I have always had a soft spot for movies set in the Los Angeles area and about the city itself, a subject where filmmaker Michael Mann made very notable like in his famous shootout sequence in HEAT or in later years when his striking digital cinematography took him around the LA area by way of […]
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THE FIRST WIVES CLUB on Blu Ray – The You Go Girls of the 1990s
Starting in 1969, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB is a pact of four women out of college to all stay in touch with one another. Decades later and the pact not being followed, one of the women is a divorcee who jumps off of her penthouse to her death. Yes, that’s a very dark way to […]
BOOMERANG Blu Ray Review – Eddie’s Still Ahead Of His Time
The career of Eddie Murphy has been a strange one, with his immediate rise to fame in the early 80s exploding onto the scene with SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE to 48 HRS, TRADING PLACES and BEVERLY HILLS COP. The 1992 movie BOOMERANG was released after a string of critical and commercial duds and was also going […]
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 4k Blu Ray Steelbook Review – Indiana Jones, As Strong As Steel
I still can’t believe it has been over 40 years since Steven Spielberg’s landmark RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK hit theatres, and with it a box office and critical sensation. It has stood the test of time as well, winning new fans every generation for its big action and adventure sequences and a commanding lead […]
TOP GUN on Blu Ray – Getting Ready for Maverick
With the recent releases of JACK REACHER on disc, Paramount also sent me a new Blu Ray of TOP GUN and all of this recent Tom Cruise action is getting me excited for the long delayed and much anticipated MAVERICK sequel coming in late May. TOP GUN is one of the most famous movies of […]
BEVERLY HILLS COP II 35th Anniversary 4k – Eddie Gets Loud in Ultra High Definition
There’s nothing like a 35th anniversary release of a movie from the 80s that makes me feel old, and BEVERLY HILLS COP II’s new 4k disc release is certainly no exception. I remember seeing this movie for the first time on a VHS tape rental and later buying a copy, playing it over and over […]
THE GODFATHER Trilogy in 4k – The Greatest Mafia Movie 50 Years Later
THE GODFATHER series almost needs no introduction or plot synopsis; not only is this movie about power and the struggles of men behind the scenes of an empire, but the movies themselves have stood the test of time even 50 years later. The simple premise of the Corleone crime family, led by Don Vito Corleone […]
Wayne’s World 30th Anniversary Blu Ray Steelbook review – And They Got a Pool Table, Too!
Believe it or not, reader, WAYNE’S WORLD is one of the formative movies of my teenage years. I went alone as a kid to see an opening weekend matinee after seeing some very funny Saturday Night Live Still my favourite SNL movie, this is part comedy-sketch, part coming-of-age, part bro-dance and romantic comedy and overall […]
INFINITE ON 4k – Wahlberg in Shoulda Been Big Screen Action
A sci-fi actioner that I feel like we don’t see much anymore, INFINITE is a movie that does NOT feature a Marvel or DC character, is not a sequel or something based on familiar material. So before you click off this review because you have lost interest already, think back to the time when movie […]
INDIANA JONES COLLECTION on 4k – Keeping Up With The Joneses in Ultra High-Def
The adventure of Indy is now at its most visual best. This much-awaited 4k release sees a full restoration of all of the Indiana Jones movies and it is a release to celebrate. It took me a bit of time to power through this incredible film series, but the work was worth it. These are […]
STAR TREK: THE FOUR MOVIE COLLECTION in 4k – Beam Up That Ultra High-Def
To boldly go. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the TREK feature movies. I grew up watching the original series along with THE NEXT GENERATION, and it was a great childhood memory to sit with the family and watch all of the widescreen laserdiscs. At the time that I was […]
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 25th Anniversary Blu-Ray Review: It’s 90’s Ethan Hunt!
What’s not to love about the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE series? This is my personal favourite franchise these days as all of the movies are smart, story-driven action pictures made for adults, in a world that seems to be falling to cartoonish superhero titles, sequels and remakes. This has always been a curious series to me as […]
A QUIET PLACE PART II on 4k – Ultra High Def Spooks
One of the many examples of a studio picture that waited it out through the pandemic, A QUIET PLACE PART II has been awaited by many film fans ever since its initial delay right at the beginning of the world change in March, 2020. In fact, I even had tickets booked for a special double […]
Almost Famous 4k Review – The Golden God of Ultra High Def
On the road with Stillwater. What a glorious time. For William Miller (Patrick Fugit), a teenage kid who fell in love with music and could also write about it, got the chance to go on the road with the up and coming band and get to see the first-hand experiences of an up-and-coming band in […]
TOMB RAIDER 2-Movie Collection on 4k – Angelina in Ultra High-Def!
It was a pivotal summer in the year of 2001 and a pivotal mass-budget epic was about to be released onto unsuspecting eyeballs. Its viewers would forever be changed as a timeless blockbuster took over the world…. …okay, maybe LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER was not THAT important. It was already a busy summer at the […]