking Bad – The Complete First Season: Dying Chemistry Teacher Turns to Crime to Provide For His Family!
When Bryan Cranston won the Emmy for Best Actor, last year, it came as a surprise to most of the Awards show’s audience. After all, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm had all the buzz for that series going for him. That and Cranston’s Breaking Bad role, chemistry teacher Walter White, being a guy who decides, upon […]
DVD REVIEW: Christopher Titus: Love is Evol – Comedy is His Therapy!
“If you are in here tonight, never having contemplated suicide – you have never truly been in love,” states Christopher Titus as he opens his Comedy Central Valentine’s Day Special. “And if you are in here and have never contemplated murder,” he adds, “you have never been divorced!” Titus has become one of our premier […]
DVD Review: Alien Raiders (Raw Feed Series) – A Surprisingly Good Shoppers Movie Buy
Fresh veggies on aisle 1. Fresh kills throughout the store. Something terrible is happening at Hastings Market. Something bloody. Something deadly. Something inhuman. And caught up in the grisly horror inside the market are shoppers turned hostages, unearthly alien terrors and a dedicated commando band of raiders on a search-and-destroy mission to stop the intruders […]
DVD Review: Poison Ivy 4 : The Secret Society – Girl Power Goes Only Slightly Wild
Available Now on DVD and BLU-RAY Wide-eyed freshman Danielle “Daisy” Brooks’ (Miriam McDonald) first days at Beckshire College are the best ever. She’s noticed by the deans handsome son Blake (Ryan Kennedy), singled out for a much sought-after scholarship, and invited to join an exclusive campus society, The Ivies by the sultry Azalea (Shawna Waldron). […]
BLU-RAY REVIEW: Eagle Eye, Michelle’s Take
I have two quick Blu-ray reviews for you. First up is last fall’s Eagle Eye featuring EM Favorite and “discovery,” Shia LaBeouf, solidifying himself as an A list action star. I’m still not entirely convinced this is the route he should be going with his career, yes you can’t turn down Transformers or Indian Jones, […]
BLU-RAY REVIEW: Rent Final Broadway Performance
For a show that I claim to hate, I have somehow managed see the show at least three times – not on broadway, though. As I’ve said on numerous occasions, I hate almost all the characters because they are whiny, pretentious and self involved. But the high points outweigh the story. After all of these […]
BLU-RAY REVIEW: Death Race takes Pole Position, Michelle’s Take!
[singlepic id=63 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=] I skipped Death Race when it was in the theaters earlier this year, it’s not because I didn’t want to see it, I just ran out of time and these days if you don’t see a film on opening weekend it’s long gone by week two or three. Which […]
BLU-RAY REVIEW: The Day The Earth Stood Still by Michelle Alexandria
[singlepic id=62 w=320 h=240 float=] Hmm… What do you say about one of the greatest Sci-Fi films ever made? Other than that it’s one of the greatest Sci-Films Ever Made? Just in time for the release of the Keanu remake, The Day the Earth Stood Still (the Original) is now out in Blu-ray. This 50’s […]
DVD REVIEW: The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Series – Sometimes Scary, Sometimes Funny, Always Smart!
Forget, for a minute, that the complete run of The Real Ghostbusters comes in a box that is the team’s fire station headquarters –with lenticular “no ghosts” symbol on one side and a lenticular Slimer on another. Ignore, also, that the five volumes that encompass the series are packaged in five steelbook cases and a […]