Blu-ray Reviews

Blu-ray Reviews

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that was Much too Long

March 19, 2013

Long. Perhaps too much so – even for seasoned Lord of the Rings fans. That about sums up The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the start of the newest trilogy from [...]

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Nightmare on Elm Street Collection – Freddy still holds the crown

March 13, 2013

“How sweet, fresh meat.” When I think of Freddy, the first thing that comes to mind is this line from A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. After [...]

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Wreck-it Ralph – Flynn’s Arcade Comes Alive

March 5, 2013

Sonic and Tapper and Q*bert, oh my! What?! Q*bert?! That’s right, Q*freakin*bert! Wreck-it Ralph was Disney’s attempt to recreate the magic of Toy Story. The writers asked the question that [...]

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Peter Pan is an irresistible Diamond release

February 20, 2013

No movie captures the essence of childhood dreams and wonder more than Peter Pan. Picture a world where flying was as easy as believing and at the end of each [...]

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Bob Fosse’s Cabaret is still jarring on Blu-ray

February 12, 2013

Admittedly, I am a newcomer to Cabaret, the acclaimed 1972 musical that won 8 Tony Awards. When you hear accolades like that, your hopes for any musical immediately shoots through [...]

Anime

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I is a welcome anime reboot, despite its brevity

December 17, 2012

For newcomers to Kentaro Miura’s Beserk, The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King will be a delightfully gory anime adventure. The first installment of the three-part [...]

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Blu-ray: HBO’s Girls: A raw, honest cavalcade of emotional foibles

December 17, 2012

HBO’s Girls, created by and starring Lena Dunham, is a smart and boisterous take on four 20’s women navigating their way through New York City’s treacherous emotional landscape. It’s a [...]

Anime

Level E: Anime succeeds when it’s a conspiracy comedy, but fails otherwise

December 16, 2012

Level E is an anime series that you want to love. The story setup is reminiscent of Men in Black. Aliens have been living on the planet for centuries, but [...]

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Blu-ray: ParaNorman is an unsung animated gem

December 16, 2012

There was a time when I was in love with stop motion animation. It was the era of Gumby, Rudolph: the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Year Without A Santa Claus. [...]

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Finding Nemo: A remarkable Blu-ray release

December 16, 2012

The first time I saw Finding Nemo, I was a recalcitrant spectator. A movie about a bunch of fish under the sea just didn’t seem quite appealing. The marketing push [...]